Who were the Baker Street Irregulars?

Street children who gathered information

Sherlock Holmes Quiz: Baker Street and Famous Deductions

This Sherlock Holmes quiz climbs the stairs to 221B Baker Street to join the world's most famous detective. Play 10 interactive questions on Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, Dr Watson's Afghan clue, Mrs Hudson, Moriarty and the Reichenbach Falls, Irene Adler, Mycroft, the Baker Street Irregulars and the Hound.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Author
Who created Sherlock Holmes?
First
In which story did Holmes first appear?
Address
Where did Holmes live?
Watson
What did Holmes deduce on first meeting Watson?
Landlady
Who was Holmes's landlady?
Enemy
Who was called the Napoleon of crime?
Falls
Where did Holmes and Moriarty struggle in The Final Problem?
Woman
Who was always the woman to Holmes?
Brother
What is the name of Holmes's older brother?
Helpers
Who were the Baker Street Irregulars?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who created Sherlock Holmes?
Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle
Doyle was a doctor.
Q2: In which story did Holmes first appear?
Answer: A Study in Scarlet
It was published in 1887.
Q3: Where did Holmes live?
Answer: 221B Baker Street
It is in London.
Q4: What did Holmes deduce on first meeting Watson?
Answer: He had been in Afghanistan
Watson was an army doctor.
Q5: Who was Holmes's landlady?
Answer: Mrs Hudson
She put up with a lot.
Q6: Who was called the Napoleon of crime?
Answer: Professor Moriarty
He was Holmes's great foe.
Q7: Where did Holmes and Moriarty struggle in The Final Problem?
Answer: Reichenbach Falls
Readers thought Holmes had died.
Q8: Who was always the woman to Holmes?
Answer: Irene Adler
She outwitted him.
Q9: What is the name of Holmes's older brother?
Answer: Mycroft
He worked for the government.
Q10: Who were the Baker Street Irregulars?
Answer: Street children who gathered information
Holmes paid them small sums.

Sherlock Holmes Quiz – Baker Street and Famous Deductions

Arthur Conan Doyle introduced Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet in 1887. Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street in London with Dr John Watson, an army doctor, and their patient landlady Mrs Hudson.

On first meeting Watson, Holmes deduced that he had been in Afghanistan, showing his method of reading small details. Street children called the Baker Street Irregulars helped him gather information.

In The Final Problem, Holmes struggled with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls and seemed to die, but Doyle brought him back after public demand. Irene Adler, Mycroft and The Hound of the Baskervilles remain fan favorites.

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Did You Know?

Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories about Holmes.
Holmes played the violin.
The exact phrase Elementary, my dear Watson is not in the stories.
A Sherlock Holmes Museum now stands on Baker Street.
Holmes has been played by many actors on screen.