GAME 1
The Snopes family from Mississippi is central to a trilogy of 20th century novels – The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion – by what author?
GAME 2
John Wayne made credited appearances in three films with titles that reference an animal in the Chinese Zodiac. Name any one of those three animals.
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Game one answer:
William Faulkner
GAME 2 answers:
Tiger
Horse
Rooster