The Sherlock Holmes Quiz Book

by Kathleen Kaska

  QUIZ 94 “THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE” FACTS

  “You! You! You or me!”

  —EMELIA RICOLETTI, THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE

  This quiz consists of fifteen short-answer questions.

  1. What is Holmes doing in the morgue when Stamford brings John Watson in to meet the Great Detective for the first time?

  2. Inspector Lestrade calls Holmes in to investigate what appears to be a murder/suicide, except the suspected killer, Emelia Ricoletti, kills herself before apparently killing her husband. Holmes loses interest in the case until what happens?

  3. What modern-day James Moriarty quote does Emelia Ricoletti use when she, or her ghost, reappears months after the initial case?

  4. Upon meeting Watson, how does Holmes test the doctor’s reflexes?

  5. When John asks Mrs. Hudson if she likes the stories he’s publishing in the Strand, what is her reply and her reason?

  6. At the beginning of the episode, who is the woman dressed in a black dress and veil, waiting for Holmes and Watson to return to Baker Street?

  7. Holmes and Watson visit Mycroft at the Diogenes Club and use sign language to communicate with Wilder, the concierge, since talking is not allowed unless in a private room. Watson’s use of sign language is lacking. What insulting comment does he sign in reply to Wilder telling him that he enjoyed “The Blue Carbuncle?”

  8. Watson makes several incorrect observations, except for one involving Hooper, the medical examiner. What is his accurate observation?

  9. What is the underlying subplot, which involves Mycroft, Mary Morstan, and most of the other women in the story?

  10. What does Mycroft tells Holmes about the invisible enemy that is threatening war on the country?

  11. Who does Mycroft summon to assign the task of keeping an eye on Holmes and Watson during the Ricoletti case?

  12. When Watson teases Holmes about his apparent interest in Lady Carmichael, what is his response?

  13. Sherlock uses cocaine to stimulate his brain and tap into his problem-solving vault. What does he call this part of his brain?

  14. Mary Watson sends Holmes a telegram informing him she’s discovered important information regarding the Ricoletti case at a desanctified church. What do Holmes, Watson, and Mary find at this church?

  15. After Holmes’s futuristic discussion with Watson, what does the Great Detective see out his window of 221B Baker Street?

  CBS’S ELEMENTARY

  CBS’s acclaimed Elementary first aired on September 27, 2012, and by the end of season seven, 154 episodes have aired. The story is set in New York City, and Dr. Watson is portrayed as a woman. Besides Holmes’s and Watson’s personal troubles, most of the main characters have their issues, problems, and secrets. As their backgrounds are revealed in the series, it becomes easy to sympathize with what, at first, might seem like undesirable traits or unforgivable behavior.

  Cast of Main Characters:

  Sherlock Holmes: Jonny Lee Miller

  Dr. Joan Watson: Lucy Liu

  Captain Thomas Gregson: Aidan Quinn

  Detective Marcus Bell: Jon Michael Hill

  Dr. Eugene Hawes: Jordon Gelber

  Morland Holmes: John Noble

  Professor Moriarty/Irene Adler: Natalie Dormer

  Mrs. Hudson: Candis Cayne

  Mycroft Holmes: Rhys Ifans

  QUIZ 95 SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THE BIG APPLE

  “I’m smarter than everyone I meet, Watson.”

  —SHERLOCK HOLMES

  Try your hand at the ten-question short-answer quiz.

  1. How do Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson meet?

  2. How does Sherlock describe Joan’s presence in his life to his colleagues at the police force?

  3. What does Sherlock do when Joan finds his violin in a closet and suggests he start playing again to relax?

  4. At the end of season one, Sherlock experiences flashbacks of events that led to his addiction. What happens to cause these flashbacks?

  5. What is the name of Sherlock’s pet tortoise?

  6. After Sherlock and Joan solve their first case together, Joan is eagerly watching the end of a baseball game on TV, rooting on her team while Sherlock impatiently wants to grab a bite to eat. It’s the bottom of the 9th inning, and Sherlock correctly deduces the ending of the game, spoiling Joan’s fun. Of what baseball team is Joan a fan?

  7. What song is playing at the end of the pilot, symbolizing that Joan will become Sherlock’s partner and not merely his sober companion?

  8. How do Holmes and Captain Gregson meet?

  9. How does Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock’s ex-housekeeper, differ from the Mrs. Hudsons in all other portrayals?

  10. Sherlock’s arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty, is a female assassin in Elementary. Why does she manipulate Sherlock into falling in love with her?

  QUIZ 96 “TREMORS”

  “My experience . . . diligence is the mother of luck.”

  — SHERLOCK HOLMES

  The first episode of season two, “Step Nine,” finds Sherlock and Joan in London. They’ve been summoned by Scotland Yard to help solve a case, but quickly return to New York City. Mycroft Holmes plays a significant role this season. Here are seven multiple choice questions from season two.

  TRIVIA FACTS: DID YOU KNOW THAT . . .

  1. Jonny Lee Miller became a United States citizen on April 28, 2015.

  2. By the end of season two, Jonny Lee Miller portrayed Sherlock Holmes on TV more than any other actor, including Jeremy Brett (47) and Eille Norwood (41). At the end of season seven, that number rose to 154.

  3. He won a Satellite Award for best actor for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in CBS’s Elementary.

  4. He is a marathon runner and finished the 2008 London Marathon in 3:01:40, and often runs in support of several charities.

  5. Jonny Lee Miller played opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in a stage version of Frankenstein. The two were jointly awarded the Evening Standard Theatre Award and the Olivier Award for Best Actor.

  6. He directed three episodes: “Give Me the Finger”; “The Uncanny Valley of the Dolls” (season six); and “Red Light, Green Light” (season seven).

  7. “The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role unless you’re just vain about celebrity. You’re always looking for the one thing that will surprise you.” — Jonny Lee Miller

  1. What is the name of the group of cyber-activists that Sherlock and Joan are investigating in episode three?

  A.Everyone

  B. Black Cloud

  C. Number Nine

  D. Raze

  2. Also in episode three, what does Joan do when she becomes frustrated with Sherlock’s inability to build meaningful relationships?

  A. She plays matchmaker to find him a suitable partner.

  B. She opens an online dating account for him.

  C. Joan joins an online dating site.

  D. She accuses him of being too frightened to become involved with someone.

  3. In episode ten, “Tremors,” what drives a wedge between Sherlock and Detective Bell, resulting in Bell refusing to speak to Holmes?

  A. Holmes accuses Detective Bell of being a mediocre detective.

  B. Holmes does not tell Detective Bell about the vital evidence he discovered in solving a case.

  C. Detective Bell is shot protecting Holmes for an incident that should not have occurred.

  D. Detective Bell accuses Holmes of relapsing in his addiction recovery.

  4. “Ears to You,” episode seventeen, reflects which Conan Doyle short story?

  A. “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box”

  B. “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”

  C. “The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb”

  D. “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”

  5. One of the most bizarre cases involves the murder of serial killer Aaron Coville, in episode nineteen, “The Many Mouths of Aaron Coville.” Sherlock and Joan discover eight suspects, all with the sam
e wound on their skin. What is this unusual marking?

  A. A cross carved into their forehead.

  B. A burn mark on their left shoulder.

  C. The attempted removal of a tattoo.

  D. Bite marks from the same set of teeth.

  6. Episode twenty-one has the exact title of one of Conan Doyle’s original short stories. What is the title?

  A. “Silver Blaze”

  B. “The Adventure of the Reigate Squire”

  C. “The Man with the Twisted Lip”

  D. “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”

  7. From strain caused by her involvement with Mycroft, what does Joan decide to do in this season’s last episode, “The Grand Experiment”?

  A. Joan goes into therapy.

  B. Joan decides to leave Baker Street and find her own apartment.

  C. She confides in Sherlock.

  D. She writes Mycroft a letter telling him how hurt she is.

  QUIZ 97 “ENOUGH NEMESIS TO GO AROUND”

  “Everything I’ve told you is true, more or less.

  I’ve just omitted a great deal.”

  —MYCROFT HOLMES

  In season three, a new character enters the picture, Kitty Winter, who is Sherlock’s new protégé he brought back from London. The following quiz contains seven short-answer questions.

  1. In episode one, “Enough Nemesis to Go Around,” in what martial art do Joan and Kitty Winter engage?

  2. Episode two involves a murder related to the poisoning of several children from tainted toy beads. The title of this episode refers to which Conan Doyle short story?

  3. What warning to viewers is announced at the beginning of episode four, “Bella”?

  4. Why does Joan not appear in “Rip Off,” episode five?

  5. In episode eleven, “The Illustrious Client,” what character’s name is taken directly from the original Conan Doyle story of the same title?

  6. What devastating occurrence happens to Joan at the end of episode thirteen, “Hemlock”?

  7. In “A Controlled Descent,” the last episode of season two, what happens to Sherlock, causing him to withdraw from Joan?

  QUIZ 98 “A VIEW WITH A ROOM”

  “You’ve made a mess, Sherlock. I’m here to fix it.”

  —MORLAND HOLMES

  Season four begins with Sherlock and Joan fired from their consulting assignment with the NYPD, and Sherlock narrowly avoids arrest for assault. As the season progresses, Sherlock is determined to resume his commitment to sobriety. The following quiz offers seven true/false statements.

  1. In episode two, “Evidence of Things Not Seen,” Sherlock’s supervisor from Scotland Yard is responsible for getting Sherlock and Joan reinstated as consulting detectives with the NYPD.

  2. In episode four, “All My Exes Live in Essex,” Joan challenges Detective Cortes to a boxing match to resolve their conflict.

  3. In episode seven, “Miss Taken,” Joan confronts her stepfather about writing a book that closely resembles the story of her and Sherlock as consulting detectives.

  4. In “A View with a Room,” episode twelve, Sherlock steps out of his comfort zone by promising Joan he will become more active in AA recovery.

  5. The name of the episode that refers to the title of Conan Doyle’s novel, A Study in Scarlet, is “A Study in Charlotte.”

  6. In episode fifteen, “Up to Heaven and Down to Hell,” Paige Cowan, Captain Gregson’s girlfriend, tells him that she has brain cancer.

  7. In the last episode, “A Difference in Kind,” Morland announces to Sherlock while they are on the rooftop of his brownstone that Sherlock is not his son.

  QUIZ 99 “MOVING TARGETS”

  “For the truly evil, the path back to prison is as inevitable as the sun rising in the east.”

  —SHERLOCK HOLMES

  Season five begins with Joan reflecting on her past life as a doctor and feeling regretful that she can no longer help medical patients in times of crisis. Here are seven short-answer questions.

  1. In episode one, “Folie A Deux,” what does Sherlock do when he realizes Joan is struggling emotionally over leaving her medical practice?

  2. What original Conan Doyle story mentions Shinwell Johnson?

  3. What does Sherlock do when he realizes Shinwell is attempting to bring down his former gang?

  4. Why does Kitty Winter, once Sherlock’s protégé, return to New York after disappearing three years earlier?

  5. What does Joan discover that Kitty is hiding?

  6. In “Moving Targets,” episode twenty-two, what does Shinwell do to try and gain Joan’s trust?

  7. Why did Aidan Quinn not appear in season five’s episode, “Serves You Right to Suffer”?

  TRIVIA FACTS: DID YOU KNOW . . .

  1. Lucy Liu decided to enter the world of professional acting after landing the lead in Alice in Wonderland during her senior year at the University of Michigan.

  2. Lucy Liu’s hobbies include horseback riding, rock climbing, skiing, practicing Kali-Eskrima-Silat (knife and stick fighting), and playing the accordion.

  3. Although born in the United States, her family spoke Mandarin Chinese at home. She did not learn English until she was five.

  4. She got her big break in 1997 when cast as the merciless Ling Woo on Ally McBeal.

  5. Lucy Liu directed at least one episode per season after season one.

  6. “You don’t want to continue to do one thing and only one thing. You want to keep challenging yourself and if you do well at it, great, if you fall on your face, you tried.” — Lucy Liu

  QUIZ 100 “AN INFINITE CAPACITY FOR TAKING PAINS”

  “You’re not going through this alone, okay?”

  —JOAN WATSON

  Season six begins with Sherlock fearing he will not be able to continue his career as a detective and ends with Sherlock and Joan leaving Baker Street. Try your hand at the following seven short-answer questions.

  1. In episode one, “An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains,” what career-threatening diagnosis does Sherlock tell Joan he has?

  2. Why does Sherlock return to England in the last episode, “Whatever Remains, However Improbable”?

  3. Why does Detective Bell consider leaving the NYPD?

  4. What happens to Joan after Sherlock leaves the United States to return to London?

  5. What is Joan’s response when Sherlock tells her she was a much better partner when they were in New York?

  6. Which episode marked Jon Michael Hill’s directorial debut?

  7. “The Geek Interpreter,” episode nineteen, is a reference to which original Conan Doyle short story?

  QUIZ 101 “THE FURTHER ADVENTURES”

  “As long as we’re together, it doesn’t matter.”

  —SHERLOCK HOLMES

  As Elementary comes to a close, Sherlock and Joan experience life-changing events and decisions. The following quiz contains eleven multiple choice questions on this last and final season.

  1. In episode one, “The Further Adventures,” Sherlock and Joan are working as consulting detectives for Scotland Yard in London. What brings them back to New York City?

  A. Sherlock receives a call from Captain Gregson, admitting he was covering for the murderer of Michael Rowan, the man Joan was accused of killing.

  B. Joan wants to return to New York to adopt a child.

  C. Joan is worried about the failing health of her mother.

  D. Sherlock and Joan learn Captain Gregson has been shot and is in critical condition.

  2. Who do Sherlock and Joan turn to in order to stop Odin Reichenbach’s vigilante crime prevention organization?

  A. Captain Gregson

  B. Morland Holmes

  C. Moriarty

  D. Scotland Yard

  3. We learn Sherlock has been in exile for three years, during which time he traveled, assuming different identities and solving crimes anonymously. What did he do when he was living in France?

  A. He posed as a resea
rcher for coal tar derivatives.

  B. He worked in a gallery, authenticating artwork.

  C. He worked as a wine merchant.

  D. He lived in an ashram.

  4. What signal do Sherlock and Joan agree upon to summon him back to New York City if she needs him?

  A. She is to send a message through Mrs. Hudson.

  B. She is to destroy his gravestone.

  C. She is to send a coded text to Lestrade, a former Scotland Yard detective.

  D. She is to add a code word in a blog title.

  5. Why does Joan summon Sherlock back to New York City?

  A. Odin Reichenbach, now in prison, has arranged to have her killed.

  B. She receives a message that Morland is alive.

  C. She gets a message that Moriarty is still alive.

  D. Reichenbach has escaped from prison and is tracking Sherlock’s movements.

  6. In the last three years since Sherlock’s absence, several changes occurred in Joan’s life. Which of the following is not one of them?

  A. She dyed her hair blond.

  B. She adopted a child.

  C. She fell in love and got married.

  D. She is diagnosed with breast cancer.

  7. What turn has Detective Bell’s career taken?

  A. He has been promoted to captain, taking over for Captain Gregson.

  B. He works for the FBI.

  C. He has decided to go to law school.

  D. He has decided to accept a position with the United States Marshalls Service.

  8. Who tells Sherlock the secret Joan has been keeping from him?

  A. Marcus Bell

  B. Rose, the nanny and guardian Joan hired to help care for her son, Arthur.

  C. Joan’s stepfather

  D. Captain Gregson