10 Question Literature Quiz: Sherlock Holmes | Doyle, Arthur Conan

Answer: 221B Baker St.

Holmes and Watson are introduced by a mutual aquaintance, a young medical man named Stamford, and agree to split the cost of the rooms on Baker Street. Soon after they settle in, they embark on their first case together, 'A Study in Scarlet'.

Answer: Lestrade

Lestrade respects Holmes, if somewhat grudgingly. Like any good detective he is proud of his work, and is embarrassed when Holmes proves him wrong. This never stops him from taking credit when it is really Holmes who solves the case. Most of the time, Holmes doesn't object to this, wanting to maintain a low profile.

Answer: Professor Moriarty

Moriarty is the only character introduced in any of the stories that Holmes considers to be his intellectual equal. At various times, Holmes describes Moriarty as 'The Napoleon of Crime', 'The most dangerous man in London', and 'The organizer of half that is evil, and nearly all that is undetected in this great city'. Before Moriarty became the mastermind of his vast web of crime, he was a professor of mathematics at an English university.

Answer: Reichenbach Falls, in the Swiss Alps

In the story, 'The Final Problem', Holmes and Moriarty meet at the Reichenbach Falls for their showdown. Watson arrives after the confrontation takes place, finds evidence of a struggle and assumes that both men had died falling over the precipice into the swirling waters below.

At this point, the author had effectively killed off Holmes, and fully intended to leave him that way. He wanted to move on to other things. Only after several years of pleading by the public and the publishers was Holmes resurrected in 'The Adventure of the Empty House'.

Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland to a family that included several artists. He was educated at Stonyhurst, and later studied medicine at Edinburgh University. It was one of his professors, Dr. Joseph Bell, whose methods of diagnosis provided the basis for Holmes' science of deduction. Doyle set up medical practice as an ophthalmolagist, and it was while waiting for patients that he began to write. Eventually, he gave up his medical practice to devote himself to his writing. Doyle wrote several novels and many short stories on topics other than Sherlock Holmes, but it is through Holmes that he gained fame, fortune, and lasting popularity.

Answer: Mycroft

Mycroft is seven years older than Sherlock, and can usually be found spending his days at the Diogenes Club. He remains a shadowy figure throughout the Holmesian saga, but can always be counted on in an emergency.

Answer: Mormons

Part of the story deals with the meadow massacre, a real historical event that involved some of Brigham Young's followers.

Answer: cocaine

In the early stories, Holmes is subject to fits of depression, during which he will inject cocaine for days at a time. Watson objects strongly to this and apparently wins the battle over time. There is no mention of this bad habit in the later adventures.

Answer: violin

When thinking, Holmes would somtimes play the violin for hours. Dr. Watson could usually judge Holmes' mood by the tone of the piece.

Answer: Consulting Detective

Holmes studied many fields to prepare himself for his {career;} chemistry, botany, physics, anatomy, geology,and law, just to name a few. He liked to refer to himself as the world's only 'Consulting Detective'.