Multiple choice general knowledge

What do Noel Coward, Thomas Edison, Charles Dickens and Mark Twain have in common?

  1. They never married

  2. They never read books

  3. They never graduated from grade school

  4. They all met the Queen of England
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Explanation

Charles Dickens left school at age 12 to work in a factory when his father was imprisoned for debt. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) left school at age 12 after his father's death. Thomas Edison had only three months of formal schooling and was largely self-educated. Noel Coward also left school early. All four achieved remarkable success despite limited formal education.

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