#1.
I was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in England in
1564. I am known as the Bard. An academy award
winning film was written about a time I had
"writer's block." My works include HAMLET,
ROMEO AND JULIET, and MAC BETH.
I am ...
#2.
I was born in 1895 and raised in Baltimore,
Maryland, but I became famous in New York. They say
I built a house in the Bronx, New York, but I never
lived in it. I just played there. I hit a total of
714 major league home runs. I am...
#3.
My writings include THE RED PONY and
THE GRAPES OF WRATH. I was born in
Salinas, California, in 1902 and made that area the
setting for some of my writings. I
am...
#4.
I was born and died in the same year that Haley's
Comet appeared, 1835 and 1910. My most famous
fictional characters are considered to be Tom
Sawyer and Huck Finn. I am...
#5.
When I was 27, I married my 13 year old cousin,
Virginia Clemm. My poetry includes "The Raven" and
"Annabelle Lee." I also wrote "The Pit and The
Pendulum," a short story you'll probably be reading
if you haven't already. I am...
#6.
I defeated Russia and Austria at Austerlitz, but I
was defeated at Waterloo in 1815. Most people
remember me by my first name. I was a French
general and wanted to rule the world. I
am...
#7.
I was a nurse and spy for the Union Army in the
Civil War. I led the Underground Railroad. I lived
to the age of 90. I am...
#8.
I was the composer of many of the Beatles hits. The
Beatles were a very famous singing group who
changed music in the 1960's. I was killed in New
York in 1980. I am...
#9.
I was a Sioux Indian leader born around 1831. My
forces defeated George Custer at Little Big Horn.
People refer to that as "Custer's Last Stand." I
am...
#10.
I led the Texas war of independence against Mexico.
I was elected president of the Republic of Texas
and later became the state's senator and governor.
A major city in Texas is named after me. I
am...
BONUS ROUND
#11.
I was supposedly a Phrygian slave who lived mostly
in the sixth century B.C.E. My stories depict
animal characters who behave and speak as if they
were human beings (the earliest personification
recorded). Each of my stories ends with a moral. I
am...
#12.
My grandfather was a judge in the Salem,
Massachusetts, witchcraft trials. I attended
Bowdoin College. I wrote
THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
and THE SCARLET LETTER. I
am...
#13.
I went to sea at 17 and later joined the Gold Rush.
My most famous book is probably,
THE CALL OF THE WILD. I
am...
#14.
I was born in 1564 and was a mathematician,
physicist, and astronomer. I propsed that the
universe was sun-centered and believed in the
Copernican theory. I got into a lot of trouble for
that! I am...
#15.
I discovered the binomial theorem, calculus, and
the reflecting telescope. In my writing, PRINCIPIA,
I explained the law of gravitation. I
am...
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answers to five riddles