Weird Dates
When was Flannery born?
Note: You must answer with (dd/mm/yyyy)
March 25, 1925
(3/25/1925)
Where was she born?
Savannah, GA
What type of elementary and middle school did Flannery attend?
Note: Don't overthink this, just remember her denomination
Catholic School
(Roman Catholic is acceptable as well)
What animal did Flannery love so much that she had a pride of them in her backyard?
Bonus - What animal did Flannery teach to walk backwards?
Note: If you get the answer to both questions, you get double points!
Peacocks
Chicken
What did Flannery primarily write?
(Please don't overthink this xD)
Short stories
When was Flannery a Yaddo?
Yaddo - an artist's retreat in Saratoga Springs, NY
Note: We will accept any date +/- 5 years
1947-1949
(so anywhere from 1942-1954)
What denomination was she and her family?
Roman Catholic
What high school did Flannery go to?
Note: The name sounds and looks very similar to Peacock.
Peabody High School
Besides stories, what else did Flannery write in her writing journal?
Prayers!
What is the story that has Sarah Ruth Cates and a byzantine Christ in it?
When was Wise Blood published?
Note: We will accept anything with +/- 5 years
1952
(anywhere from 1947-1957)
How many siblings did Flannery have?
Trick question! None!
Where did Flannery go to undergraduate college?
Georgia State College for Women
What did Flannery originally want her career to be as?
Hint: think like jobs, sort of
A Cartoonist
What things in nature does Flannery love to use as symbolism?
Note: You just have to name at least one
When was Flannery's Complete Stories published?
Note: We will accept any date +/- 5 years
Extra Note: This book was published posthumously
1972
(so anywhere from 1967-1977)
Where did her family move when Flannery was about 13 years old?
Milledgeville
Where did Flannery get her Masters degree from?
Note: If you can name specifically what her Masters was in, then double points for you :D
University of Iowa
Creative Writing/Fine Arts
(NOT journalism, although that is the program she originally entered, but then she switched)
What farm did Flannery raise her special birds at and spend a lot of time at?
Andalusia
What is the real name of the grandmother in A Good Man is Hard to Find?
Note: If you are in junior house, 9th, or 10th grade, please consult your parent's approval before reading this. :)
Trick Question! It is just the Grandmother
When was Flannery inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame?
Note: We will accept any date +/- 2 years! (It's a 500 question; we get to be a bit more picky :D)
2000
(so anywhere from 1998-2002)
Who are Flannery's parents?
Note: You may just name one parent's name, but if you can name both PLUS her father's middle name initial and her mother's maiden name initial, I will double your points for this question. :)
Edward F. O'Connor
Regina Cline
What was Flannery's Master's Thesis?
The Geranium (a collection of short stories)
What is Flannery's real name?
(I just learned about this xD)
Mary
What was the exact price that Julian's mother paid for her ugly hat?
Note: If you have not read Everything that Rises Must Converge, never fear, Aubrielle has a set of multiple choice options for you to guess from!
$7.50