Early American Authors Quiz Game Showing 12,851-12,900 of 14,459

[Pamela]

74 years old...I just figured the dates would tell the age.🤪🙊

[Pamela]

You know the mood I'm in when I bring out the monkey! 😳🤣😂🐵

[Allyson]

LOL!! 😂😂😂 I actually forgot you put the dates!! 🙈 I say that's good enough! Your turn!!! ☕

[Pamela]

Interesting trivia...Twain was born in the town of Florida, Missouri. I always thought it was funny to name a town after another state. In Pennsylvania there is a town called Jersey Shore. It was settled by people who moved there from New Jersey. It's not anywhere near NJ or the shore. It is on the Susquehanna River, though. 🤔😆
Pammy Jo

[Pamela]

Okay, here's my question:

This author's mother changed the spelling of the family's last name after the author was born. Name the author.

[Joanna]

Pamela wrote: "Okay, here's my question:

This author's mother changed the spelling of the family's last name after the author was born. Name the author."

Errgh, I feel like I JUST read about this a couple days ago! 🤔

[Lily Rose]

Allyson wrote: "Okay, I'm here to save y'all from your disagreements!

What N. E. author's birthday are we approaching at the end of this month? Who is the author and how old was he when he died?"

Cutie!!!!
🌳🪓

[Pamela]

Some clues about the current quiz:

The author's mother's maiden name was Gansevoort. It was her married name that she changed. It is believed that she changed her married name after her husband died in order to hide her identity from debt collectors. Her husband (the author's father) was bankrupt before his death. He died when the author was young, causing the author to quit school and get a job in order to earn money for the family.

[Pamela]

Frankly, if my last name had been Gansevoort, THAT'S the name I would have changed! 😀😁😂🤣😃😄😅😆😉😊
Pammy Jo

[Pamela]

See, I have so much fun just talking to myself!😆 I do it all the time! Thankfully, I have cats and can get away with appearing to be talking to them! Of interest...I have noticed lately that my Burmese cat, Clara, sounds like she is saying "Mama" whenever I ask her if she's hungry! Now, I'm going to go out on the porch and wait for the men to come and cart me off to the asylum!!! LOL!!!
👵🤪🚔🚑🏢🙈🙉🙊🙇‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😁😂🤣😃😄😅😆
Pammy Jo

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

You have a Burmese?! Those are so pretty!! 😸💕

[Pamela]

She's a blue Burmese with the biggest yellow eyes! She has a white triangle on her chest and white paws. It disqualifies her as a "show cat" but I have no interest in that, anyway. I have her photo posted on my profile photo page. She's the one with the "lobster claw" deformity. Apparently, that happens at times with the breed. My Vet never saw a cat with that condition before and he's fascinated by it.
🐱
Pammy Jo

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Pamela wrote: "She's a blue Burmese with the biggest yellow eyes! She has a white triangle on her chest and white paws. It disqualifies her as a "show cat" but I have no interest in that, anyway. I have her photo..."

Awww! 🥰🥰

[Pamela]

Another hint:

As a child, the author contracted Scarlet Fever which left the author with permanently weakened eyesight.

I enjoy giving hints. It's a good learning experience! I'll think of more hints, if needed.


Pammy Jo

[Pamela]

😉🐋🐳🐋🐳🐋🐳🐋🐳🐋😉

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Oh dear, Pammy, I don't even remember what the original quiz is! 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

[Pamela]

So, the answer to the quiz is Herman Melville. I don't care who does the next quiz. I really didn't think this one was difficult.

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

I'm so sorry, Pammy, I was busy, and I was out when you posted the quiz, so I didn't even know what is was. 🤗

[Joanna]

Pamela wrote: "So, the answer to the quiz is Herman Melville. I don't care who does the next quiz. I really didn't think this one was difficult."

You beat me to it, Pammy Jo! It finally dawned on me that I thought it was Melville I'd read that about, but wasn't able to get on here til now.

[Pamela]

Meg, since you figured it out, you do the next quiz. I need to think of easier questions. Have a good day.

[Pamela]

Emma wrote: "I'm so sorry, Pammy, I was busy, and I was out when you posted the quiz, so I didn't even know what is was. 🤗"

No problem. I just wasn't sure I'd be able to get back online today, so posted the answer. More local issues that require my attention. I would SO love to go into hibernation and hole up with just my cats. So tired of everybody else's drama becoming my problem. I'm so tempted to hang a sign on my door saying "Pamela doesn't live here anymore!" LOL!!! Can a grownup run away?🤔
Pammy Jo

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Pamela wrote: "Emma wrote: "I'm so sorry, Pammy, I was busy, and I was out when you posted the quiz, so I didn't even know what is was. 🤗"

No problem. I just wasn't sure I'd be able to get back online today, so ..."

Oh no, hope things get better!! 💕

[Joanna]

Praying for you, Pammy Jo! 🙏🤗

[Joanna]

Well, here's the quiz...
This NE author, known for his histories, was also an avid gardener specializing in roses and lilies. Who is it?

[Lily Rose]

Hawthorne.

[Joanna]

Dorothy wrote: "Hawthorne."

Noted. 😏

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Since I have absolutely no idea, I shall guess with the Cookie. 🍪

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Since I have absolutely no idea, I shall guess with the Cookie. 🍪"

😏

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

🙄 You didn't even say noted.

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "🙄 You didn't even say noted."

I dostn't note the same thing twice! 🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "🙄 You didn't even say noted."

I dostn't note the same thing twice! 🤣"

You don't chew yer cabbage twice...🥬🤣

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "🙄 You didn't even say noted."

I dostn't note the same thing twice! 🤣"

You don't chew yer cabbage twice...🥬🤣"

That's celery!

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "🙄 You didn't even say noted."

I dostn't note the same thing twice! 🤣"

You don't chew yer cabbage twice...🥬🤣"

That's celery!"

When I typed cabbage, that's what came up!! 🤣🤣 Did you even catch my reference?!

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "🙄 You didn't even say noted."

I dostn't note the same thing twice! 🤣"

You don't chew yer cabbage twice...🥬🤣"

That's celery!"

When I typed cabba..."

And you ain't heard the last, of Ernest T. Bass! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "And you ain't heard the last, of Ernest T. Bass! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣"

There ya go! 🤣 You had me worried for a minute! 🤣🤣

[Joanna]

Huh, computers don't know anything! I just did the same thing, but when I put the mouse on it, it just said "leafy green"! 🙄🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Huh, computers don't know anything! I just did the same thing, but when I put the mouse on it, it just said "leafy green"! 🙄🤣"

🤣🤣🤣 Yeah, I don't think it looks like cabbage, but I guess it's the best they got. 🤣

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "And you ain't heard the last, of Ernest T. Bass! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣"

There ya go! 🤣 You had me worried for a minute! 🤣🤣"

🤣 It was the first thing that came to mind but I wasn't sure if you'd seen that episode!

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "And you ain't heard the last, of Ernest T. Bass! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣"

There ya go! 🤣 You had me worried for a minute! 🤣🤣"

🤣 It was the first thing that came to mind but I wasn't sure i..."

I've probably just about seen them all. 🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

And the winner is...??? 👀🕵️‍♀️👁️🔍🐃

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "And the winner is...??? 👀🕵️‍♀️👁️🔍🐃"

Guess again! 😂

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

GUESS AGAIN!!! YOU WON!!! 🥳🎉🎊

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "GUESS AGAIN!!! YOU WON!!! 🥳🎉🎊"

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?! 🤣🤣🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "GUESS AGAIN!!! YOU WON!!! 🥳🎉🎊"

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?! 🤣🤣🤣"

I said, "and the winner is...?" And you said, "guess again!" 🤣🤣🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Therefore the winner is guess again. 🤣🤣🤣

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Therefore the winner is guess again. 🤣🤣🤣"

🙄 Thou'rt impossible! 🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Therefore the winner is guess again. 🤣🤣🤣"

🙄 Thou'rt impossible! 🤣"

🥺

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Fine. I shalt hide in my cupboard...🥺

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

WHERE IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE ART WELCOMED!! 🥺

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "WHERE IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE ART WELCOMED!! 🥺"

Don't you know that this is the group of impossible people?! 😂