LIFE
Family
Works
Anything about Twain
Nothing about Twain
100
what is Twain's real name?
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
100
What was Twains Fathers' name
John Clemens
100
What was his 1st publishment.
the celebrated jumping frog of calvarias county
100
when was he born
1835
100
Who is Emma's favorite basketball player?
Howard
200
Where did his family move to
Hannibal, Missouri
200
what was his moms name
Jane
200
tom sawyer was based on who
Twain
200
What does "Mark Twain" mean?
the depth of the river that was safe to pass
200
Who is the best receiver in the nfl
larry fitzgerald
300
What Institution gave him a doctorate
Yale University
300
Brother _____ killed in steamboat accident on the Pennsylvania
Henry
300
What subjects does Twain cover in Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer (name one)
Slavery or feminism
300
what stopped Twain from being a Pilot
The Civil War breaks out. Trade along the Mississippi River is halted, forcing an end to Twain's steamboat career.
300
what is the capitol of France
Paris
400
This comet "brought" and "took" Twain from earth
Haleys comet
400
Twain became an apprentice to which brother ?
Orion
400
In many ways Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is _______?
autobiography
400
why did twain take an abroad tour to lecture
to pay off debts
400
how many hours are in 2 days
48
500
While going down to New Orleans on a riverboat on the_____ , he was inspired to become a pilot of a riverboat.
Mississippi river
500
What was the name of the daughter that out lived Twain himself
Clara
500
Twain used what Lit technique(list two)
humor of exaggeration Allusion dialect use for each character story within a story educated vs. uneducated Hyperbole characterization
500
What did he do after he left school?( list three)
He was a printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a businessman and a newspaper reporter.
500
This NFL team robbed the Arizona Cardinals of a superbowl win.
the Pittsburg Steelers
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