Characters
This character enjoys reading the newspaper in silence as well as keeping the books for various government agencies
Who is Mycroft Holmes?
This story features some confusing logic involving a Christmas goose and a blue gem that is allegedly the size of a bean.
What is the Blue Carbuncle?
ACD did not just write Holmes. He also wrote numerous supernatural short stories about these creatures, the result of the embalming process of the Ancient Egyptians
What is a mummy?
Holmes takes a dip into the Reichenbach falls in this story
What is "The Final Problem"?
This British actor played Holmes in the 2010s BBC series and is sometimes referred to by Mr. Cadorette as "Wimbledon Tennismatch"
Who is Benedict Cumberbatch?
To Sherlock, she is always "The Woman"
Who is Irene Adler?
This story features a man being killed through the use of orange seeds.
What is "The Five Orange Pips"?
ACD was infamously duped by the Cottingley _____ Hoax which featured this kind of small fantastical creature.
What is a fairy?
A man is kidnapped and almost killed for being Greek
What is "The Greek Interpreter"?
This actor with bipolar disorder played Holmes in the 1980s BBC series and reprimanded the writers for not following strictly the plot beats of the Canon.
Who is Jeremy Brett?
This inspector is Holmes' greatest competitor at Scotland Yard and has so far appeared in the "Boscombe Valley Mystery"
Who is Lestrade?
In this story, Holmes lets a Highwayman from the Australian oil fields go scot-free after he murders one of his former victims.
What is "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"?
What is the (Second) Boer War?
A prison ship bound for Australia goes through a change of the guard and a man never forgets about it
What is "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott"?
This Connecticut native played Holmes on stage and added the Deerstalker and "Elementary, my dear Watson" to the Canon.
Who is William Gillette?
John Straker was the gambling-addicted trainer of this eponymous horse
Who is Silver Blaze?
This story features a new headband and a demented veterinarian of sorts.
What is "The Speckled Band"?
After killing Holmes in "The Final Problem", ACD was reportedly told off by this women, who convinced him to resurrect Holmes in "The Empty House"
Who is his mother?
In this story, Holmes finds the crown of Charles II, who famously perished from steel poisoning.
What is "The Musgrave Ritual"?
This Star Trek character is a notorious fan of Holmes and sets up a Holodeck simulation that goes awry.
Who is Data?
Robert St. Simon, a man who has just lost his newlywed American bride and star of one of the worst stories in the canon, is better known to Holmes by this nickname.
What is the Noble Bachelor?
This story features a step-father attempting to marry his own daughter through the use of a typewriter
What is "A Case of Identity"?
While not entirely his doing, ACD had a large part in bringing skiing to this European country with whom it is now almost synonymous.
What is Switzerland?
A tale of nepotism gone horribly wrong in which a bumbling nephew misplaces a treasured treaty between England and Italy
What is "The Naval Treaty"?
In "The 7 Percent Solution", Holmes famously consults this renowned European psychiatrist who is often parodied by the phrase, "If it's not one thing, it's your mother"
Who is Sigmund Freud?