Tuesday, June 18, 2013

What's in a name...................................?

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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