Biography
What was his job?
What is an Author?
Ray's most popular novel
What is Fahrenheit 451?
What genre did Ray Bradbury not want his works to be considered as?
What is Science Fiction?
What event happened after his first publication titled Pendulum in 1941?
What is Pearl Harbor?
Who were two of Bradbury's close friends?
Who are Buzz Aldrin and Walt Disney?
What state was he born in?
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- New York
What is Illinois? (specifically Waukegan!)
What is 30+ books and 600+ stories?
Why did he believe reading was important?
What is the belief that reading preserved knowledge and critical thinking skills?
What was his outlook on the rise of TV culture?
What is the decline of physical books and film adaptations of novels?
In what scenario did he meet his wife?
What is she thought he was shoplifting?
What was his first job?
What is selling newspapers in LA?
What is "Martian"?
What is a key ideal of his reflected in Farenheit 451?
What is the suppression of books and individual thinking threatens society's ability to develop and learn?
His novel Fahrenheit 451 discussed this Cold War topic.
What is McCarthyism?
What was Fahrenheit 451 almost titled?
What is "The Fireman"?
His wife served as a breadwinner for the family initially; where did she work?
What is a clerk at a bookstore? (How romantic!)
What is a Magazine?
What is the main theme of his dystopian novel that he preached was dangerous to society?
What is censorship?
Ray Bradbury asked JFK to aid in promoting this famous event due to his love for the extraterrestrial.
What is the Space Race?
One of his short stories titled "The Rocket Man" inspired this famous flamboyant 1970's songwriter.
Who is Elton John?
What was the first award he received?
What is the O. Henry Prize (1947 and 1948)?
# of awards Fahrenheit 451 received.
What is 5 awards?
What aspect of education did Bradbury despise?
What is post-high school education?
His direct descendant Mary Bradbury was apart of this major American persecution which can also be tied back to McCarthyism through an Arthur Miller novel.
What is the Salem Witch Trials?
What was the name of the magician who inspired Bradbury in 1932?
Who is Mr. Electrico?