Newbery Medal Winners

Question 1

What type of genre must the medal be given to?

Accepted Answer

There are no restrictions on genre

Question 2

In which book does a kid get his lips stuck to a cold car mirror?

Accepted Answer

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, The Watsons Go to Birmingham

Question 3

Which book is a play?

Accepted Answer

Joyful Noise, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!

Question 4

In which book do siblings hide out in a museum?

Accepted Answer

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Question 5

Which book "does not let the facts get mixed up with the truth?"

Accepted Answer

Flora and Ulysses, Maniac Magee

Question 6

Who chooses the winners?

Accepted Answer

librarians

Question 7

Which book features a daring escape from the Nazis during W.W. II?

Accepted Answer

Number the Stars

Question 8

Why didn't Harry Potter win?

Accepted Answer

The original HP had no pictures., The Newbery is for books published in the U.S.A.

Question 9

Which book stars a gorilla?

Accepted Answer

The One and Only Ivan, Lincoln: A Photobiography

Question 10

What year were the Newbery Medals established?

Accepted Answer

1922

Question 11

Which Newbery Medal winner is a basketball story?

Accepted Answer

The Crossover

Question 12

Which book is a tundra survival story?

Accepted Answer

Julie of the Wolves

Question 13

Setting: 1930's, U.S.A.

Accepted Answer

Out of the Dust, The Whipping Boy

Question 14

How many books of poetry have won the medal?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 15

Which book receives the Newbery Medal?

Accepted Answer

best writing

Question 16

In which book is there a quiz bowl?

Accepted Answer

The View from Saturday

Question 17

To what genre is the medal awarded?

Accepted Answer

There are no restrictions on genre.

Question 18

Which book features a lost necklace?

Accepted Answer

Criss Cross

Question 19

How often is the medal awarded?

Accepted Answer

annually, daily

Questions 19