who is the author?
Bram Stoker
who did he write about?
Count Dracula
where did the character live?
Transylvania
did the author ever go there?
No
was a real person the inspiration for the character?
in part
who?
Vlad Dracula
when did he live?
the 15th-century
do we know the year he was born?
Yes
what was it?
1431
when did he die?
about 1476
what was his occupation?
he was a prince
of where?
Wallachia
where is that?
near Transylvania
East of it?
No
was he called something else?
Yes
what?
Tepes
does it give the meaning of that?
Yes
what does it mean?
impaler
why was he called that?
because he skewered bodies on a spike.
a metal one?
No
what was it made of?
wood