The Sherlock Holmes Quiz Book
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11. Don Murillo in “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge”*
12. Initials for Holmes’s fan club
14. Number of Garridebs
15. Nickname for Shinwell Johnson in “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client”*
17. Initials of notorious blackmailer
18. Collection of stolen jewels in The Sign of Four
20. Evans in “The Gloria Scott”*
22. Number of Napoleons
23. Black Peter in “The Adventure of Black Peter”*
PUZZLE 3 IN OTHER WORDS (REWORDED TITLES)
*Indicates puzzle theme.
ACROSS
3. Last Conflict*
4. Initials for submarine schematics
5. Splotched Stripe*
10. Sacred writings
11. Vined Cottage*
12. Brassy Wood*
15. Bright Customer*
19. Crown
20. Official abbreviation for “The Musgrave Ritual”
21. Official abbreviation for “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone”
22. Maritime Act*
24. Twisted Guy*
25. Pale Front*
26. Prancing Fellows*
27. Official abbreviation for “The Adventure of the Priory School”
28. Masked Resident*
DOWN
1. Diamond
2. Unoccupied Dwelling*
6. Builder
7. Final Bend*
8. Official abbreviation for The Valley of Fear
9. Official abbreviation for “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez”
13. Eye Glasses*
14. Satin’s Appendage*
16. Jellyfish*
17. Official abbreviation for “The Stock-broker’s Clerk”
18. Bloodthirsty*
20. Official abbreviation for “The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter”
23. Official abbreviation for “The Adventure of the Retired Colourman”
24. Official abbreviation for “The Adventure of the Creeping Man”
PUZZLE 4 BUTLERS, MAIDS, VALETS, ETC.
*Indicates puzzle theme.
ACROSS
3. Cook and housekeeper for the Tregennis family in “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”
4. Sherlock Holmes’s page
5. Cook at Riding Thorpe Manor in “The Adventure of the Dancing Men”
6. Don Murillo’s valet in “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge”
8. Countess Morcar’s maid in “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”
14. Bartholomew Sholto’s housekeeper in The Sign of Four
17. Housemaid for the Hilton Cubitts in “The Adventure of the Dancing Men”
18. Indian butler of Bartholomew Sholto in The Sign of Four
20. Maid of Hatty Doran in “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor”
23. Former gardener at High Gable in “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge”
25. Robert Ferguson’s stableboy in “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire”
27. Holmes’s first housekeeper
28. Jephro Rucastle’s groom in “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”
30. Stableboy in “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place”
31. John Straker’s maid in “Silver Blaze”
32. Housemaid of Charles Augustus Milverton in “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton”
33. Lady Frances Carfax’s maid in “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax”
34. Jonas Oldacre’s housekeeper in “The Norwood Builder”
DOWN
1. Cunningham’s coachman in “The Reigate Squires”
2. Gardener at Yoxley Old Place in “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez”
6. Butler at Whitehall Terrace in “The Adventure of the Second Stain”
7. Housekeeper of Professor Coram in “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez”
9. Childhood governess of Lady Frances Carfax in “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax”
10. Second waiting maid in “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”
11. Charles McCarthy’s groom in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
12. Maid of Mrs. Ferguson in “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire”
13. Openshaw’s servant in “The Five Orange Pips”
15. Housemaid to the Barclays in “The Crooked Man”
16. Eugenia Ronder’s landlady in “The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger”
19. Von Bork’s housekeeper in “His Last Bow”
21. Dr. Watson’s clumsy housekeeper in “A Scandal in Bohemia”
22. Coachman for Professor Presbury in “The Adventure of the Creeping Man”
24. Housekeeper at Birlstone Manor in The Valley of Fear
25. Eduardo Lucas’s valet in “The Adventure of the Second Stain”
26. John Turner’s gamekeeper in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
29. Housemaid and nurse of Lady Brackenstall in “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange”
PUZZLE 5 CANINES AND OTHER CREATURES
*Indicates puzzle theme.
ACROSS
2. Victor Trevor’s dog in “The Gloria Scott”*
5. Number of pips
7. Fitzroy McPherson’s dog in “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”*
9. Number of gables
12. Rodent featured in the unchronicled Holmes case of Matilda Briggs*
13. Animal with phosphorus eyes*
15. Chester Wilcox’s dogs in The Valley of Fear*
18. Sir Robert Norberton’s racehorse in “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place”*
19. Part foxhound and part beagle in “The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter”*
20. Part spaniel and part lurcher in The Sign of Four*
21. Christmas dinner in “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”*
23. Sahara King of “The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger”*
DOWN
1. Deadly sea creature in “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”*
2. Holmes’s sport
3. Primate responsible for Professor Presbury’s odd behavior in “The Adventure of the Creeping Man”
4. Watson’s sport
6. One type of animal featured in “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place”*
8. Mastiff in “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”*
9. Mrs. Hudson’s dog in A Study in Scarlet*
10. Wolfhound in “The Adventure of the Creeping Man”*
11. Dr. Watson’s dog in A Study in Scarlet*
14. Holmes’s first London address
15. Horse owned by Colonel Ross in “Silver Blaze”*
16. Another type of animal featured in “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place”*
17. Pet mongoose of Henry Wood in “The Crooked Man”*
22. County where Holmes retired
ANSWERS TO QUIZZES
QUIZ 1
Easy
1. Mycroft Holmes
2. Violin
3. Professor James Moriarty
4. Irene Adler
5. Bradley’s on Oxford Street
6. Mrs. Hudson
7. Chemistry
Moderate
8. “How are you? You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.”
9. Coffee
10. It is a gift from the King of Bohemia for Holmes’s assistance in the case of “A Scandal in Bohemia.”
11. Scotch and soda
12. Mrs. Turner
13. The agony columns
14. Seventy-five
Difficult
15. Seventeen
16. The Capital and Counties on Oxford Street
17. Coffee and curaçao
18. Two
19. “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange”
20. Anthropological Journal
QUIZ 2
1. Sir George Burnwell—“The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”
2. Henderson—“The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge”
3. J. Neil Gibson—�
�The Problem of Thor Bridge”
4. Hudson—“The Gloria Scott”
5. Fitzroy Simpson—“Silver Blaze”
6. Anderson—“The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”
7. Irene Adler—“A Scandal in Bohemia”
8. Hugh Boone—“The Man with the Twisted Lip”
9. Mycroft Holmes—“The Greek Interpreter”
10. Reginald Musgrave—“The Musgrave Ritual”
11. Professor Moriarty—“The Final Problem”
12. Victor Trevor Jr.—“The Gloria Scott”
13. Maud Bellamy—“The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”
14. Jonathan Small—The Sign of Four
15. Inspector Bardle—“The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”
QUIZ 3
PART 1
1. B.
Location where the body of Enoch J. Drebber was found—A Study in Scarlet
2. A.
Hotel in Lyons, France, where Holmes was convalescing—“The Reigate Squires”
3. F.
Stables owned by Colonel Ross—“Silver Blaze”
4. C.
Area where Holmes hid out while conducting his investigation—The Hound of the Baskervilles
5. G.
Residence of Hatty Doran—“The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor”
6. D.
Residence of Reginald Musgrave—“The Musgrave Ritual”
7. I.
Home of Major Sholto—The Sign of Four
8. J.
Desert where John Ferrier and Lucy were rescued—A Study in Scarlet
9. E.
Residence of Grimesby Roylott and Helen Stoner—“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
10. H.
Hotel near Reichenbach Falls where Holmes and Watson stayed—“The Final Problem”
QUIZ 3
PART 2
1. A.
Inn owned by Reuben Hayes—“The Adventure of the Priory School”
2. H.
Home of Josiah Amberley—“The Adventure of the Retired Colourman”
3. D.
Holmes’s retirement village—“The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”
4. E.
Address of Inspector Stanley Hopkins—“The Adventure of Black Peter”
5. J.
Murder site of Ronald Adair—“The Adventure of the Empty House”
6. B.
Restaurant in the Strand frequented by Holmes and Watson—“The Adventure of the Dying Detective” and “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client”
7. G.
House across the street from 221B Baker Street from which Sebastian Moran tried to shoot Holmes—“The Adventure of the Empty House”
8. C.
Residence of Colonel Emsworth—“The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier”
9. I.
Coastal town in Ireland where Holmes spied for the British government—“His Last Bow”
10. F.
Moor near the Priory School—“The Adventure of the Priory School”
QUIZ 4
1. “The Man with the Twisted Lip”
2. “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor”
3. “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”
4. “The Adventure of the Creeping Man”
5. “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans”
6. The Valley of Fear
7. “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”
8. “The Problem of Thor Bridge”
9. “The Final Problem”
10. “The Adventure of the Empty House”
11. “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
12. “The Naval Treaty”
13. The Hound of the Baskervilles
14. “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client”
15. “The Man with the Twisted Lip”
16. “A Case of Identity”
17. The Sign of Four
18. “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax”
19. “The Adventure of the Three Gables”
20. “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”
QUIZ 5
1. Considering the year Watson entered the university, he was probably born in the early 1850s.
2. University of London in 1878
3. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
4. Rugby
5. An Eley’s No. 2 revolver
6. He was involved in the Afghan campaign when he was shot by a Jezail bullet at the Battle of Maiwand.
7. Arcadia mixture
8. In 1888 Watson purchased Dr. Farquhar’s practice in Paddington. In 1890 he was practicing in Kensington, and in 1902 he was on Queen Anne Street.
9. July 1888
10. “The Naval Treaty”
11. “The Man with the Twisted Lip”
12. Mary Jane
13. 1914
14. The records are kept in a tin dispatch box with John H. Watson, M.D., Late Indian Army stamped on it. The box is kept in a bank vault in Cox and Co. Bank.
15. Seventeen
QUIZ 6
1. James
2. Moriarty has two brothers: an older brother who is a colonel and who is also named James, and a younger brother who is a station master in the West of England.
3. Mathematics
4. The Dynamics of the Asteroid
5. 700 pounds a year
6. Jean Baptiste Greuze
7. They are murdered.
8. Colonel Sebastian Moran earns 6,000 pounds a year.
9. Three
10. Dr. Watson sees Moriarty at Victoria Station.
QUIZ 7
1. Seven years
2. The Diogenes Club
3. Every day between 4:45 and 7:40 P.M.
4. He apparently is an auditor for the government.
5. Pall Mall
6. “A light, watery gray . . . , ” according to Watson
7. Tortoiseshell
8. Red silk
9. No one is allowed to speak. If this rule is broken three times, the member is expelled.
10. 450 pounds a year
QUIZ 8
1. For the first and only time in Watson’s life, he faints.
2. Holmes used his knowledge and skill of the Japanese system of wrestling called baritsu.
3. Holmes was gone for three years.
4. For two years, Holmes was in Tibet, then Norway, Persia, and France.
5. Holmes researched coal tar derivatives.
6. Holmes returns to his room on Baker Street at two o’clock in the afternoon.
7. Holmes learned that only one of his enemies remained in London, and he felt safe in returning.
8. Holmes’s brother knew that he was still alive.
9. Sigerson
10. The villain in his first case was Professor Moriarty’s Chief of Staff.
QUIZ 9
1. “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist” (To Bob Carruthers from Jack Woodley)
2. The Valley of Fear (To Sherlock Holmes from Fred Porlock)
3. “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax” (To Sherlock Holmes from the manager of the Englischer Hof)
4. “The Problem of Thor Bridge” (To Mrs. Gibson from Grace Dunbar)
5. “His Last Bow” (To Von Bork from Altamont)
6. “The Adventure of the Creeping Man” (To Watson from Holmes)
7. The Sign of Four (To Mary Morstan from an unknown friend)
8. “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane” (To Fitzroy McPherson from Maudie Bellamy)
9. “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge” (To Mr. García from D)
10. “The Adventure of the Retired Colourman” (To Josiah Amberley supposedly from Elman, the Vicar)
11. “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor” (To Hattie Doran from F. H. M.)
12. “The Five Orange Pips” (To James Calhoun from Sherlock Holmes)
13. “The Yellow Face” (To Sherlock Holmes from Grant Munro)
14. “The Five Orange Pips” (To Joseph Openshaw from unkno
wn)
15. “The Gloria Scott” (To Trevor Sr. from Beddoes)
QUIZ 10
1. “The Adventure of Abbey Grange”
2. “The Adventure of Black Peter”
3. “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans”
4. “The Five Orange Pips”
5. “A Case of Identity”
6. A Study in Scarlet
7. “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton”
8. “The Adventure of the Three Gables”
9. “The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb”
10. “A Scandal in Bohemia”
11. “The Naval Treaty”
12. “The Reigate Squires”
13. “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge”
14. “The Adventure of the Empty House”
15. “The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter”
16. “The Final Problem”
17. “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”
18. “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
19. The Sign of Four
20. “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”
21. “The Greek Interpreter”
22. The Hound of the Baskervilles
23. “The Problem of Thor Bridge”
24. “The Adventure of the Norwood Builder”
25. “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”
26. “The Adventure of the Dancing Men”
27. “The Adventure of the Three Garridebs”
28. “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”
29. “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone”
30. “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”
QUIZ 11
1. Alexander Holder in “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”
2. Mary Morstan in The Sign of Four
3. Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet
4. Mary Holder in “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”
5. Mary Sutherland in “A Case of Identity”