Sherlock Holmes London Locations

1. At the beginning of the tour Sherlock Holmes is characterised as a man of many talents. One of them is _ _ _ _ _ – exceptional analytical skills which make it possible to derive solutions to problems by examining the known facts and drawing conclusions from them.

2. Which of the following is not mentioned in the description of Sherlock Holmes?

3. The tour begins in Baker Street where everything is now associated with Sherlock Holmes. For example, one can visit 221B Baker Street where … .

4. The guide explains that Arthur Conan Doyle’s primary profession was in medicine, but it was his secondary pursuit that brought him worldwide recognition.

5. It is believed that Arthur Conan Doyle modelled Sherlock Holmes’s methods and mannerism on those of Dr Joseph Bell, who had been the writer’s _ _ _ _ _. Dr Joseph Bell was known to be able to diagnose a patient without even having to talk to them.

6. Dr Watson is Sherlock Holmes’s devoted friend and assistant. Which of the following statements is not true about Dr Watson?

7. The tour proceeds to St Bartholomew’s Hospital, the oldest hospital in London, where… .

8. Speedy’s, a small sandwich bar and café the guide drops into, is over one hundred years old and has welcomed visitors since Victorian times.

9. The Langham Hotel, where Arthur Conan Doyle was commissioned to write his second book, is featured in A Scandal in Bohemia. In this story Sherlock Holmes meets Irene Adler, and we come to know that any emotions, love in particular, are _ _ _ _ _ to his cold mind.

10. According to the tour guide, Sherlock Holmes became a huge success … .

11. The iconic image of Sherlock Holmes was not created entirely by Arthur Conan Doyle. For example, William Gillette, an American actor, added the famous… .

12. The first screen adaptation of Sherlock Holmes is an American silent film released in 1916.

13. Our next stop is Pall Mall where Mycroft Holmes lives. Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s elder brother, is a founding member of the Diogenes Club, a gentlemen’s club where talking is forbidden. We first meet him in The Adventure of the Greek _ _ _ _ _.

14. The guide mentions that Arthur Conan Doyle’s wife was a medium. The writer himself attended séances and … .

15. One of the locations worth visiting is Watkins Books. We learn that … .

16. The guide’s opinion about Arthur Conan Doyle’s later Sherlock Holmes stories is that they are rather peculiar, and some characters are different from anything natural.

17. The Freemasons’ Hall, featured in the Robert Downey Jr adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, has all sorts of symbols inside that contributed to the atmosphere of _ _ _ _ _ in one of the scenes of the film.

18. The tour guides discuss their favourite portrayals of Sherlock Holmes by various film actors. Which of the following is not mentioned?

19. Sherlock Holmes is referred to as ‘a time lord’ because … .

20. Arthur Conan Doyle could not get rid of Sherlock Holmes completely, and after ‘killing’ him he was forced to bring Sherlock Holmes back because people demanded his return.