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Saturday, May 10, 2014

Eponymous Book Game

Jane Austen's Emma is an eponymous book because the title is the first name of the main character!


e·pon·y·mous
adjective

  • (of a person) giving their name to something. "the eponymous hero of the novel"
  • (of a thing) named after a particular person. "Andy Griffith's eponymous hit TV series"
This game is all about books that are named after the main character! I can't claim to have thought up this game idea because I saw it originally on Jeopardy! but it was so cool that I just had to go in search of more eponymous titled books and there are surprisingly a lot of them! In this game I'll give you the last name and you give me the first name of the main character. Most of these are books that I would recommend (or at least recommend their movie adaptation) but some are not great. 

To Play: Look at the last names below and guess the first names of the book title character. Leave your guesses in a comment and I'll respond with your score. Answers will be posted next weekend.

Scoring: Ten points for each correctly guessed first name. 


Eponymous Book Game:

#1. Mr. Chuzzlewit

#2. Mr. Bede

#3. Master Sawyer

#4. Mr. Nickleby

#5. Ms. Eyre

#6. Mr. Crusoe

#7. Mr. Copperfield

#8. Ms. Doone

#9. Master Twist

#10. Mr. Marner

#11. Ms. Barton

#12. Mr. Rudge

#13. Ms. Woodlawn

#14. Master Finn

#15. Mr. Deronda

#16. Mr. Ready

#17. Mr. Drood

#18. Ms. Karenina

#19. Master Little

#20. Ms. Dinsmore

#21. Mr. Frome

#22. Ms. Grey

#23. Mr. Roy

#24. Mr. Holmes

#25. Ms. D'Urbervilles

Happy guessing!


33 comments:

  1. Oh, FUN! This is a really neat idea. :-)

    #1 Martin *in Paul Scofield's voice: "I am...Martin...Chuzzlewit."*
    #2 Adam
    #3 Tom
    #4 Nicholas
    #5 Jane
    #6 Robinson
    #7 David
    #8 Lorna
    #9 Oliver
    #10 Silas
    #11 Hmm....don't know this one.
    #12 Barnaby
    #13 Caddie
    #14 ?
    #15 Daniel
    #16 ?
    #17 Edwin
    #18 Anna
    #19 Um...Stuart? Haha. :-P
    #20 Elsie
    #21 Ethan
    #22 ?
    #23 ?
    #24 Sherlock
    #25 Tess

    ~Emma

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  2. 1. Martin
    3. Tom
    4. Nicholas
    5. Jane
    6. Robinson
    7. David
    8. Lorna
    9. Oliver
    10. Silas
    11. Mary
    12. Barnaby
    13. Caty
    14. Hucklberry
    15. Daniel
    17. Edwin
    18. Anna
    20. Elsie
    21. Ethan
    22. Agnes
    23. Rob
    24. Sherlock
    25. Tess

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  3. 1. Martin Chuzzlewit

    3. Tom Sawyer

    4. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    5. Jane Eyre

    6. Robinson Crusoe

    7. David Copperfield

    8. Lorna Doone

    9. Oliver Twist

    10. Silas Marner

    11. Mary Barton

    12. Barnaby Rudge

    13. Caddie Woodlawn

    15. Daniel Deronda

    17. The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    18. Anna Karenina

    19. Stuart Little

    20. Elsie Dinsmore

    24. Sherlock Holmes

    25. Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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  4. 1. Martin Chuzzlewit
    2. Adam Bede
    3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    4. Nicholas Nickleby
    5. Jane Eyre
    6. Robinson Crusoe
    7. David Copperfield
    8. Lorna Doone
    9. Oliver Twist
    10. Silas Marner
    11.
    12. Barnaby Rudge
    13. Caddy Woodlawn
    14. The Adventures of Hucklebarry Finn
    15. Daniel Deronda
    16.
    17. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
    18. Anna Karenina
    19.
    20. Elsie Dinsmore
    21.
    22.
    23. Rob Roy
    24. Sherlock Holmes
    25. Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Thanks for the game!!

    Reyna Nicole

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  5. Yay! How clever!
    1. Martin Chuzzlewit
    2.
    3. Tom Sawyer
    4. Nicholas Nickleby
    5. Jane Eyre
    6. Robinson Crusoe
    7. David Copperfield
    8. Loorna Doone
    9. Oliver Twist
    10. Silas Marner
    11. Henry Barton (purely a guess! I just think Henry sounds well.)
    12. Barnabas Rudge?
    13. Harriet Woodlawn?
    14. Huckleberry Finn
    15. Daniel Deronda
    16.
    17. Edwin Drood
    18. Anna Karenina
    19.
    20. Elsie Dinsmore
    21. IT_t's on the tip of my tongue! Ergh!
    22.
    23.
    24. Sherlock Holmes
    25. Tess D'Ubervilles
    Thanks!

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  6. What a unique game!!!

    My guesses:
    #1- Martin
    #3-Tom
    #4- Nicholas
    #5- Jane
    #6- Robinson
    #7- David
    #8- Lorna
    #9-Oliver
    #10- Silas
    #13- Caddie
    #15- Daniel
    #17- Edwin
    #18- Anna
    #19- Stuart
    #20- Elsie
    #22- Anne
    #24- Sherlock
    #25- Tess

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  7. Okay, I actually think I know some of these...

    #3 Tom Sawyer
    #4 Nick Nickleby
    #5 Jane Eyre
    #6 Robinson Crusoe
    #7 David Copperfield
    #8 Lorna Doone
    #9 Oliver Twist
    #10 Silas Marner
    #11 Clara ?
    #13 Emma
    #14 Huckleberry Finn
    #15 Daniel Deronda
    #18 Anna Karenina
    #20 Elsie Dinsmore
    #22 Agnes Grey
    #23 Rob Roy
    #24 Sherlock Holmes
    #25 Tess D'Ubervilles

    -Raelyn

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  8. Looks fun!:)

    #1: First name: Martin

    #3: First name: Tom

    #4: First name: Nicholas

    #5: First name: Jane

    #6: First name: Robinson

    #7: First name: David

    #8: First name: Lorna

    #9: First name: Oliver

    #10: First name: Silas

    #11: First name: Mary

    #13: First name: Caddie

    #14: First name: Huckleberry

    #15: First name: Daniel

    #17: First name: Edwin

    #18: First name: Anna

    #19: First name: Stuart (?)

    #20: First name: Elsie

    #24: First name: Sherlock

    #25: First name: Tess

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  9. Vocabulary lesson and game all in one (I think I owe a lot of my vocab to period works).
    1. Martin
    2. Adam
    3. Tom
    4. Nicholas
    5. Jane
    6. Robin
    7. David
    8. Lorna
    9. Oliver
    10. Silas
    11. Mary
    12. Bartleby, random guess; this sounds as if it could go, but it simply be my familiarity with the horrid short story, Bartleby the Scrivener.
    13. Caddie
    14. Huckleberry
    15. Daniel
    16.
    17. Edwin
    18. Anna
    19. Stuart
    20. Elsie
    21. Ethan
    22. Agnes
    23. Rob
    24. Sherlock
    25. Tess

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  10. #1: Martin
    #3: Tom
    #4: Nicholas
    #5: Jane
    #6: Robinson
    #7: David
    #8: Lorna
    #9: Oliver
    #14: Huckleberry
    #15: Daniel
    #17: Edwin
    #18: Anna
    #20: Elsie
    #23: Rob
    #24: Sherlock
    #25: Tess

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  11. Hi my name is Emma
    1 Martin
    2 Adam
    3 Tom
    4 Nicholas
    5 Jane
    6 Robinson
    7 David
    8 Lorna
    9 Oliver
    10 Silas
    11 Mary
    12 Barnaby
    13 Caddie
    14 Huckleberry
    15 Daniel
    16
    17 Edwin
    18 Anna
    19
    20 Elsie
    21 Ethan
    22 Jane
    23 Rob
    24 Sherlock
    25 Tess

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  12. 3. Tom
    4. Nicholas
    5. Jane
    6. Robinson
    7. David
    8. Lorna
    9. Oliver
    15. Daniel
    18. Anna
    19. Stuart?
    22. Agnes
    24. Sherlock
    25. Tess

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  13. 2) Adam Bede
    3) Tom Sawyer
    4) Nicholas Nickleby
    5) Jane Eyre
    6) Robinson Crusoe
    7) David Copperfield
    8) Lorna Doone
    9) Oliver Twist
    10) Silas Marner
    14) Hukleberry Finn
    15) Daniel Deronda
    17) Edwin Drood
    18) Anna Karenina
    20) Elsie Dinsmore
    24) Sherlock Holmes
    25) Tess D'Urbervilles

    Those are the ones I know. Love this game!

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  14. Only one of these stumped me. And no, I didn't go and look them up! :)

    1: Martin
    2: Adam
    3: Tom
    4: Nicholas
    5: Jane
    6: Robinson
    7: David
    8: Lorna
    9: Oliver
    10: Silas
    11: Mary
    12: Barnaby
    13: Caddie
    14: Huckleberry
    15: Daniel
    16: ?
    17: Edmund
    18: Anna
    19: Stuart
    20: Elsie
    21: Ethan
    22: Agnes
    23: Rob
    24: Sherlock
    25: Tess

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  15. 1. Martin
    2. Adam
    3. Tom
    4. Nicholas
    5. Jane
    6. Robinson
    7. David
    8. Lorna
    9. Oliver
    10. Silas
    11. Mary
    12. Barnaby (hehe, I never knew this was the name of a person, for some reason I always thought this was a name of a place..)
    13.
    14. Huckleberry
    15. Daniel
    16.
    17. Edwin
    18. Anna
    19.
    20. Elsie
    21. Ethan
    22. Agnes
    23. Rob
    24. Sherlock
    25. Tess

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  16. Hi! Here are my answers for the Eponymous Book game!
    1~ Martin
    2~ Adam
    3~Tom
    4~Nicholas
    5~Jane
    6~Robinson
    7~David
    8~Lorna
    9~Oliver
    10~Silas
    11~?
    12~Barnaby
    13~Caddie
    14~Huckleberry
    15~Daniel
    16~?
    17~Edwin
    18~Anna
    19~Stuart
    20~Elsie
    21~?
    22~Agnes
    23~?
    24~Sherlock
    25~Tess
    Thanks!

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  17. 1.artin, 2. Adam, 3. Tom, 4. Nicholas, 5. Jane, 6. Robinson, 7. David, 8. Lorna, 9. Oliver, 10. Silas, 11. Mary, 12. Barnaby, 13. Caddie, 14. Huckleberry, 15. Daniel, 16. Dont know, 17. Edwin, 18. Anna, 19. Stuart, 20. Elsie, 21. Ethan, 22. Lady Jane , 23. Rob, 24. Sherlock, 25. Tess.

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  18. #1 Martin
    #3 Tom
    #4 Nicholas
    #5 Jane
    #6 Robinson
    #7 David
    #8 Lorna
    #9 Oliver
    #10 Silas
    #13 Emma
    #14 Huckleberry
    #15 Daniel
    #17 Edwin
    #18 Anna
    #20 Elsie
    #21 Ethan
    #22 Agnes
    #23 Rob
    #24 Sherlock
    #25 Tess

    Maybe this game isn't entirely original, but it was entirely fun!

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  19. 1)Martin
    2)Adam
    3)Tom
    4)Nicholas
    5)Jane
    6)Robinson
    7)David
    8)Lorna
    9)Oliver
    10)Silas
    11)Mary
    12)Barnaby
    13)Caddie
    14)Huckleberry
    15)Daniel
    17)Edwin
    18)Anna
    19)Stuart
    20)Elsie
    22)Agnes
    23)Rob
    24)Sherlock
    25)Tess

    Thank you for posting this game! I had never heard of an Eponymous Book Game and I found it to be a lot of fun.

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  20. good morning!! My answers:
    #5 Jane (Eyre)
    #7 David (Cooperfield)
    #15 Daniel (Deronda)
    #18 Anna (Karenina)
    #24 Sherlock (Holmes)
    #25 Tess of the (d'Ubervilles)

    Have a great week!

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  21. #1. Martin
    #2. Adam
    #3. Tom
    #4. Nicholas
    #5. Jane
    #6. Robinson
    #7. David
    #8. Lorna
    #9. Oliver
    #10. Silas
    #11. Mary
    #12. Barnaby
    #13. Caddie
    #15. Daniel
    #17. Edwin
    #18. Anna
    #19. Stuart
    #20. Elsie
    #21. Ethan
    #22. Agnes
    #23. Rob
    #25. Tess

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  22. 1. Martin
    2. ?
    3. Tom
    4. Nicholas
    5. Jane
    6. Robinson
    7. David
    8. Lorna
    9. Oliver
    10. ?
    11. Mary
    12. Barnaby
    13. ?
    14. ?
    15. Daniel
    16. ?
    17. Edwin
    18. Anna
    19. ?
    20. Elsie
    21. ?
    22. ?
    23. ?
    24. Sherlock
    25. Tess

    ~Kristalyn

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  23. #1 Mr. Martin Chuzzlewit

    #2 Mr. Adam Bede

    #3 Master Thomas Sawyer

    #4 Mr. Nicholas Nickleby

    #5 Ms. Jane Eyre

    #6 Mr. Robinson Crusoe

    #7 Mr. David Copperfield

    #8 Ms. Lorna Doone

    #9 Master Oliver Twist

    #10 Mr. Silas Marner

    #11

    #12 Mr. Barnaby Rudge

    #13

    #14 Master Huckleberry Finn

    #15 Mr. Daniel Deronda

    #16

    #17 Mr. Edwin Drood

    #18 Ms. Anna Karenina

    #19 Master Stuart Little

    #20

    #21 Mr. Ethan Frome

    #22 Ms. Agnes Grey

    #23 Mr. Rob Roy

    #24 Mr. Sherlock Holmes

    #25 Ms. Tess D'Urbervilles

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  24. Alright, let's see...

    1. Martin
    2. ?
    3. Tom
    4. Nicholas
    5. Jane
    6. Robinson
    7. David
    8. Lorna
    9. Oliver
    10. Silas
    11. Assuming this one is Clara?
    12. Barnaby
    13. Caddy
    14. Huckleberry
    15. Daniel
    16. ?
    17. Edwin
    18. Anna
    19. ?
    20. Elsie
    21. ?
    22. Agnes
    23. ?
    24. Sherlock
    25. Tess

    Missed five for sure. But I think I did better with this game than with previous ones. :D Thanks for hosting! :)

    Kelsey

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  25. I don't know all of them, but here are the ones I do know:

    1. Martin
    3. Tom (Thomas)
    4. Nicholas
    5. Jane
    6. Daniel
    7. David
    8. Lorna
    9. Oliver
    10. Silas
    18. Anna
    20. Elsie
    24. Sherlock
    25. Tess

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  26. I don't know all of them, but here are the ones I do know:

    1. Martin
    3. Tom (Thomas)
    4. Nicholas
    5. Jane
    6. Daniel
    7. David
    8. Lorna
    9. Oliver
    10. Silas
    18. Anna
    20. Elsie
    24. Sherlock
    25. Tess

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  27. Emma Jane,
    Your guesses on 1-10, 12, 13, 15, 17-21, 24 and 25 were correct. Your score is 200 points.

    Rhoswen Faerie Wrose,
    Your guesses on 1, 3-12, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 20-25 were correct. Your guess on 13 was incorrect. Your score is 210 points.

    Kiri Liz,
    Your guesses on 1, 3-13, 15, 17-20, 24 and 25 were all correct. Your score is 190 points.

    Reyna Nicole,
    Your guesses on 1-10, 12-15, 17, 18, 20 and 23-25 were correct. Your score is 200 points.

    Naomi Bennet,
    Your guesses on 1, 3-10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 24 and 25 were all correct. Your guesses on 11, 12 and 13 were incorrect. Your score is 160 points.

    Ella,
    Your guesses on 1, 3-10, 13, 15, 17-20, 24 and 25 were correct. Your guess on 22 was incorrect. Your score is 170 points.

    Raelyn,
    Your guesses on 3-10, 14, 15, 18, 20, and 22-25 were all correct. Your guesses on 11 and 13 were incorrect. Your score is 160 points.

    Arwen Undomiel,
    Your guesses on 1, 3-11, 13-15, 17-20, 24 and 25 were correct. Your score is 190 points.

    Livia Rachelle,
    Your guesses on 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 were correct. Your guesses on 6 and 12 were incorrect. Your score is 220 points.

    Jemimah Davis,
    Your guesses on 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24 and 25 were correct. Your score is 160 points.

    Emma,
    Nice to meet you! Your guesses on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25 were correct. Your guess on 22 was incorrect. Your score is 220 points.

    Rose P,
    Your guesses on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 18, 19, 22, 24 and 25 were correct. Your score is 130 points.

    Lydia,
    Your guesses on 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 24 and 25 were correct. Your score is 160 points.

    Elisabeth Grace Foley,
    Your guesses on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 were correct. Your guess on 17 was incorrect. Your score is 230 points.

    Birdie,
    Your guesses on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 were correct. Your score is 230 points.

    Elizabethany,
    Your guesses on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24 and 25 were correct. Your score is 210 points.

    mariElizabeth,
    Your guesses on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25 were correct. Your guess on 22 was incorrect. Your score is 230 points.

    Hamlette,
    Your guesses on 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 were correct. Your guess on 13 was incorrect. Your score is 190 points!

    Christine,
    Your guesses on 1-15, 17-20 and 22-25 were all correct! Your score is 230 points.

    Gisela Palomar,
    Your guesses on 5, 7, 15, 18, 24 and 25 were correct. Your score is 60 points.

    Miss Sneyd,
    Your guesses on 1-13, 15, 17-23 and 25 were correct. Your score is 220 points.

    Kristalyn,
    Your guesses on 1, 3-9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 24 and 25 were correct. Your score is 160 points.

    Esther Romaine,
    Your guesses on 1, 2, 4-10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 and 21-25 were correct. Your guess on 3 was incorrect. Your score is 200 points.

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  28. Awesomesauce! And thus we have proof that Hamlette is great with names, even if she's terrible with faces. And clothes. Really pays so little attention to clothes, tsk tsk. :-)

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  29. Let me guess, I put Robin instead of Robinson for #6? :P Trust me it is ditsyness not ignorance there!

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  30. Oh yes, thirteen is Caddie Woodlawn!

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  31. I'm just in time for this new game, I hope! :)

    1. Martin Chuzzlewit
    2. Adam Bede
    3. Tom Sawyer
    4. Nicholas Nickleby
    5. Jane Eyre
    6. Robinson Crusoe
    7. David Copperfield
    8. Lorna Doone
    9. Oliver Twist
    10. Silas Marner
    11. Hmmmmmm. Oh! Mary Barton?
    12. Barnaby Rudge
    13. Caddie Woodlawn
    14. Huckleberry Finn
    15. Daniel Deronda
    16. ?
    17. Edwin Drood (The Mystery of Edwin Drood)
    18. Anna Karenina
    19. ?
    20. Elsie Dinsmore
    21. ?
    22. Agnes Grey
    23. ?
    24. Sherlock Holmes :)
    25. Tess of D'Urbervilles

    Wow! I didn't realize so many books have title characters! ;)

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