Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was described as 'The Napoleon of Crime'?

  1. Inspector G Lestrade

  2. Jack Stapleton

  3. Professor Moriarty

  4. Jonathan Small
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Explanation

Professor Moriarty was called 'The Napoleon of Crime' by Sherlock Holmes in 'The Final Problem' (1893). Holmes used this analogy because Moriarty controlled the London criminal underworld just as Napoleon had controlled Europe. Inspector Lestrade is a Scotland Yard inspector, Jack Stapleton is the villain from 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', and Jonathan Small is from 'The Sign of Four'.

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