How well do you know the world of Sherlock Holmes? Test yourself with 10 pub quiz questions on Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective, from Baker Street to the Reichenbach Falls.
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221B Baker Street is so famous that the Sherlock Holmes Museum was established at 239 Baker Street (given a special 221B postal address) to satisfy demand from fans worldwide.
Watson served as an army doctor in Afghanistan before being invalided home — his military background and medical expertise prove useful throughout the cases.
Moriarty appears in only two of the original stories, yet his reputation as Holmes's greatest adversary has endured for over a century.
Conan Doyle intended Holmes's death at Reichenbach Falls to be permanent — public outrage and financial pressure eventually forced him to revive the character.
Mycroft is described as being even more brilliant than Sherlock but too lazy to apply his powers — he practically is the British government in certain matters.
Inspector Lestrade appears in more stories than any other Scotland Yard inspector, and despite Holmes's barbs, the two develop a grudging mutual respect.
Irene Adler appears in only one story, yet she made such an impression on Holmes that she remains one of the most iconic characters in the entire canon.
Briony Lodge in St John's Wood is where Holmes stages his elaborate ruse with a fake fire alarm to discover where Adler has hidden the compromising photograph.
Godfrey Norton's hasty marriage to Irene Adler thwarts Holmes's plan to recover the photograph, contributing to his lasting admiration for her ingenuity.
The 56 short stories are collected across five volumes: The Adventures, The Memoirs, The Return, His Last Bow, and The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.
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