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More Than "Gone With The Wind": Margaret Mitchell

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More Than Gone With The Wind Margaret Mitchell game quiz
"We all know she wrote a great novel set during the Civil War...but what else do you know about her?"

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1. Margaret Mitchell was known by which nickname?
    Maggie
    Meg
    Peg
    Peggy


2. Margaret's second husband, John, was the ideal husband. Her first husband didn't quite fit that mold. What was the job of Margaret's first husband, Red?
    He transported bootlegged alcohol.
    He didn't work.
    He ran guns for the mob.
    He was yellow-journalist.


3. Margaret and her husband John lived seven years in an apartment, during that time she wrote "Gone With The Wind". What did she call that apartment building?
    The Sheraton
    The Dump
    The Trash Heap
    The Mansion


4. During WWII America lost many battleships. Margaret raised $63 million dollars to have one of those lost rebuilt. What was the name of that battleship?
    U.S.S. Atlanta
    U.S.S. Arizona
    U.S.S. Georgia
    U.S.S. Dallas


5. Towards what charitable organization did Margaret put forth much time and effort?
    Habitat for Humanity
    Salvation Army
    American Red Cross
    U.S.O.


6. How did Margaret Mitchell die?
    She fell down a set of stairs.
    She drowned.
    She was hit by a speeding taxi.
    She died of pneumonia.


7. Margaret wrote the last chapter of "Gone With The Wind" first.
    True
    False


8. Margaret asked her cousin if she could use her name for one of the characters of the book. Which character was named for Margaret's cousin?
    Scarlett
    Ashley
    Melanie
    Ella


9. Margaret's cousin had one condition for her name to be used. What was that condition?
    The character had to be a mother.
    There were no conditions.
    The character couldn't be the main character in the book.
    The character had to be good.


10. What event in the novel mirrored an episode of Margaret's own life?
    They both helped someone give birth.
    They both lost a child to a riding accident.
    They both lost their mothers a day before they had arrived home to them.
    They were both married 3 times.


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Compiled Jun 28 12