Mark Twain Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. Mark Twain had several professions, but he was best known for being a ______.
- 7. Tom ______, Twain’s most famous character.
- 9. City where Mark Twain lived his childhood and had fun with his friends.
- 10. Jim Smiley and his _______ frog - Twain’s first short story.
- 12. Twain moved to _________ during the Gold Rush and started his writing career there.
- 13. Mark Twain’s real first name.
- 15. Twain was a _______ in writing about real American life and stories.
- 16. State where Mark Twain was born.
- 17. ______'s Comet appeared in the sky when Twain was born.
- 18. Twain believed the problem of ____ had to be solved in America.
- 20. Before becoming a novelist, Twain worked as a __________.
Down
- 1. Month of Mark Twain’s birth.
- 2. Twain was known for his sense of _____, that's why he was also a comedian.
- 4. Twain had limited _________ but was a lifelong learner and thinker.
- 5. The name of the river he lived near and which illustrated several of his stories.
- 6. Charles _______ was one of Mark Twain's greatest inspirations.
- 8. Twain’s famous book Adventures of ___________Finn.
- 11. The ______ era - the name of a literary journal he wrote in the 1870s.
- 14. The town where Twain was born.
- 19. The state where Twain built a house for his family.