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Which university awarded Mark Twain an honorary LL.D. in 1902?

Answer

University of Missouri

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What league was Mark Twain a vice president of?

Answer

American Anti-Imperialist League

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In what year did Mark Twain first use the pen name 'Mark Twain'?

Answer

1863

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What was the name of Mark Twain's final home in Redding, Connecticut?

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Stormfield

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What invention did Mark Twain invest heavily in that contributed to his bankruptcy?

Answer

Paige Compositor

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How many rooms does the Mark Twain House in Hartford contain?

Answer

25

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What was the name of the steamboat pilot who taught Mark Twain?

Answer

Horace Bixby

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What does the nautical term 'mark twain' signify?

Answer

two fathoms deep

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In what year did Mark Twain serve briefly as a Confederate militiaman?

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1861

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In what year was Mark Twain's complete, unexpurgated autobiography finally published?

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2010

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In what year was Mark Twain awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Oxford University?

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1907

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What was the name of the publishing company Mark Twain co-founded that went bankrupt?

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Charles L. Webster and Company

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