Friday Five – Literary Trivia 2
We’ve got an easy one this week… don’t be shy, post your response in the comments section!
Fahrenheit 451 author Ray Bradbury met celebrities such as Cary Grant, Mae West, Laurel & Hardy, Ronald Colman and Marlene Dietrich while rollerskating through Hollywood in the 30s.
Dean Koontz and his wife Gerda have no children, and have apparently dedicated their estates to Canine Companions for Independance upon their deaths. It was from CCI that the Koontz’s were gifted with Trixie, their beloved Golden Retriever.
Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery was abandoned at the age of 2 by her father after her mother died. She was raised by her grandmother, as her father didn’t want reminders of his first wife around while he started a new life and family with his second wife.
George, Lord Byron, had two children. A daughter named Augusta (later known as Ada Lovelace) with his wife of barely one year Annabella Milbanke. Due to Ada Lovelace’s intelligence in working with mathematics and concepts behind computation, she is considered the first computer programmer. Byron’s second child was born to Claire Clairmont, Mary Shelley’s younger sister. The child’s name was Allegra.
There are a number of animals that live in the Hundred Acre woods. What is the name of the bear?
a) Paddington
b) Corduroy
c) Winnie-the-Pooh
d) Teddy
Answer will be posted on Bonus Friday!
’til then…
<3
JL




