Aug 7: Author AKAs
Many authors choose to write under different names. Can you match these famous authors to their pseudonyms?
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Quiz Questions
1.
Dr. Seuss is actually which person?
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A.
Thomas S. Gilly
B.
Giselle Thomas
C.
Theodore Geisel
2.
Anne Perry's real name is...
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A.
Perry Alliston
B.
Juliet Marion Hulme
C.
Marianne Philpott
3.
"Sue Denim" is the cheeky pseudonym of...
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A.
Dav Pilkey
B.
Mo Willems
C.
Roald Dahl
4.
Alex Kava is really...
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A.
Alex K. Schillings
B.
Sharon M. Kava
C.
Alexandra Kocot
5.
Erin Hunter is actually who?
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A.
Kate Cary
B.
Victoria Holmes
C.
Both
6.
Robert Galbraith is better known as...
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A.
Robert Crais
B.
James Patterson
C.
J.K. Rowling
7.
Eric Arthur Blair is also known as...
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A.
H.G Wells
B.
George Orwell
C.
T.S. Elliot
8.
O. Henry changed his name from...
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A.
Paul William Snyder
B.
Stanley Peter Williams
C.
William Sydney Porter
9.
John Le Carre is AKA:
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A.
David John Moore Cornwell
B.
Sam Smith
C.
Richard le Roy
10.
Cassandra Clare's real name is:
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A.
Judith Rumelt
B.
Mathilda Moss
C.
Juliet Montague
11.
Helen Goff is the real name of:
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A.
Hugh Lofting
B.
P.L. Travers
C.
Michael Bond
12.
Howard Allen Frances O'Brien is AKA:
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A.
Anne Rampling
B.
A.N. Roquelaure
C.
Both
13.
Sapphire is whose pseudonym?
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A.
Liana Ramone
B.
Ramona Lofton
C.
Rachelle Ruby
14.
Stratford-based writer Claire Delacroix is actually:
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A.
Delilah Baker
B.
Deborah Cooke
C.
Deanne Cross
15.
Marvel Comics' Stan Lee's real name is:
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A.
Stanley Martin Lieber
B.
Steven Lee Majors
C.
Stanwick Mark Lee
16.
Jayne Ann Krentz is also known as:
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A.
Debbie Macomber
B.
Wanda Brunstetter
C.
Amanda Quick
17.
Who wrote under the name "Mrs. Silence Dogood"?
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A.
Oscar Wilde
B.
Mark Twain
C.
Benjamin Franklin
18.
The real name of Maya Angelou is...
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A.
Marguerite Annie Johnson
B.
Marie-Annette Jardine
C.
Maria-Adonia Juarez
19.
Richard Bachman is really who?
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A.
Stephen King
B.
Dean Koontz
C.
James Patterson
20.
Which mystery author also wrote books under the name Mary Westmacott?
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A.
Ellis Peters
B.
Agatha Christie
C.
Rhys Bowen
Quiz Outcomes
1.
You're a clever bunny!
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2.
You're one smart cookie!
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3.
You're such a brain!
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Couldn't fool you, hmm? And if you'd like to read more from our AKA authors, check out the link below!
