Sherlock Holmes: Master Detective Mysteries!

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Sherlock Holmes: Master Detective Mysteries!

Who created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?

What is the London address of the detective Sherlock Holmes?

Who is a detective at Scotland Yard that Sherlock Holmes often allows to take credit for his deductions?

Who was the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes?

What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' older brother?

Sherlock Holmes is a habitual user of what drug that was legal in late 19th-century England?

What musical instrument does Sherlock Holmes play?

Who is Sherlock Holmes' friend, assistant and biographer?

Who is the landlady of the house in Baker Street where Sherlock Holmes lives?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has written how many novels about Sherlock Holmes?

How many short stories were written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes?

Sherlock Holmes' friend Dr. Watson had a wife; what was her name?

What are the street children whom Sherlock Holmes hires to help him with his cases called?

According to Dr. Watson, who was always referred to by Sherlock Holmes as "the woman"?

What is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

What was the first of the twelve stories collected in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" in 1892?

Who is the narrator of almost all the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes?

What is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

Sherlock Holmes has taken up what hobby after retiring from his job as a detective?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" stories, what is Dr. Watson's complete name?

Who was described by Sherlock Holmes as the "second most dangerous man in London"?

How does Sherlock Holmes call his profession?

How does Sherlock Holmes greet Dr. Watson at their first meeting?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", what is the "speckled band"?

In Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", what were Helen's twin sister Julia's final words?

Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" in what place in his list of his 12 favorite Holmes stories?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", what are the "dancing men"?

What place did Conan Doyle rank "The Final Problem" on his personal list of the twelve best Holmes stories?

In Sir Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" stories, Inspector Lestrade's first initial is revealed to be what?

In the stories written by Sir Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes, how many were not narrated by Dr. Watson?

How many stories written by Sir Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes were narrated by Holmes himself?

Sherlock Holmes' brother Mycroft appeared in how many stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

In the stories written by Sir Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes, what is Irene Adler's nationality?

In the stories written by Sir Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes, who did Irene Adler marry?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" stories, Wilhelm von Ormstein was the king of what country?

Which author's fictional detective was an important influence for Sir Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" stories, Dr. Watson appeared in all but how many stories?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet", who was the murderer of Drebber and Stangerson?

At the end of what novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did John Watson propose to Mary Morstan?

Who took advantage of the Baskerville curse in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles"?

In Sir Conan Doyle's "The Sign of the Four??", what did Mary Morstan anonymously receive each year?

In Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet??", what was written in blood on the walls where the murdered men were found?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet??", Jefferson Hope worked as a driver of what vehicle?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet??", how did Enoch Drebber die?

In Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet??", who was the owner of the wedding ring found at the first crime scene?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet??", how did Sherlock Holmes test the poison pills?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Valley of Fear", who is an informant against arch-criminal Moriarty?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Valley of Fear", who was the person who committed the murder at the Manor?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Valley of Fear", what weapon was found at the crime scene?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Valley of Fear", who does Holmes believe organized the murder of Mr. Douglas?

In Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", what was Helen Stoner's relation to Grimesby Roylott?

In Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", what animals did Roylott allow to roam around his property?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-Headed League", who is Jabez Wilson's young assistant?

In Doyle's "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", who did Sherlock Holmes find dead when he arrived in Norfolk?

In Sir Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" stories, Irene Adler was an opera singer with what type of voice?

In Sir Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" stories, who was engaged to be married to King Wilhelm of Bohemia?

What was one of the names Sir Arthur Conan Doyle considered for his hero before settling on "Sherlock"?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's early drafts for plot outlines, what was the name of Dr. Watson?

In Sir Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" stories, Inspector Lestrade appeared in a total of how many stories?

In Sir Conan Doyle's "The Sign of the Four??", what animal was responsible for Jonathan Small's lost leg?

In Sir Conan Doyle's "The Sign of the Four??", who is the loyal accomplice of main antagonist Jonathan Small?

In Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles", whose death lead Dr. Mortimer to seek Sherlock Holmes' help?

In Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles", based on a 1742 document, who was killed by a giant hound?

In Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles", who became the last living member of the Baskerville family?

In Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Stapleton used what substance to make his hound look scary?

In Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles", how did Sir Charles Baskerville die?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Sign of the Four??", who killed Bartholomew Sholto?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Valley of Fear", what is John Douglas' real name?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Valley of Fear", who wrote Holmes the encoded message about Birlstone Manor?

In Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", where had Helen Stoner's mother met Grimesby Roylott?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-Headed League", on what day was the Red-Headed League dissolved?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-Headed League", what is Vincent Spaulding's real identity?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-Headed League", Holmes called Vincent Spaulding as what?

In Doyle's "The Red-Headed League", how many hours a day is Wilson supposed to work for the League?

In Doyle's "The Red-Headed League", in what newspaper was the ad for the Red-Headed League posted?

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", who shot Elsie Cubitt?

Who is the primary antagonist in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Illustrious Client"?

What is the first Sherlock Holmes story set after his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls?

What was the name of the savage blowpipe-toting pygmy in "The Sign of Four"?