How Much You Know About Arthur Conan Doyle?
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Born in Scotland on May 1859, Sir Ignatius Arthur Conan Doyle was a British physician turned fiction writer best known for his Sherlock Holmes crime series. He was a world-renowned writer and the brain behind popular fiction works as a study in scarlet, the sign of four, the mystery of Cloomber and the captain of pole-star.
- 1.Which one of these sports did Doyle partake in at his youth?
- A.
Cricket
- B.
Kayaking
- C.
Martial Arts
- D.
Wrestling
- 2.When was Conan Doyle Born?
- A.
21 May 1859
- B.
23 May 1859
- C.
24 May 1859
- D.
22 May 1859
- 3.What was the name of Doyle's father?
- A.
Charles Altamond Doyle
- B.
Philip Altamond Doyle
- C.
Henry Altamond Doyle
- D.
Federick Altamond Doyle
- 4.Which of these Scottish cities is Doyle's birthplace?
- A.
Dundee
- B.
Glasgow
- C.
Edinburg
- D.
Aberdeen
- 5.What was the cause of Doyle's death?
- A.
Heart Attack
- B.
Car Accident
- C.
Cancer
- D.
Gunshot Wounds
- 6.In which of his books did Doyle talk about the confinement of his father in an Asylum?
- A.
The stark Munro Letters
- B.
A study in Scarlet
- C.
The Surgeon Of Gaster Fell
- D.
The sign of four
- 7.How old was Doyle when he died?
- A.
81 years
- B.
71 years
- C.
61 years
- D.
91 years
- 8.Who was Doyle's first wife?
- A.
Jean Leckie
- B.
Louisa Hawkins
- C.
Catherine Pratt
- D.
Alice Bennett
- 9.Where did Doyle get a university education?
- A.
Oxford university
- B.
University of Edinburgh
- C.
University of Aberdeen
- D.
University of St.Andrews
- 10.Doyle's book "The Lost World" was published in what year?
- A.
1989
- B.
1909
- C.
1902
- D.
1904
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