The Game is Afoot

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One

The writer who created Sherlock Holmes was born on this day in 1859. Who was he, and in what city was he born?

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Two

In the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, who played the role of Dr. Watson, and who directed the film?

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Three

Who was Sherlock Holmes’ elder brother, and by how many years is he older? (FYI, the answer to the age gap part of the question is one of the first five prime numbers.)

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Four

The day that Sherlockians celebrate as Sherlock Holmes’s ‘birthday’ has both a Shakespearean and religious festival connection. What is that date?

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Five

In the world of Sherlock Holmes, which street urchin gang is led by a boy named Wiggins?

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Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

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