What is the name of the Holmes story in which the detective disguises himself as a bookseller to catch a criminal?
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The Adventure of the Empty House
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What is the name of the Holmes story in which the detective disguises himself as a bookseller to catch a criminal?
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The Adventure of the Empty House
Which Sherlock Holmes novel features the criminal group called the Scowrers?
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The Valley of Fear
In the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes, who played the teenage Sherlock Holmes?
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Nicholas Rowe
Which story first introduces Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes canon?
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The Final Problem
In the original Sherlock Holmes canon, what instrument does Holmes play?
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Violin
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Which Sherlock Holmes novel features the criminal group called the Scowrers?
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The Valley of Fear
In the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes, who played the teenage Sherlock Holmes?
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Nicholas Rowe
Which story first introduces Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes canon?
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The Final Problem
What is the title of the first short-story collection about Sherlock Holmes?
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
What is the name of the London club founded by Sherlock Holmes’s brother Mycroft?
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Diogenes Club
Which London magazine first published “A Scandal in Bohemia” in 1891?
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The Strand Magazine
At which battle was Dr John Watson wounded before meeting Sherlock Holmes?
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Battle of Maiwand
Where was A Study in Scarlet first published in 1887?
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Beeton’s Christmas Annual
Which Sherlock Holmes story features the coded stick-figure messages called the Dancing Men?
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The Adventure of the Dancing Men