I tried to write a novel when I was about 17 or 18. It was a complete disaster. I'm sure I'm not the only one. But while the details of the horrid plotting have thankfully fled my mind, the names of the main characters, which I spent hours trying to invent remain. (The fact that I spent more time naming characters than writing the novel no doubt explains the failure.)

So whenever I'm asked to invent a secret question and answer, I simply come up with something about the novel. It's all nonsense to anyone but me, but it works. Maybe instead of typing 'purple' to the annoying questions about my favorite first grade teacher, or favorite pet I'll just type the title to that novel.