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1. Rudyard Kipling
London, England
2. Samuel Clemens
Boston, Massachusetts
3. Boris Pasternak
Malé Svatoňov, Austria-Hungary
4. Mary Shelley
Bombay, India
5. Robert Burns
Florida, Missouri
6. Stephen King
Alloway, Scotland
7. Karel Capek
Calcutta, India
8. Harper Lee
Portland, Maine
9. Edgar Allan Poe
Monroeville, Alabama
10. William Makepeace Thackeray
Moscow, Russia
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Rudyard Kipling
Answer: Bombay, India
Rudyard Kipling was the 1907 Nobel Prize winner in literature and is known for such works as the "jungle Book" and the "Just So Stories". He was born in Bombay, India in 1865 and lived most of his adult life in America. He passed away in 1936.
2. Samuel Clemens
Answer: Florida, Missouri
One of the most intellectual authors of his time, Samuel Clemens is known by his pen name Mark Twain. He is known for writing "the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and" The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", just to name a few. He was born in Florida, Missouri in 1835 and died in 1910 in Redding, Connecticut.
3. Boris Pasternak
Answer: Moscow, Russia
Boris Pasternak was born in Moscow, Russia in 1890. He was a composer as well as an author. His most famous work of literature was "Dr. Zhivago", published in 1957. He passed away in 1960.
4. Mary Shelley
Answer: London, England
Mary Shelley was an English writer who is best known for her novel "Frankenstein" published in 1818. She was born in London in 1797. She was married to fellow author Percy Bysshe Shelley. She died of brain cancer in 1851.
5. Robert Burns
Answer: Alloway, Scotland
Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland in 1759. He is one of Scotland's most beloved author and poets. He passed away in 1796, but has been known as an inspiration to many more modern authors.
6. Stephen King
Answer: Portland, Maine
Stephen King, born in Portland, Maine, is one of the greatest American authors of horror in modern times. He has written over 200 short stories and novels. Many of his books take place in his home state of Maine.
7. Karel Capek
Answer: Malé Svatoňov, Austria-Hungary
Karel Capek was a Czech science fiction author. His most famous work is "War With the Newts". He was nominated for the Nobel prize seven times. He passed away in 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
8. Harper Lee
Answer: Monroeville, Alabama
Harper Lee is known for novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, winning herself a Pulitzer Prize. She was born in Monroeville, Alabama in 1926. Lee died on February 19, 2016, at the age of 89.
9. Edgar Allan Poe
Answer: Boston, Massachusetts
Edgar Poe was born on 19 January 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the prime author of horror short stories written in the 19th century. He died on Sunday, October 7, 1849 in suspicious circumstances.
10. William Makepeace Thackeray
Answer: Calcutta, India
Famous English author William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta, India in 1811. He was is the author of "Vanity Fair" on 1847. He died in London in 1863.
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