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THE SHERLOCK HOLMES QUIZ BOOK
Andrew Murray



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First edition published in 2013 by MX Publishing
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Introduction
It’s a great time to be a Sherlock Holmes fan, with Guy Ritchie’s steampunk juggernauts thundering across our cinema screens, Elementary giving us a transatlantic rehab Holmes and a female Watson, and of course, of course, Sherlock - as I write, we await the whys and wherefores of Sherlock’s resurrection from that fall...
The process of writing this quiz book has refreshed so many memories. Poring over the Conan Doyle canon and turning again to Sherlock has filled me with admiration anew for all of Gatiss and Moffat’s sly nods to the originals, affectionate while entirely modern. But above all, to cast an eagle’s eye over a century and more of Sherlock interpretations, from William Gillette’s Edwardian stage performances to Basil Rathbone’s wartime derring-do, from Jeremy Brett’s definitive television depiction to the zeitgeisty shows of today, is to see how every generation can successfully recast Sherlock in their own image. Rathbone’s Holmes is incisively straightforward, a suitably no-nonsense hero for a world at war; Brett’s Holmes is a twitchy, neurotic performance for an age familiar with the idea of the psychoanalyst’s couch and wanting darkness in all its heroes; and today’s Sherlock is either an autistic savant or a drying out drug-addict. Conan Doyle has given us a Sherlock-shaped mould into which we can cast our molten fears and obsessions, over and over again, and the mould shows no sign of breaking just yet.
Who’s the greatest Sherlock? For myself it depends on my thirst of the moment: if I’m craving a swig of Holmes Classic then I’ll unscrew a bottle of Brett; if I’m in the mood for an illicit brew, full of all sorts of perilous wartime additives, then I’ll dust down a vintage Rathbone ’42; but if I want a Holmes that fizzes on my tongue and froths in my nostrils and makes me feel alive, right now , then I’ll order a triple-shot Cumberbatchaccino from Speedy’s Cafe.
But what do you care what I think? Every Sherlock is a true child of the original, headstrong and rebellious, but carrying his father’s DNA. It’s all good. So why are you wasting time reading this? Have fun with the quizzes!
Andrew Murray
London, early autumn 2013



Questions
1 - Sherlock Holmes - I Arthur Conan Doyle said that the character of Sherlock Holmes was based on which medic at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary? Who is the acquaintance who introduces Dr John Watson to Holmes? Holmes’ brother is seven years older, possibly even more gifted, but lacking in drive. His name? What skill does Holmes often display, for example to infiltrate a dangerous opium den, to get into Irene Adler’s house, or to escape Moriarty’s attentions on the train from Victoria? In The Yellow Face , Watson remarks that Holmes ‘was undoubtedly one of the finest ____ of his weight that I have ever seen’. What? When bored, Holmes may indulge in a seven percent solution of which drug? In A Study in Scarlet , Watson describes Holmes’ knowledge of which field as ‘immense’ - sensational literature, botany or politics? Which august figure evidently rewarded Holmes with an emerald tie-pin for his efforts in The Bruce-Partington Plans ? Doyle said, ‘Holmes is as inhuman as a ______’s calculating machine and just about as likely to fall in love’. Which genius, father of modern computing? Wanting to focus on other projects, Conan Doyle killed Holmes in The Final Problem . Answering to popular pressure, he continued the Holmes canon with which work?
2 - Dr Watson - I Dr John Watson gained his medical degree from which university in 1878? He trained to be an army surgeon at which military hospital near Southampton? Joining the British Army in India, in which war did Watson see action? He was wounded in the shoulder by a Jezail bullet at which battle? Watson played rugby for which south-east London club? Examining Watson’s watch in The Sign of Four , Holmes deduces that Watson’s brother suffered from what addiction? In Conan Doyle’s canon, how many times does Holmes say ‘Elementary, my dear Watson’? Who did Watson get engaged to in The Sign of Four ? If Holmes was ‘Samuel Johnson’, who was Watson? Who plays Watson to Michael Caine’s ‘Holmes’ in the 1988 film Without a Clue ?
3 - Sherlock’s World
Can you name the countries (or regions if stated) in which these events happen? Brigham Young rescues John Ferrier and little Lucy from hunger and dehydration ( A Study in Scarlet ) Jonathan Small uses his wooden leg to smash the skull of a Pathan convict-guard ( The Sign of Four ) Black Jack of Ballarat and his gang raid a gold convoy ( The Boscombe Valley Mystery ) The tyra nnical ruler Don Murillo is dubbed the Tiger of San Pedro (in this region) ( The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge ) Dr Sterndale gathers a sample of Devil’s-foot root from the Ubangi country ( The Adventure of the Devil’s-Foot ) Holmes and Watson stay at the Englischer Hof ( The Final Problem ) Here the grea t House of Ormstein are hereditary kings ( A Scandal in ______ ) Gennaro Lucca joins the secret society the Red Circle ( The Adventure of the Red Circle ) Godfrey Emsworth flees the Boers and takes refuge in a Leper Hospital ( The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier ) This is the birthplace of the interpreter Mr Melas ( The _____ Interpreter )
4 - A Study in Scarlet When Watson first meets Holmes, what is he studying? Cigarette ash, fingerprints or haemoglobin? How does Watson rate Holmes’ knowledge of Literature, Philosophy and Astronomy? A Study in Scarlet is the first detective story to feature the use of which well-known detection aid? What word is written in blood above the bodies of Drebber and Stangerson? Back in 1847 Utah, which religious group rescued John Ferrier and Lucy? Why was Lucy forbidden to marry Jefferson Hope? Who murdered Ferrier? What fateful choice did Hope give to both Drebber and Stangerson? What was the story originally titled, when published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual 1887 ? Who illustrated the Beeton’s publication, and was therefore the first Holmes illustrator? Sidney Paget, DH Friston or Arthur Conan Doyle’s father?
5 - Sherlock’s London - Then Holmes and Watson first meet in which London hospital? Which square’s name links Jabez Wilson’s pawn-shop to the British royal family? What’s the significance of 2 Upper Wimpole Street to Holmes fans? Norbury ( The Adventure of the Yellow Face ) and Norwood ( The Adventure of the Norwood Builder ) are both in which South London Borough? Which notorious spy is murdered in his home in Godolphin Street in The Adventure of the Second Stain ? In A Scandal in Bohemia , Irene Adler flees the country via the 5:15 train from which terminus? What did a goose swallow at 117 Brixton Road? Who met his end at 3, Laurist on Gardens, just off the Brixton Road? In which hotel does Sir Henry Baskerville have one boot after another stolen? Baker Street tube station was opened in 1863 as part of the M_____ Railway, now the M_____ Line. What’s the M?
6 - The Ones with Benedict Cumberbatch - I Who auditioned for the role of Watson in Sherlock , before nailing Dr Who? Which original Conan Doyle story is renamed A Study in Pink ? ‘Who do we trust, even though we don’t know them? Who passes unnoticed wherever they go? Who hunts in the middle of a crowd?’ What is the dying cabbie’s last word? In The Blind Banker , two’s a date and three’s a crowd at which circus? When the circus crossbow is first demonstrated, what weight does it take to trigger it? Who finally defeats the masked swordsman at the circus? What book ‘that everybody would own’ (at least in London) is the book code based on? A credit card, a cheque and theatre tickets lead Shan to make what mistake? What did Eddie Van Coon give his girlfriend that was worth £9 million?
7 - Sherlock Holmes and Forensic Science The first instance of Holmes using a magnifying glass is in A Study in Scarlet - at the scene of whose murder? Which other evidential tool does he use at the scene? In Mr Merryweather’s bank vault, ‘Holmes fell u pon his knees upon the floor and, with the lantern and a magnifying lens, began to examine minutely the cracks between the stones.’ What’s so interesting about these stones? ‘I