Authors of Fiction
This author's works have been adapted to several movies and video games, such as 'Hunt for the Red October' and 'Rainbow Six'
Tom Clancy
This show takes place in Oz, but is told from the perspective of the witches, rather than Dorothy.
Wicked
The California gold rush helped put this state capital on the map
Sacramento
Chester the pitchman for Cheetos snacks is this kind of animal
A Cheetah
To a trucker hammer & granny refer to these 2 types of highway lanes
Fast lane & slow lane
This author's experience fighting in the trenches of WWI influenced his depiction of 'Mordor'
J. R. R. Tolkien
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of this show about the Founding Fathers, describes it as "America then, as told by America now".
Hamilton
In the 19th century it had co-capitals: Newport & Providence
Rhode Island
The Ticket Oak was a very giving magical tree for this rhyming company
StubHub
In 2010 the D.O.T. issued rules banning this new form of communication by truckers while driving
Texting
This UK author's works include American Gods, Coraline, and The Sandman.
Neil Gaiman
This show follows 19th century French peasant, Jean Valjean, who is attempting to elude a police inspector after breaking his parole.
Les Misérables
Before closing in 1893 this Nevada city's mint made almost $50 million in silver dollars & other coins
Carson City
This longtime Kellogg's mascot is now touting chocolate & cinnamon versions of his favorite flakes
Tony the Tiger
Moving a container from truck to train is called this like riding on another person
Piggybacking
This 18th century novelist has had her face on the back of the £10 note since 2017
Jane Austen
This rock musical tells the story of a group of impoverished artists struggling to make ends meet in Manhattan.
Rent
There's an annual dogsled race in this capital of the 4th largest state in the U.S.
Helena, Montana
This trademarked battery mascot is in the OED as a persistent... person
The Energizer Bunny
This company almost synonymous with heavy duty American trucks builds them in Macungie Penn.
Mack
After Robert Jordan's passing, this author completed Jordan's critically acclaimed series, 'The Wheel of Time'.
Brandon Sanderson
South Park creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, wrote this critically acclaimed Broadway musical comedy
In 1624 Dutch settlers founded Fort Orange on the site of this present-day capital
Albany, New York
This rodent grew up at St. Marinara's Orphanage & since he never knew his birthday he hosted parties for kids
Chuck E. Cheese
In 1997 this company known as Big Brown from the color of its trucks was hit by a Teamsters strike
UPS