Sherlock Holmes | Agatha Christie | Murder on the Orient express | Miscellaneous | More Sherlock |
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How does Sherlock Holmes greet Dr Watson at their first meeting?
1.Your housemaid is sloppy and you've lately been in bad weather.
2.I am in need of a good doctor. 3.How are you my good Doctor? 4.You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive. |
what was Agatha Christie's first novel?
1.The Mysterious Affair at Styles
2.The Murder of Roger AcKroyd 3.Sleeping Murder 4.The Mousetrap |
What police force is Poirot retired from?
1.London
2.Paris 3.Belgian 4.Norwegian |
If you know the identity of the perpetrator from the outset what type of crime story is it?
1.Whoodunits
2.Hochtachems 3.Whoodwinkles 4.Howcacthems |
What did Dr Watson do before he met Holmes?
1. He had a private practice
2. Army sergeant 3. Naval officer 4. Army surgeon |
What is Sherlock's brothers name?
1.Mylock
2.Mycroft 3.Watson 4.Shercroft |
when was Agatha Christie born?
1.15th September 1892
2.20th September 1890 3.15th September 1799 4.15th September 1890 |
What is M. Bouc's position on the Wagon Lit?
1. Conductor
2. Chef 3. Passenger 4. Director |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle could not become a soldier in the Boer war. Why?
1. He was disabled
2. He was an alcoholic 3. He was overweight 4. He was not strong enough |
Holmes never falls in love - but he does admire one woman. To Holmes who is always the woman?
1.Violet Hunter
2.Ms Cushing 3.Irene Adler 4.Mrs Baker |
Who was Sherlock's mortal enemy?
1.Dr Watson
2.Professor Moriarty 3.Mycroft Holmes 4.Mrs Baker |
who is Agatha Christie's most famous sleuth?
1.Miss Marple
2.Tommy and Tuppence 3.Hercule Poirot 4.Parker Pyne |
How does Poirot know the case is involved with Daisy Armstrong's murder?
1.He finds a charred piece of paper in the compartment
2. M. Bouc tells him Ratchett is Cassetti 3. Poirot finds a threatening letter under Ratchett's pillow 4.Ratchett told him he murdered Daisy before he died |
After returning from Africa Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tried which career path?
1.Policeman
2.Doctor 3.Lawyer 4.Politician |
In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, what does Dr Roylott use to lure the snake back through the vent?
1. Dead mice
2. Fruit 3. Milk 4. Dead crickets |
What was Sherlock's vice when bored and not on a case?
1.A tobacco pipe
2.Cocaine 3.Cigarrettes 4.Cigars |
How many daughters did Agatha Christie have?
1. 0
2. 1 3. 5 4. 4 |
How many stab wounds are found on Ratchett's body?
1. Eleven
2. Thirteen 3. One 4. Twelve |
If the story is told from the criminals point of view. What type of Crime story is it?
1.Caper or Heist
2.Courtroom 3.Hard boiled 4.Tartan Noir |
In the Sherlock Holmes series, which character is accused of being a vampire?
1. Mrs Ferguson
2. John Straker 3. Helen Stoner 4. Dolores the maid |
How did Sherlock die?
1.He never died
2.He OD'd on cocaine 3.Professor Moriarty shot him 4.He fell down a waterfall |
Agatha Christie suffered from one problem, what was it?
1. Arthritis
2. Hearing impairment 3. Visual impairment 4. Dyslexia |
Whose alibi helps Arbuthnot most?
1. Antonio Foscanelli
2. Hector McQueen 3. Masterman 4. Mary Debenham |
Doyle was fond of the SPR – but what does it stand for?
1. Sound Practice Research
2. Society for Psychotherapy Research 3. Society for Psychical Research 4. Special Report on Reprobates |
In The Final Problem, Doyle attempts to kill Holmes but how?
1.Drug overdose
2.Stab wound 3.Gun shot 4.Falling down a waterfall |