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Which of the following is not a story featuring Sherlock Holmes?
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Written by Arthur Conan Doyle:
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In A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who introduces Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes?
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In which Sherlock Holmes novel or short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is Mary Morstan introduced?
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What was the English novelist Arthur Conan Doyle's profession?
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Arthur Conan Doyle:
"Yes, the setting is a worthy one. If the devil did desire to have a hand in the affairs of men ..."
Sherlock Holmes says this about the locale of which of his cases?
(A second later he adds, though, that in his mind, only two questions need to be answered: namely, whether any crime has been committed at all -- that is, by a person of flesh and blood -- and if so, what the crime is and how it was committed.)
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217 times (49.8%) |
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Arthur Conan Doyle:
In The Hound of the Baskervilles, from where has Sir Henry Baskerville just returned at the beginning of the book?
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258 times |
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68 times (19.3%) |
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190 times (54.0%) |
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Arthur Conan Doyle:
In The Hound of the Baskervilles, which item of Sir Henry Baskerville's clothing disappears early in the story?
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306 times |
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154 times (34.5%) |
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Arthur Conan Doyle:
In The Hound of the Baskervilles, why is the Baskerville family allegedly cursed?
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146 times (33.1%) |
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Arthur Conan Doyle:
In The Hound of the Baskervilles, who is the brother of Mrs. Barrymore (the housekeeper of Baskerville Hall)?
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161 times (37.4%) |
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Arthur Conan Doyle:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson share rooms at 221B Baker Street throughout the entire series.
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Arthur Conan Doyle:
"The Final Problem" is the last story of which Sherlock Holmes mystery collection?
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286 times |
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99 times (23.4%) |
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"The Dying Detective" was the last Sherlock Holmes story written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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124 times (49.2%) |
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Sherlock Holmes does not actually say "Elementary, my dear Watson" in any of Arthur Conan Doyle's books.
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4239 times |
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3556 times (74.9%) |
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Arthur Conan Doyle:
What is the "curious incident of the dog in the night-time" referred to in the story Silver Blaze in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes?
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200 times |
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136 times (49.1%) |
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64 times (23.1%) |
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Who was Sherlock Holmes' archenemy?
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318 times |
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285 times (84.1%) |
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What romantic poet has a recurring role in and/or significance to Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons?
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282 times (30.3%) |
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Who is believed to have inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes?
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173 times |
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The title of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is based on a story written by ...
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Sherlock Holmes creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, was once convinced that he had seen genuine photographs of...
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Which of these real historical figures does not appear as a character in Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death by Gyles Brandreth?
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According to the tale related by James Mortimer to Holmes and Watson, who was the first victim of the Hound of the Baskervilles in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles?
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86 times (25.8%) |
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Modern mystery fiction: Although the true origin of this form of storytelling remains unknown, the first piece of mystery fiction is generally recognized as
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Which one of these writers hasn't been honored by the organization "Mystery Writers of America"?
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Who introduced mystery fiction's first fictional detective ?
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Where did Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson live?
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Arthur Conan Doyle reportedly started writing The Hound of the Baskervilles while ...
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Who threw rocks at Sherlock Holmes above the Reichenbach Falls? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventure of the Devil's Foot takes place in which English county? His Last Bow Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir
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25 times (28.7%) |
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In Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet, what was Watson's profession before he met Sherlock Holmes?
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692 times (63.4%) |
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