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1. What is the middle name of a famous author of the poem "Old Ironsides," a writer who is famous for his ability to present authentically basic conflicts in mid-nineteenth century America?
2. This man wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." What was his second name?
3. She wrote a very famous 1852 novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," subtitled "Life Among the Lowly," a book which led Abraham Lincoln to ask who is the person "that made this big war" or the American Civil War? What is her maiden name (widely used as if it were her middle name)?
4. What is one of the middle names of this artist famous for the idea of "art for art's sake" and for his painting of his own mother?
5. Which is the middle name of the famous mid nineteenth century American poet and short story writer who virtually invented the detective story? Among his writing is "A Philosophy of Composition," "The Raven," and "Annabel Lee." Be careful with the spelling.
6. What is the middle name of the man who invented the photographic negative? It means "zorro" in Spanish.
7. This Danish writer composed memorable stories such as "Thumbelina" or "The Ugly Duckling." What was his middle name?
8. What is the middle name of the famous American friend of Emerson's whose account of his experience in a cabin near Concord, Massachusetts became a legend for independence in living?
9. What is the middle name of probably the most honored portrait painter of his days? Think of sewing machines here.
10. Now, what is the middle name of the "Wizard of Menlo Park" who invented the first commercially viable electric lightbulb?
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