Information Trivia Game
Information TriviaAbout Books
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About Books
For what is John Henry known?
A. First frontiersman West of the Mississippi.
B. He was a railroad builder known for driving steel.
C. He had a blue ox for a pet.
About Books
In what book does a pig named Wilbur try to fly?
A. Babe in the City
B. Four Gallant Pigs
C. Charlotte’s Web
About Books
In what story will you read about a headless horseman?
A. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
B. The Halloween Horror Mystery
C. The Legend of the Headless Horseman
About Books
How does Dribble the turtle die in the book Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing?
A. It fell out of the window.
B. Fudge swallowed him.
C. Mom swept it up in the sweeper.
About Books
In the book Beezus and Ramona, what is Beezus’ real name?
A. Elsa Marie Miller
B. Beatrice Quimby
C. Beezus Schultz
About Books
Homer Price, Time of Wonder, and One Morning in Maine are three books written by this author.
A. Beverly Cleary
B. Robert McCloskey
C. Mark Twain
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Authors
Who does J.K. Rowling write about in her books?
A. Encyclopedia BrownB. Henry and RibsyC. Harry Potter
Authors
Who wrote Freckle Juice?
A. William Steig
B. Judy Blume
C. Beverly Cleary
Authors
Who wrote Amber Brown is Not a Crayon?
A. Paula Danziger
B. Anna Sewell
C. Walter Farley
Authors
Who wrote The Black Stallion?
A. William Steig
B. Dr. Seuss
C. Walter Farley
Authors
Who is the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
A. Daniel Defoe
B. Roald Dahl
C. Marjorie W. Sharmat
Authors
Which of the following books was not written by Robert L. Stevenson?
A. Kidnapped
B. The Swiss Family Robinson
C. Treasure Island
Dewey Decimal
Who is the Dewey Decimal System of Classification named after?
A. Jean Dewey
B. Dewey Martin
C. Melvil Dewey
Dewey Decimal
What kind of stories are represented by the number 92?
A. Biographies
B. Fiction
C. Science and Nature
Dewey Decimal
Where would you most likely find folk lore, fairy tales, or tall tales?
A. 629.4
B. 398.2
C. 920
Dewey Decimal
What do we call the division under the Dewey Decimal System that deals with man trying to understand all things in nature?
A. Science and Pure Science
B. Philosophy
C. Religion
Dewey Decimal
What class division would you check to find information about insects?
A. 100
B. 300
C. 500
Dewey Decimal
Give the call number for collective biography.
A. 92
B. 920
C. 900
Library Trivia
What do we call a person who has written a book?
A. Author
B. Illustrator
C. Publisher
Library Trivia
When you look at a catalog card, what tells you where a book is located in the library?
A. The index
B. The call number
C. The author’s first name
Library TriviaIf you are writing a report and need
information from different sources, where would you look first to find out what materials are in your library?
A. The encyclopedia
B. The Internet
C. The card catalog
Library Trivia
What is another name given to a periodical?
A. Dictionary
B. Diary
C. Magazine
Library Trivia
If a book won the Caldecott Award, what did it win the award for?
A. The storyline
B. The illustrations
C. The author
Library Trivia
When the top line of a catalog card is printed in all capital letters, what does that indicate?
A. It is a title card
B. It is a subject card
C. It is an author card
Newbery Award
Who is the Newbery Award named after?
A. Martin New
B. Barry Newell
C. John Newbery
Newbery Award
Who wrote Strawberry Girl, a 1946 Newbery Award winner?
A. Lois Lenski
B. Judy Blume
C. Virginia Hamilton
Newbery Award
In what story did Charlie, a mentally retarded boy, have his watch removed from his arm by boys offering candy just so they could upset and tease him?
A. Thimble Summer
B. Adam of the Road
C. Summer of the Swans
Newbery Award
In this story, Polynesia, the parrot assisted in the writing of their many adventures.
A. The Adventures of Long John Silver
B. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
C. The Swiss Family Robinson
Newbery Award
In which story did the artist not regret that he might suffer for Good Fortune’s great moment of happiness?
A. The Cat Who Went to Heaven
B. Secret of the Andes
C. M.C. Higgins, the Great
Newbery Award
Who is the author of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
A. Ann Clark
B. Mildred Taylor
C. Elizabeth Howard