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Extreme Trivia Challenge 2007

Round 1
 
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CBC Extreme Trivia Challenge 2007 Round 1
Question #1
2 points
What do Duck and Goose try to hatch as an
egg in Duck and Goose by Tad Hills?
 
the answer
 
A RUBBER BALL (ALTERNATE ANSWERS: A SPOTTED BALL, A SOCCER BALL, A POLKA-DOT BALL)
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Question #2
3 points
What would Anne Shirley be "ever so much gratefuller" for on her new dresses - even though Marilla dismisses them as "frills and furbelows"?
 
the answer
 
PUFFED SLEEVES
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Question #3
1 point
In A Chair for My Mother, by Vera B. Williams, the family saves coins in a jar to buy a new comfortable chair. What happened to their furniture?
 
the answer
 
IT WAS LOST IN A FIRE
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Question #4
2 points
In The Indian in the Cupboard books, by Lynne Reid Banks, what is the name of Omri's tiny Native American friend? One bonus point will be awarded if you can also name his nation.
 
the answer
 
LITTLE BEAR, IROQUOIS
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Question #5
2 points
What prince from Hamlet lends his
name to a character in A Wrinkle in Time?
 
the answer
 
FORTINBRAS, the Murray family dog
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Question #6
3 points
What was the most frequently challenged book of 2006, according to the American Library Association?
 
the answer
 
AND TANGO MAKES THREE,
by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
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Question #7
1 point
At what time do Madeline and her friends leave the house every day?
 
the answer
 
HALF PAST NINE
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Question #8
2 points
Bruce Patman was the rich playboy of Sweet Valley.
What did his license plate read?
 
the answer
 
1BRUCE1
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Question #9
1 point
Milo, the young protagonist of The Phantom Tollbooth, is accompanied on his adventures by a peculiar dog. What is this dog's name and distinguishing physical characteristic?
 
the answer
 
TOCK - He has a giant alarm clock for a body
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Question #10
1 point
In Beverly Cleary's beloved Ramona series, what was the name of the Quimby family's cat?
 
the answer
 
PICKY-PICKY
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Question #11
2 points
What do the Borrowers float down the river in,
in The Borrowers Afloat?
 
the answer
 
A TEA KETTLE
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Question #12
3 points
Two illustrators have won the Caldecott medal three times each. Name one of those illustrators, and two of the three titles for which he or she won. One bonus point will be given for all three titles. Another bonus point will be awarded if you can also name the second illustrator.
 
the answer
 
MARCIA BROWN
Cinderella (1955), Once a Mouse (1962), and Shadow (1983)

DAVID WIESNER
Tuesday (1992), The Three Pigs (2002), and Flotsam (2007)


BONUS for anyone who got all three titles:
(1 point)
BONUS for anyone who got both names:
(1 point)

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Question #13
2 points
In Book 3 of the original Babysitter's Club series, The Truth About Stacey, what IS the truth about Stacey?
 
the answer
 
SHE HAS DIABETES
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Question #14
3 points
In The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, why does Claudia invite Jamie to be the sibling to run away with her?
 
the answer
 
HE HAS THE MOST MONEY
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Question #15
2 points
What happened to all but one of the cats
in Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag?
 
the answer
 
THEY ATE EACH OTHER
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Question #16
2 points
The BFG collects and distributes what?
 
the answer
 
DREAMS
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Question #17
2 points
How many Katherines have broken up with the main character
in An Abundance of Katherines?
 
the answer
 
19
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Question #18
1 point
In Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, where does
A tell B and C he'll meet them?
 
the answer
 
AT THE TOP OF THE COCONUT TREE
tie-breaker

Round 2
 
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Tie-breaker Question #1
2 points
What do S. E. Hinton's initials stand for?
 
the answer
 
SUSAN ELOISE
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Round 2
 
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Tie-breaker Question #2
3 points
What does the title of the 2005 Newbery Award winner mean in English?
 
the answer
 
Kira Kira, written by Cynthia Kadohata,
translates to "GLITTERING, SHINING."
 
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