In 2004, which world-renowned author’s daughter discovered a 5,000-word story entitled "The Incident of the Dog's Ball" in the attic of her home?- Which famous American playwright choked to death on an eye drop bottle cap?
- Which famous author was both born and died on a Halley’s Comet year?
- What did writer Edgar Allan Poe and singer Jerry Lee Lewis have in common pertaining to their choice of wives?
Last Week's Answers
In the book Gone With the Wind, how many months actually pass during Melanie's' pregnancy?
Approximately 21 based on the battles mentioned in the text. When this was pointed out to author Margaret Mitchell, she reportedly replied that “a Southerner's pace is slower than that of a Yankee.”
What book was Mark David Chapman carrying with him when he killed John Lennon on December 8, 1980?
J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.
Which female author was also considered the world’s first computer programmer?
Augusta Ada King, a writer and the illegitimate daughter of Lord Byron, was known for her work on Babbage's analytical engine. Her copious notes on this machine that would become the precursor to the modern computer include the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine — making her the world’s first computer programmer.
What writer contemporary to T.S. Eliot nicknamed him "Old Possum"?
Ezra Pound, a poet, critic, and a major figure of the Modernist movement, famous for his work with major contemporaries such as Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Ernest Hemingway, and especially T. S. Eliot gave Eliot the nickname “Old Possum.” Eliot later used the nickname in his work Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
Which word in the English language has the most definitions?
Of all the words in the English language, the word ’set’ has the most definitions.
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