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Quiz about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Quiz about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about life of Sir Arthur Connan Doyle.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lanire. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Lanire
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
72,231
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
706
Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (8/20), Guest 152 (3/20), Guest 213 (13/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. What are the names of Conan Doyle's parents? Hint


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2. Where did Arthur Conan Doyle go to school? Hint


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3. In what sport did Conan Doyle excel at school? Hint


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4. Who influenced Conan Doyle's decision to become a doctor? Hint


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5. Which of the following people did NOT influence Conan Doyle in the university? Hint


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6. What was the first published work by Conan Doyle? Hint


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7. Where did Conan Doyle sail as the surgeon on the Hope? Hint


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8. What year did Conan Doyle achieve his Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery degree? Hint


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9. What was the name of Conan Doyle's wife? Hint


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10. What year did Conan Doyle publish his first Sherlock Holmes novel 'A Study In Scarlet'? Hint


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11. Who created the image of Sherlock Holmes for the collection of Conan Doyle's stories? Hint


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12. What event made Conan Doyle realize that he wanted to write and abandon the career in medicine? Hint


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13. What killed Conan Doyle's wife? Hint


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14. What was the reason Conan Doyle could not become a soldier in the Boer War? Hint


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15. After returning from the Boer War in Africa, what career did Conan Doyle try? Hint


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16. What year was Conan Doyle knighted by King Edward VII? Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. Conan Doyle married Jean Leckie.


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18. Which of the following is NOT the name of a child Conan Doyle had? Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. Winston Chuchill complimented Conan Doyle's ideas regarding WWI.


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Question 20 of 20
20. When did Conan Doyle die? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Dec 19 2024 : Guest 90: 8/20
Dec 13 2024 : Guest 152: 3/20
Dec 10 2024 : Guest 213: 13/20
Dec 09 2024 : Guest 81: 0/20
Dec 08 2024 : Guest 213: 13/20
Dec 08 2024 : Guest 94: 17/20
Dec 05 2024 : Guest 49: 7/20
Dec 01 2024 : Guest 178: 1/20
Oct 27 2024 : Guest 157: 2/20

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What are the names of Conan Doyle's parents?

Answer: Charles and Mary

 Charles Altamont Doyle was an alcoholic who eventually ended up in the lunatic asylum. Mary Doyle was masterful storyteller.
2. Where did Arthur Conan Doyle go to school?

Answer: England

 He was sent off to the Jesuit boarding school for seven years.
3. In what sport did Conan Doyle excel at school?

Answer: Cricket

 After he left school he played professionally for Portsmouth at soccer as well as cricket for the MCC.
4. Who influenced Conan Doyle's decision to become a doctor?

Answer: Dr. Waller

 Dr. Bryan Charles Waller was renting rooms in Doyle's house and became an influence on Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle was admitted to the University of Edinburgh to study medicine.
5. Which of the following people did NOT influence Conan Doyle in the university?

Answer: Oscar Wilde

 Conan Doyle met Oscar Wilde much later, at the time when he was already a recognized writer.
6. What was the first published work by Conan Doyle?

Answer: The Mystery of Sasassa Valley

 The first story was accepted by the Edinburgh magazine 'Chamber's Journal'.
7. Where did Conan Doyle sail as the surgeon on the Hope?

Answer: Greenland

 The Hope was a whaler based in Peterhead, Scotland. It went to Greenland and toured the Arctic.
8. What year did Conan Doyle achieve his Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery degree?

Answer: 1881

 On the occasion Conan Doyle sketched a humorous cartoon with the caption 'Licensed to kill'.
9. What was the name of Conan Doyle's wife?

Answer: Louisa

 In August of 1885, Conan Doyle marries Louisa Hawkins.
10. What year did Conan Doyle publish his first Sherlock Holmes novel 'A Study In Scarlet'?

Answer: 1887

 Originally, the novel was named 'A Tangled Skein' and the two main characters were called Sheridan Hope and Ormond Sacker.
11. Who created the image of Sherlock Holmes for the collection of Conan Doyle's stories?

Answer: Sidney Paget

 That image of Sherlock Holmes became extremely famous.
12. What event made Conan Doyle realize that he wanted to write and abandon the career in medicine?

Answer: He got very sick with flu

 An attack of influenza left Conan Doyle between life and death and after recovering he decided to dedicate his life to writing.
13. What killed Conan Doyle's wife?

Answer: Tuberculosis

 She died on July 4, 1906.
14. What was the reason Conan Doyle could not become a soldier in the Boer War?

Answer: He was overweight

 After the rejection, Conan Doyle volunteered as a medical doctor and sailed to Africa.
15. After returning from the Boer War in Africa, what career did Conan Doyle try?

Answer: Politician

 Conan Doyle ran for a seat in Central Edinburgh; however, he lost the election and returned to London to be a writer.
16. What year was Conan Doyle knighted by King Edward VII?

Answer: 1902

 There was gossip at the time that the king was such an avid Sherlock Holmes fan that he knighted Conan Doyle to encourage him to write more stories.
17. Conan Doyle married Jean Leckie.

Answer: True

They got married with lots of publicity on September 18, 1907 in front of 250 guests.
18. Which of the following is NOT the name of a child Conan Doyle had?

Answer: Coleen

 Dennis, Adrian, Jean were three children of Conan Doyle in second marriage. Conan Doyle also had a daughter, Mary, and a son, Kingsley from the first marriage.
19. Winston Chuchill complimented Conan Doyle's ideas regarding WWI.

Answer: True

20. When did Conan Doyle die?

Answer: July 7, 1930

 The last words of Conan Doyle were addressed to his wife. He whispered to her, 'You are wonderful'.
Source: Author Lanire

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