Truman Capote
publication date: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 (part of Spring 2014)
category: 
Literature
clue: His books Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood changed literature, but not as much as two nuclear bombs changed warfare.
explanation: Capote was the namesake of Harry Truman. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, and Mike Rothstein
Presidential Prenomens: These ten goos, major achievers in their own right, have first names linking them to former Presidents of the United States. If you can't identify the celebrity, perhaps figuring out their presidential namesake will help?Similar Goos
Washington Irving
His characters Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman made him the father of American folklore, if not the father of his country. Go »
Arthur Conan Doyle
It doesn't take a master sleuth to deduce the importance of the Pendleton Act in fighting corruption. Go »
Jefferson Davis
How ironic that the man who failed to lead his confederates in a successful free nation shared his name with the author of the Declaration of Independence. Go »
Wilson Pickett
His songs "In the Midnight Hour" and "Land of 1000 Dances" were popular across an entire league of nations. Go »
Truman Capote
This journalist and author was about as likeable as a cold breakfast. Go »
