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1. The public first saw me at age three in "The Red-Haired Alibi"(1932), a forgettable film. But I went on to become the most successful and popular child star of all time. Later, I was to have children's oriented television show of dramatized fairy tales. After my acting days were over, I became the United States ambassador to Ghana and later ambassador to Czechoslovakia. Do you remember my name?
2. I was born in 1806. I was largely home taught and by the age of three had learned Greek. By ten I had mastered all the elements of a classical education. At a young age I began to produce scholarly papers on logic and was teaching younger children. Many consider me to be the leading philosopher of the 19th century. What is my name?
3. I began to play golf at the age of four. By ten I became the youngest player to qualify for the United States Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. In 2006 "Time Magazine" named me as "1 of 100 people to shape our world". At sixteen I was one of the youngest players to be admitted to the LPGA. Do you know me?
4. I was an avid reader as a child and wrote a play called "Avadar" based on the "Iliad" at age twelve. In spite of debilitating bone disease, I became one of the most celebrated of English poets of my time and was known as 'The Wicked Wasp of Twickenham'. Who am I that made the heroic couplet my mode of poetry?
5. In the film "Magnolia" (1999) a sub-plot deals with a former television 'quiz kid' who as an adult is a basket case of a human being. What actor played the role of quiz kid Donnie Smith as an adult?
6. I was born in 1623 and wrote a scientific paper on vibrating bodies at age nine. I produced my first mathematical proof at eleven and a theorem by sixteen. I am famous for many other contributions in mathematics, philosophy, physics, and religion. What is my name?
7. I came from a poor family in Georgia. I was blessed with a great singing voice and began to sing for the public when I was six. After my father died when I was ten, my singing made me the principle breadwinner of the family.I was called "Little Miss Dynamite". Do you remember me? If not, "I'm Sorry".
8. In my seventeen years on earth, I was a popular contributor to local periodicals. I got into a great deal of trouble when I wrote poems in an archaic style and attributed them to Thomas Rowley, a fifteenth century poet. As a matter of fact I could fool experts sometimes with my ability to imitate many poet's styles. My genius was not fully appreciated until after my death. Do you remember my name?
9. I was born to a couple of vaudevillians who noticed my sense of rhythm banging spoons and put me in their act as a drummer at age two. By the time I was eleven, I had my own band. I was completely self taught as a drummer as I felt that lessons would interfere with my creativity. Many consider me to be the best drummer of all time and I would agree with that. What was my name?
10. When I was thirteen I was described as brilliant at the game of chess. By age fourteen I had already played in eight National Championships. At fifteen I became the youngest Grand Champion. In 1972 the eyes of the world focused on Reykjavik, Iceland as I and Boris Spassky battled for the World Chess Championship. My victory was compared to winning the 'cold war' on a chess board. What is my name?
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