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Literary Characters
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Howdy Doody
Official Languages
Women Authors
100
In this novel, Jack Kerouac depicted himself as Sal Paradise, tagging along after the charismatic Dean Moriarty
What is On the Road?
100
The German Empire had this "Iron Chancellor" from 1871 to 1890
Who is Bismarck?
100
He was both the host & voice of Howdy Doody
Who is Bob Smith?
100
In Peru: Quechua, Aymara & this
What is Spanish?
100
Sink your teeth into this author's other novels like "The Witching Hour" & "The Vampire Armand"
Who is Anne Rice?
200
This Conrad character hasn't been dubbed "Lord" yet when he wimps out in a maritime emergency
Who is Lord Jim?
200
Napoleon & his troops captured Cairo in the 1798 battle of these landmarks
What are the Pyramids?
200
His "voice" sounded like this
Who is Clara Bell?
200
In Haiti: Haitian Creole & this
What is French?
200
In "Little Women", Louisa May Alcott portrayed herself as this second-oldest March girl, who naturally becomes a writer
Who is Jo?
300
He does quite a bit of bed-hopping in the 4 John Updike novels featuring him
Who is Rabbit Angstrom?
300
Decisions of this tribunal were made public, as in the auto-da-fe in Spain
What is the Inquisition?
300
Original number of Howdy's freckles, they equaled the number of U.S. states
What is 48?
300
In Switzerland: German, French, Romansch & this
What is Italian?
300
This best-selling author's works, in part, explore mother-daughter relationships and the immigrant experience
Who is Amy Tan?
400
WWII spymaster Vera Atkins inspired this secretary of M in James Bond novels
Who is Miss Moneypenny?
400
Clause 39 of this influenced Britain's Habeas Corpus Act of 1679
What is the Magna Carta?
400
Last name of triplets Don Jose, Hector Hamhock & Phineas T.
What is Bluster?
400
In Kenya: English & this
What is Swahili?
400
Much of this Maeve Binchy novel covers the teen years of Irish gal pals Benny Hogan & Eve Malone
What is Circle of Friends?
500
A medieval epic about this grail-seeking hero was turned into an opera by Wagner
Who is Percival?
500
This conference Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 1943 guaranteed Iran's postwar independence
What is the Tehran Conference?
500
Creature made up from parts of 8 different animals
What is Flubadub?
500
In Cyprus: Greek & this
What is Turkish?
500
This 18th century feminist author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" died after giving birth to Mary Shelley
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?