Give Credit to the Authors Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke wrote in this book about two brothers who run away from their not-so-considerate aunt and join in a gang of other unfortunates, led by quite a young thief lord. That little boss, however, seems to have his gang work in somewhat a "make-believe" way! Another interesting fact is that a movie, based on her novel, was filmed in 2004.

As everyone must remember, of course, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote "Treasure Island," but what of Chester A. Riley and Babs Riley? Are they related? Fictitiously, yes, they happened to be a father-and-daughter relationship on "The Life of Riley", which was first a radio program then turned into a TV program in 1949.

Answer: Lemony Snicket

What other guy dedicates every book to the same woman who seems to play a part in the background of that syndicate plot in the series, named Beatrice? It was interesting, though, that there wasn't any mentioning of her name during the movie version of three Baudelaire orphans pitted against evil, money-hungry Olaf.

The other three writers, Lewis, Blackmore, and King, contributed much for their own success...in the 1950s, C. S. Lewis authored "The Chronicles of Narnia", Stephen King has done a lot for the genre of horror like "Carrie" (assuredly
not kids' stuff ), and R.D. Blackmore -- well, a true reader of the classics would credit him with "Lorna Doone", written sometime during the nineteenth century.

Answer: "The Secret Garden," "Little Lord Faunterloy," and "A Little Princess"

Quite a trio, all three later went to the silver screen, incidentally starring memorable child actors. A 1936 version of "Little Lord Faunterloy" starred Frederic Bartholomew, and the very renowned 1938 "A Little Princess" had ten-year-old Shirley Temple shining in the special technicolor of the time. Those two main characters carried with them, bravely as they could and were told so, the keys for positivity; however, selfish Mary, played by Margaret O'Brien in the 1948 film of "The Secret Garden", had some trouble getting hold of these same keys.

"The Snow Queen" and "The Little Prince" are a couple of children's tales.

Answer: Lucy M. Montgomery on Prince Edward Island, Canada

Born Canadian in 1874, Lucy Maud Montgomery lived a lonely childhood compensated by a luckily creative imagination, similar to that of red-headed Anne.

Only Margaret Mitchell wasn't a children's author; instead, she famously wrote the thousand-or-so pages thick "Gone with the Wind" and the not equally celebrated novella "Lost Laysen". Johanna Spyri is definitely a name recognized as responsible for "Heidi", just as Carroll's own name is associated with "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Alice through the Looking-Glass."

Answer: Kenneth Grahame

"The Wind in the Willows" was, of course, not written by the acclaimed inventor of the telephone, Mr. Bell. As it so happened, the incidental inspiration for Mr. Toad, the writer's rather self-absorbed, reckless character who steals readers' hearts, was a young Alastair Grahame who just as easily got nicknamed "Mouse" and first heard the storied lives of Moley, Ratty, Badger, and the rest at bedtime before they were published in novel form by 1908.

As for Graham Greene and Linda Graham, both were definitely more serious authors, although they forged their careers in different directions, the former delving into crime fiction and the latter researching neuroscience and practicing vipassana meditation in nonfiction paperback "Bouncing Back". [To be specifically exact, Linda Graham is currently a clinical therapist/mindfulness expert.]

Answer: Kate Douglas Wiggin

Actually, Kate Douglas Wiggin was born Kate Smith on September 28, 1856 in the Pennsylvanian city of Philadelphia. As to her "Rebecca" books, the first tells about the quite young main character's experiences when she moved from her mother's mortgaged, children-crowded home to her aunts' much quieter residence.

At the end, she graduates from high school and is left the house after Aunt Miranda's death, and then it's from there that the sequel carries.

Answer: Mary Norton

"Ah, there was Mary, Mary, way before the fashions came...." Yes, one can very well agree with this song which George M.Cohan created for his wife, Mary, who went for vaudeville herself too. Mary Astor was an actress who starred alongside Humphrey Bogart in "The Maltese Falcon," and Mary Stewart first began her writing career with "Madam, Will You Talk?"...thus, Mary Norton is the name to single out amongst all these other Marys!

A simple synopsis about the series is this: Little people thrive by borrowing little things from the "human beans" while trying to make sure that they stay unseen and safe from their cruelty.

Answer: Cornelia Funke

It's interesting to note that writers such as Ms. Funke, Ms. Grafton, Dr. Seuss, and Mr. Snicket have each methods in titling.For instance, Lemony Snicket has his titles in alphabetical order, Dr. Seuss had rhymes such as "Cat in the Hat" besides "There's a Wocket in My Pocket," and Sue Grafton is meticulous with both alphabetical orders and letter associations.

Of course, on the other hand, this wouldn't have happened with Funke's hearty run of such a series were it not for the incredible reading abilities of Meggie and her father. Why incredible? Why, it's because they literally give life to characters inside the books!

Answer: L. Frank Baum

The following year, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" paved its way to fame; who could believe this is the very same man that authored for his first publication, "Mother Goose in Prose", then next "Father Goose". which is nonsense poetry for children but a best-seller? Baum created a series of thirteen more stories about Oz, and he perhaps wouldn't have met failure in fitting these for the silent cinema if only he didn't change certain details through the process.

Stevenson, Poe, and Shakespeare had died before 1899: William Shakespeare in 1616; Edgar Allan Poe in 1849; and Robert Louis Stevenson in 1894. Of these three, only Shakespeare didn't die in his forties.

Answer: Eleanor H. Porter

Another writer who lived but for a short while from 1868 to 1920, she shed the sunshine which her personality held onto loving Pollyanna with several sequels. Alas, if only we could have as many optimistic writers nowadays! After all, the "glad" game helped Pollyanna through even her most troublesome time when she was hit by a truck and couldn't walk for quite a while.