Pen Names
Grab Bag
Animals of the Bible
Cats
And Dogs
What Language is it?
100
Theodor Geisel used this pen name when writing children's books, such as his most famous work Green Eggs and Ham.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
He first used the name while a student at Dartmouth, contributing to the school's humor magazine.
100
This state has the nickname "The Centennial State".
What is Colorado?
The name Colorado comes from Spanish and means "colored red".
100
This animal tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
What is a serpent or snake?
The crafty serpent convinced Eve to try the fruit of a tree that was forbidden to them.
100
This big cat is also known as the king of the jungle.
What is a lion?
Often known as the ‘king of the jungle’, most lions actually live in the savannah or grasslands. Just one population of wild forest-dwelling lions remains, in Gir Forest National Park, India.
100
This is the name of Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz.
What is Toto?
Toto was actually a female dog named Terry, a purebred Cairn Terrier. Terry was paid $125 per week, which was more than some of the human actors in the film.
100
What language is this #1?
What is Spanish?
Spanish is the second most spoken language globally, with over 500 million speakers across the world.
200
Samuel Clemens wrote his most famous novels, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, under this pen name.
Who is Mark Twain?
It is said that Clemens came up with the name from his time working on riverboats on the Mississippi river.
200
This is the nickname of the generation of babies born at the end of World War II (1946-1964).
What are Baby Boomers?
Baby boomers are one of the largest generations in United States History. Between 1946 and 1964, an estimated 76 million babies were born in the United States.
200
Noah sent this bird out from the ark to learn whether the floodwaters had receded.
What is a raven or dove?
First, Noah sent a raven which did not return. So he sent a Dove, and the dove returned with an olive leaf, letting Noah know that plants were once again growing on land.
200
These striped big cats, native to Asia, are the largest cats in the world.
What are Tigers?
Siberian tigers are the biggest tigers, with males weighing up to 660 pounds and measuring up to 10 feet long from nose to tip of the tail.
200
These pack hunters were the dominant predator in North America until humans hunted them to near extinction.
What are Wolves?
The bonds within a wolf pack are reinforced through social behaviors like grooming and playing, which help strengthen relationships and trust. Wolves demonstrate remarkable loyalty to their packs, often putting the needs of the group above their own.
200
What language is this #2?
What is French?
Around 45% of English words come from French, largely due to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, where French became the language of the aristocracy and administration.
300
This horror writer from Maine sometimes writes under the pen name Richard Bachman.
Who is Steven King?
King has even appeared on the TV show Sons of Anarchy as a character named Richard Bachman.
300
Come on down! This game show was hosted by Bob Barker for 35 years, before Drew Carey took over as host in 2007
What is The Price is Right?
The first car given away on the show was a Chevrolet Vega worth $2,746.
300
One of the plagues in Egypt written about in the book of Exodus were a plague of these small, jumpy animals.
What are frogs?
In Exodus, we read about the plague of frog sent upon Egypt in an effort to convince them to release the Hebrew people from slavery.
300
These African cats are the fastest land animal on earth, reaching speeds of up to 70 mph.
What are Cheetahs?
They can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than three seconds, but they can only sustain that pace for about a quarter mile.
300
This is the breed of dog that the Martin's own on the classic TV show Lassie.
What is a Collie?
Several dogs appear in the role of Lassie throughout the show’s run, most of whom lived to be at least 17 years old
300
What language is this #3?
What is German?
In German, nouns are capitalised. Unlike in English, this rule does not only apply to proper names – and there are no exceptions.
400
Author of Atlas Shrugged and Fountainhead, she was born Alisa Rosenbaum but based her pen name on a Finnish name.
Who is Ayn Rand?
Though some claimed her surname was based on her typewriter, the Remington Rand, it was actually an abbreviation of her birth name.
400
This is the informal name of the NCAA college basketball playoff tournament that occurs every spring.
What is March Madness?
The tournament has been held every year since 1939, except for the 2019-2020 season due to covid. In all that time, there is no record of anyone ever having filled out a perfect bracket.
400
Matthew 19:24 says, "Again I say onto you, it is easier for this animal to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God".
What is a camel?
It's a metaphor that basically means that the pursuit of wealth can hinder people from living a Godly life.
400
These big cats, that share a name with a luxury car brand, are native to South America and are the largest cats in all of the Americas.
What are Jaguars?
Jaguars have a more powerful bite than any other big cat. Their teeth are strong enough to bite through the thick hides of crocodilians and the hard shells of turtles.
400
This was the name of Richard Nixon's dog.
What is Checkers?
Although Nixon’s cocker spaniel never lived in the White House, Checkers became quite a celebrity after then-Senator Nixon mentioned the dog in a televised speech on Sept. 23, 1952.
400
What language is this #4?
What is Russian?
Russian is not just an official language in Russia, but is also an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Russian boasts around 155 million native speakers, making it the eighth most spoken language globally.
500
This author of such works as A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities, he first published his work anonymously, using the pen name "The Inimitable Boz" or simply Boz, before eventually publishing his later work under his real name.
Who is Charles Dickens?
Boz was originally derived from the nickname Dickens had given his younger brother, Augustus. Dickens would call him “Moses” after a character in Oliver Goldsmith’s The Vicar of Wakefield. Pronounced through the nose, the name became Boses, and was easily shortened to Boz.
500
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is said to be the immediate cause of this global conflict.
What is World War I?
The longest battle of World War I, the battle of Verdun, lasted 300 days, from February to December of 1916.
500
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on this animal.
What is a colt or donkey?
The story of Jesus riding into Jerusalem a few days before his death is told in all the Gospels. Depending on which Gospel, we may read that he rode in on a donkey, a colt or both.
500
These large housecats are said to be named from the north eastern state from which they originated, and the early belief that the cat was in fact the result of crossing between domestic cat breeds and raccoons.
What are Maine Coons?
Maine Coons are the largest domestic cat breed; they can weigh up to 30 lbs and grow to be over 3 ft long.
500
Every February since 2019, Golden, Colorado holds a festival celebrating these friendly, yellow haired dogs.
What are Golden Retrievers?
They earned their namesake because they were originally bred for bringing back waterfowl shot by hunters out of the water.
500
What is this language #5?
What is Italian?
The word "America" comes from the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Vespucci was the first European to recognize that North and South America were separate continents.
600
This founding father, who also appears on the $100 bill, used many pen names in his life including Silence Dogood, Caelia Shortface, Martha Careful, Richard Saunders, Busy Body, Anthony Afterwit, Polly Baker, and Benevolus.
Who is Ben Franklin?
Franklin is one of the few male writers to take on a female alias—in fact, he often used his feminine personas to create a social critique of the patriarchy.
600
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, winning an award in physics in 1903 for her work in radioactivity
Who is Marie Curie?
She won a second Nobel prize in 1911, in chemistry, for discovering the elements radium and polonium
600
Daniel was thrown in a den of these animals, but miraculously remained unharmed.
What are lions?
In the book of Daniel, the king of Babylon outlawed prayer to any person or god except for himself. After Daniel was caught praying, he was thrown into a den of lions, however the next morning the king arrived and saw Daniel was unharmed.
600
Native to Colorado, among other places, this is the largest member of the "small cats" family.
What are Cougars/Mountain Lions/Pumas?
A simple trick to tell a "small cat" from a "big cat" is whether or not they can purr or roar. Mountain Lions and Cheetahs are the largest cats that can purr but cannot roar, while bigger cats like lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars cannot purr but do roar.
600
This is the name of the annual long-distance sled dog race held in Alaska in early March. It travels from Anchorage to Nome.
What is the Iditarod?
The Iditarod symbolizes the courage of the men and dogs of Alaska who delivered medicine to Nome during the diphtheria epidemic of 1925.
600
What language is this #6?
What is Chinese(Mandarin)?
Chinese is one of the oldest languages in the world. Chinese characters were first seen engraved in animal bones in 1250 BC.