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This boy “lived” — that’s how readers first meet him, in a cupboard under the stairs at Number 4, Privet Drive.
Who was Harry Potter?
These performers walk a fine line – literally – as they balance above the ground
What are tightrope walkers?
To shake uncontrollably, often from anxiety
What is tremble?
When she was just 18, Mary Shelly created this monster in her groundbreaking novel.
What is Frankenstein?
During the American Revolution, this tailor-turned-spy pretended to serve the British while feeding information to George Washington’s army.
Who was Hercules Mulligan?
In the opening of this dystopian adventure, 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister’s place in a deadly televised competition.
What was The Hunger Games?
The ringmaster is never complete without this fashionable piece of headwear.
What is a top hat?
To gather together for a common purpose
What is assemble?
Anne Frank was only 13 years old when she started chronicling her experiences in a diary about this major conflict.
What was World War 2?
Juan Poloj Garcia tricked the Nazis into believing D-Day would happen at Calais — not Normandy.
What is Garbo?
Bilbo Baggins’ quiet life in the Shire is upended when a wizard and thirteen dwarves show up at his door, offering him an adventure.
What is The Hobbit?
This is the name given to the striped tent where all the magic happens.
What is the Big Top?
Two or more horses from the same establishment might be called this
What are stablemates?
Before he became a household name, this author published Eragon at only 15, launching a best-selling fantasy series about dragons and destiny.
Who is Christopher Paolini?
This infamous Cold War spy ring member worked for Britain’s MI6 — and secretly for the Soviet Union — alongside his Cambridge-educated comrades.
Who was Kim Philby?
On her eleventh birthday, this heroine discovers a hidden world — but first, she and her siblings are evacuated from wartime London.
Who is Lucy Pensieve?
Coulrophobia is the fear of this, often seen in makeup and oversized shoes.
What are clowns?
The altar part of a sanctuary in ancient and Orthodox churches
What is bemas?
DAILY DOUBLE! Barbara Newhall Follett published this book at age 12 in 1927, impressing literary critics before later vanishing from the public eye.
What is The House Without Windows?
Once a CIA officer and FBI agent, this American sold secrets to Moscow for nearly a decade before being caught in 2001.
Who was Robert Hanssen?
This epic series begins when a young man named Rand al’Thor notices strangers in black cloaks in his small farming village — a sign that destiny is calling.
What is the Wheel of Time?
This exciting performance often sees someone in a dangerous scenario as they try to escape.
What is an escape act?
To criticize or judge someone harshly
What is lambaste?
At just 9 years old, she self-published her poetry book Waiting for the Waves and went on to become one of the world’s youngest published authors.
Who is Ariyah D. Johnson?
This Dutch exotic dancer used her charm and access to high-ranking officials during World War I — but was executed by the French as a German spy.
Who was Mata Hari?