New Year Trivia
This is what people promise to work on in the new year.
What are New Years Resolutions?
The amount of books per week you can check out
What is 2?
"I do so like green eggs and ham. Thank you. Thank you, Sam-I-Am" comes from this author's famous tale.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
How many children Mrs. Koerner has
What is 3?
"Salutations is just a fancy way of saying hello."
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
This is the famous city where the Ball Drop happens at midnight.
What is New York City?
Where I check out when Mrs. K is busy
What is the self-check out station?
This author became the first Latino writer to win the prestigious Newbery Medal in 2016 for his critically acclaimed picture book, Last Stop on Market Street. Also the author of Love, and Milo Imagines the World.
Who is Matt de la Pena?
Where Mrs. K lives
What is Galesburg?
"No time-out. Only death."
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Which civilization used an agricultural calendar to determine their New Year?
The Egyptians
Where you put your books when you return them
What is the tan return cart?
This creator of the "Harry Potter" series brought a magical boarding school to life for millions.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
What Mrs. K did before working as a librarian
What is a 911 dispatcher?
"Anger is precious. Use it to warn others of danger. Here, there’s no one to protect. It’s hard to roar for no reason."
This country celebrates the Lunar New Year instead of January 1
What is China?
What you do if you are not checking out that week during check-out time
What is sit somewhere quietly and read?
This author created the magical world of Narnia, first explored through a wardrobe.
Who is C.S. Lewis?
Mrs. K's favorite book
"A Hero's fate is never happy. It is never anything but tragic."
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
This Roman emperor introduced January 1 as the start of the year?
Who is Julius Ceasar?
What we are going to do each time we come into class on check-out day
What is read quietly for 5 minutes?
This author wrote The Crossover, a novel told in verse about twin brothers who love basketball, as well as several other novels in verse like The Door of No Return.
Who is Kwame Alexander?
What Mrs. Koerner would teach if she didn't work in the library
Media/journalism OR history
"When given the choice between being right or being kind choose kind."
Wonder by R.J. Palacio