Sherlock Holmes and Forensic Science Quiz

Who is the famous detective mentioned in the text?

• John Watson

• Arthur Conan Doyle

• Edmond Locard

• Sherlock Holmes

What did Sherlock Holmes use to solve crimes?

• Magic

• Fingerprints

• Guessing

• Brute force

In which story did Sherlock Holmes use fingerprint analysis?

• The Adventure of the Speckled Band

• The Hound of the Baskervilles

• The Sign of the Four

• A Case of Identity

What did Conan Doyle study?

• Law

• Art

• Engineering

• Medicine

What method did some police departments use before fingerprinting?

• Measuring body parts

• Asking witnesses

• Using dogs

• Surveillance cameras

What did Sherlock Holmes identify in 'A Case of Identity'?

• A criminal

• A typewriter

• A witness

• A location

When did London's police force start using fingerprint identification?

• 1890

• 1901

• 1920

• 1910

Who started the first forensics lab?

• Edmond Locard

• Arthur Conan Doyle

• Sherlock Holmes

• John Watson

What did Edmond Locard ask his students to read?

• Sherlock Holmes stories

• Textbooks

• Novels

• Newspapers

What year was 'A Case of Identity' written?

• 1891

• 1901

• 1890

• 1892