Literary Pseudonyms Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 20
Which author published his first sci-fi story under the pseudonym Normal Bean, later creating the character Tarzan?
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edgar rice burroughs
What pseudonym did Samuel Clemens first use on February 3, 1863, in Virginia City's Territorial Enterprise?
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mark twain
Which author wrote 'Thinner,' a novel about a man with a wasting disease, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman?
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stephen king
By what pen name is the creator of 'The Cisco Kid', William Sidney Porter, better known?
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o. henry
Which pseudonym did William Sydney Porter adopt, possibly to hide the fact that he was in jail?
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o. henry
What pen name did Jozef Korzeniowski take?
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joseph conrad
What pseudonym did Amandine Aurore Lucile Dudevant adopt for her 1832 novel 'Indiana'?
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george sand
What pen name did Mary Ann Evans choose partly in honor of her lover George Henry Lewes?
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george eliot
What pseudonym did short story writer Hector Hugh Munro adopt, inspired by Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat'?
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saki
What pen name did Francis Kane use to write 'The Carpetbaggers'?
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harold robbins
What pseudonym did Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin choose for her 1832 novel 'Indiana'?
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george sand
What pseudonym was used by the mysterious recluse who authored 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'?
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b. traven
Which author published 'Exit to Eden' under the pen name Anne Rampling?
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anne rice
What pen name did William Sydney Porter use?
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o. henry
What famous pen name of Hector Hugh Munro sounds like a Japanese rice wine often served with sushi?
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saki
Which pseudonym did Francois Marie Arouet select?
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voltaire
Barbara Vine is the pseudonym of which leading British mystery writer known for her works in the 20th century?
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ruth rendell
What pen name did cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee use, which is also the name of their fictional detective?
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ellery queen
What is the singular pseudonym of Rodney Whitaker, who authored two 'Sanction' books, 'Loo' and 'Eiger'?
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trevanian
Which writer, under the pseudonym Constant Reader, wrote book reviews for The New Yorker from 1927 to 1933?
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dorothy parker
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