Famous Authors and Characters

Spider-Man is the alias of __________, an orphan which was raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City after his parents died.

• Peter Quill

• Peter Pettigrew

• Peter Parker

• Peter Pevensie

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_____________ is a British author. She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards becoming the best-selling book series in history.

• H.P. Lovecraft

• J.K. Rowling

• C.S. Lewis

• J.R.R. Tolkien

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In the comics and movies, ___________ is an industrialist, genius inventor, hero and former playboy who is CEO of Stark Industries.

• Anthony Toponi

• Fat Anthony

• Anthony Rydinger

• Anthony Edward Stark

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_______________ was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer, and creator of Mickey Mouse.

• Walt Disney

• Thomas Disney

• Kepple Elias Disney

• William Disney

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Black Panther's real name is T'Challa, and he is the king and protector of Wakanda. King T'Challa was played by ___________.

• Andrés Chadwick

• Owen Chadwick

• Chadwick Cornwall

• Chadwick Boseman

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________________ was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

• William Shakespeare

• William Wordsworth

• William Baldwin

• William Blake

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_____________, pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair, is an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novel 'Animal Farm'.

• George Floyd

• George Smith

• George Orwell

• George Shelley

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Born ______________ to a tribal princess of Kenya, Storm is raised in Harlem, New York City, United States and Cairo, Egypt. Storm is one of the more prominent characters in the X-Men series

• Scott Summers

• Lorna Sally Dane

• Jean Elaine Grey

• Ororo Munroe

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______________, born August 4, 1961 is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

• George W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Ronald Reagan

• Barack Obama

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_______________, was one of Brazil's most influential writers, mostly for his children's books set in the fictional 'Sítio do Picapau Amarelo', but he had been previously a prolific writer of fiction, a translator and an art critic.

• Machado de Assis

• Graciliano Ramos

• Monteiro Lobato

• Alvares de Azevedo

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