United Kingdom › Questions › Modern society
Practice questionLife in the UK Test
Which Scottish doctor and writer created the detective Sherlock Holmes?
Correct answer
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Why
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish doctor and writer, best known for his stories about Sherlock Holmes, one of the first fictional detectives.
Answer choices
- ARobert Louis Stevenson
- BSir Arthur Conan Doyle
- CSir Walter Scott
- DIan Fleming