8 marvelous facts about Sherlock Holmes – which of them are false?

19.01.2020

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Culture Story: 8 marvelous facts about Sherlock Holmes – which of them are false?

Sherlock Holmes could deduce much out of the smallest details invisible to others. But what if you were to guess which facts about Sherlock himself were lies? It's time test your deduction skills and see how much you actually know about the world's favorite detective.

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#1

Culture Story: The first film about Sherlock is 80 years old

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FALSE!

The first movie about the famous sleuth was filmed in 1900, which means Sherlock Holmes has been on film for about 120 years! Sherlock Holmes Baffled was a short silent film that had a running time of 30 seconds

#2

Culture Story: In Conan Doyle's works, Sherlock never says ‘Elementary, my dear Watson’

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TRUE!

In the original novels and short stories, Sherlock never uses the phrase ‘Elementary, my dear Watson’. He says 'elementary’ and ‘my dear Watson’ a couple of times, but never puts the two together.

#3

Culture Story: At first, Conan Doyle was going to name his character Shepperd

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FALSE!

Conan Doyle's initial idea was Sherrinford. Most likely, he changed Holmes' name because of his favorite cricketers: Sherwin and Shacklock

#4

Culture Story: Sherlock Holmes was based on Conan Doyle's dream

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FALSE!

Sherlock Holmes was actually based on a real person! The detective was inspired by Conan Doyle's university teacher, Dr. Joseph Bell. Conan Doyle was impressed by Bell's incredible ability to deduce a lot about his patients from their appearance and the way they talked.

#5

Culture Story: The first novel about Sherlock Holmes became a hit a week after publishing

FALSE!

A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes novel, wasn't an instant success. It was rejected by many publishers and attracted little public interest after its first appearance in 'Beeton's Christmas Annual'.

#6

Culture Story: In the novels, Sherlock often wears a deerstalker

FALSE!

Sherlock Holmes wasn't wearing a deerstalker all the time: such an image became popular because of the illustrations to A Scandal in Bohemia published in one of the magazines. Both the story and the picture were a huge success. Sidney Paget, the illustrator, only pictured the character in a deerstalker because Sherlock was visiting the countryside in the story.

#7

Culture Story: Mycroft Holmes appears only in two Sherlock Holmes stories

TRUE!

While Mycroft is an important character of many shows and films about Sherlock, Conan Doyle only mentioned him in two stories: The Greek Interpreter and The Bruce-Partington Plans.

#8

Culture Story: Sherlock Holmes is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

TRUE!

Sherlock Holmes became the first fictional fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a prestigious professional association in the United Kingdom. Sherlock was honored as the first detective to exploit chemical science as a means of detection.

How many of these did you get right? Do you have a favorite story, novel, film or TV series about Sherlock Holmes?

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25 Comments

Wendy Outram

My favourite Sherlock Homes was Jeremy Brett

Conrado De Leon

Basil Rathbone was the most "sherlockian" actor. Actually the clothes were originated inn the theatrical adaptations, just as the famous "Elementary, my dear Watson". I played SH in a theatrical rendering of "The Speckled Band".

Caroline Weis

7/8. Missed the deerstalmerhat. I thought he'd always worn that hat,

Jetty Newnham

I love Sherlock Holmes stories. I used to live in a street where Conan Doyle lived and practicing medicine. There were bronze plaques set in the pavement.

Alana King

7 right. Not a bad result, considering I've never actually read the novels (must do so). Many are a perception or Mandela effect, so made an easy guess. My favourite film adaptation has to be that with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law. Actually setting it in period was so good. While I love "Elementary", and loved how they twisted it and set it in contemporary New York, as much as I love Lucy and how fine an actress she is, Watson as a woman threw me for a loop. While his doctor, Watson never coddled Sherlock, and I felt they made her portrayal mother him too much.