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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."
1,260 Questions
Find famous quotes from Sherlock Holmes stories?
- Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot.
- Because I was looking for it.
- You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.
- Crime is common, logic is rare.
- American slang is very expressive sometimes.
- My mind rebels at stagnation.
- Data, data, data-I can't make bricks without clay.
- Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her
- No, no: I never guess. It is a shocking habit - destructive to the logical faculty
- Draw your chair up and hand me my violin, for the only problem we have still to solve is how to while away these bleak autumnal evenings
- You know my methods, Watson.
- "Excellent! I cried. "Elementary," said he.
- It is the unofficial force-the Baker Street irregulars.
- To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman.
- Now, Watson, the fair sex is your department, . . .
- Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth.
- I am lost without my Boswell.
- You have degraded what should have been a course of lectures into a series of tales.
- Come at once if convenient - if inconvenient come all the same.
- London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
- . . . the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.
INSPECTOR GREGORY: "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
HOLMES: "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
INSPECTOR GREGORY: "The dog did nothing in the night-time."
HOLMES: "That was the curious incident."
HOLMES: "I followed you."
DR. LEON STERNDALE: "I saw no one."
HOLMES: "That is what you may expect to see when I follow you."
- There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion," said he, leaning with his back against the shutters. "It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers, our desires, our food, are really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its colour are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.
What role did Laura Lyons have in The Hound of the Baskervilles?
Laura Lyons corresponded with Sir Charles Baskerville in hopes of receiving aid from him as she had been disowned by her father for marrying against his wishes to a blackguard. At the last minute, she received aid from another source, so she wrote to Sir Charles to cancel their appointment. She never sent that letter for she learned the next day Sir Charles had been killed.
Whom does the gem go to at the end of The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle?
The Countess ends up with the Blue Carbuncle ;)
What or where is Coombe Tracey in Hound of the Baskervilles?
Coombe Tracey is the town not too many miles from Baskerville Hall where Mrs. Laura Lyons lives.
What is an example of figurative language in the speckled band?
In one of these wings the windows were broken, and blocked with wooden boards, while the roof was partly caved in, a picture of ruin.
Then, of course, there is the ultimate metaphor "Oh, my God! Helen! It was the band! The speckled band!", but I am not going to spoil the ending.
What does the butler barrymore fail to mention during the inquest?
You must be referring to the letter Sir Charles received the morning of his death from Coombe Tracey in a female's handwriting. Barrymore said he found out "long after the inquest" that the letter was from L.L. and that the letter requested a meeting at the very place and time of his death.
It may be an expression meaning "I have an army revolver." or "I have a short temper." rather than "I have a bull(dog) pup(py)."
Who is Frankland in the book THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES and what role does he play?
Mr. Frankland is the father of Laura Lyons. He disowns her when she marries against his will. In the story, he's comic relief.
In chapter 4 of the novel, Holmes recognised that the type (font) contained in the anonymous message was from the London Times, and found the very article that included most of the words that were cut out to form the message though the word 'moor' was printed by hand.
"The detection of types is one of the most elementary branches of knowledge to the special expert in crime . . . ." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (By the way, this is one of only eight times Holmes used the word 'elementary' in the entire series.)
The only requirement is to have red hair. And the benefits are 4 pounds per day or week which was a lot of money back then. But then again-BEWARE OF SPOILERS- the red headed league was all a scam made by the assistant guy to get into the bank next door so yah.
What number and letter Baker Street did Sherlock Holmes live at?
221B BAKER STREET LONDON ENGLAND
Sherlock's home address was 221B Baker Street, Marylebone, London
The great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, lived at 221B Baker Street in London, England, but on retirement went to live in Sussex.
When was Holmes proven wrong in the book the Hound of Baskervilles?
He surmised that the walking stick was presented to Dr Mortimer when he left the Charing Cross Hospital, but the presentation was on the occasion of his marriage.
As of 1/12/09, they are on 94.7, WCSX in Detroit after leaving 97.1 shortly after the format change.
How did holmes know that henry baker was not involved in the theft of the jewel?
Holmes advertised for the owner of a hat and goose lost in Tottenham Court Road to come to Baker Street and claim them. When Henry Baker arrived, he was delighted to take the replacement goose that Holmes offered because the original had already been consumed.
How is the yew alley in baskerville hall?
The alley was 8 feet wide with grass extending an additional 6 feet on either side. Dense yew hegde 12 feet high enclosed the alley. There were only 3 possible entry points to it, including from the house.
In The Yellow Face why did Sherlock Holmes ask Watson to whisper Norbury in his ear?
Holmes' client in the case, Grant Munro, lived in the town of Norbury.
At the end of the story, Holmes says:
"Watson, if it should ever strike you that I am getting a little over-confident in my powers, or giving less pains to a case than it deserves, kindly whisper 'Norbury' in my ear, and I shall be infinitely obliged to you."
How is Sir Henry related to Charles Baskerville in the Hound of the Baskerville?
Sir Henry Baskerville is Sir Charles Baskerville's nephew.
What breed was the hound of the baskervilles?
It was described as being a mix of bloodhound and mastiff, although the story presents this as speculation and not fact. This mix is referred to as a Brazilian Mastiff.
"It was not a pure bloodhound and it was not a pure mastiff; but it appeared to be a combination of the two - gaunt, savage, and as large as a small lioness."
