Superheroes & Villains
Peter Parker was just 15 when he was bitten by a radioactive arachnid, and transformed into one of the world's most popular superheroes.
Who is Spider-man?
Manga's origins can be traced to this country, Arigatō.
What is Japan?
Adorned by two resting lion statues on its steps, it is the most visited public library in the United States.
What is the New York Public Library?
Wendy Darling could tell you what could be found if you were to travel to the second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning.
What is Neverland?
The Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes, and Mr. Bumble can all be found in this 1838 novel from Charles Dickens.
Who is Oliver Twist?
This seventh and final volume of the Harry Potter series was broken into two parts when it was adapted for film.
What is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows?
One of the first types of these produced was the ancient Roman "Acta Diurna", or, when translated to English, Daily Acts.
What is a newspaper?
This crimson canine made his debut in 1963 from author Norman Bridwell, towering over Emily Elizabeth at 25 feet tall.
Who is Clifford?
According to Forbes magazine in 2004, this British author was first person to become a billionaire by writing books.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ended up on TIME’S List of the 100 Best Novels, the only graphic novel of the bunch, to boot.
What is Watchmen?
This woman was named the most popular author in 2023 according to Publishers Weekly. Here's a hint: she doesn't start or end with "Us".
Who is Colleen Hoover?
In 2023, this museum pass was the most circulated at our library.
What is The Children’s Museum at Saratoga?
Neurosurgeon Stephen would change much about himself after becoming versed in the mystic arts, but oddly, his name would remain the same.
Who is Doctor Strange?
In between chasing criminals with Watson, and having tea with Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock Holmes would often practice this musical instrument to help him think through his caseload.
What is a Violin?
According to the app Libby, this memoir was the most borrowed e-book nationally in 2023.
What is Spare by Prince Harry Duke of Sussex?
In “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”, the White Witch casts a spell on this magical country, so that it is always winter but never Christmas?
What is Narnia?
Making its debut in Jules Verne’s "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas", the submarine "The Nautilus" was designed and governed by this mysterious skipper.
Who is Captain Nemo?
This type of powder is used as a form of transportation in the Harry Potter series.
What is Floo?
Featuring Mia Farrow on its debut issue in 1974, this celebrity and entertainment publication is nowadays widely known for its ‘Most’ lists.
What is People?
Named after a London railway station, this fictional literary bear was originally a stowaway from "Darkest Peru".
Who is Paddington Bear?
Years before mapping out Middle Earth, this author spent two years researching the etymology of words beginning with "W" for the Oxford Dictionary.
Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?
This graphic novel by Art Spiegelman was the first ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
What is Maus?
This woman has claimed the title of this year’s bestselling fantasy author after the first quarter, according to Forbes.
Who is Sarah J. Maas?
This employee has been with our library the longest, 17 years, in fact, and seems to know every patron’s name.
Who is Hannah Moore?
As an infant, Kal-El was sent in a rocket to Earth from his doomed fictional homeworld, called this, sharing its name with a noble gas.
What is Krypton?
Since 2011, this author has been working on the sixth installment of his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, a novel alliteratively titled The Winds of Winter.
Who is George R.R. Martin?
At the New York Public Library, you have access to millions of books, audiobooks, and e-books. In 2023, this book was circulated the most.
What is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus?
We're off to see the Wizard of Oz in the heart of his colorful hometown, called this.
What is The Emerald City?
Not signifying someone smart with Lincolns, but rather a sewer-dweller, this is the name of the menacing shapeshifting clown made famous in Stephen King’s famed horror novel “It”.
Who is Pennywise?
First mentioned in “The Goblet of Fire,” this magically enchanted object allows for the apparition-less transportation of multiple people at once upon touching it.
What is a Portkey?
This number one circulated newspaper's headquarters can be found on 620 Eighth Avenue, perhaps holding many of its 137 Pulitzer Prizes.
What is the New York Times?
At the conclusion of an 1835 literary fairy tale, this small object is placed in a museum because of its critical role in finding a suitable princess to marry a prince.
What is a Pea?
“Little Women” is typically considered an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel based on the 19th century life of this American author.
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
In “The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes” written by Neil Gaiman, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother, also known as this, instead.
What is Dream/Morpheus?
No, it's not Julia Quinn, but instead rather this ficticious author of the mysterious ‘Society Papers’ in the ‘Bridgerton’ saga.
Who is Lady Whistledown?
In 2023, this book was the most circulated young adult fiction at our library.
What is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
Many TV viewers know this famous butler by his surname "Pennyworth", but his closest ally, Batman, refers to him by his first name only.
Who is Alfred?
This 2014 Liane Moriarty novel is set in Australia, although its HBO TV adaptation moved things to Monterey, California.
What is Big Little Lies?
Ironically, this book holds the record of being the most stolen book from public libraries.
What is the Guinness Book of World Records?
Mark Twain’s 1885 novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn had set his protagonists traveling down this body of water, which courses through 10 states.
What is the Mississippi River?
The leader of the pigs in George Orwell’s Animal Farm shares his name with an 18th century French political leader.
Who is Napoleon?
Hermione Granger's pet cat is said to have its name derived from a description of its "bendy legs".
What is Crookshanks?
Abbreviated as GQ, this men's magazine was formerly known by this longer name.
What is Gentlemen’s Quarterly?
The villainous Cruella de Vil appeared in this 1956 novel by Dodie Smith.
What is The Hundred and One Dalmatians?
This prolific Danish author scribed such fairy tales as “The Ugly Duckling” and "The Little Mermaid".
Who is Hans Christian Andersen?
In “Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life”, written and drawn by Bryan Lee O’ Malley, Scott performs this instrument alongside bandmates Kim and Young Neil.
What is Bass Guitar?
Alright, this actor's autobiography released in 2020 says, “Don’t walk into a place like you wanna buy it, walk in like you own it.”
Who is Matthew McConaughey?
In 2023, this author wrote the most circulated adult fiction book at our library.
Who is Kristin Hannah (The Four Winds)?
Though fear may now be the bane of the Green Lantern, originally, any shade of this primary color would not be affected by the superhero's power.
What is yellow?
Stonehead McGurney and Sir Harry the Muse are owls in this colorfully named fantasy novel series by Brian Jacques.
What is Redwall?
Boston Public Library claims this autobiographical graphic novel was their most circulated Juvenile book in 2023.
What is Smile by Raina Telgemeier?
This fictional town in Connecticut is the setting for The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin.
What is Stoneybrook?
After tragedy befalls them, George Milton regretfully murders this man, in the John Steinbeck novella “Of Mice and Men”.
Who is Lennie Small?
“Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus,” translated as “Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon.” is the official motto for this wizarding school.
What is Hogwarts?
This major mid-west newspaper was launched in 1847, and today has the seventh-highest circulation of any newspaper in the United States.
What is the Chicago Tribune?
Regardless of where you stand on the Mandela effect, The Berenstain Bears have always lived in this type of arboreal dwelling.
What is a Treehouse?
From Mrs Dalloway to Orlando, this author wrote all her books while standing.
Who is Virginia Woolf?
In “Y: The Last Man” written by Brian K. Vaughan, this logogram also serves as the name of Yorick’s faithful Capuchin monkey companion?
What is Ampersand?
Jeff Kinney writes about Greg Heffley, the central character of this series, who chronicles his aspirations to be massively popular above everything.
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
This employee has been here for ten years, serving in multiple positions, and will sorely be missed after her last day on August 9th, 2024.
Who is Jenn Richard?