It's Quiz time. Writers sometimes opt to use a "pen name." Reasons vary. Joanne Rowling became J. K. Rowling (not the wildest pen name ever used) because the publishers thought it might aid in the book selling. Sixteen year old Ben Franklin became Silence Dogood in a wildly successful attempt to trick his older brother James into publishing his writing. Sam Clemens became Mark Twain just to change his luck (I just made that up, but feel free to repeat it). Knowing my faithful readers are all fond of writing and books, I offer the following quiz for your entertainment. No prizes will be awarded as the average grade is sure to be 100%. See is you can match the pen name to the real name. On your mark .................. get set...............go:
Pen Names Real Names
Ayn Rand Francois-Marie Arouet
George Eliot Daniel Handler
Dr. Seuss Stanley Martin Lieber
Joseph Conrad William Sydney Porter
Franklin W. Dixon Mary Ann Evans
John LeCarre James Alfred Wight
Lemony Snicket Jozef Korzeniowski
George Orwell Theodore Geisel
O. Henry Eric Arthur Blair
James Herriot Cecil Smith
Lewis Caroll David Cornwell
C. S. Forester Alisa Zinov'yevni Rosenbaum
Voltaire Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Stan Lee Leslie McFarlane
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