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Battle of the Books 2019-2020 quiz #1

Terms in this set (135)

In which book is a character unhappy about moving
and saying good-bye to his friends?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a booklet say that in 1836, due to
a balloting error, a cow was elected mayor?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a character think that his new
bedroom is too big with walls that are too white?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a character ask if he can skip a
grade and have a project year?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a character have a boring
notebook that is really fabulous and filled with
blueprints, maps, notes, and plans?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a man jump out of bed and take a
shower spending two minutes shampooing, five
minutes conditioning, and two minutes on a new
song?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a character eat oatmeal on toast,
a dish his great-grandfather invented?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a character hide in a utility closet
to think and plan undisturbed?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book do students, teachers, and staff enter a
school by going through a car?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a principal watching students in a
single line flinch, wince, and fuss?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book was an authority figure's face so red
that it was almost purple, like a grape?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a man suggest that a boy go by
Tony or Chuck because his real name is a little
confusing?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a fact say that 400 cups are 6,400
tablespoons or 19,200 teaspoons?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a character arrange his pencils
into the shape of one big pencil on his desk?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book does a character say that his dad
always wants him to be decisive, to make a decision
and then stick with it no matter what when a teacher
asks him to move to the front of the room?
The Terrible Two Barnett, Mac
In which book did a character say he was making
something for school when his mother accused him of
making a hole?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a mother say she has had it with a
kid's surprises?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a character say that he has
changed his mind and school is his favorite thing in the
whole world?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a mother say that hot dogs for
supper are on the stove and a family can eat when
they get hungry?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book did a character put his hand over his
heart to keep it from bursting out of his chest with
pride as he was looked at the best thing he had ever
made in his life?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a character overhear his brother
say, "I'm afraid she'll kill us too"?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a character on the back of a
bicycle make the bicycle driver stop three times so she
can help turtles cross the road?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a family have orders to pretend
they are a normal, everyday family when a person
visits their farm?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a character pick a flower and work
the stem into a girl's braid?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a character say that girls kissing
him back is very serious to him?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a character eat a hot dog wrapped
in a slice of white bread with mustard oozing out the
end?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a character say that he likes
people to say his name just one time, not three times
in a row?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a man have a big golden dog with
a red bandana around his neck?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a character ask if the boards on
the ground are the surprise?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does a character say that his life is so
exciting that he doesn't have to playact, he can just
live his life?
Wanted... Mud Blossom
Betsy Byar
In which book does an old grandfather clock
mark the passing of time with a slow tick...
tock?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book is a boy watching TV and
waiting for mother to say it is bedtime?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book is a character only understood
by lonely children who like fast cars and
motorcycles?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book does a character call guests
who carry their own bags "cheapskates"?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book do brothers, sisters, and
cousins pop out to watch a character show
off?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book do characters threaten to tell
someone's mother if they don't get to ride?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book does a character call others
"rotten little rodents" and lose his temper?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book does a character wipe chrome
spokes with bits of shredded Kleenex?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book does a character wonder how
he could leave in the winter when there is
snow?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book is a character awakened by a
man saying the floor looks disgraceful?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book does a man say there is no
excuse for a dirty lobby?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book has most of a family learned to
avoid traps and poisons?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book does a character mutter that a
hotel is more like a fourth-rate hotel?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book does a character vacuum, but
not near the hems of the curtains?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book does a character realize that
he is to blame for a friend's troubles?
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary
In which book does a character wish that a silver bird
would return, snare a man, carry him high over town,
and drop him, splat, in the middle?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a home have rules posted on
doorways, in hallways, and above each child's bed?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a couple try to move children out
or find them a lovely home?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a lush, green hidden valley only
have two cabins nestled in its depths?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a girl think that glop is not meat
but is really chopped-up cardboard and ground tree
bark with a dash of hog's blood thrown in for color?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book do characters hide food under a loose
floorboard to stave off hunger in the night?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a character say, "Someday we'll
get on that freight train and ride out of town and we'll
be on our own"?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a girl call, "Hey, Mom!" to a tall and
large-boned woman, with frizzy unruly hair because
the woman's hair looks a little bit like hers?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a character say that the last place
they were sent had a zillion snakes and more fleas
than a mangy dog?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a character imagine himself
climbing a tree and perching on a branch, surveying
the ocean with a spyglass and looking for pirates?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book are kids squashed in between a couple
in the front seat of their old truck?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book do kids scramble up a ladder into a
light, airy loft with four beds covered with brightly
colored quilts?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book do kids who see ham, applesauce, corn
bread, and green beans wonder if company is
coming?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book is a character sometimes surprised at
how much children look like their parents when they
pick their children up at school?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a character find a pale blue egg
with tiny black-and-white speckles?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
In which book does a character pray to be on the
Shirts team because he is is real skinny and his ribs
show?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character hate it when the gym
teacher says, "Pretend there are six seconds left on
the clock!"?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character say he has a special
talent for throwing stuff at targets?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book can a character set up a bunch of toy
soldiers on a table and pick them off with rubber bands
one by one?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character say you have to be
able to handle pressure?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character nickname a friend
after a famous 1800s sharpshooter?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character remember meeting a
friend on Father's Day?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character shave her head and
says her dad shaves his?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book do characters play HORSE the first time
they meet?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character say that an opponent
is like a machine, she does exactly the same thing
every time?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book is a character surprised when a friend
shoots with her eyes closed?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character say she knows where
the rim is and that it never moves?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character claim that a silver
dollar is his good luck charm?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a character feel more comfortable
talking with a girl than with his old friends?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book do friends play ball, catch frogs, fish,
climb trees and other outdoor stuff during the hot
summer?
The Million Dollar Shot
Dan Gutman
In which book does a person say, "It wasn't
there. Then it was" until she was told never to
speak of it again?
Found Haddix
In which book does a character think a plane
was going too fast and might crash into the
building?
Found Haddix
In which book does a woman say she always
has to fix everyone else's mistakes?
Found Haddix
In which book does a woman question how
so many people could lose a plane?
Found Haddix
In which book was a jet door standing wide
open and a person heard a whimper or cry?
Found Haddix
In which book does a company insignia
change while a character stared at it?
Found Haddix
In which book does an airplane have 12 rows
of seats, two on the left and one on the right?
Found Haddix
In which book does a character tell another
that he doesn't look like his sister?
Found Haddix
In which book does a girl ask, "Weren't you
lucky to get me? Aren't I a miracle?"
Found Haddix
In which book has a sister changed, slimmed
down, started fixing her hair and wearing
makeup?
Found Haddix
In which book are there only six words on a
letter in a white envelope?
Found Haddix
In which book is seventh grade all about
pranks?
Found Haddix
In which book does a character gulp down
mashed potatoes before opening the door?
Found Haddix
In which book does a friend act like he was
going to confess a murder?
Found Haddix
In which book does a character say,
"Congratulations. You got a prank letter"?
Found Haddix
In what story is there a picture of an eye to begin the story?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story does every chapter begin with "In Which?"
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story is a character nicknamed the Pickled Onion?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story does a preacher run an orphanage called Home for Orphans and Pathetic Souls?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story is there a place called the Home for the Friendless
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story is there a landlady named Mrs. Leticia Wigginbottom?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story does a character read newspapers like the Chicago Press & Tribune and the Amboy Times?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story does a character continuously practice her vocabulary?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story do the characters use ciphers to communicate?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story is the city Philadelphia referred to as Mr. Phil O'Dell
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story does a character want to grow up to be Miss Florence Nightingale?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story does a character eat licorice?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
What story features an appearance from Abraham Lincoln?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story are there two characters nicknamed Mr. Hummer and Mr. Slammer?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what story does a character write letters to a person who lives in Chicago?
Detective's Assistant Hannigan
In what book is there a school video club?
Restart Korman
In what book does someone steal Mr. Soloways Medal of honor?
Restart Korman
In what book is there a football team named Hiawassee Hurricanes?
Restart Korman
In what book is there a video named How to clean your Tricycle
Restart Korman
In what book does a boy fall off a roof?
Restart Korman
In what book does a boy have Amnesia?
Restart Korman
In what book does a piano blow up?
Restart Korman
In what book is there a couple called Dumbledore & Dumbledora?
Restart Korman
In what book is there a boarding school named Musical Emphasis?
Restart Korman
In what book are there bullies named Chase, Aaron and Bear?
Restart Korman
In what book does a boy have frozen yogurt poured on his head?
Restart Korman
In what book are there twins named Shoshanna and Joel ?
Restart Korman
In what book was a boy in a coma for four days?
Restart Korman
In what book does a boy play both football and lacrosse?
Restart Korman
In what book is there a character named Mr. Solway
Restart Korman
In what book do humans live underground?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book does is girl a princess?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book is a boy a warrior
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book is a prophecy important?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book are spiders huge
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book do people ride on bats
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book is there a world called underland?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book id there a cockroach named Beeg bug?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book is there a character named Queen Luxa?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book is there a character named Bartholomew of Sandwich?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book does a boy escape a palace by following water down to a river?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book are there bats, rats, spiders, and coakroaches?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book has someone been missing for 2 years, 7 months, and 13 days?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book do characters gather to perform the Ring Dance?
Gregor the overlander Collins
In what book does the portal above the Waterway led to?
Central Park?
Gregor the overlander Collins
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