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Quiz about Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet

Sherlock Holmes in 'A Study in Scarlet' Quiz

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!

A multiple-choice quiz by Ace417. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ace417

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,490

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1571

Last 3 plays: Guest 46 (1/10), Guest 5 (6/10), Autistic_Head (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

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

Milk

Whiskey

Rainwater

Blood

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Question 2 of 10

2. Easy one: what country had Dr. Watson recently returned from?

Answer: (Watch the spelling!)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the first name of the detective who gave Sherlock the note about the mystery? Hint

Robert

James

Tobias

Lawrence

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was written in blood on the walls where the murdered men were found?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mr. Jefferson Hope was dressed in what (in Part I)? Hint

a jaunty black hat

blue patent leather boots

a trailing scarf

a long brown overcoat

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lucy's father was named:

Answer: (Both first and last names!)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What animal did Jefferson kill for meat for Lucy and her father (only to find them both gone when he returned)? Hint

A mule deer

An antelope

A mountain lion

A bighorn sheep

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Holmes wanted information from John Rance about the night of the murder, what did he offer him as a reward? Hint

A half-sovereign

Four shillings

Four sovereigns

A sixpence

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many pills were in the little box (the one Jefferson carried around) when Holmes found it?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. How did Lucy come to meet Jefferson Hope? Hint

He rescued her from a flood

He rescued her from a stampede

He rescued her from a tornado

He rescued her from a potential kidnapper

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

Answer: Blood

2. Easy one: what country had Dr. Watson recently returned from?

Answer: Afghanistan

3. What was the first name of the detective who gave Sherlock the note about the mystery?

Answer: Tobias

Mr. Tobias Gregson and Lestrade were sort of rivals against Sherlock Holmes in the mystery.

4. What was written in blood on the walls where the murdered men were found?

Answer: Rache

Lestrade thought it must be short for 'Rachel' which led him to the erroneous conclusion that the murderer was a woman. Actually, it means 'revenge' in German.

5. Mr. Jefferson Hope was dressed in what (in Part I)?

Answer: a long brown overcoat

He was seen in this when Rance saw him pretending to be drunk, and then again when he was seen climbing the ladder to Stangerson's hotel room.

6. Lucy's father was named:

Answer: John Ferrier

He's not her real father. We never find out exactly who he is, but he's apparently an uncle or something who adopted her when her mother died.

7. What animal did Jefferson kill for meat for Lucy and her father (only to find them both gone when he returned)?

Answer: A bighorn sheep

He sees it on a cliff, shoots it, and takes the best parts back to Lucy and John. But the Mormons have already gotten them.

8. When Holmes wanted information from John Rance about the night of the murder, what did he offer him as a reward?

Answer: A half-sovereign

Rance doesn't want to talk about it (he did just wake up, after all) but Holmes bribes him for some very valuable information.

9. How many pills were in the little box (the one Jefferson carried around) when Holmes found it?

Answer: 2

One was poisonous, one was not. Jefferson allowed his first victim to choose one, and he ate the other one. Drebber died from it, but Stangerson tried to strangle Hope and was stabbed in the proccess.

10. How did Lucy come to meet Jefferson Hope?

Answer: He rescued her from a stampede

Hope you enjoyed this quiz. I'll have more about the other novels and short stories as I read them. Remember to see AND observe!

Source: Author Ace417

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