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