Starter quiz
- In which era are the 'Sherlock Holmes' stories set?
- the Elizabethan era
- the Georgian era
- the Victorian era ✓
- the Edwardian era
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- What role does Sherlock Holmes have in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories?
- police detective
- journalist
- private detective ✓
- doctor
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- Which of these were new innovations in the Victorian era?
- electric street lights ✓
- the London Underground ✓
- horse and cart
- tunnels under the River Thames ✓
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- Which of the following are features of slums?
- lots of houses crowded together ✓
- many wealthy people
- many poor people ✓
- very large houses
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- Which of these crimes were common in Victorian London?
- mugging
- pickpocketing ✓
- murder
- garrotting ✓
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- From whose perspective is 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' told?
- Peterson's
- Sherlock Holmes'
- Dr Watson's ✓
- James Ryder's
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