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1. Which dark wizard was taken into Wool's Orphanage after his mother died in childbirth on the doorsteps of the building?

Answer: Tom Marvolo Riddle

Tom Marvolo Riddle, also known as Lord Voldemort, is the main antagonist in JK Rowling's "Harry Potter" novel series. Tom Marvolo Riddle was conceived as his mother, Merope Gaunt, influenced his father, Tom Riddle, Sr., using a powerful love potion.

Once the potion's effects wore off, Tom Riddle, Sr. abandoned the pregnant Merope Gaunt. Gaunt gave birth to her son, Tom Marvolo Riddle, in front of Wool's Orphanage before she died. Tom Marvolo Riddle transformed into Lord Voldemort, the most powerful dark wizard of his time.

2. Which orphan was born in a workhouse before joining a group of pickpockets?

Answer: Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist is the title character from a Charles Dickens' 1939 novel titled "Oliver Twist". Oliver became an orphan during childbirth. Oliver was wrongfully punished during an apprenticeship. After escaping the bad situation, he joined a gang of pickpockets in London.

3. Before he inherits the One Ring, which hobbit became an orphan when his parents died in a boat wreck?

Answer: Frodo Baggins

Frodo Baggins is a hobbit first introduced in the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954 novel "The Lord of the Rings" titled "The Fellowship of the Ring". In the novel, Frodo inherited the One Ring from his cousin Bilbo.

During the novel, it is relayed that Frodo's parents, Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck, had been killed in a boating accident. Frodo lived with his maternal Brandybuck family and later adopted by his cousin Bilbo.

4. Which swordsman became an orphan after the six-fingered Count Rugen stabbed his father after a dispute over a custom-made sword?

Answer: Inigo Montoya

Inigo Montoya is a Spanish swordsman character in the 1973 novel "The Princess Bride". His father, Domingo, made a custom-made sword for a six-fingered nobleman named Count Rugen. Count Rugan refused to pay the full price for the sword. Thus Domingo pronounced that this sword would belong to his son Inigo.

Count Rugan murdered Domingo making Inigo an orphan. Inigo swore revenge for his father's death. Towards the end of the book, Inigo gets his revenge by killing Count Rugan in a sword duel.

5. Which Swiss orphan girl lived in the mountains with her grandfather?

Answer: Heidi

Heidi is the title character to the Johanna Spyri 1881 children's work "Heidi". After Heidi's parents died, Heidi's aunt Dete took the young girl to live with her grandfather. Heidi's cheerful demeanor earns the affection of the resentful grandfather. Heidi also encourages her grandfather to have a better relationship with God.

6. Which orphan human was adopted and raised by apes after his parents died?

Answer: Tarzan

Tarzan is the protagonist of the Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes". John and Alice Clayton were marooned on the Atlantic coast of Africa with their son. When the son was one year old, his mother died and his father was killed by an ape. The ape's tribe took the son in and named him Tarzan. The tribe of apes raised Tarzan as a feral child.

7. Which olive oil importer turned mafia leader became an orphan when Don Ciccio murdered his family?

Answer: Vito Andolini Corleone

Vito Andolini Corleone is a fictional olive oil importer and don of the Corleone crime family in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather". Vito Andolini Corleone became an orphan after a Sicilian mafia chieftain named Don Ciccio murdered his family. Vito escaped Sicily and moved to New York City. Once there, Vito built his empire and crime family.

8. Which imaginative orphan eventually landed on a farm in the fictional town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, after her parents died of typhoid fever?

Answer: Anne Shirley

The Anne Shirley character was introduced in Lucy Maud Montgomery 1908 novel "Anne of Green Gables". The young orphan Anne Shirley was sent to live on a farm called Green Gables in the fictional town Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. The owners of Green Gables, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, originally wanted to adopt a boy to help with the farm work.

After Anne won over the Cuthberts with her personality, she was allowed to stay at Green Gables.

9. Which troublesome orphan had a crush on Becky Thatcher and lived with his Aunt Polly in St. Petersburg, Missouri?

Answer: Tom Sawyer

The character Tom Sawyer was introduced in Mark Twain's 1876 novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". The Tom Sawyer character appeared in four completed novels written by Mark Twain. Sawyer and his half-brother Sid lived with their Aunt Polly because their parents were dead.

10. Which wizard became an orphan after his parents were murdered by a powerful dark wizard?

Answer: Harry Potter

Harry Potter is the main protagonist in JK Rowling's "Harry Potter" novel series. Dark wizard Lord Voldemort targeted the infant Harry Potter for death. He discovered the Potter's location from the family's Secret Keeper Peter Pettigrew. Lord Voldemort killed Harry's parents making the infant wizard an orphan.

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Many famous literary characters were orphaned as children. This is a matching quiz about these characters.

Questions		Choices
1. Which dark wizard was taken into Wool's Orphanage after his mother died in childbirth on the doorsteps of the building?		Harry Potter
2. Which orphan was born in a workhouse before joining a group of pickpockets?		Inigo Montoya
3. Before he inherits the One Ring, which hobbit became an orphan when his parents died in a boat wreck?		Oliver Twist
4. Which swordsman became an orphan after the six-fingered Count Rugen stabbed his father after a dispute over a custom-made sword?		Vito Andolini Corleone
5. Which Swiss orphan girl lived in the mountains with her grandfather?		Heidi
6. Which orphan human was adopted and raised by apes after his parents died?		Frodo Baggins
7. Which olive oil importer turned mafia leader became an orphan when Don Ciccio murdered his family?		Tom Marvolo Riddle
8. Which imaginative orphan eventually landed on a farm in the fictional town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, after her parents died of typhoid fever?		Tarzan
9. Which troublesome orphan had a crush on Becky Thatcher and lived with his Aunt Polly in St. Petersburg, Missouri?		Anne Shirley
10. Which wizard became an orphan after his parents were murdered by a powerful dark wizard?		Tom Sawyer