Adventure
True or false : the Indiana Jones movies were based on books
False
The movies came first! There are now comic books about Indiana Jones, though
Name 2 Harry Potter villains who are NOT Voldemort
Dolores Umbridge
Bellatrix Lestrange
Lucius Malfoy
Peter Pettigrew
True or false : Cleopatra was Egyptian
False!
Although she was the queen of Egypt, her ancestors were from Greece and she spoke Greek as well as Egyptian.
Books about Cleopatra: Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff (History)
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George (Fiction)
Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Shecter (Young Adult)
True or false : in a romance book, the male lead is usually older than the female lead.
True
Example: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Rochester is 20 years older than Jane.
True or false: ghosts are often helpful
False, ghosts are often evil
Example: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (also a very good series on Netflix)
Children from 12 districts are forced to fight to the death in this young adult novel. What is it?
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
True or false : fairy tales usually have happy endings
False!
While Disney versions always end happily, the original fairy tales usually have a dark or violent ending.
Name 2 types of characters you might see in a book with a medieval setting
Knight, prince/princess, king/queen, wizard, peasant
True or false : romance is the most popular book genre in the United States.
True!
1/3 of all books sold in the US are romances
The 2 most common monsters you will find in a supernatural book are...
Vampires & werewolves
Example: Twilight has both
This book inspired a famous movie.
A wealthy man creates a theme park full of dinosaurs, but everything goes wrong and the dinosaurs cause chaos.
What is it?
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Explain the difference between fairies and elves
Fairies are small, elves are tall.
Fairies often don't speak the same language as the hero, but elves often do.
Elves are associated with forests while fairies are associated with flowers.
They are both pretty, elegant, wise, and dangerous if their magic is not used properly.
Example: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien has elves that are tall, wise, and live in the forests.
In the European & Salem Witch Trials, were the accused witches usually boys or girls?
Girls
Books about the Salem witch trials:
Witch Child by Celia Rees (Historical Fiction)
The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Fiction)
The Witches: 1692, Salem by Stacy Schiff (History)
Name 2 problems that a romantic couple might face if they want to be together
Family, money, arranged marriage
Example: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Willoughby refuses to marry Marianne because she is poor.
This famous American horror author wrote The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-tale Heart, and many more scary stories. Who is he?
Edgar Allan Poe
This is a type of book where multiple endings are possible, and you decide what happens by flipping to different pages.
In French it is called "histoire dont vous êtes le héros" or "Choisis ta propre aventure." In English it is called...
Choose-your-own-adventure novels
Example: Journey under the Sea by R.A. Montgomery, You Are Invisible by Susan Saunders.
There are also Disney choose-your-own-adventure books written by Jim Razzi!
The movie's most famous line is, "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Westley, a bandit, must save his beloved Buttercup from the evil Prince Humperdinck. A lot of funny adventures happen along the way. This book is...
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
What historical figure has the most books written about them?
Hint: a US President
Abraham Lincoln
Over 15,000 books have been written about him!
Can most problems that romance characters have be solved with a simple conversation?
Yes!
An argument, a lie, or a misunderstanding in a romance book could usually be solved if the characters would just TALK TO EACH OTHER. Instead they don't, because drama
Example: in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, if Juliet had just told Romeo her fake-death plan, everything could have been fineCassandra Clare wrote the "Shadowhunters" series, including "City of Bones" and "Clockwork Angel."
Name 1 character from any of these books.
Clary, Jace, Simon, Alec, Isabelle, Magnus, Jocelyn, Luke, Valentine, Tessa, Will, Jem...there's a lot
"Shadowhunters" is also a series on Netflix!