Q 01/05

Who plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock?

A) Andrew Scott

B) Martin Freeman

C) Benedict Cumberbatch

D) Rupert Graves

Answer · why

C) Benedict Cumberbatch

Producers noticed him in the 2007 film Atonement.

Q 02/05

Who plays Dr John Watson?

A) Mark Gatiss

B) Martin Freeman

C) Toby Jones

D) Rupert Graves

Answer · why

B) Martin Freeman

He had been Tim in The Office.

Q 03/05

Which two writers created Sherlock?

A) Jed Mercurio and Sally Wainwright

B) Stephen Thompson and Toby Haynes

C) Russell T Davies and Chris Chibnall

D) Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss

Answer · why

D) Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss

Both were Doctor Who writers who plotted it on trains to Cardiff.

Q 04/05

How many episodes of Sherlock were produced in total?

A) 13

B) 15

C) 18

D) 26

Answer · why

A) 13

Four series of three, plus one special.

Q 05/05

On which channel did Sherlock originally air in the UK?

A) ITV

B) Channel 4

C) BBC Two

D) BBC One

Answer · why

D) BBC One

PBS's Masterpiece carried it in the United States.