Summer Reading
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Fun Facts
St. Mark's
100

This is the first day of Summer Reading.

What is June 5th?

100

This is the year the Astros last won the World Series.

What is 2022?

100

This author is responsible for Captain Underpants, Dog Man, and Cat Kid Comic Club.

Who is Dav Pilkey?

100

This city has the largest population.

What is Tokyo, Japan?

100

This is the day you'll be done with school this year.

When is May 24th?

200

This is the last day of Summer Reading.

What is August 5th?

200

The City of Houston was named for this person.

Who is Sam Houston?

200

This author wrote the Percy Jackson series.

Who is Rick Riordan?

200

This is the oldest board game still played today.

What is Go (weiqi)?

200

This is the mascot for St. Mark's Episcopal School.

What is the Lions?

300

This is one of the prizes you can get if you earn 200 points

What is a tattoo? What is a prism? What is a yo-yo?

300

This person is the current mayor of Houston.

Who is Sylvester Turner?

300

This book by Roald Dahl about a voracious reader with special powers now has a Broadway adaptation.

What is Matilda?

300

This is the country with the largest amount of water.

What is Canada?

300

This is the year that St. Mark's Episcopal School first opened.

When is 1960?

400

This is one of the activities happening at West University Branch Library this summer.

What is a magic show? What is a play? What is video game night? What is movie night? What is button bonanza? 

400

Every major sport is represented in Houston, except for this sport.

What is hockey?

400

This book won the 2023 Texas Bluebonnet award.

What is Memoirs of a Tortoise?

400

This country has the largest number of cars overall.

What is China?

400

This is the year that Ms. Gisela graduated from St. Mark's Episcopal.

What is 2001?

500

This is a way to get points for summer reading. 

What is logging your reading? What is attending an event? What is writing a review? 

500

Houston was originally the capitol of Texas. This is the year the capitol moved to Austin.

What is 1839?

500

Name one of the books off the 2023-2024 Texas Lone Star list. 

What is...(one of the 20 books off the list.)

500

This color is NOT found on any single flag for any country. 

What is purple?

500

This is where Ms. Mitchell worked before she worked at St. Mark's Episcopal

What is West University Library?

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