The Life and Works of Arthur Conan Doyle Trivia Questions

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1. 1.This brilliant detective, known for his deerstalker cap and pipe, lives at 221B Baker Street in London.

   • Sherlock Holmes
   • Auguste Dupin
   • Philip Marlowe
   • Hercule Poirot

2. 2.This loyal friend and narrator chronicles the adventures of a famous consulting detective in Victorian London.

   • Mycroft Holmes
   • Inspector Lestrade
   • Dr. John Watson
   • Professor Moriarty

3. 3.This Scottish author trained as a physician at the University of Edinburgh before becoming a world-famous writer.

   • Walter Scott
   • Arthur Conan Doyle
   • J.M. Barrie
   • Robert Louis Stevenson

4. 4.The first novel featuring the famous consulting detective was published in 1887 in Beeton's Christmas Annual.

   • The Sign of the Four
   • The Hound of the Baskervilles
   • A Scandal in Bohemia
   • A Study in Scarlet

5. 5.This criminal mastermind, described as the Napoleon of crime, serves as the great detective's arch-nemesis.

   • Colonel Moran
   • Professor Moriarty
   • John Clay
   • Charles Augustus Milverton

6. 6.This eerie tale set on the foggy Devon moors features a supernatural beast terrorizing an aristocratic family.

   • The Sign of the Four
   • The Hound of the Baskervilles
   • The Valley of Fear
   • The Adventure of the Speckled Band

7. 7.The famous detective's older brother works for the British government and is even more intellectually gifted.

   • Mycroft Holmes
   • Professor Moriarty
   • Inspector Lestrade
   • Dr. Watson

8. 8.This Scotland Yard official frequently seeks help from the private consulting detective, though he often takes credit for solutions.

   • Inspector Hopkins
   • Inspector Lestrade
   • Inspector Gregson
   • Inspector Bradstreet

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