Piscataway Public Library 
2008 National Library Week "Q&A Contest"

     "Join the Circle of Knowledge @ your library" 
and celebrate National Library Week with a special  "Q&A Contest" for all ages.

  • The contest will run from March 1 - April 11.

  • There is one contest for children, one for teens and one for adults.

  • Each group answers just five short questions about items found at the library.

  • Those answering the questions correctly will be entered into a raffle.

Three prizes will be awarded,  one in EACH age group!
The winners will be announced during National Library Week, April 13 - 19 !

Answer ONE category according to your age group.

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Children - pre-schoolers through grade 6

1. What is the last name of the bears that live in a split-level tree and are named Mama, Papa, Sister and Brother?
2.  Jack and Annie are the main characters in what series?
3.  In the book by Roald Dahl, what do these letters stand for - BFG?
4.  In the Daisy series by Jane Simmons, what is the name of Daisy's new little brother?
5.  What is the name of Clifford's owner?
 

Teens - grades 7 - 12

1.  What novel's main character has a pet rat named Cinnamon and plays the ukelele
on someone's birthday?
2.  What title has an apple on its cover?
3.  In which book is nothing green allowed in the uncle's house?
4.  What author has written at least two books centered on the formation of a high school swim team?  Plus, his latest book deals with dying. Hint: The author is male and his lead characters are high school boys.
5.  What 2007 movie is based on a book set in a world in which humans are paired with animal  "daemons" that seem like alter egos, only with personalities of their own?
 

Adults

1. What novel won the 2007 National Book Award for nonfiction?
2.  Which best-selling detective series is now the basis of a television show on ABC?
3.  What movie does Mariam wan to see on her 15th birthday in "A Thousand Splendid Suns"?
4.  What novel won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
5.  What did Homer name his pig in The Simpsons Movie (2007)?
 
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