Banned and Challenged Book Trivia

Question 1

What children's series topped the list of challenged books for both 2012 and 2013?

Accepted Answer

Captain Underpants

Question 2

Why was "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" widely banned in 1928?

Accepted Answer

strong female characters

Question 3

Copies of Fahrenheit 451 were edited to make it appropriate for school literature classes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Why was "The Hunger Games" among the most challenged books in 2013?

Accepted Answer

religious viewpoint

Question 5

What book faced banning in 1990 due to a character's alcohol consumption?

Accepted Answer

Little Red Riding Hood

Question 6

Why was "The Diary of Anne Frank" Banned in 2010 by a Virginia school district?

Accepted Answer

homosexuality

Question 7

The controversial 2005 children's book "And Tango Makes Three" was actually based on a true story.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Why did the London County Council ban "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" from London schools?

Accepted Answer

its gross display of classism

Question 9

Why did the Menifree Union School district ban the "Merriam-Webster" dictionary in 2010?

Accepted Answer

sexual content

Question 10

What caused Garth Williams "The Rabbits' Wedding" to be banned when it was released in 1958?

Accepted Answer

interracial marriage between bunnies

Question 11

The children's book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?" was briefly banned in 2010 because its link to communism

Accepted Answer

True

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