Authors
Who wrote Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling
The first book in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis is called
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
What is the title of the wordless book that we wrote words for?
Journey by Aaron Becker
A plane is flying through the sky (yay!). Suddenly, it decides to land. It has two options: Land on that mountain side, or land on that runway. Landing on the mountain side will result in a change in velocity of 500 mph in 0.01 seconds. Landing on the runway will result in a change in velocity of 500 mph in 3600 seconds. Which option results in the highest impulse?
Trick question!
J = FNet * t = m * (vfinal - vinitial)
The forces on the plane are very different, but the impulse is the same!
This famous author served as a British pilot and spy in WWII
Roald Dahl
Lewis Carroll is best known for this book
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (aka Alice in Wonderland)
In the book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, what animal is Wilbur?
Pig
What human body part stays roughly the same size from birth to death?
The eyeball
A very popular author who wrote many children's books
His works inspired a musical featuring, among others, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, & JoJo
Dr. Seuss
Maurice Sendak wrote Where the ________ Are
Wild Things
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was written during which war?
Hint: It was written within 150 years of the present
WWII
What is the name of the branch of mathematics that comes from the Arabic word for "reuniting"?
Algebra
The Very Hungry Caterpillar was written by this author
Eric Carle
Shel Silverstein wrote The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, and Where the _____ Ends
Sidewalk
This popular comic book series is a parody of history, mainly following two Gauls, who are called ______ and ______
(200 pts each, you can ask for one of the names but cannot score points from it)
Asterix & Obelix
What is the only country that borders both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?
Iran
This author wrote a children's book highlighting the results of appeasement (if only Neville Chamberlain had a copy...)
(+250 pts for the title of the book)
Laura Numeroff
(If You Give a Mouse a Cookie)
Lemony Snicket (the pen name of Daniel Handler) wrote this popular book series following three orphaned children
Hint: It was later made into a TV show
A Series of Unfortunate Events
What are the two main awards for children's books?
(+100 pts if you can identify who gets each award)
Hint: N-----y Medal; C------tt Medal
Newbery Medal & Caldecott Medal
For authors & illustrators, respectively
How many different species of snakes are there in Florida? (General estimate/range)
Around 55-60