The House of Silk

Ten Fiendishly Difficult Questions about Sherlock Holmes

1. Who wrote ‘Dynamics of an Asteroid’?

2. What was Victor Hatherley’s profession and which part of his body did he lose?

3. What do the killers in The Speckled Band, The Lion’s Mane and Silver Blaze all have in common?

4. What was Mary Watson’s maiden name?

5. What links The Greek Interpreter, The Final Problem, The Empty House and The Bruce-Partington Plans?

6. Why is The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone unique?

7. Napoleons plus students plus gables plus orange pips equals what?

8. What relevance does the answer to Question Seven have to 221B Baker Street?

9. Who was ‘the second most dangerous man in London’?

10. Name the odd one out: Inspector Lestrade, Wiggins, Dr Watson, Mrs Hudson.