To Whom Do I Belong? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain wrote "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" after meeting a gambler who would bet on anything, including how far a frog could jump. The story first appeared in the 1865 "New York Saturday Post". Later, Mark Twain wrote an illustrated copy of the story.

Answer: Mark Twain

In 1876, Mark Twain considered "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" to be his first children's novel. He included people from his hometown into the novel.

Answer: Mark Twain

A book about slavery written from the perspective of a child, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was based on Mark Twain's friendship with Tom Blankenship who lived behind Twain's house in Missouri. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in 1884.

Answer: Beatrix Potter

With the money Beatrix made from illustrating children's books, Beatrix published her own children's book called "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" in 1901. She gave out 250 copies to friends and family. "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" was based on Beatrix's pet rabbit, Peter Piper. It was originally written to entertain a young friend who was recovering from scarlet fever.

Answer: Beatrix Potter

Beatrix's pet rabbit Benjamin Bouncer who she led around on a leash was the inspiration for her children's story, "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" published in 1904. "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" is a sequel to "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" with Peter taking Benjamin back to Mr. McGregor's garden to retrieve the clothes Peter left behind in "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".

Answer: Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Mr. Tod" was published in 1912. The word 'Tod' is a Scottish term for fox. Beatrix dedicated the book to a relative who owned an island off from the Scottish Hebrides.

Answer: Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss was onboard a ship crossing the ocean when he came up with "And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street". The title of the book is a street in his hometown and received 25 rejections before being published in 1937.

Answer: Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss took a year to get "The Cat in the Hat" just perfect with 256 words. The book was published in 1957. Dr. Seuss wanted a book for children's literacy that was better than the early primers using Dick, Jane and Spot. Two publishers picked up the book. Houghton Mifflin published "The Cat in the Hat" to put in schools while Dr. Seuss's original publisher Random House published the book for bookstores.

Answer: Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss was bet $50 that he couldn't write a book using 50 vocabulary words. "Green Eggs and Ham" was created from this dare. It was published in 1960.

Answer: Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine began writing "A Wrinkle in Time" after returning home from a cross country trip. After twenty-six rejections, the book was published in 1962 and went on to receive the Newberry Award. "A Wrinkle in Time" was one of the earliest books to go to space.

Answer: Madeleine L'Engle

The first in a series starring the O'Keefe family, Madeleine could categorize this book in science fiction. "The Arm of the Starfish" was published in 1965. Ellen Raskin, author of "The Westing Game", illustrated the cover of the book.

Answer: Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine L'Engle delved into the history of World War II with this story of a young American girl that befriends a French boy traumatized by the war. Madeleine used her experience in boarding school to write the book. "And Both Were Young" was published in 1949.

Answer: Roald Dahl

After a screenwriting job didn't work out, Roald Dahl began writing "James and the Giant Peach". He didn't sell many copies of the book when it was first published in 1961. When it was reprinted in England, sales blew up.

Answer: Roald Dahl

During his days in school, Cadbury would send samples of their chocolates for the children to taste test. Roald remembered those days and wrote "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". The book was published in 1964.

Answer: Roald Dahl

The story of "The BFG" came to life for Roald Dahl in his children's bedroom when he would tuck them in at night. "The BFG" was published in 1982 and written as an expansion of an earlier work by Dahl called "Danny, the Champion of the World". He dedicated the book to his daughter Olivia, who passed away in 1962.