There are a number of authors who use initials as first names. Do you know if they are male or female? Do you know what the initials stand for? Take your best shot at these authors.
Please play along with us. For everyone who plays an extra $ goes to the winner and the everyone is entered for a special prize. Just leave a comment with your guesses before noon on Saturday and don’t google the answers.
Rules & Leaderboard here. Last week’s Jack Nicholson was in that? Quiz here.
First tell me if they are Male (M) or Female (F) (2.25 pts.) and then what the initials stand for (4 pts.)
I’ll give an extra 10 points for my favorite incorrect name, so have fun guessing 🙂
1. PD James Female Phyllis Dorothy
2. JRR Tolkien Male John Ronald Reuel
3. SE Hinton Female Susan Eloise
4. PG Wodehouse Male Pelham Grenville
5. EB White Male Elwyn Brooks
6. E Nesbit Female Edith
7. EM Forster Male Edward Morgan
8. JK Rowling Female Joanne
9. PJ O’Rourke Male Patrick Jane
10. AS Byatt Female Antonia Susan
11. LM Montgomery Female Lucy Maud
12. DH Lawrence Male David Herbert
13. CJ Cherryh Female Carolyn Janice Cherry
14. AA Milne Male Alan Alexander
15. HG Wells Male Herbert George
16. JA Jance Female Judith Ann
Stacy's Books 
1. female – Patricia something?
2. male
3. female – Susan
4. male?
5. male
6. male?
7. female?
8. female – Joanne
9. male – Patrick
10. female
11. female – Lucy Maude
12. male –
13 female?
14. male
15. male
16. female – Judith Ann
You only missed 2 of the sexes! 47.5 points 🙂
Hmmm, this one is tough. Here’s my guesses:
1. F (does it help that I know she is a Dame? LOL)
2. M – is it James Ronald Reuel? Something like that.
3. F, I think.
4. M – total guess
5. M
6. F – another guess
7. M
8. oh, F – Joanne Kathryn (guess on the middle name)
9. M – Patrick?
10. F – I want to say her first name is something like Augusta or Aurelia or similar – maybe not
11. F – Lucy Maud
12. M
13. M
14. M
15. M – Herbert George (I think…)
16. F – Judith Ann (love a couple of her series)
CJ was the only one you missed 🙂 55.75 points.
1 female
2 male
3 female – Susan
4 male
5 male
7 male
8 female
9 male
10 female
11 female
12 male
14 male
15 male
16 female – Judith
Everyone you answered was right! 31.5 points 🙂
1. PD James – male – Pretty Darn (Quick)
2. JRR Tolkien – male – Just Read Rings
3. SE Hinton – female – Susan Elizabeth
4. PG Wodehouse – male – Percival Godfrey
5. EB White – male – Ernest Barney
6. E Nesbit – female – Elizabeth
7. EM Forster – male – Edward Merlin
8. JK Rowling – female – Jane Katherine
9. PJ O’Rourke
10. AS Byatt – female – Astonishingly Sprawling
11. LM Montgomery – female – Lucy Maud! (this is the only one actually know)
12. DH Lawrence – male – Dilbert Horace
13. CJ Cherryh – female – Calamity Jane
14. AA Milne – male – All Animals
15. HG Wells – male – Hubert Godfrey
16. JA Jance – female – Jane Ann
51.5 points! I’m giving you the 10 points for creativity. I’m not sure which is my fave:Pretty Darn, Calamity Jane or All Animals.
I am way too curious and I have to check out what the initials mean if I read their books!
1. Female – Phyllis Dorothy
2. Male – John Ronald Rauel
3. Femaile – Susan Eloise
4. Male – ? Perceival Grasshorn
5. Male – Elwyn Brooks
6. Female – Edith
7. Male – Edward Morgan
8. Female – Joanne Kathleen
9. Male – ?Preston Jameson
10. Female – Antonia Susanne
11, Female – Lucy Maud
12. Male – David Herbert
13. ? Female – ?Calliope Jasmine
14. Male – Alan Alexander
15. Male – Herbert George
16. Female – Judith Ann
Awesome quiz Stacy!!
Another awesome week, Nise 🙂 88 points. I liked your guesses, LOL.
1. PD James – Phyllis Dorothy
2. JRR Tolkien – Jerry Robert Richard
3. SE Hinton – Samuel Ethan
4. PG Wodehouse – Plum Good
5. EB White – Eddie Boy
6. E Nesbit – Edwin
7. EM Forster – Edward Morgan
8. JK Rowling – Joanne Kathleen
9. PJ O’Rourke – Paul Jones
10. AS Byatt – Ann Samantha
11. LM Montgomery – Lucy Maud
12. DH Lawrence – David Howard
13. CJ Cherryh – Carol Joyce
14. AA Milne -Alan Alexander
15. HG Wells – Herbert George
16. JA Jance – Judith Ann
A few guesses! lol
Awesome week! 73.25 points, that’s including the extra 10 fir Plum Good 🙂
The only one that I know is 8. JK Rowling is a woman and I believe the name is the same as mine…Joanne Kathleen, but I’m not sure if it is spelled exactly the same. For some reason I think this is actually her Grandma’s name and not her own.
Good enough for 6.25 points! Kathleen is her grandmother’s name 🙂
1. PD James – male
2. JRR Tolkien – male
3. SE Hinton – male
4. PG Wodehouse – male
5. EB White – male
6. E Nesbit – female Evelyn
7. EM Forster – male
8. JK Rowling – female Joanne…
9. PJ O’Rourke – male
10. AS Byatt – male
11. LM Montgomery – female
12. DH Lawrence – male
13. CJ Cherryh – female
14. AA Milne – male
15. HG Wells – male
16. JA Jance – female
Good for 33.25 points 🙂
Now this is a great quiz. Of course I don’t have the patience for these and don’t even know one answer.
One of these days I’ll get you to try one 🙂
James – woman, Tolkien – man, Hinton- woman, Wodehouse – man, White – man, Nesbit – woman, Forster – man, Rowling – woman, O’Rourke – woman, Byatt – woman, Montgomery – woman, Lawrence – man, Cherryh – woman, Milne – man, Wells – man, Jance – woman
So, close! You only missed O’Rourke. 33.75 points 🙂
1 Phyllis Dorothy – Female
2 John Ronald Reuel (Thanks Fantasy Literature Course) Male
3 Susan Eloise (Strangely I just learned that last month) Female
4 Got me, no idea Paul George maybe – Male
5 Elwyn Brooks – Male
6 No Idea – how about Ernest – Male
7 Edward Morgan – Male
8 Joanne – She added the K in honor of her mom or grandma can;t remember Katherine – Female
9 Patrick Jake – Male
10 nope how about Anthony Stewart – Female
11 Lucy Maud Montgomery (No self respecting Cdn doesn’t know this — you get kicked out of Canada if you don’t LOL!) – Female
12 David Herbert – Male
13 nope again – how about Christopher John – Male
14 Alan Alexander – Male
15 Herbert George – Male
16 Nope – how about Jennifer Anne – Female
Favorite Incorrect Name – gosh no idea – How about Lucy May Montgomery (really have no idea)
So glad that you won’t be getting kicked out of Canada over this! 67.5 points.
1. PD James- woman
2. JRR Tolkien-man
3. SE Hinton- woman
4. PG Wodehouse- woman
5. EB White- man
6. E Nesbit- woman
7. EM Forster- woman
8. JK Rowling- woman Jo
9. PJ O’Rourke
10. AS Byatt-woman
11. LM Montgomery-woman
12. DH Lawrence-man
13. CJ Cherryh
14. AA Milne- man
15. HG Wells- man Homer
16. JA Jance-woman
All good guesses! 27 points 🙂
Love the quiz! I am going to fail miserably, but here are my guesses:
1. female – Patricia Diane
2. male – John Robert Ross
3. female – Shirley Elaine
4. male – Pendergast Gordon
5. male – Elwyn Brooks
6. male – Edwin
7. male – Ernest Maurice
8. female – Janice Karen
9. male – Patrick John
10. male – Andrew Simon
11. female – Lucy Maude
12. male – Donald Horatio
13. female – Connie Jo
14. male – Astor Albright
15. male – Hector Glenard
16. female – Jo Anne
45.5 points isn’t bad at all! Glad you joined us this week 🙂