The Boscombe Valley Mystery Quiz

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"The Boscombe Valley Mystery" written by Arthur Doyle with its main character Sherlock Holmes. This quiz is in question and answers format. The story revolves around a murder plot and how Sherlock Holmes resolves it. This quiz contains various facts and other relevant questions from the story. If you have read the story, play this quiz and see how much you know about it. If you like the quiz, share it with your friends and family. All the best!


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 
    "She saw McCarthy and his son having an argument... she ran home to tell her mother." The pronoun "she" in the above excerpt refers to
    • A. 

      Alice

    • B. 

      Patience

    • C. 

      Mrs Moran

    • D. 

      Mrs McCarthy

  • 2. 
    What happened when she told her mother what she had seen?
    • A. 

      James rushed in to inform them that his father was hurt.

    • B. 

      Her mother rushed to the scene of the argument.

    • C. 

      They both called the police

    • D. 

      James killed them both.

  • 3. 
    Mr McCarthy went to Boscombe Pool because he wanted to
    • A. 

      Shoot some rabbits

    • B. 

      Get rid of his son, James

    • C. 

      Meet someone there at three o'clock

    • D. 

      Get away from his abusive son who returned from Bristol

  • 4. 
    James and his father were most probably arguing about
    • A. 

      Their property on Baker Street

    • B. 

      James' refusal to marry Alice Turner

    • C. 

      James' marriage to a barmaid in Bristol

    • D. 

      The property they would gain from Mr Turner

  • 5. 
    Who was arrested for the murder of Charles McCarthy?
    • A. 

      John Turner

    • B. 

      Alice Turner

    • C. 

      James McCarthy

    • D. 

      Mr and Mrs Moran

  • 6. 
    Who is the father of James?
    • A. 

      Charles

    • B. 

      Moran

    • C. 

       Lestrade 

    • D. 

      Alice

  • 7. 
    Who asked Sherlock Holmes for help?
    • A. 

      James McCarthy

    • B. 

      Detective Lestrade

    • C. 

      Charles McCarthy

    • D. 

      Mrs Moran

  • 8. 
    Where did James McCarthy want to go?
    • A. 

      Hunting

    • B. 

      Swimming

    • C. 

      Library

    • D. 

      Running

  • 9. 
    Where did James McCarthy go?
    • A. 

      London

    • B. 

      Bristol

    • C. 

      Glasgow

    • D. 

      Leeds

  • 10. 
    Whose right hand was covered in blood?
    • A. 

      James McCarthy

    • B. 

      Charles McCarthy

    • C. 

      Mrs Moran

    • D. 

      Lestrade

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