Famous Authors
Name a single author and something they have written.
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What series of fiction books written by the American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney have the main character Greg Heffley.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Fiction deals with real facts and information?
TRUE or FALSE
False
What is it called when you do research and character bios before ever starting to actually write your story?
Pre-Writing
What is Mr. Claussen's first name?
Gabriel
Who wrote the Hunger Games series?
Suzanne Collins
What is the best selling young adult novel of all time?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Which genre deals with time travel and robots?
Science Fiction
What is the type of writing called where you use all of you senses to describe something?
Sensory Writing
What is the largest lake completely within MN borders?
Red Lake
What author wrote the Percy Jackson series?
Rick Riordan
What series is the character "Aslan" the lion from?
The Chronicles of Narnia
What genre is concerned with solving a crime or putting together clues?
Mystery
What is the official name for the hero of a story?
Protagonist
What is the largest mammal on the planet?
Blue Whale
What author wrote "Huckleberry Finn"?
Mark Twain
Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?
Charles Dickens
What genre would have characters like Zeus, Athena or Hercules?
Mythology
Give me an example of an internal conflict.
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What year was Minnesota founded as a state?
1858
What does the "J" in J.K. Rowling stand for?
Joanne
What is the best selling novel of all time?
Don Quixote
Which non-fiction genre is the true story of someone's life written by that person?
Autobiography
What is the most exciting part or the turning point in a story called?
Climax
What is the world record for the fastest mile?
3:43 (in 1999)