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Nellie Bly

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Nellie Bly game quiz
"Do you love journalism? Then you should be familiar with the hightly influential Nellie Bly. Although a lot of this comes from my own knowledge, a lot of it comes from the PBS series 'The American Experience'."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Nellie Bly was not always known by this pseudonym. What was her given name?
    Rebecca Elderman
    Aida Livingstone
    Jane Holden
    Elizabeth Cochrane


2. Where did Nellie Bly get the idea for her pseudonym from?
    A popular folk song about a person named Nellie Bly
    It was suggested to her by her first editor
    Her mother
    It was the name of the first recorded woman journalist


3. As a child what was Nellie Bly's nickname?
    Nel
    Pen
    Lizzy
    Pink


4. How did she land her first job in journalism?
    Published her autobiography
    she dressed as a man
    Marched into a publishing company and demanded it
    Wrote a scathing editorial


5. Nellie Bly is credited with starting what journalistic movement?
    Advice Columns
    Red Journalism
    Yellow Journalism
    Stunt journalism


6. How long did Nellie Bly stay at Blackwell Island?
    5 days
    3 days
    one week
    10 days


7. One of Nellie Bly's most famous journalistic stunts was making an attempt to jouney around the world in eighty days. How long did it take Nellie Bly to travel around the world?
    89 days
    72 days
    99 days
    80 days


8. True or False? Nellie Bly was the only woman who attempted the feat of travelling around the world in eighty days or less.
    Answer: (One Word - True or False)


9. True or False? A man was originally slated for the journey that was to rival the fictional Phileas Fogg's journey around the world in eighty days.
    Answer: (One Word - True or False)


10. Who did Nellie Bly dine with on her voyage around the world?
    Jules Verne
    The Queen of England
    The Prime Minister of England
    A theater troupe


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Compiled Jun 28 12