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Sherlock Holmes: The Untold Stories
How much do you know about the untold cases in the "Sherlock Holmes" mysteries?
Fun:
(2.19)
Difficulty:
(1.67)
Quiz ID: #16791
Category:
Literature
Submitted By:
cnmne
Question #1
What ship was associated with "the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared"?
Matilda Briggs
Alicia
Sophy Anderson
Lone Star
Question #2
What animal was involved in "the terrible death of Crosby, the banker"?
A brown spider
A giant centipede
A red leech
A scarab beetle
Question #3
Who had "the singular adventures" on the island of Uffa?
Colonel Warburton
The Atkinson brothers
John Vincent Harden
The Grice Patersons
Question #4
Who was "the notorious canary-trainer"?
Tarleton
Paradol
Vamberry
Wilson
Question #5
James Phillimore stepped into his house and was "never more seen in this world". What did he step into the house to retrieve?
An umbrella
A pipe
A newspaper
An overcoat
Question #6
The Amateur Mendicant Society "held a luxurious club in the lower vault" of a warehouse. What kind of warehouse was it?
Whiskey
Grain
Lumber
Furniture
Question #7
Isadora Persano "was found stark staring mad" with something that "contained a remarkable worm said to be unknown to science". Where was the worm?
In a match box
In a cigarette case
In a tea kettle
In a wine glass
Question #8
After several attempts to destroy the papers of a case, Holmes gave Watson authority to make the whole story public if further attempts were made. The case involved the politician and the lighthouse. What trained bird was also involved?
A swan
A swallow
An albatross
A cormorant
Question #9
What did the Camberwell case involve?
Blackmail
Poisoning
Jewelry theft
Kidnapping
Question #10
To what city was Holmes summoned in the case of the Trepoff murder?
Odessa
Milan
Dantzig
Ploesti
Question #11
Holmes investigated the sudden death of Cardinal Tosca at the request of His Holiness the Pope.
True
False
Question #12
Among Sherlock's earliest cases was "the singular affair of the aluminum cane".
True
False
Question #13
Watson reported that the case of ex-President Murillo "nearly cost us both our lives".
True
False
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