Famous Authors
A towering figure in contemporary literature, born in 1939 in Ottawa. Her prolific body of work spans poetry and fiction.
Margaret Atwood
If at first you don't succeed...
What is: Try, try again
How many planets are there in our solar system?
What is 8
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
You've been sent to jail, what game are you playing?
What is: Monopoly
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
What is: Leonardo da Vinci
Awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.
Repeatedly rejected for military service because of his defective eye, but did end up becoming an ambulance driver for the American Red Cross, WWI
Who was Ernest Hemingway.
The Sun also Rises, A Farewell to Arms...
Take it with...
What is: A grain of salt.
What is the name of the "used to be" considered a planet and is no longer?
What is Pluto.
Due to its orbit being so different when compared to the rest of the Solar System. It is to be considered more a comet or asteroid. "Dwarf Planet"
I am holding the left bower? What game am I playing?
What is: Euchre
What year was the movie Titanic released?
What is: 1997
The undisputed queen of mystery, born in 1890 in torquay, England.
A true storyteller whose life included work as a pharmacy assistant - which gave valuable insight into poisons often featured in her tales!
Who is Agatha Christie
Don't count your chickens...
What is: Before they hatch.
A large barred spiral galaxy. Appears as a band of light in the sky, what is it?
This galaxy likely has between 100-200 BILLION planets, but perhaps many more!!!
Hoping to get 21!
What is: Black Jack
Is a banana a fruit or vegetable?
What is: Botanically speaking, a banana is both a berry and fruit.
A titan of horror and suspense literature, born 1947 in Portland Maine.
Over 60 novels to his name!!
Who is Stephen King
Six on one...
What is: Half a dozen of the other.
Which planet in the solar system has more than 75 moons?
What is: Jupiter
Yay! I climbed my way up to 100!
What is: Snacks and ladders
What is the most powerful piece in the game of chess?
What is: The Queen
This is because the queen has the ability to move in all directions.
#1 Best Selling Author thanks to her HARRY POTTER series' global success.
Who is J.K. Rowling
Saturday nights in August we will be showing the Harry Potter series!!!
He looked like the cat...
What is: That swallowed the canary.
What is the coldest planet in the solar system?
I have three chances to roll a full house.
What is: Yahtzee
Nimbostratus, Cirrus, and Cumulus, are all names of what?
What is: Clouds
Cirrus - are wispy and feathery
Nimbostratus - are thick and dense
Cumulus - have flat bases, and puffy cotton like tops