2018 SSYRA Quiz Bowl - HCPS

Question 1

In which book were sisters all venom, slither, and hiss?

Accepted Answer

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Question 2

In which book was a man's last gift to mankind an underground city for people to escape to?

Accepted Answer

Omega City

Question 3

In which book is a character told that her friend will die if she abandons her?

Accepted Answer

The Mark of the Dragonfly

Question 4

In Moving Target, what did Cassie find burned under a dark stepping-stone in the garden?

Accepted Answer

The spear

Question 5

The War That Saved My Life was written by which author?

Accepted Answer

Kimberly Brubak Bradley

Question 6

In Framed!, what kind of accent does the director of the FBI have?

Accepted Answer

Southern

Question 7

In The Nerdy Dozen, which best describes the narrative conflict?

Accepted Answer

Person vs. Person

Question 8

In Shadows of Sherwood, how does Robyn warn the MP to get out of the way of the food truck?

Accepted Answer

Honking the horn

Question 9

Name the book cover.

Accepted Answer

It Ain't So Awful, Falafel

Question 10

In which book does a boy see numbers in the lower left corner of his vision?

Accepted Answer

Randoms

Question 11

In The Nerdy Dozen, how does Neil try to avoid the sleepover at his sister's karate tournament?

Accepted Answer

Pretends he's sick

Question 12

In Randoms, what's the name given to kids wanting to join their planets to the Confederation?

Accepted Answer

Initiates

Question 13

"Don't feel bad. He does that to everyone. You just got TOASTed."

Accepted Answer

Framed!

Question 14

In Randoms, what does Zeke name the stolen ship when given the honor?

Accepted Answer

Dependable

Question 15

In which book are representatives of a king given a private car on a passenger train?

Accepted Answer

The Mark of the Dragonfly

Question 16

In The Girl in the Well is Me, what are the well's walls made out of?

Accepted Answer

Brick

Question 17

In How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer, what was Chloe's Plan B for making money?

Accepted Answer

Decorating cupcaktes

Question 18

In which book does a character get into trouble with police because the woods are off limits?

Accepted Answer

Shadows of Sherwood

Question 19

Which book begins, "The first time I saw them I thought they were angels."

Accepted Answer

The Nest

Question 20

In which book did a father drive a red Fiat and always five miles below the speed limit?

Accepted Answer

Moving Target

Question 21

Which of these book/author pairs is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

The Nest / Taryn Souders

Question 22

In which book does someone describe music as poetry with a tune that you hear with your soul?

Accepted Answer

The Girl in the Well is Me

Question 23

In The Girl Who Drank the Moon, what did the boots found in Luna's room have inscribed on them?

Accepted Answer

Do not wear us, unless you mean it

Question 24

Which book was written by Diana Peterfreund?

Accepted Answer

Omega City

Question 25

In which book does a girl use her bangs to hide a purplish bruise on her forehead?

Accepted Answer

The Girl in the Well is Me

Question 26

In which book did a mother threaten her daughter to not look out the window or talk to anyone?

Accepted Answer

The War That Saved My Life

Question 27

Which book begins, "I don't know much, but I do know people stop to look at unusual things."

Accepted Answer

Courage for Beginners

Question 28

In The Nest, what did Steve think was on the Queen's forehead?

Accepted Answer

A third eye

Question 29

In which book did a kid receive a care package with M&Ms, Skittles, $10, and a stuffed animal?

Accepted Answer

How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer

Question 30

Watt Key is the author of which book?

Accepted Answer

Terror at Bottle Creek

Question 31

In It Ain't So Awful, Falafel, what did a used-car salesman call the family's car?

Accepted Answer

A land yacht

Question 32

In Omega City, what does Dad take the kids to do when he gets paranoid?

Accepted Answer

Camping

Question 33

In which book does a boy find little white lines all along his fence?

Accepted Answer

The Nest

Question 34

In Courage for Beginners, what did Mama believe was everywhere?

Accepted Answer

Nefariousness

Question 35

Name the book.

Accepted Answer

The Nerdy Dozen

Question 36

In How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer, what's Southern-ese for "Go stick it in your ear"?

Accepted Answer

"Isn't that nice."

Question 37

In which book does a girl joke, "How does a tiny man say good-bye? With a microwave"?

Accepted Answer

Courage for Beginners

Question 38

In which book are a student's two favorite foods pizza and egg rolls?

Accepted Answer

Framed!

Question 39

In which book did a character have burner phones (prepaid cell phones that can't be traced)?

Accepted Answer

Moving Target

Question 40

Which book begins, "Dad said it was too early to be worried about the hurricane."?

Accepted Answer

Terror at Bottle Creek

Question 41

This is just a practice question. Notice you get 5sec of "Team Talk" time before you can answer

Accepted Answer

OK, we're ready to go.

2018 SSYRA Quiz Bowl - HCPS

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2018 SSYRA Quiz Bowl - HCPS

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