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100

What color was the Hulk originally?

Grey

100

This story focuses on a young boy named Max who, after dressing in his wolf costume, wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without his supper. Max's bedroom undergoes a mysterious transformation into a jungle environment, and he winds up sailing to an island inhabited by frightening beasts.

Where the Wild Things Are

100

This character is one of seven Horcruxes.

Nagini

100

A depressed 16-year-old, lives in an unspecified institution in California after the end of World War II. After his discharge within a month, he intends to go live with his brother D.B., an author and war veteran with whom Holden is angry for becoming a Hollywood screenwriter. Author's initials are J.D.S.

The Catcher in the Rye

100

What are the three branches of YPL?

Crestwood 

Riverfront

Will

200

Which supervillain was once the Iranian Ambassador to the U.N.?

The Joker

200

The lowercase letters climb up the coconut tree in alphabetical order, until their weight causes the tree to lean and all the letters fall out of the tree.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

200

Do you recall the name of Harry's godfather?

Sirius Black

200

Starr Carter witnesses a fatal shooting of her childhood best friend and must find her voice and decide to stand up for what is right.  

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

200

Who is the branch manager for the Crestwood Library

Z

300

Who are the members of the Gotham City Sirens?

Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.

300

A young orphan from the fictional community of Bolingbroke, Nova Scotia, is sent to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, unmarried siblings in their fifties and sixties, after a childhood spent in strangers' homes and orphanages.

Anne of Green Gables

300

The name of the bad werewolf working with the Death Eaters.

Fenrir Greyback

300

In post-apocalyptic Chicago , survivors are divided into five factions: Abnegation, the selfless; Amity, the peaceful; Candor, the honest; Dauntless, the brave; and Erudite, the intelligent. All 16-year-olds are tested to determine the faction that suits them best, but they select their own faction at the Choosing Ceremony. Those who do not complete initiation become "Factionless" and live on the streets as outcasts.

Divergent

300

Name the teen librarian at the Riverfront Library

Eileen

400

Marvel Comics owned the rights to which word from 1975 until 1996?

Zombie

400

Milo is a boy bored by the world around him; every activity seems a waste of time. He arrives home from another boring day at school to find a mysterious package. Among its contents are a small tollbooth and a map of "the Lands Beyond," illustrating the Kingdom of Wisdom. Attached to the package is a note "For Milo, who has plenty of time." Warned by an included sign to have his destination in mind, he decides without much thought to go to Dictionopolis, assuming this is a pretend game to be played on the floor of his room.

The Phantom Tollbooth

400

This eight-legged creature can be found in the Forbidden Forest. What's it's name?

Aragog

400

What book is based on the poem written and recited by Amanda Gorman at the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20. 2021?

"The Hill We Climb" 
400

Name the Young Adult Librarian at the Will Library

Victoria

500

Which DC character was once hired by the Easter Bunny to kill Santa?

Lobo

500

The narrator begins with a discussion on the nature of grown-ups and their inability to perceive especially important things. As a test to determine if a grown-up is enlightened and like a child, he shows them a picture that he drew at the age of 6 depicting a snake which has eaten an elephant. The grown-ups always reply that the picture depicts a hat, and so he knows to talk of "reasonable" things to them, rather than fanciful.

The Little Prince

500

This Hogwarts ghost was named Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington before death.

Nearly Headless Nick

500

What is the most widely translated book in the world?

The Bible

500

Who is the Director of all Yonkers Public Libraries?

Jessie Montero