Everyone knows the name of the greatest Consulting Detective in all fiction – but how well do you know the details of his greatest cases – or his creator’s final resting-place? Try out Tim's latest quiz. The winner will receive a signed copy of ‘The Nine Dragon Sigil’. Tim will collate all of the highest scores together and pull the winner out of a hat. Good luck. What was Holmes’s first case by year it took place? The Gloria Scott The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist The Sign Of The Four A Study In ScarletWhat subject did Sherlock Holmes's formidable antagonist Professor Moriarty once teach? Physics Mathematics Philosophy Feng ShuiWhat exactly was the ‘lion's mane’ that Holmes encountered in Sussex? An escaped long-haired killer A deadly jellyfish A Brazilian boa-constrictor A Borneo headhunter’s head-dressWhat was the real name of the mysterious bike-rider from ‘The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist’? Ralph Smith Jack Woodley Bob Carruthers Cyril MortonWhich famed horror-movie veteran actor has portrayed both Sherlock Holmes and his older brother Mycroft? Peter Cushing Christopher Lee Vincent Price Lon ChaneyWhat was the name of the landlady of 221B Baker Street? Mrs. Hudson Miss Avon Frau Rhine Madame SeineWhen serving with the British Army, at which famous battle was Holmes’s chronicler Dr. John H. Watson badly wounded? Second Anglo-Chinese War, against the Qing dynasty, between 1856 and 1860 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Battle of Maiwand in 1880, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War During the punitive expedition to Ashanti in 1874In ‘A Study In Scarlet’, to which religious order did Enoch Drebber and Joseph Stangerson formerly belong? Quakers Amish Utah Mormons Seventh-Day AdventistsAccording to Dr. Watson, which of these traits is NOT true of Sherlock Holmes? He possesses a good knowledge of politics He is a fine swordsman He plays his Stradivarius violin wonderfully well He is expert in fisticuffsWhat was the occupation of Charles Milverton in ‘The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton’? Hired Assassin Jewel Thief Blackmailer ForgerWhat was the name of the savage blowpipe-toting pygmy in ‘The Sign of Four’? Njeroge Henrix Malaki TongaIn ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’, how did the evil Dr. Grimesby Roylott die? His pet snake bit him He was killed by his Indian manservant The villagers stormed the ancestral home and clubbed him to death He was stung by a poisonous waspWho killed Maria Gibson at Thor Bridge? Grace Dunbar Neil Gibson Marlow Bates Maria GibsonIn ‘The Adventure of Black Peter’, where did Captain Peter Carey die? Fell overboard from the steam sealer Sea Unicorn, off Dundee In a cabin at a small place called Woodman's Lee, near Forest Row, in Sussex. He was shot by Dr. Watson at 221B Baker Street He never returned from a failed expedition in the AntarcticIn ‘A Study In Scarlet’ what does Holmes believe the half-word ‘RACHE’ written in blood on the wall of No. 3 Lauriston Gardens stands for? Murder Revenge Justice HelpIn what year did Sherlock Holmes make his first-ever appearance in The Strand Magazine? 1913 1951 1882 1891In ‘The Valley Of Fear’, what was the brand of the Scowrers? Circle around a Triangle Triangle around a circle Diamond Diamond within a circleWhat is so special about the adventures of ‘The Lion's Mane’ and ‘The Blanched Soldier’? They are narrated by Sherlock Holmes himself Dr. Watson is unaccountably absent from both They were originally specifically written for early motion pictures They were not published until after Arthur Conan Doyle’s deathWho originally owned the Blue Carbuncle? Duchess Of Cassel-Felstein Countess Of Morcar Duke Of Holdernesse Lord Robert St. Simon Where is Sherlock Holmes’s creator Arthur Conan Doyle buried? Overlooking the Reichenbach Falls, Meiringen, Switzerland In an upright position in the garden of his home at Crowborough, Sussex Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey Under an oak tree in Minstead, in the New Forest.Irene Adler appeared only the once, in which Conan Doyle story? ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’ ‘The Reigate Squires’ ‘The Dancing Men’ ‘The Solitary Cyclist’Who was directly responsible for Professor Moriarty's grisly end? Col. Sebastian Moran Dr. Watson Inspector Lestrade Sherlock HolmesThe Bruce Partington plans referred to what? A brand-new secret submarine A plot to murder the German Kaiser A deadly ray-gun to bring down Zeppelins A secret plan to bring about the downfall of the Ch’ing DynastySherlock Holmes’s great enemy, the ‘Napoleon of Crime,’ Professor Moriarty, met his grisly end in which Conan Doyle story? The Final Problem The Man With The Twisted Lip The Five Orange Pips Silver BlazeWhere did this epic struggle to the death occur? In Germany, on the banks of the Rhine near the legend of the Lorelei In Russia, in an epic duel in the Ballroom of the Winter Palace In the Swiss Alps, at the Reichenbach Falls In Scotland, on the summit of Ben NevisWhat was the name of the woman who outwitted Mr. Sherlock Holmes? Irene Adler Marie Curie Beatrice Lillie Princess VictoriaNameEmail Related Posts Sherlock Holmes Educational Quiz Tim’s short stories and other writings Books Tim Symonds – Author of Sherlock Holmes Novels