Lewis Carroll
England
In what country was Lewis Carroll born?
9
How many siblings did Alice Liddell have?
Queen Victoria
Under what British monarch did the Victorian Era (1837-1901) occur ?
Oklahoma
In what state did Gardner’s life both begin and end?
Satire/Political Cartoon Drawings
What type of style of art did John Tenniel focus on during his career?
Migraines
What central nervous system impairment was Carroll rumored to have which was thought to also inspire some of the visual descriptions found in his writing?
1856
When did the Liddell family move to Christ Church / Oxford?
Middle Class
What social class benefitted most during the Victorian Era?
Petroleum Geologist
Aside from being a writer, what was another career for Martin Gardner?
Deal Wood
On what material did Tenniel engrave his illustrations for the Alice books?
Dodo
Which character in Alice in Wonderland did Lewis Carroll model after himself?
$75,000
How much money did Alice Liddell receive (in U.S. dollars) for selling her original manuscript of Carroll's "Alice's Adventures Underground"?
Hair
During this era, which biological byproduct was commonly used to make wreaths or jewelry in order to honor family members?
University of Chicago
At what univserity did Gardner major in philosophy?
92
In Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, how many drawings did John Tenniel illustrate in total?
Daresbury, Cheshire
In which village and county was Lewis Carroll born?
19
How old was Alice when Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There was published?
Gothic
What type of novel rose to popularity in the Victorian Era with classics such as Dracula and the works of Edgar Allan Poe?
The Scientific American
In what journal did Martin Gardner's writings about math puzzles and riddles appear for 25 years?
Eidetic Memory
What type of memory was John Tenniel said to have? (This type of memory is commonly referred to as a photographic memory.)
10
How many siblings did LC have?
Columbia University
What university awarded Alice Liddell and honorary doctorate degree in 1932?
18
How old was Queen Victoria when she took the crown?
75 and 76
In which issues of the Knight Letter were Gardner’s last formal notes and annotations to Alice posthumously published?
1893
When was John Tenniel knighted for his public service?