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Gabo
Who said that?
The Incident
Colombia
Fun Facts
100
In this year, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature
What is 1982?
100
"What's been most appreciated about me is my imagination. In fact I'm a terrible realist. I don't invent anything, everything I write down is already there."
Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez?
100
The name of the town where the murder actually occurred
What is Sucre?
100
This many people died in the war of a Thousand Days
What is 100,000
100
Childhood Nickname
What is Gabo
200
Marquez's spouse.
Who is Mercedes Marquez?
200
"One Thousand Years of Solitude is my favorite book"
Who is Bill Clinton?
200
The natural disaster which affects Sucre often
What is flooding?
200
This brought Spaniards to Colombia
What is the myth of El Dorado
200
Could have been a painter, writer, or a ______
What is lawyer?
300
Marquez's childhood nickname.
What is "Gabito?"
300
"He [Fidel Castro] points out contradictions and inconsistencies"
Who is Gabo?
300
How the real-life husband, Miguel Reyes Palencia was related to the town
What is the son of the town owners?
300
Marquez's grandfather fought for this side in the war of a Thousand Days.
What is Liberals
300
Marquez smoked ___ cigarettes a day
What is 60
400
The year that Marquez's father claims he was born.
What is 1927?
400
"I am dismayed at the death of Marquez"
Who is Fidel Castro?
400
The geographical area which Sucre is a part of
What is the Moposine Depression?
400
This event killed 180,000 people
What is La Violencia
400
This is Bill Clinton's favorite book.
What is One Thousand Years of Solitude?
500
The town where Marquez went to school, and began writing poems and comics.
Where is Baranquilla?
500
"I don't think literature should be used as a firearm. But, even against your own will, your ideological positions are inevitably reflected in your writing and they influence readers. I think my books have had political impact in Latin America because they help to create a Latin American identity; they help Latin Americans to become more aware of their culture."
Who is Gabo?
500
The date of Cayetano Gentile's murder
What is January 22nd, 1951?
500
This character is inspired by Marquez's grandfather
What is Colonel Aponte
500
DAILY DOUBLE! Gave up writing in the year ____
What is 2009