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1. 1 Easy

   Which skill does Sherlock practise on his collection of locks?

   Answer: Lockpicking

   Why: In season one, Joan challenges Sherlock to arrange his collection of locks by country of origin again.

2. 2 Medium

   Why did Captain Gregson first meet Sherlock Holmes years before Elementary?

   Answer: He visited London to study counterterrorism

   Why: Gregson's posting a few months after 9/11 sent him to observe Scotland Yard's counterterrorism bureau, where Holmes was mostly working homicides.

3. 3 Hard

   What is the name of Joan Watson's biological half-sister?

   Answer: Lin Wen

   Why: Lin lied about knowing Mycroft to get in the door. Joan unmasked her: Lin's mother was once Mrs. Yun, and Joan was born Joan Yun.

4. 4 Easy

   Who becomes Sherlock's girlfriend in season 4 of Elementary?

   Answer: Fiona Helbron

   Why: Betty Gilpin's Fiona was lead programmer at Pentillion Edge, and her refusal to say anything untrue is what cleared her of murder.

5. 5 Medium

   Why did Joan Watson leave her medical career before Elementary begins?

   Answer: A patient died on her operating table

   Why: No board took her license: she let it expire herself after Gerald Castoro's death, saying she froze whenever handed a scalpel.

6. 6 Hard

   What did Joan Watson's patient Gerald Castoro die of?

   Answer: Internal bleeding

   Why: The tumour sat on his right adrenal gland, whose short vein drains straight into the vena cava, the largest vein in the body.