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Holmes was a dedicated smoker of what?
A pipe
A pipe
A Cigar
A Cigar
A Cigarette
A Cigarette
Opium
Opium
Sherlock Holmes is also a master of what?
Disguise
Disguise
Bricklaying
Bricklaying
Cookery
Cookery
Carpentry
Carpentry
There were many scenes between Holmes and Watson set where?
The Dinner Table
The Dinner Table
The Breakfast Table
The Breakfast Table
The Cafe
The Cafe
The Office
The Office
Which French artist does Holmes claim is his great uncle?
Varmint
Varmint
Veneer
Veneer
Virtue
Virtue
Vernet
Vernet
Which hit USA TV show was based on Holmes and Watson?
ER
ER
House
House
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Dallas
Dallas
What kind of cape did Sherlock Holmes wear?
inverness
inverness
Dundee
Dundee
Glasgow
Glasgow
Berwick
Berwick
How many Sherlock Holmes movies have been made?
200
200
400
400
20
20
1000
1000
A series of books about Dr Watson’s second wife was written by which USA author?
Michael Mallard
Michael Mallard
Michael Mitchell
Michael Mitchell
Michael Mallory
Michael Mallory
Michael Milson
Michael Milson
The collection of stories published in 1894 where called the what of Sherlock Holmes?
Memories
Memories
Collections
Collections
Altogether
Altogether
Memoirs
Memoirs
Who directed the 2009 movie Sherlock Holmes?
Guy Richer
Guy Richer
Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie
Guy Ratchet
Guy Ratchet
Guy Richmond
Guy Richmond
Holmes main talent for solving crimes was his what?
IQ
IQ
Compassion
Compassion
Astute Logic
Astute Logic
Curiosity
Curiosity
Who played Dr Watson in the latest big screen version?
Jude Links
Jude Links
Jude Legal
Jude Legal
Jude Lawson
Jude Lawson
Jude Law
Jude Law
Howard Marion Crawford played Watson in a USA TV series from which decade?
1920’s
1920’s
1950’s
1950’s
1990’s
1990’s
1970’s
1970’s
Who is the latest actor to play Sherlock Holmes on British TV?
Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumbernought
Cumbernought
Cumbersome
Cumbersome
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
In which Sherlock Holmes book does Dr Watson meet his future wife?
Sign of Four
Sign of Four
Sign of One
Sign of One
Sign of Seven
Sign of Seven
Sign of Three
Sign of Three
In a controversial work by Michael Dibdins who did Holmes turn out to be at the end?
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Rapper
Jack the Rapper
Jack the Rupper
Jack the Rupper
Jack the Reaper
Jack the Reaper
What is Dr Watson’s full name?
Dr John H Watson
Dr John H Watson
Dr Willy Watson
Dr Willy Watson
Dr JR Watson
Dr JR Watson
Dr Joe Watson
Dr Joe Watson
Holmes describes Watson as being too, what, to be a detective?
Gung-ho
Gung-ho
Guileless
Guileless
Gullible
Gullible
Ginger
Ginger
There are statues of Holmes and Watson outside the UK Embassy in which city?
Riga
Riga
Prague
Prague
Moscow
Moscow
Paris
Paris
Holmes is an recovering addict from which drug in Elementary?
Opium
Opium
Heroin
Heroin
Marijuana
Marijuana
PCP
PCP
Conan Doyle ‘killed off’ Holmes in which story before bringing him back 10 years later?
The Final Plays
The Final Plays
The Final Days
The Final Days
The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown
The Final Problem
The Final Problem
Which actor played Watson in the 1976 movie The Seven-Per-Cent Solution?
Robert Duvet
Robert Duvet
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Robert Divot
Robert Divot
Robert Divan
Robert Divan
How many Napoleons are in the title of the Holmes adventure?
10
10
2
2
6
6
14
14
Which musical instrument did Sherlock Holmes play?
Piano
Piano
Flute
Flute
Trombone
Trombone
Violin
Violin
What is the name of the horse that disappears in a Holmes mystery?
Silver Blaze
Silver Blaze
Silver Flame
Silver Flame
Silver Fire
Silver Fire
Silver Fish
Silver Fish
Who played Sherlock Holmes in a big screen version?
Robert Droning Jr.
Robert Droning Jr.
Robert Downs Jr.
Robert Downs Jr.
Robert Doors Jr.
Robert Doors Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
The first Sherlock Holmes movie in color was what?
The Hounds
The Hounds
Hound of the Baskets
Hound of the Baskets
Hound of the Baskervilles
Hound of the Baskervilles
Hounds of Hell
Hounds of Hell
Which sport was Holmes said to be an expert at?
Shot Putt
Shot Putt
Boxing
Boxing
Trampolining
Trampolining
Football
Football
The original Holmes stories where set in both Victorian and which other era?
Middle Ages
Middle Ages
Wartime
Wartime
Edwardian
Edwardian
1930’s
1930’s
Instead of a pipe, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Holmes uses what?
Nicotine Gum
Nicotine Gum
Nicotine Spray
Nicotine Spray
E Cigarette
E Cigarette
Nicotine Patches
Nicotine Patches
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