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From Chapter 3 Mysteries : Murder and detective genre

The Sherlock Holmes Museum
http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/home.htm

Whodunnit (Playing Detective)
http://www.mape.org.uk/kids/index.htm

Using the sites above find out about Sherlock Holmes and put your own deductive skills to the test using the Mape Site's Whodunnit activity.

1. How many steps were there in the flight of stairs leading to Holmes' first floor study?

a. 11

b. 17

c. 25

d. 31

2. What was the name of the woman who outwitted Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia?

a. Irene Adler

b. Mrs Hudson

c. Lady Frances Fairfax

d. Susan Tarlton

3. In the list of suspects how many have scars?

a. 4

b. 6

c. 8

d. 10

4. Of the suspects who is a blonde, 33-year-old female with blood type A?

a. Emma Hunter

b. Steffi Braun

c. Lucy Smith

d. Rose Wilson

5. In the case of the Stolen Statue, who is the culprit?

a. Emma Hunter

b. Matthew Morgan

c. Sonnie Bakker

d. John Dobson

6. Complete this quotation on detection: "You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of _____".

a. People

b. Behaviour

c. Events

d. Trifles

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