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Sherlock Holmes Individual Stories Quizzes, Trivia and Puzzles

Sherlock Holmes Individual Stories Quizzes, Trivia

Sherlock Holmes - Individual Stories Trivia

Sherlock Holmes - Individual Stories Trivia Quizzes

These quizzes focus on a single one of Holmes's adventures - if your favourite is not here, maybe it's time for you to write a quiz!

19 quizzes and 200 trivia questions.

The Sign of the Four great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

"The Sign of the Four" (also given as "The Sign of Four"), 1890 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the second short novel featuring Sherlock Holmes.

Average, 15 Qns, Catreona, Mar 10 23

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Mar 10 23
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", Sherlock Holmes solved the mystery of a goose with an unusual stuffing! What do you remember about the story?

Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Jan 05 17

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The Adventure of the Speckled Band top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", Sherlock Holmes solved one mysterious death and was able to prevent another. What do you remember about the story?

Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Jul 17 20

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PDAZ

Jul 17 20
1346 plays

The Hound of the Baskervilles top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is one of the all-time great works of fiction; written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, it features the master detective Sherlock Holmes. This quiz has ten questions about the book.

Average, 10 Qns, deepakmr, Jan 05 17

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"The Red-Headed League" great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-Headed League", Sherlock Holmes solved the mystery of an unusual temporary employment of a red-headed man. What do you remember about the story?

Easier, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Apr 01 20

Easier
PDAZ

Apr 01 20
1491 plays

The Adventure of the Dancing Men top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", Sherlock Holmes was asked to investigate a mystery involving the wife of a country gentleman. What do you remember about the story?

Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Jan 05 17

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PDAZ

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A Study in Scarlet top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Of course you remember that this is the novel in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, but you will need to recall a bit more to answer these questions.

Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jan 05 17

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"Silver Blaze" great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Silver Blaze", Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson traveled to Dartmoor to investigate the disappearance of a race horse. What do you remember about the story?

Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Jan 05 17

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PDAZ

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The Crooked Man great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Crooked Man", Sherlock Holmes had most of the case solved before he asked Dr. Watson to accompany him to interview the suspect. What do you remember about the story?

Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Jan 05 17

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PDAZ

549 plays

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"A Scandal in Bohemia" by Arthur Conan Doyle top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is a quiz about the Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal In Bohemia" written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. If you've read this short story you'll have no problems with these questions.

Easier, 10 Qns, frftrjnnyu, Jan 05 17

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Quick Question

What did Elsie Cubitt tell her husband about her past before he married her in "The Adventure of the Dancing Men"?

From Quiz "The Adventure of the Dancing Men"

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The Adventure of Black Peter popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of Black Peter", an old sea captain is found dead, harpooned to a wall in the small cabin in which he lived behind his home. What do you remember about this Sherlock Holmes story?

Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Aug 08 18

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589 plays

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Rache - Sherlock Holmes' First Case great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

This is a quiz on "A Study in Scarlet," Sherlock Holmes' first published case. It deals with the murders that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world. Read the book first, and good luck! WARNING: This quiz contains spoilers about many aspects of the book

Average, 15 Qns, xxharryxx, Apr 06 20

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xxharryxx
Apr 06 20
995 plays

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Sherlock Holmes and The Musgrave Ritual popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I highly recommend that you read the Holmes story "The Musgrave Ritual" before attempting this quiz. "The Musgrave Ritual" was first published in "The Strand" magazine May 1893 with 7 illustrations by Sidney Paget. Come along, the game's afoot!

Average, 10 Qns, maynooth, Jan 05 17

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900 plays

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The Adventure of the Priory School

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz refers to the story "The Adventure of the Priory School" one of the well known tales of Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Average, 10 Qns, Aslan111, Jan 05 17

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301 plays

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The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz refers to the book "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton", one of the well known series of stories about Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Average, 10 Qns, Aslan111, Jan 05 17

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421 plays

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A Scandal in Bohemia

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

"A Scandal in Bohemia" was the first of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories. How much do you remember about the FINER details of this adventure?

Average, 10 Qns, awbh1990, Jan 05 17

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Sherlock Holmes in 'A Study in Scarlet'

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's a quiz about the novel 'A Study in Scarlet' by, as you probably know, Arthur Conan Doyle. Follow Watson and Holmes in a story winding from the dark back streets of London to the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Utah. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, Ace417, Jan 05 17

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The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

"The Red-Headed League" was number two of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. How much do you remember about the FINER details of this adventure?

Tough, 10 Qns, awbh1990, Jan 05 17

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Sherlock Holmes in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's a quiz about 'The Hound of the Baskervilles,' quite possibly the greatest Sherlock Holmes story of all time. Its quality of suspense, as well as the almost supernatural element of the atmosphere, make it in all ways a classic.

Tough, 10 Qns, Ace417, Jan 05 17

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Sherlock Holmes - Individual Stories Trivia Questions

1. Although Holmes's client, Jabez Wilson, is a pawnbroker, this was not his first occupation. What was it?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

Answer: Ship's carpenter

Holmes deduced that Wilson had done manual labour due to his right hand being larger than his left. Wilson confirmed this deduction with, "It's as true as gospel, for I began as a ship's carpenter."

2. Where was Irene Adler born?

From Quiz A Scandal in Bohemia

Answer: New Jersey

When first meeting with the King of Bohemia, Holmes has Watson retrieve information on Adler from his index. It reveals that she was born in New Jersey in 1858, was a singer, and is now retired.

3. At the beginning of "The Adventure of Black Peter", Sherlock Holmes had arrived home with a large spear tucked under his arm. He told Watson that he had spent the morning at the butcher's, attempting to drive the spear into which item?

From Quiz The Adventure of Black Peter

Answer: A pig

Holmes had decided that driving the spear into the pig would be similar to driving the spear into a man, and he wanted to see how easy it would be to do so. He discovered that it wasn't, telling Watson that it would take a great deal of strength to do so. His reason for wanting to test this was because of his interest in the death of Peter Carey.

4. Where did Nancy Barclay encounter "The Crooked Man"?

From Quiz The Crooked Man

Answer: While walking home from a church guild meeting

Nancy Barclay had attended a church guild meeting with her neighbor, Miss Morrison. As they were walking home that evening, they passed a shriveled man with a crooked back who cried out, "My God, it's Nancy!" Nancy spoke with him and then told Miss Morrison that it was an old acquaintance and not to mention what she had seen. Nancy had met the man before but he wasn't a "crooked man" then.

5. Where had Helen Stoner's stepfather, Grimesby Roylott, met her mother in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Answer: In India

Mrs. Stoner had been an Army widow in India and had married Grimesby Roylott when her two daughters were toddlers. She had died in a railroad accident shortly after the family returned to England.

6. In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", Dr. Watson was amazed when Sherlock Holmes was able to deduce several facts about a man by examining which item?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

Answer: The man's hat

From Henry Baker's hat, Sherlock Holmes was able to tell that Baker was a sedentary man whose fortunes had fallen in the past few years. Holmes also deduced that Baker had gray hair, didn't have gas on in his home and that his wife had ceased to love him (the latter due to the amount of dust that had accumulated on the hat -- a caring wife would have cleaned it).

7. What was Jabez Wilson's occupation in "The Red-Headed League"?

From Quiz "The Red-Headed League"

Answer: Pawnbroker

Jabez Wilson operated a pawn shop that was not very prosperous, thus he was eager to take the part-time position with the league to earn more money. He had previously worked as a manual laborer, something that Sherlock Holmes deduced from observing the size of his right hand.

8. Mr. Hilton Cubitt of Norfolk contacted Sherlock Holmes regarding "The Adventure of the Dancing Men". What were the dancing men?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Dancing Men

Answer: Stick figures

Hilton Cubitt had sent Sherlock Holmes a paper with a series of symbols that had appeared on his sundial. A similar set of dancing men had appeared on his windowsill, but Cubitt thought it had been a prank by the stable boy and had washed them away.

9. Besides Colonel Ross, the owner of the racehorse "Silver Blaze", who else had sent Sherlock Holmes a telegram to ask for his assistance?

From Quiz "Silver Blaze"

Answer: Inspector Gregory

Holmes tells Watson that he had received the telegrams a couple of days earlier, but he didn't act on them because he thought that such a distinct horse would be quickly found. He also told Watson that he considered the inspector to be very competent but that he lacked imagination.

10. The story begins, "To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman." Who is this mystery woman?

From Quiz "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Irene Adler

Irene Adler: THE woman who beat Sherlock Holmes at his own Game! Lucy Ferrier was a character in "A Study In Scarlet". Helen Stoner is from "The Adventure Of The Speckled Band". Mrs. Hudson was Holmes's landlady.

11. A very mysterious case is presented to Sherlock Holmes. In this mystery a boy, the son of Lord Holdernesse, has been kidnapped. What is the name of the boy?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Priory School

Answer: Lord Saltire

Lord Saltire was the name of the son of Lord Holdernesse. Lord Holdernesse tried to hush up the scene and it was three days after the incident that Sherlock Holmes was notified. The boy seemed to have jumped out of the window on his own accord.

12. At what time does Mr Charles Augustus Milverton pay Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson a visit?

From Quiz The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

Answer: 6.30 P.M.

At the beginning of the story Charles Milverton visits Mr Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. This was upon the invitation of Mr Sherlock Holmes himself.

13. Who among the following is NOT featured in the novel?

From Quiz The Hound of the Baskervilles

Answer: Mrs.Hudson

Mrs.Hudson, who is Holmes' housekeeper, is not featured in 'Hound of the Baskervilles'. The novel features Holmes and Watson and Inspector Lestrade, who comes towards the end of the story to arrest the villain.

14. How did Sherlock Holmes startle Dr John Watson upon their first meeting?

From Quiz Rache - Sherlock Holmes' First Case

Answer: He deduced that Watson had been in Afghanistan.

Sherlock Holmes was introduced to Watson by Stamford. Holmes had just discovered a reagent fueled by hemoglobin when the two were introduced. As he later explained, Holmes was able to deduce that Watson had been in Afghanistan because Watson was a medical man with a military air. His skin was tinted like he had been somewhere in the tropics, and his left arm was injured. In the space of a second, Holmes deduced that Watson had been in Afghanistan.

15. At the beginning of the adventure Watson mentions that Holmes has used Mrs Hudson's wall for target practice. Sherlock left the wall adorned with (Mrs. Hudson would have said marred by) a set of initials. What were the initials?

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes and The Musgrave Ritual

Answer: V. R.

V. R. - For Victoria Regina of course! If you missed that, We are not amused. Holmes is always the patriot. H. A. - Hilda Adair was the sister of the Honorable Ronald Adair killed by the ruthless Col. Moran in "The Adventure of the Empty House". I. A. - Irene Adler who will always be "The Woman" appeared in "A Scandal in Bohemia". S. H. - You knew he would not use his own initials!

16. At the very beginning, when Sherlock and Watson were examining the cane, what were the letters engraved upon it?

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'

Answer: CCH & C.C.H. & C C H

17. At the beginning, when Dr. Watson first meets Holmes, what is Holmes experimenting with?

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes in 'A Study in Scarlet'

Answer: Blood

18. What is the name of the young lady whom Mrs. Hudson shows into Holmes' and Watson's sitting room?

From Quiz The Sign of the Four

Answer: Mary Morstan

Dr. Watson is immediately taken with Miss Morstan. Indeed, he gives a rather rapturous account of her charms. Notwithstanding, she is a sensible young lady, who states her circumstances succinctly. Her father, Captain Morstan of the 34th Bombay Infantry, who was one of the officers in charge of the convict guard in the Andaman Islands, disappeared under mysterious circumstances and has not been heard of for nearly ten years. Six years ago, soon after taking a position with Mrs. Cecil Forester, she received an untraceable package containing one beautiful and obviously valuable pearl, and every year the gift has been repeated. Finally, that very morning she received an anonymous letter appointing the time and place of an assignation, telling her she is a wronged woman who shall receive justice and advising her to bring two friends. Helen Stoner is from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band". Elsie Patrick appears in "The Adventure of the Dancing Men". Laura Lyons is a character in "The Hound of the Baskervilles".

19. Holmes also notices the colour of a fish tattoo on Wilson's wrist. From this, he deduces that Wilson has been abroad in what country?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

Answer: China

Holmes notes that he has studied tattoos and even contributed to literature on the subject. "That trick of staining the fishes' scales of a delicate pink is quite peculiar to China."

20. At the end of their first encounter, the King of Bohemia tells Holmes he can be found at the Langham under what name?

From Quiz A Scandal in Bohemia

Answer: Count Von Kramm

He is using Count Von Kramm as an alias, so that no one will know he is actually the King of Bohemia. He also asks Holmes to address him as such when first introducing himself, but Holmes isn't fooled.

21. In "The Adventure of Black Peter", three reasons were given for Peter Carey's nickname of "Black Peter". What WASN'T one of them?

From Quiz The Adventure of Black Peter

Answer: His dirty motorcycle

Peter Carey was a retired sea captain with dark features and a bushy dark beard who had worked as a sealer and a whaler. He had a wife and a daughter and two servants, but while they lived in the family house, he spent most of his time in a cabin he had built behind the house. He was known to be violent, having once assaulted a vicar who came to talk with him about his behavior, and he was particularly mean when drunk. The local police inspector Stanley Hopkins reported that "I have not heard one single word of sorrow about his terrible end."

22. Where had James and Nancy Barclay met "The Crooked Man"?

From Quiz The Crooked Man

Answer: In India

James Barclay had been a sergeant in the same unit as Nancy Barclay's father, who was the color-sergeant. She wasn't as taken with him as he was with her, but they were a happily married couple and had been so for thirty years.

23. Although he didn't work anymore, what had been Grimesby Roylott's occupation in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Answer: A doctor

Grimesby Roylott had been a medical doctor, working in Calcutta, India. However he had been sent to prison for murdering one of his servants, and after being released, he had been unsuccessful in reestablishing a practice. He thus returned to his ancestral home and became rather reclusive.

24. What had caused Henry Baker to lose his goose in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

Answer: He had dropped it after being attacked by a group of hoodlums.

Henry Baker had been carrying his goose home on Christmas morning when he was accosted by a group of "ruffians". They knocked off his hat, and when he swung his stick to defend himself, he accidentally broke a shop window. A commissionaire named Peterson saw the incident and went to help, but Baker was startled and ran off, dropping his goose.

25. Who told Jabez Wilson about the opening in "The Red-Headed League"?

From Quiz "The Red-Headed League"

Answer: His assistant

Jabez Wilson had hired Vincent Spaulding as an assistant because he was willing to work for half wages; Spaulding said he desired to learn the business and was willing to take less pay than normal. Spaulding was the one who showed Wilson the advertisement for an opening in the Red-Headed League.

26. In "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", what happened when Hilton Cubitt's wife Elsie saw the dancing men?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Dancing Men

Answer: She fainted.

Hilton Cubitt had told his wife Elsie about the drawings on the windowsill and was surprised when she told him that she wanted to see the drawings if they should reappear. So when Hilton found a paper with the characters on the sundial, he showed Elsie, and she fainted.

27. Besides searching for the missing racehorse "Silver Blaze", Sherlock Holmes also needed to find out who killed John Straker. Who was Straker?

From Quiz "Silver Blaze"

Answer: The horse's trainer

John Straker was a retired jockey who had worked for Colonel Ross for twelve years and was considered to be a good employee. Straker was found dead on the moors on the night that Silver Blaze disappeared, with his head shattered and a cut on his leg.

28. Sherlock Holmes is explaining to Dr. Watson that his enormous skill is that he not only sees, he observes. What question does he ask Dr. Watson to answer to prove his point?

From Quiz "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: How many steps are there which lead up from the hall to the room they're in?

Holmes says: "...you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room." Watson: "Frequently." Holmes: "How often?" Watson: "Some hundreds of times." Holmes: "Then how many are there?" He not only proved his point, he was clearly shown his superiority. The answer, by the way, is seventeen steps.

29. Where was the house of Lord Holdernesse situated?

From Quiz The Adventure of the Priory School

Answer: Hallamshire

The house of Holdernesse was located in Hallamshire. It was not far from the Priory School, at which the incident had happened.

30. Charles Milverton is a very rich man. What is the name of his house?

From Quiz The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

Answer: Appledore Towers

Appledore Towers is the house of Charles Milverton. Milverton sends his card to Mr Sherlock Holmes at the beginning of the story. Recorded on this card is his name, address and the name of the house.

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