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Famous Authors and Characters

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

Peter Quill

b)

Peter Pettigrew

c)

Peter Parker

d)

Peter Pevensie

2.

_____________ 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.

a)

H.P. Lovecraft

b)

J.K. Rowling

c)

C.S. Lewis

d)

J.R.R. Tolkien

3.

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

a)

Anthony Toponi

b)

Fat Anthony

c)

Anthony Rydinger

d)

Anthony Edward Stark

4.

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

a)

Walt Disney

b)

Thomas Disney

c)

Kepple Elias Disney

d)

William Disney

5.

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

a)

Andrés Chadwick

b)

Owen Chadwick

c)

Chadwick Cornwall

d)

Chadwick Boseman

6.

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

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

William Wordsworth

c)

William Baldwin

d)

William Blake

7.

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

a)

George Floyd

b)

George Smith

c)

George Orwell

d)

George Shelley

8.

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

a)

Scott Summers

b)

Lorna Sally Dane

c)

Jean Elaine Grey

d)

Ororo Munroe

9.

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

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Barack Obama

10.

_______________, 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.

a)

Machado de Assis

b)

Graciliano Ramos

c)

Monteiro Lobato

d)

Alvares de Azevedo

11.

____________ , the mastermind of cosmic horror, brought madness and existential dread to new heights. He ruptured the imagination in tandem with history itself becoming unimaginable in the early 20th century.

a)

Howard Hughes

b)

Howard Stern

c)

Howard Shore

d)

Howard Phillips Lovecraft

12.

_______________, is the undisputed Queen of Crime and with over 2 billion books sold, it is unlikely that anyone will challenge the title for the foreseeable future.

a)

Agatha Simpson

b)

Agatha Thorne

c)

Agatha Christie

d)

Agatha Chairman

13.

____________, is a Brazilian author, painter, comic creator, and journalist. His children's books, such as the popular 'O Menino Maluquinho', have also been the basis of successful films and television series in Brazil.

a)

Ziraldo Alves Pinto

b)

Ruth Rocha

c)

Cecília Meirelles

d)

Pedro Bandeira

14.

_________, is the most celebrated Argentine comics artist of all time, most famous for his subversive signature series 'Mafalda' (1964-1973).

a)

Quentin

b)

Quirrel

c)

Quincy

d)

Quino

15.

_________________, is an English naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies.

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Charles Chaplin

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Charles Philip

16.

_____________, is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.

a)

Malala Yousafzai

b)

Olga Tokarczuk

c)

Esther Duflo

d)

Donna Strickland

17.

_____________, the alias of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, the most infamous Brazilian brigand leader.

a)

Lampião

b)

Lampada

c)

Vela

d)

Candelabro

18.

Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as ________________, was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and indigenous peoples.

a)

Chico Alves

b)

Chico Silva

c)

Chico Pereira

d)

Chico Mendes

19.

Florinda Serafina Meza García is a Mexican actress, television producer, and screenwriter. She is best known as ___________.

a)

El Chavo del ocho

b)

Chespirito

c)

Angelines Fernández

d)

Doña Florinda

20.

Ramón Gómez Valdés de Castillo often credited as Ramón Valdés, was a Mexican actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of ____________.

a)

Seu Madruga

b)

Seu Barriga

c)

Professor Girafales

d)

Chaves