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1
What was the name of King Arthur's wife?
Guinevere
Juliet
Anna
Morgan le Fay
2
On the front cover of
Fake Dates and Mooncakes
, Clover is inspired by author Sher Lee's actual _____.
Cat
Restaurant
Brother
Dog
3
In their author info, Ripley Jones lists themself as a person of _____.
Merit
Notoriety
Mystery
Interest
4
What are the biggest, brightest moons called?
New Moons
Supermoons
Harvest Moons
Wolf Moons
5
Calliope, the main character in
A Ruinous Fate
, has two different colored eyes. What is the term used to describe this?
Heterochromia
Coloboma
Presbyopia
Amblyopia
6
What is the main source of energy in the food chain?
Animals
Sun
Plants
Water
7
What Keynote speaker introduced
Back to School, Backpack!
to PSLA conference attendees in 2023?
Cicely Lewis
Amanda Jones
Joyce Valenza
John Schu
8
Which of today's presented titles gives dead teenage girls the opportunity to share their stories in their own words?
Missing Clarissa
Enter the Body
Nightbirds
A Runious Fate
9
You Are Here
takes place in an airport. How many people take a commercial flight every day throughout the world?
1 million
850,000
9 million
6 million
10
A Spanish spelling bee is a key event in this picture book. What year was the first National Spanish Spelling Bee held?
1994
2011
1985
2002
11
In
Oslo Learns to Swim,
what type animal is Rex?
warthog
t-rex
fish
bird
12
In
Shall We Dance
, readers learn that scorpions dance what type of dance?
Waltz
Salsa
Tango
Foxtrot
13
What did Evergreen carry in an acorn to deliver to Granny Oak?
Flowers
Soup
Slippers
Pine Cones
14
40-60% of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) express a concern about what?
friendships
weight
bullying
academics
15
In what decade did Prohibition in the United States officially end?
1910s
1940s
1930s
1920s
16
In some circles, author Raj Haldar may be better known by his stage name ____.
Wordsmith
Lushlife
King Raj
The Great Haldini
17
In
A Starlet’s Secret to a Sensational Afterlife
, what is Henny’s special power?
acting
time travel
seeing ghosts
telepathy
18
What did the artist use to create the illustrations in
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar
?
Digital Illustrations
Watercolor
Crayon
Painted Collage
19
In
When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left
, what animal follows the main character throughout the book?
A dog
A fish
A bird
A cat
20
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, what has been the most valuable object ever stolen to date?
Rosetta Stone
Hope Diamond
Mona Lisa
Dorothy's Ruby Red slippers
21
Including
The Labors of Hurcules Beal
, author Gary D. Schmidt has written how many books?
23
13
31
19
22
In
Spreckles Snack Surprise
, what animals are Spreckles family?
Goats
Chickens
Dogs
Cats
23
In what month in 1945 did the Bataan Cabanatuan POW prison rescue occur?
October
January
July
April
24
Title IX, part of the Education Amendments, was passed in what year?
1978
1972
1981
1970
25
Main character Selah in
Good Different
is a fan of the movie
How to Train Your Dragon
. What is the main dragon's name?
Candy
Jawbreaker
Toothless
Cavity
26
There are similarities to Blue's word in "The Allegory of the Cave." Which ancient author is credited with this text?
Homer
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
27
What law about electricity was enacted in 1936?
FAST Electricity Act
Rural Electrification Act
No Electric for Anyone Act
Save the Planet's Resources Act
28
Going by the Lunar New Year/Chinese zodiac calendar, which animal represents the year 2024?
Horse
Dragon
Snake
Rabbit
29
The Probability of Everything
's Kemi could tell you that are your odds of being born are 1 in __________?
1.1 quadrillion
5.5 trillion
88 billion
955 million
30
True or False? Some butterflies will drink water in muddy puddles for minerals and salt they cannot get from flowers.
False
True
31
In
Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius
, what kind of turtle is Yoshi?
Snapping
Hawksbill
Loggerhead
Leatherback
32
What classic mythological story structure features the departure, trials, and a return home(similar to
Scurry
)?
Three Act Structure
Hero's Journey
In Medias Res
Freytag’s Pyramid
33
In Lois Lowry's
The Windeby Puzzle
, which country was the Windeby child found?
England
Germany
France
Spain
34
Rachel Griffin has written two other novels in addition to
Bring Me Your Midnight.
Can you name one of them:
A Ruinous Fate
The Nature of Witches
Witches Steeped in Gold
Wild is the Witch
35
In
Lasagna Means I Love You
, what is the name of the Mo’s family recipe website?
Family Favorites
Family Cookbook
Cooking with Family
Recipies from the Heart
36
Model and actress Sofia Sanchez (the inspiration for
You Are Loved
) is known for her activism on what?
Child Labor
Diabetes
Down Syndrome
Adoption
37
In
This Book is My Best Friend,
what is on the cover of the book Sunny and Aarush both love?
Car
Robot
Bear
Horse
38
In
The Wild Robot Protects
, what type of animal is Roz's son?
A Whale
An Iceberg
A Fish
A Bird
39
The Winter Solstice celebrates the __________ night of the year.
longest
darkest
shortest
brightest
40
When Czechoslovakia was dissolved and split apart in 1992, which modern-day countries formed?
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Slovakia
41
What percentage of milk produced by US cows is used to make ice cream?
0-25%
26-50%
76-100%
51-75%
42
Which of Nic Stone's YA titles begins with a very personal letter to the reader?
Chaos Theory
Jackpot
Odd One Out
Dear Martin
43
There is a moth on the cover of
A Hunger of Thorns.
Moths are typically used in literature to symbolize what?
Grace
Freedom
Fragility
Rebirth