Sherlock Holmes
Includes questions about this famous FICTIONAL detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Questions about Sherlock Holmes movies (which mostly ask about the actors rather than the stories) should be placed under "Movies."
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Dr. (or mister if you please) James Mortimer read it from an old paper written by a Baskerville.
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The Sherlock Holmes Museum is located at 221b Baker Street, London, NW1 6XE, England.Baker Street
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Doctor John H. Watson, MD.
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In 'A Scandal in Bohemia' Holmes comments: "I am lost without my Boswell." Holmes was referring to James Boswell who was an 18th...
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Switzerland, specifically the Reichenbach Falls near Meiringen during 'The Final Problem.' They also stayed in Norway for a time...
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No, he was a character of fiction created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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A collection of 13 short stories originally published in 1903-1904, the book 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes was first published...
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Yes, Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character. However, many of the characters Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created for his Sherlock...
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories and four novels on Sherlock Holmes.
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Three of my favorites are as follows: Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would...
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salads and not to much pork but back then they would probalb
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930), an Irish physician and writer who wrote Sherlock Holmes, was born...
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"I have, as you know, devoted some attention to this, and written a little monograph on the ashes of 140 different varieties of...
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Baker Street Irregulars
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Afghanistan
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There were four novels, and fifty-six short stories.
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St. Pancras.
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In none of the books does in mention Sherlock having a middle name. If you find one please state where. Dr. John H. Watson had...
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Stapleton's body was never recovered in the original story. He was assumed to be lost to Grimpen Mire.
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from there late twentys till death
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"On the death of Sir Charles we inquired for this young gentleman [Sir Henry Baskerville], and found that he had been farming in...
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Holmes himself said: "When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge. [Doctors]...
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There are a number of descriptions of the home in the various books. For the most part it is a bachelor's pad that is messy and...
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'A Study in Scarlet' was published in the 1887 Beeton's Christmas annual.
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He has a white splash of acid upon his forehead, and his ears are pierced for ear-rings.
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The following quotation is found in four variations throughout the stories making it the most used saying of Sherlock Holmes. ...
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They first met in 'A study in scarlet' when a mutual acquaintance named Stamford introduced them because they were both looking...
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Sherlock Holmes The Final Problem
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At the beginning of 'The Sign of Four,' Watson asks, 'Which is it today morphine or cocaine?' though we are not told of any...
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You must mean 'The Adventure of the Priory School,' so please check the link below.
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The Sherlock Holmes stories are all mysteries. They are detective stories where Holmes solves a mystery, often a murder. They...
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'The Gloria Scott' was first published in April 1893.
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221B Baker Street
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His photograph development in the cellar and the knees of his trousers.
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He was a cocaine addict, [and occasionally took morphine] he smoked, and often was untidy and (both purposely and non-purposely)...
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The story starts when a man drops dead in the moors. A beggar tries to rob him. Holmes is told of an almost identical murder....
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Doctor Mortimer
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I think that it depends on whether or not you believe that Sherlock Holmes was ever alive, or if he were simply a fictional...
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56 short stories & 4 novels
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"I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon." -- John H. Watson, M. D. IN THE 2ND SENTENCE OF...
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Well, other than his sidekick Watson, I always associate Sherlock Holmes with having a pipe, magnifying glass, and wearing a...
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they are best friends and dr Watson can sometimes be the sidekick
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If you mean what ILLEGAL drug did Sherlock Holmes take, it was cocaine (a 7% solution). ------ Cocaine was a LEGAL drug in...
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Simply because it involves forensics. When the minutiae mattered and a single detail could prove or disprove a man's alibi, the...
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the author did kill off Sherlock In the story, 'The Final Problem' But everyone was mad and unhappy with...
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i think the final problem, as it builds up a lot of tension In 1927 'The Strand Magazine' ran a contest to see who could most...
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Watson was Sherlock Holmes partner while Sherlock was detecting
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1901, serialized in The Strand; 1902, published by George Newnes.
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Practice deductive reasoning and make a habit of looking at the small, minor details. Also, pick up only trivia and skills that...
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A private consulting detective.
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That would be The Woman. Her names was Irene Adler. She was the antagonist in A Scandal in Bohemia.
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Saxe-Coburg Square; Pope's Court; Fleet Street.
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In The Return of Sherlock Holmes we are told that he " has some knowledge... of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling."
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Apart from sell a lot of books and inspire a lot of films, nothing really; it was only a story.
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No, they were not related. Sherlock Holmes was a character in fiction. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) was a living person...
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crime fiction
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Dr. Roylott has spent a lot of time in Africa, studying mostly. That is also where he met his wife. He has these wild animals to...
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Sherlock Holmes, though portrayed as very brilliant, has himself said that if anyone knew his process of thought they would...
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They are not all the same, but some are similar. A Case of Identity, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, and The Adventure of...
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Sherlock Holmes. 4 vowels, 2 E's and 2 O's. The rest are consonants 2 S's, 2 H's, R, 2 L's, C, K, M...She, her, hers, lock,...
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Plot Summary Dr. Watson drops in on his friend Sherlock Holmes to find him in conversation with a man with fiery red hair, a Mr....
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Well, one of his cases he did with Dr. Watson was solving the mystery of Lord Black-Wood. There is hardly any room to tell you...
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Said for a baskerville to not go on the moor at dark.
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Other occupation? Dr. Watson was a medical doctor. He looked after patients. As a side line, he worked with Sherlock Holmes and...
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The climax occurs when the ventilator opens, the snake falls out, and Holmes starts whacking it with a cane.
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The Bar of Gold. By the way, opium was legal in Victorian England.
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The author was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories, most of which were published in The Strand magazine....
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To Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler was always *The* Woman. It was not that he was attracted or attached romantically to her but that...
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Holmes' arch enemy was Professor James Moriarty. Colonel Sebastian Moran, John Clay, and Doctor Grimesby Roylott would be three...
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Links below for the entire script and a plot summary.
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It depends on your point of view. In 'The Five Orange Pips,' Holmes says, "I have been beaten four times - three times by men and...
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Sir Henry: 'Is it possible that you could come yourself, Mr Holmes?'Holmes: 'If matters came to a crisis I should endeavour to...
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"THE woman," Irene Adler. "I have been beaten four times - three times by men and once by a woman." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The...
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Sherlock Holmes's partner in solving crimes was Doctor John Watson
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Sherrinford (or Sherringford) Holmes is crossed out in the original 'Study in Scarlet' manuscript as is Ormond Sacker for Watson....
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band is told in the third-person point of view. This means that the book's characters, such as...
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In the Basil Rathbone movies, he said: "Elementary, my dear Watson." He said many things in the books. He tended to mutter to...
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OK So apparently You stupids cant answer The Question cause You to lazy to read It. I'm telling Ms. Adams You lazy Butt's. love...
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Holmes believed in the use of science in the detection and prosecution of crime. He had a laboratory that he used to test and...
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