Famous Writers Trivia Questions
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Which writer is known for the famous redundancy 'Rose is a rose is a rose'?
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gertrude stein
Which writer is known for kids' books like 'The 13 Clocks' as well as 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'?
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james thurber
Which poet, known for perhaps responding 'nevermore', was expelled from West Point in 1831 for refusing to attend drills?
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edgar allan poe
In 1996, which author of 'The Exorcist' published 'Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing: A Fable'?
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william peter blatty
Which bestselling author, known for writing 'Jurassic Park,' stands 6'9"?
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michael crichton
Who wrote her and her mother's speeches for the American Comedy Awards and was on the 1997 Oscar writing staff?
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carrie fisher
Which woman author attempted to make 'Atlas Shrugged' into a TV miniseries that was never finished?
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ayn rand
Who is the TV star and author of the book 'Straight Shooting' that contrasts with the title 'Untouchable'?
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robert stack
Which contemporary author, like her heroine Kay Scarpetta, once worked for the chief medical examiner's office in Virginia?
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patricia cornwell
Who is the onetime Unitarian pastor from Boston known for works like 'Self-Reliance' and 'The American Scholar'?
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ralph waldo emerson
Which Russian author published more than 300 short stories before writing the play 'The Seagull'?
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anton chekhov
Who is the nonsense poet known for describing himself as having a hideous visage and a beard resembling a wig?
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edward lear
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