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100
Where did Zora Neale Hurston grow up?
Eatonville, Florida
100
Where was Hurston born and in what year?
January 7, 1891 in Nostasulga, Alabama
100
What is the name of the book that Hurston wrote about her study of Caribbean Voodoo practices?
Tell My Horse
100
Where did Hurston establish a school of dramatic arts, when was it established and what was it based on?
It was established at Bethune-Cookman University (at the time, Bethune-Cookman College) in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1934 and it was “based on pure Negro expression”
100
How many stories, books and plays did Hurston write?
52
200
What did Hurston’s mother encouraged her Zora to do?
Jump at the sun, you might not land on the sun but you’ll get off the ground.
200
How old was Hurston when her mother died?
13 year-old
200
What is the name of Hurston’s first novel and when was it released?
Jonah’s Gourd Vine in 1934
200
Fill in the blank: Hurston was the _____ child of her parents _____ children
5th and 8
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In what year did Hurston’s marry Herbert Sheen (give month, date and year)?
May 19, 1927
300
It is a known fact that Hurston was a pauper when she died. Her neighbours had to take up a collection for her funeral. When did Hurston die and when was she buried?
January 28, 1960 and buried February 7, 1960
300
Hurston received an Associate degree from which university in 1920?
Howard University
300
In 1935 Hurston published a collection of black southern folklore which was well received. What is the name of this book?
Mules and Men
300
Where was Hurston buried?
In an unmarked grave in Fort Pierce, Florida 
300
After her divorce from Herbert Sheen, Hurston married Albert Price. How old was her husband at the time and how long did the marriage last for?
Her husband was 23 year-old, 25 years her junior and it lasted for seven months
400
Why did Hurston work a series of menial jobs and struggled to finish her schooling?
After her mother’s death, her father remarried and seem to have little time and money for his children
400
Hurston began studying for her PhD in Anthropology at Colombia when? (give month and year)
January 1935
400
Which of Hurston’s novel is considered to be the most famous, where did she write it, how long did it take her to write it and when was it published?
Their Eyes are Watching God published in 1937. She wrote it in Haiti and it took her 7 weeks to write it.
400
It is believed that Hurston never received the financial reward that she deserved. What was the most Hurston ever made on her books?
$943.75
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What was the cause of Zora Neale Hurston's death?
She died of hypertensive heart disease
500
Which female author did Hurston influence and how do we know this?
Alice Walker Because Walker wrote an essay “In search of Zora Neale Hurston”.
500
At what age did Hurston re-enter High school and how did she get free public schooling?
She re-entered at age 26 and she lopped 10 years off her life, giving her age as 16 and the year of her birth as 1901.
500
In 1942, Hurston published her autobiography. In that same year she was profiled in “Who Who in America, Current Biography and 20th century writers due to this book. What is the title of this book and when was it published?
Dust Tracks on a Road published 1942
500
In what year was Hurston bestowed the Bethune-Cookman College Award for Education and Human Relations?
1956
500
In 1948, Hurston was falsely accused of a crime which seriously disrupted her personal life. What was this crime?
She was accused of molesting a ten-year-old boy, but the case was dismissed after Hurston presented evidence that she was in Honduras when the crime supposedly occurred in the U.S.