- Hello, everyone. Hello. Can everybody hear me in the back? Yes. Can everybody see the screen? A screen
- from where you're seated. All right. I'm going to quickly read off the names of the teams I have. And
- when you hear the name of your team, please raise your hand. The Amazing Society of Chickens and Turtles.
- Banana Bookworms. Thank you. Raise your hand when Paul calls you. Battle Boys. Not here, very good.
- Book Traverts. Not here, okay. The Bookworms. Thank you.
- The Bookworms of Destiny. You? The Dumb Dumb Suckers. The Fantastic Five. See your shirts. The Fire
- Claws defending champions, by the way. Gallo Battleship. Also not serious. Grayson is better.
- HP sports readers. Max's axes. Minions rule. The mouses. Super good. Team cactus. Temple, excuse me,
- the team with no name.
- The unnamed readers. The West Dove Drive book buddies. Is there any team who didn't hear their names?
- All right, has everybody gotten a cookie or snack or lemonade? We're all feeling ready to go. I'm not
- going to spoil what the prizes are here, but we do want to thank the various organizations who contributed
- and helped us out. We've got prizes from Wonder Lab, the Friends of the Library bookstore, the Library's
- administration,
- The Game Preserve, Morgensterns, Bad Knees, the OP Games, Mersey Dotes, Heirloom Salon, Dave and Buster's,
- Noodles and Company, Raising Canes, Big Woods, and then Baked. Rules, for those of you who were here
- last year, it's very similar. We've got 11 rounds. There's eight questions per round. There will all
- be multiple choice, A, B, C, or D.
- While we're going over this, also, I would encourage you to write your team name at the top of all of
- your answer sheets. Yes, Henry. No, no books. Thank you, Henry. Great question. If you have any of the
- books with you, those are going to need to be put away. If you need to bring them up here, we can keep
- them safely. Yes, you have a question.
- Yes, yes, thank you. That's a good clarifying question. Watches are fine, as long as they're
- not smartwatches, I guess. Or just, you know, don't use your smartwatch. Yes, Ellie? Sure. Absolutely
- not, and in fact, they're encouraged.
- All right, as we're reading the questions out, of course, nobody's shouting out answers. We're
- not disrupting. We're going to be quiet. Maybe we're whispering to each other, so we're not sharing
- answers with other teams. But we want to be letting other teams focus and concentrate. Does that all
- make sense? Yes. Any other questions before we begin? Yes.
- Are you sure? Okay. Are we all ready? A little more enthusiasm. Are we ready? Yes, all right.
- Round one. This is about Dog Star by Megan Shepherd. And just if anybody...
- If there's any sort of variation, oh, yes, what? Do you guys really speak up? Oh, wait, he was coming
- over with a microphone. Perfect. If you have the answer to a question, what do you do? Shh, shh, shh,
- shh. Yes, please.
- If you have the answer to a question, what do you do? Oh, OK. Yeah. So what's going to happen is,
- thank you. What's going to happen is we're going to display the question on the screen. Either I or
- Drew will read the question aloud twice and the available answers. And then you're going to write the
- letter of the answer. So it's going to be question one will be, what is the name of the main character
- of this book? And it'll be A something, B something, C something, D something. And you just write.
- A, B, C, or D, whatever you think the correct answer is. I'll look for a corresponding line on your
- answer sheet. Okay? Make sense? Here we go. Question one, round one. Ludmila's family defects to the
- United States after they're reported for spreading lies about the Soviet state. What organization's
- members ratted out Ludmila's family was that A, the Junior Explorers, B,
- the young pioneers, or C, the Soviet youth, or D, the young scouts? Do you have a question? The easiest
- thing would be to write the letter, but your answer should still be accepted if you write the full answer.
- But it'll be easier for you and for the scorekeepers if you just write the letter.
- So which organization ratted out Luke Miller's family was that A, the Junior Explorers, B, the Young
- Pioneers, C, the Soviet Youth, or D, the Young Scouts? And we will, at the end of each round, we will
- repeat questions if needed. Question two, which of these is not one of the names that the dogs give
- to the staff members at Star City? A, Soft Hands, B, Taylor, C, Bristles,
- or D, hairless leader, which of these is not one of the names the dogs give to the staff members.
- Soft hands, A, Taylor, B, C, bristles, or D, hairless leader. Question three. The dog star tells Laika
- a myth about the first bond between a human and a wolf
- What was the name of that wolf? Was it A, Snow, B, Wolf, C, Fang, or D, Storm? What was the name of
- the wolf in the Dog Star story? A, Snow, B, Wolf, C, Fang, or D, Storm? Question four, at their school,
- Ivan and Nina play an outdoor game of strategy and tactics. What was that game called? Was it A, Capture
- the Flag, B, Red Rover, C, Bolshevik Battle, or D,
- or what was the name of the game they played at school? Capture the Flag A, Red Rover, B, C, Bolshevik
- Battle, or D, War. Question five. The Dog Star tells Blanka about other heroic dogs to comfort her when
- she's in the black eternity. Which of the following is not one of the dogs that the Dog Star mentions?
- A, Hachiko, B, Togo,
- C. Gander or D. Manx. Which of these dogs was not mentioned by the dog star during the Leica's final
- moments? Was that A. Hachiko, B. Togo, C. Gander or D. Manx? Question six.
- Nina and her family fly out of Moscow to see Leica's launch into space. Which region of the Soviet Union
- do they travel to? Was that A, Kyrgyzstan, B, Kazakhstan, C, Turkmenistan, or D, Uzbekistan? Which region
- of the former Soviet Union do they travel to to see Leica get blasted into space? A, Kyrgyzstan, B,
- Kazakhstan, C, Turkmenistan, or D, Uzbekistan?
- Question seven, according to the author's note at the end of the book, why did the Soviet space program
- choose only female dogs for their test flights? A, they have a more relaxed temperament. B, they're
- more easily trainable. C, they don't lift their legs to P. Or D, they require less food. Why did the
- Soviet space program choose only female dogs? Was it because they have a more relaxed temperament?
- B, they're more easily trainable. C, they don't lift their legs to P. Or D, they require less food.
- Question eight. What was the name of the rocket that launched Leica into space? Was it A, Sputnik? B,
- Sputnik 2? C, Sputnik 3? Or D, Pupnik?
- What was the name of that rocket? Was it A, Sputnik, B, Sputnik 2, C, Sputnik 3, or D, Pupnik? Yes,
- question in the back. Okay, we're going to have you hold up numbers if we need to repeat a question
- here. So do we need to repeat any questions? Hold up your number in the back. Is that a 2?
- All right, I see a two, two and a five, and a three, and a seven. We'll just go through all of them.
- Two, five, three, seven. All right. Question two, which of these is not one of the names that the dogs
- give to the staff members at Star City? A, soft hands, B, tailor, C, bristles, or D, a hairless beater.
- Give you a moment to ruminate on this.
- Six back there. We're going to three, five, six, and seven. Question three, the dog star tells Laika
- myth about the first bond between a human and a wolf. What was that wolf's name? Was it snow? A, wolf,
- B, bang, C, or storm?
- Number five, the dog star tells Laika about other heroic dogs to comfort her when she's in the black
- eternity. Which of the following is not one of those dogs that were mentioned? A, Hachiko, B, Togo,
- C, Gander, or D, Manx. Which dog was not cited by the dog star?
- Six again. Nina and her family fly out of Moscow to see Leica launch into space. Which region of the
- Soviet Union do they travel to? Was that Kyrgyzstan? B, Kazakhstan? C, Turkmenistan? Or D, Uzbekistan?
- All right, and then question seven. One more time. According to the author's note at the end of the book,
- Why did the Soviet space program choose only female dogs? Was it A, they have a more relaxed temperament?
- B, they're more easily trainable? C, they don't lift their legs to pee? Or D, they require less food?
- All right, are we good? Do we need any other questions repeated?
- All right, so when you're satisfied with your answers, one person from your team, please bring your
- answer sheet up to the scorer's table, which is at the middle of the room there.
- I think we got all three, so I think we can win. I think we have a real chance of winning.
- Fight! Crush match!
- Yeah. Yeah.
- All right, everyone. We should have, are we doing anything? Hello? Hello? Okay. All right, everybody.
- We should have our answer sheets turned in. Does everyone have their answer sheets turned in? Yes? Okay, great.
- All right, round two is A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. Are we ready? Yes. All right. Question
- number one. Ged is born in a village on the island of Gont in the northeast sea. What was the name of
- that village? Is it A, Armouth, B, Ten Alders, C, Thwill, D, Ensmer?
- That question again. Ged is born in a village on the island of Gont in the northeast sea. What was the
- name of that village? A. Armouth B. Ten Alders C. Thwill or D. Ensmer Alright, question number two.
- Ged leaves his first teacher, Ogeon, to go to the wizarding school in Roke. What is the name of the
- ship that takes him there? A, Twilight, B, Shadow, C, Hound, D, Argo. That question again, what is the
- name of the ship that takes Ged to Roke? Is it A, Twilight, B, Shadow, C, Hound, or D, Argo?
- Question number three, Ged's friend Vetch hails from the islands of the East Reach. Which of the following
- is not one of those islands? A, corp, B, cop, C, coppish, D, coppa. That question again, which of the
- following is not one of the islands that Ged's friend Vetch hails from? Is that A, corp, B, cop, C, coppish,
- Cop-ish or D, cop-a? Question number four. According to the afterword written by the author, what was
- an element of the book that made it unconventional for the time it was first published in 1968? A, women
- and girls are secondary characters in the world.
- B, dragons play a prominent role in the story. C, the main character Ged has brown skin. Or D, the story
- takes place during a period of war between nations. Again, what was an element of the book that made
- it unconventional for the time it was first published in 1968? Women and girls are secondary characters
- in the world. A, dragons play a prominent role in the story.
- The main character Ged has brown skin. C, or the story takes place during a period of war between nations.
- D. All right, question number five. Ged protects the people of Low Torning by getting rid of a dragon
- threatening them on a nearby island. How does he accomplish this? A, he uses a changing spell to defeat
- him in combat. B,
- He strikes a bargain in an exchange of knowledge. C. He correctly guesses the dragon's true name and
- forces him to fly off. Or D. He holds the dragon's children hostage.
- A. Use a changing spell to defeat him in combat. D. Strike a bargain in exchange of knowledge. C. Correctly
- guess the dragon's true name and force him to fly off. Or D. Does he hold the dragon's children hostage?
- At the end of the book, Ged confronts the shadow that had cursed him and it takes on several different
- forms. Which of these is not one of the forms it takes? A, Ged's father. B, Peckberry. C, Skjor.
- Or D, Seret. At the end of the book, Ged confronts the shadow that had cursed him and takes on several
- different forms. Which of these is not one of the forms it takes?
- A, Ged's father. B, Hecvary. C, Skjor. D, Saren. All right, question seven. After defeating the dragon,
- the people of Lothorting sing a song of Ged's heroic deeds. What was the name of the song? A, Song of
- the Dragon Slayer. B, The Tale of Ged. C,
- Song of the Sparrowhawk, or D, Hero of Pendor. After defeating the dragon, the people of Low Torning
- sing a song of Ged's heroic deeds. What was the name of the song? A, Song of the Dragon Slayer. B, The
- Tale of Ged. C, Song of the Sparrowhawk, or D, Hero of Pendor. And question number eight, Ged is his
- true name.
- His other name is Sparrowhawk, but what was Ged's name at birth? A, Ged. B, Carl. C, Dunny. Or D, Estereal.
- Ged is his true name. His other name is Sparrowhawk, but what was Ged's name at birth? A, Ged. B, Carl.
- C, Dunny. Or D, Estereal.
- Let's hold up a number if you need question three read. I see a three, a four, a six. Is that six? Okay,
- a four, seven. Okay. Three, four, six, and seven. Does that sound good? Yes. Okay. Going back to number
- three. Number three.
- Again, which of the following is not one of those islands? A, corp, B, cop, C, copfish, or D, coppa?
- Written by the author, what was an element of the book that made it unconventional for the time it was
- first published in 1968? A. Women and girls are secondary characters in the world. B. Dragons play a
- prominent role in the story. C. The main character Ged has brown skin or D. The story takes place during
- a period of war between nations.
- Question number five again. Ged protects the people of Lohtorning by getting rid of a dragon threatening
- them on a nearby island. How does he accomplish this? He uses a changing spell to defeat him in combat.
- A. He strikes a bargain in an exchange of knowledge. B. He correctly guesses the dragon's true name
- and forces him to fly off. C. Or he holds the dragon's children's hostage. D.
- Question number six. At the end of the book, Ged confronts the shadow that had cursed him, and it takes
- on several different forms. Which of these is not one of the forms it takes? A, Ged's father. B, Peckberry.
- C, Skjor. D, Seret. And question number seven again. After defeating the dragon, the people of Low Torning
- sing a song of Ged's heroic deeds. What was the name of the song?
- A, Song of the Dragonslayer. B, The Tale of Ged. C, Song of the Sparrowhawk. Or D, Hero of Pandor. Do
- we have any final questions that we need reread? That number six again? Okay. Which of these is not
- one of the forms that the shadow takes?
- If your team has finished answering for this round, one member of your team may get up and turn in your
- answer sheet.
- by Catherine Applegate. Questions are harder this year, wouldn't you say? Anybody? Who was here last
- year? Question one, around three, regarding the book Otter. What is the identification number assigned
- to Otter by the aquarists who rescue her? Was that A, 154, B, 153, C, 157, or D, 156?
- What was her identification number? Was it 154A, 153B, 157C, or 156? Question two, according to the
- book, sharks will bite otters but not eat them. Why is that? Is that A, otters are too cute to eat.
- B, otters are poisonous to sharks. C,
- Otters lack the blubber of sharks' preferred boots. Or D, otters emit an electric pulse that shocks
- the shark when it bites them. Why do sharks not eat otters? Is it because they're too cute? A, B, poisonous.
- C, they lack blubber. Or D, they are electrified. Question three.
- When asked why it is important to save an otter pup, the aquarist's response is that they are a keystone
- species. What does that mean? What is a keystone species? Does that mean A, they play a pivotal role
- in maintaining the equilibrium of their ecosystem? B, they use stones as tools? C, they are originally
- from Pennsylvania, which is nicknamed the Keystone State? Or D, otter claws are used to make high quality
- lockpicks?
- Why are otters considered a keystone species? It's because they play a pivotal role in maintaining their
- ecosystem because they use stones as tools. B, C, because they're from Pennsylvania, or D, their claws
- are used to make log picks. Question four, otter displays behavior considered reckless for an otter.
- What is the reason for this? A, she grew too comfortable around humans the first time she was rescued.
- B, she considers herself a daredevil, adrenaline junkie. C, she's always trying to impress her friend
- Kyrie. Or D, she loves laying on the beach to work on her tan. What behavior does honor display that
- is reckless and that A, she's too comfortable around humans? B,
- She considers herself a daredevil. D, she's trying to impress her friend, Kairi. Let's bring it down.
- Bring it down. Or D, she loves working on her tail. Lesson five, Kairi gets taken in by the aquarists
- at high water to help her heal from the shaking sickness.
- What was the name of Kyrie and Otter's friend who also had the shaking sickness? Was that A? Oh, I remember
- this. I have absolutely no idea. Hey, there we go. All right. I spooched my chair too far back.
- What was the name of Kyrie and Otter's friend who had the shaking sickness? Was that A, Amaya, B, Maya,
- C, Anya, or D, Papaya? Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene,
- Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene,
- Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene, Gene,
- Question six after her second rescue otter finds that the aquarists have started wearing boxhead or
- Darth Vader outfits What is the reason they started wearing those?
- Was that A, to frighten the otters? B, to further prevent bonding between humans and otters? C, to protect
- the aquarists from catching an otter-borne disease? Or D, the box hat outfits were actually scuba gear?
- What were those box hat outfits for? Were they to A, frighten the otters? B, prevent bonding between
- humans and otters? C, protect from otter-borne diseases? Or D, were they scuba gear?
- Question seven, what surprise was awaiting Kyrie after she was rescued? Was A, she was given a new prosthetic
- flipper? B, she was reunited with her lost mate? C, she was given an orphaned otter pup to care for?
- Or D, the aquarists threw her a surprise birthday party? What was Kyrie's surprise? Was she A, given
- a new prosthetic flipper? B, was she reunited with her lost mate?
- C. Was she given an orphaned otter pup? Or D. Did she get a surprise for his name already?
- Question eight, final question of the otter round. The aquarium where Otter and Kairi live after their
- rescues is based on a real life location on what West Coast Bay?
- Was that A, San Francisco Bay, B, San Pablo Bay, C, Coos Bay, or D, Monterey Bay? You're about to use
- it. You may. What was the real-life bay location
- that the fictional location of the aquarium was based on, was that A, San Francisco Bay, B, San Pablo
- Bay, C, Coos Bay, or D, Monterey Bay? All right, what questions shall we repeat? I see a one,
- and a four, and a five. One, four, and five? Okay, question one, once again, what is the identification
- number assigned to Otter by the aquarists who rescue her? Was that A, 154?
- B, 153, C, 157, or D, 156? What else did we have? Three? One, four, five. Otter displays behavior considered
- reckless. What was the reason for that? Was that A, she grew too comfortable around humans?
- B, she considers herself a daredevil. C, she's trying to oppress Kyrie. Or D, she's chilling on the
- beach, getting a tan. Question five, once again, Kyrie gets taken in by the aquarists at high water
- to help her heal from the shaking sickness.
- What was the name of Kyrie and Otter's friends who had the shaking sickness? Was it A, Amaya, B, Maya,
- C, Anya, or D, Papaya? All right, if we're prepared and happy with our answers, one person, please bring
- it up to the scorers' table.
- I'm going to take my extra time.
- Get another snack and drink at intermission. We are going to start round four. I recommend you find
- your seat. You will go to intermission after round five. So you just have two more rounds to sit through.
- All right, round four is A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day.
- Question number one, Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, and Lord Byron were staying in which European country
- when Mary began work on Frankenstein? Is that A, Germany, B, Great Britain, C, Switzerland, or D, Algeria?
- Again, Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, and Lord Byron were staying in which European country when Mary
- began work on Frankenstein? Is that A, Germany, B, Great Britain,
- C, Switzerland, or D, Algeria? Question number two. Which of these is not one of the philosophers who
- has cited saying that people dying in disasters is a good thing? A, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, B,
- James Mill, C, Thomas Malthus, or D, Thomas Hobbes. Again, which of these philosophers
- was not cited saying that people dying in disasters is a good thing. Is that A, Jean Jacques Rousseau,
- B, James Mill, C, Thomas Malthus, or D, Thomas Hobbs? Question number three. During the devastating
- starvation experienced by the people of Europe, the book notes that Swiss authorities had to issue a
- warning to their people not to eat
- What? A, worms, B, lichen, C, cat brains, or D, grass. Again, during the devastating starvation experienced
- by the people of Europe, the book notes that Swiss authorities had to issue a warning to their people
- not to eat what? A, worms, B, lichen, C, cat brains, or D, grass.
- Let's keep the volume to a minimum so everyone can hear. Question number four. The book spends most
- of its pages detailing how the eruption of Tambora affected the climate of Europe and North America
- during which year? A, 1816, B, 1817, C, 1818, or D, 1819?
- The book spends most of its pages detailing the eruption of Tambora and how it affected the climate
- of Europe and North America during which year? A, 1816, B, 1817, C, 1818, or D, 1819? Question number
- five, Carl Von Dreis invented the loft machine.
- which was an early version of what now common item? A, the automobile. B, the bicycle. C, the airplane.
- Or D, the paddle boat. Question number five again. Carl Vandrey invented the wolf machine, which was
- an early version of what now common item? A, the automobile. B, the bicycle. C, the airplane. Or D,
- the paddle boat.
- Question number six. Through the book, we learn about how the Tambora eruption effect on the climate
- influenced Mary Shelley's writing of Frankenstein. What other book of hers mentioned in the text is
- considered a classic? A, The Last Man, B, Matilda, C, The Fortunes of Perkin Walbeck, or D, Valparga.
- That question again, through the book, we learn about how the Tambora eruption's effect on the climate
- influenced Mary Shelley's writing of Frankenstein. What other book of hers mentioned in the text is
- considered a classic? A, The Last Man, B, Matilda, C, The Fortunes of Perkin Walbeck, or D, Valperga?
- Question number seven.
- Tambora lies on which Indonesian island? A, Lombok, B, Bali, C, Mojo, or D, Sumbawa. Again, that is
- Tambora lies on which Indonesian island? A, Lombok, B, Bali, C, Mojo, or D, Sumbawa. Question number
- Scientists are able to see evidence of volcanic eruptions in the past using which method described in
- the book. A, geologic stratigraphy. B, carbon dating. C, ice core drilling. Or D, soil hermeneutics.
- Thank you, Paul. Scientists are able to see evidence of volcanic eruptions in the past using which method
- described in the book.
- A, geologic stratigraphy? B, carbon dating? C, ice core drilling? Or D, soil hermeneutics? All right,
- folks, which questions do we need to see again? I'm seeing one, two, one and two. Just one and two,
- folks? Oh, is that a five? Yep, one, two, five, okay.
- Okay, question number one. Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, and Lord Byron were staying in which European
- country when Mary began work on Frankenstein? Is that A, Germany, B, Great Britain, C, Switzerland,
- or D, Algeria? Question number two again.
- Which of these is not one of the philosophers who was cited saying that people dying in disasters is
- a good thing? A, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, B, James Mill, C, Thomas Malthus, or D, Thomas Hobbes? And finally,
- question number five again.
- Carl Mondre invented the sloth machine, which was an early version of what now common item.
- A, the automobile, B, the bicycle, C, the airplane, or D, the paddle boat. Do we have any final questions
- that need reread? All right, if everyone is satisfied with their answers, do we need to see a question
- again back here? No, okay.
- If everyone is satisfied with their answers, you may have one delegate from your team head over to the
- scorekeepers.
- This is about a Whisper of Horses by Zilla Bethel. This will be our last round before we take a 15-minute
- break, at which point you can get more snacks, go to the bathroom, take a little walk, whatever you
- want to do. Question one. When Sarah Dippody visits Miss Caritas, she's given a purple velvet dress
- to try on. Who did that dress originally belong to?
- Was it A, Miss Karytas herself, B, Oleander, C, the minister, or D, Miss Karytas' great-grandmother?
- Who did the dress belong to? Was it Miss Karytas, A, Oleander, B, C, the minister, or D, Miss Karytas'
- great-grandmother? Question two, Serendipity's mother's necklace is a locket and inside it is a map.
- Who did she believe created that map? Was it A, Shy, B, Gry, C, Bracken, or D, Professor Nimbus? Who
- did she think created the map? A, Shy, B, Gry, C, Bracken, or D, Professor Nimbus? Question three. Professor
- Nimbus and Serendipity are captured by the police when trying to escape the city.
- What is the real life present day name of the place they're taken to? Is it A, Whitechapel, B, Kensington
- Palace, C, Buckingham Palace, or D, Paddington Station? What is the real life current present day name
- of the place that Serendipity and Professor Nimbus are taken to after they're captured? Is it A, Whitechapel,
- B, Kensington Palace, C, Buckingham Palace, or D, Paddington Station?
- Question four, during their train trip, Trott and Wessex take Tav and Serendipity past a fake horse.
- In what form is that horse? Is it A, a giant statue, B, a fossil, C, a figure dug into a hillside,
- or D, an old painting? What is the form of the horse they passed during their train trip? A,
- a giant statue, B, a fossil, C, a figure dug into a hillside, or D, an old painting?
- Question five. The people of Ashford have to protect themselves from raiders who come to steal their
- belongings. From what town do those raiders come from? Is it A, Bristol? B, Swindon? C, Chippenham?
- Or D, London? Where do the raiders come from? Is it A, Bristol? B, Swindon? C, Chippenham?
- What is the problem? Oh, is it good now? Okay, great. A, Bristol, B, Swindon, C, Chippenham, D, London.
- Question six. The map in Serendipity's locket shows a house in Wales that is marked with a star. What
- does that star mean? A, it was Oleander's house. B, it is an outpost for the minister's police force.
- C, is a place of safety from the minister's forces.
- Or D, it is the capital of Wales. What did the star mean on the map? Did it mean it was A, Oleander's
- house? B, an outpost for the minister's police force? C, a place of safety from the minister's forces?
- Or D, the capital of Wales? Question seven. The wizard has a robotic sentry, Bran, that tries to scare
- off Serendipity and Tal. What does Bran stand for? Does it stand for A,
- Biomechanical robotic anti-nuisance. B, biomechanical robotic anti-nuisance device. C, base regulation
- and night watch. Or D, boundary response and notification. What does the brand stand for? Does it stand
- for biomechanical robotic anti-nuisance? Biomechanical robotic anti-nuisance device. C, base regulation
- and night watch. Or D, boundary response and notification. Question.
- 8. Spoiler alert, Sarah Dippody is shocked when she learns the true identity of her father. Who is he?
- Is he A, Notman, B, Professor Nimbus, C, Mordecai, or D, Minister Easterbrook? Who is Sarah Dippody's
- father? Is he A, Notman, B, Professor Nimbus, C, Mordecai, or D, Minister Easterbrook?
- What do we need to repeat it? I see a five, a two, a seven, two, five, seven. Is that a six back there?
- A 10, two, five, six, seven. All right. Here's number two. Sarah Tiffany's two, four, five, seven. Sarah
- Tiffany's mother's necklace is a locket and inside it is a map. Who did she believe created that map
- with an A shy?
- B, grize, C, bracket, or D, professors and bus. Question four again. During their train trip, Tron and
- Wessex take Tab and Sarah Diffie past a fake horse. In what form is that horse? Was it A, a giant statue,
- B, a fossil, C, a figure dug into a hillside, or D, an old painting?
- Question five, again, the people of Ashford have to protect themselves from raiders who come to steal
- their belongings. From what town do the raiders come? Is that A, Bristol, B, Swindon, C, Chippenham,
- or D, London? And then seven, what's four? The Wizard has a robotic sentry brand that tries to scare
- off serendipity and tap. What does brand stand for? Is it A, biomechanical, robotic, anti-nuisance?
- B, biomechanical robotic anti-nuisance device. C, base regulation at night watch. Or D, boundary response
- and notification. I see a six back there and another four. Here's six again. The map in Serendipity's
- locket shows a house in Wales that is marked with a star. Let's bring it down. Bring down the volume,
- please. Teams are still working.
- What does the star mean? Is it Oleander's house, an outpost B, an outpost for the Ministry of Forces
- C, a place of safety from the Ministry of Forces or D, the capital of Wales? And what were we doing
- again? Four? Four. During their train trip, Tron and Wessex take tab in serendipity past that fake horse.
- What was that fake horse? Was it a giant statue, a fossil, a figure dug into a hillside or an old
- Let's get our final answers in and one person bring your answer sheet up to the scoring table. And we
- will begin a 15-minute break. So let's get back here at about 2 p.m. for the second half.
- Slow down, quiet, quiet. There we go, here we go. Okay, round six, Front Desk by Kelly Yang. I hope
- you read all of them. Question number one, what is the name of the motel Mia and her parents manage?
- A, the tow pads. B, lemon tree motel.
- C, the Cali Vista Motel, or D, the Lagoon Inn? What is the name of the motel Mia and her parents manage?
- Is that A, the Topaz, B, Lemon Tree Motel, C, the Cali Vista Motel, or D, the Lagoon Inn? Question number
- two. When Mia is asked to introduce herself to her new class, she lies about having a pet.
- What kind of pet does she say she has? A, a goldfish, B, a dog, C, a bird, or D, a cat? What kind of
- pet does Mia lie to her class about having? Is that A, a goldfish, B, a dog, C, a bird, or D, a cat?
- Question number three. A customer at the motel has their car stolen and the police come to investigate.
- Which one of the weeklies is unfairly accused of the crime by the police and Mr. Yao? Is that A,
- Billy Bob, B, Mrs. T, C, Fred, or D, Hank? Again, which one of the weeklies is accused of the crime
- of stealing a customer's car? Is that A, Billy Bob, B, Mrs. T, C, Fred, or D, Hank? Question number four.
- During Aunt Ling's visit, she suggests finding a way to signal Mr. Yao's visits to let immigrants know
- it is not safe to come into the motel. What do they decide to use as a sign? Is that A, an open and
- closed sign? B, a baseball cap? C, a bell? Or D, a desk plant? What does the motel use to signal that
- Mr. Yao is visiting? Is that A, an open and closed sign? B, a baseball cap?
- C, a bell, or D, a desk plan? Question number five. Mia's dad takes her to buy a fancy pencil as a way
- of supporting her writing dreams. When Jason steals the pencil, what does Mia do to get revenge on him
- for taking it? Is that A, coat one of his pencils in menthol to make him cry in front of the class?
- B, lick all of his pencils?
- C. Write an angry letter demanding the pencil back. Or D. Break into his house and steal it back. What
- does Mia do to get revenge on Jason for stealing her pencil? Does she A. Coat one of his pencils in
- menthol to make him cry. B. Lick all of his pencils. C. Write an angry letter demanding the pencil back.
- Or D. Break into his house and steal it back.
- Number six. Mia's parents explain that one reason they came to America is because here people are innocent
- until proven guilty. What historical event do they cite as evidence for why they couldn't stay in China?
- A, the October Revolution. B, the Chinese Civil War. C, the Cultural Revolution. Or D, the Civil Rights
- Movement. Mia's parents explain that one reason they came to America is because here people are innocent
- until proven guilty.
- What historical event do they cite as evidence for why they couldn't stay in China? A, the
- October Revolution. B, the Chinese Civil War. C, the Cultural Revolution. Or D, the Civil Rights Movement.
- Number seven. After Mr. Yao decides to sell the motel, Mia and her family are determined to buy it from
- him. Where do they get the money to purchase the motel? A, customers, friends, and investors all contribute
- part of the cost.
- B. Mia's dad makes a deal with the loan sharks. C. Mia's aunt gives them the money. Or D. Jason convinces
- Mr. Yao to give it to them for free. How do Mia and her family get the money to purchase the hotel from
- Mr. Yao? A. Customers, friends, and investors contribute part of the cost. B. Mia's dad makes a deal
- with the loan sharks. C. Mia's aunt gives them the money. Or D. Jason convinces Mr. Yao to give it to
- them for free.
- And question eight, in the author's note, we learned that many of the events described in the novel
- are based on Kelly Yang's life. Which of these plot points was not adapted from Yang's own life? A,
- the immigrant stories. B, her mom being beaten and robbed while at work. C, her family managing a motel.
- Or D, the essay contest. In the author's note, we learned that many of the events described in the novel
- are based on Kelly Yang's life.
- Which of these plot points was not adapted from Yang's own life? A, the immigrant stories. B, her mom
- being beaten and robbed while at work. C, her family managing a motel. Or D, the essay contest.
- All right, let's put up numbers for which things we need reread. I'm seeing a number six. One, four,
- six. One, four, five, six.
- One, two, four, five, six. I'm seeing a zero. That's not a question. So one, two, three, four, five,
- six. Okay. All right. What is the name of the motel Mia and her parents manage? Is that A, the Topaz,
- B, the Lemon Tree Motel, C, the Calavista Motel, or D, the Lagoon Inn?
- Question number two, when Mia is asked to introduce herself to her new class, she lies about having
- a pet. What kind of pet does she say she has? Is that A, a goldfish, B, a dog, C, a bird, or D, a cat?
- Question number three. A customer at the motel has their car stolen and the police come to investigate.
- Which one of the weeklies is unfairly accused of the crime by the police in Mystery Owl? Is that A,
- Billy Bob? B, Miss T? C, Fred? Or D, Hank? Question number four.
- During Aunt Ling's visit, she suggests finding a way to signal Mr. Yao's visits to let immigrants know
- it's not safe to come into the motel. What did they decide to use as a sign? A, an open and closed sign.
- B, a baseball cap. C, a bell. Or D, a desk plant. Question number five.
- Mia's dad takes her to buy a fancy pencil as a way of supporting her writing dreams. When Jason steals
- the pencil, what does Mia do to get revenge on him for taking it? A, coat one of his pencils in benthol
- to make him cry in front of the class. B, lick all of his pencils. C, write an angry letter demanding
- the pencil back. Or D, break into his house and steal it back. And finally, question number six. Mia's
- parents explained that one reason they came to America is because here people are innocent until proven guilty.
- What historical event do they cite as evidence for why they couldn't stay in China? A, the
- October Revolution, B, the Chinese Civil War, C, the Cultural Revolution, or D, the Civil Rights Movement?
- Do we have any questions that still need repeating? All right.
- If we are confident in our answers, we can have one delegate from our team head up to our score keepers
- as we enter round seven.
- Round seven. This round contains questions about the book,
- Entitled Impossible Creatures by Catherine Rundell. Let's bring the volume down. Question one.
- Which creature, male's animal friend, is named a guillophant? Is that A, a dragon, B, a clod, C, a griffin,
- or D, a centaur?
- What was Geliphan? Was Geliphan a dragon? A. B. A clod. C. A griffin. Or D. A centaur. Question two.
- Nara Verala tells Christopher that great power must never reside in one person. It must be shared. Which
- wise creature is Nara Verala?
- A, dragon. B, unicorn. C, a squirrel. Or D, a sphinx. What was Naravarala and or Naravarilla? A, dragon.
- B, unicorn. C, squirrel. Or D, sphinx. Question three. Thanks to a magical object, Mal, arborean, can
- What is that magical object? Is an A, a potion? B, a spell? C, a trick question. She was born that way?
- Or D, is it a flying coat? How and why can Mal fly? Is it from a potion? A, B, a spell? C, was she born
- that way? Or is D, a flying coat? Question four.
- Where is Christopher Forrester visiting his grandfather when the adventure begins? Is that A, on a secluded
- island in Ireland? B, a beach in Hawaii? C, a lake in Scotland? Or D, the city of London? Where was
- Christopher Forrester visiting his grandfather? Was it A, a secluded island in Ireland? B, a beach in
- Hawaii? C, a lake in Scotland? Or D, in the city of London?
- Question five, what is the archipelago? Is it A, a mythical land in the Atlantic Ocean, B, an invisible
- island country west of Scotland, C, the city where Mao lives, or D, a magical planet? What was that
- crazy archipelago anyway? Was it A, a mythical land in the Atlantic Ocean, B, an invisible island country
- west of Scotland, C, the city where Mao lives, or D, a magical planet?
- Question six. What is the name of the large ship Mal and Christopher land on? Is that A, the Inferno,
- B, the Black Pearl, C, the Storm Runner, or D, the Never Fear? What was the name of that ship?
- Was it A, the Inferno, B, the Black Pearl, C, the Storm Runner, or D, the Never Fear? Question seven.
- What is the main theme of this story? A, the importance of technology, B, the protection of nature and
- magic, C, the importance of schooling, and D, the power of value and wealth. Obviously, this could be
- argued to be subjective, but there's only one answer here that is the best answer.
- Question eight. What happens to the murderer, quote unquote, in the book? A, he escapes. B, he turns
- into a fish. C, he's caught. Or D, he dies. What happens to that quote unquote murderer? Does A,
- he escapes. B, he turns into a fish. C, he's caught. Or D, he dies.
- Any questions we need repeated? I see a five, a six, five, six, four, four, five, six. All right, question
- four again. Where is Christopher Forster visiting his grandfather when that adventure began with a secluded
- island in Ireland?
- B, a beach in Hawaii. Let's keep it down. Some teams are still working. C, a lake in Scotland. D, the
- city of London. Question five again. What is the archipelago? Is it a mythical land in the Atlantic
- Ocean? A. B, an invisible island country west of Scotland. C, the city where Mao lives. Or D, a magical planet.
- And finally, question six, once again, what is the name of the large ship Mal at Christopher Landon?
- Is it A, the Inferno, B, the Black Pearl, C, the Storm Runner, or D, the Nevergear? Let's bring those
- completed answer sheets up to the scoring table.
- This round will feature questions about refugees. All right, question number one. Which member of the
- Landau family was never sent to a Nazi concentration camp? A, Aaron, the father, B, Rachel, the mother,
- C, Ruthie, the sister, or D, Joseph, the brother?
- Which member of the Landau family was never sent to a Nazi concentration camp? A, Aaron the father.
- B, Rachel the mother. C, Ruthie the sister. Or D, Joseph the brother. Question number two. What country
- accepts Joseph's family as refugees escaping Nazi Germany? A, Cuba. B, the United States. C, Canada.
- Or D, France.
- What country accepts Joseph's family as refugees escaping Nazi Germany? A, Cuba. B, the United States.
- C, Canada. Or D, France. Question number three. How is Joseph's refugee story directly connected to
- Isabel's family? A, Shindex stole Joseph's trumpet and gave it to Isabel's grandfather.
- B, Officer Padron saved Joseph's father from drowning. C, Captain Schroeder stopped Posner's mutiny
- aboard the St. Louis. Or D, Joseph's father stayed in Cuba and became Isabel's grandfather. That question
- again, how is Joseph's refugee story directly connected to Isabel's family? A, Shandick stole Joseph's
- trumpet and gave it to Isabel's grandfather. B, Officer Padron saved Joseph's father from drowning.
- C. Captain Schroeder stopped positive mutiny aboard the St. Louis or D. Joseph's father stayed in Cuba
- and became Isabel's grandfather. Moving on to question four. Which oppressive dictator does not cause
- any of the three families to flee their home country? A. Kim Jong-il B. Bashar al-Assad C. Fidel Castro
- or D. Adolf Hitler
- Which oppressive dictator does not cause any of the three families to flee their home country? A,
- Kim Jong-il, B, Bashar al-Assad, C, Fidel Castro, or D, Adolf Hitler? Let's remember to keep the volume
- at a minimum. Question number five. Round eight.
- How does Malmud's refugee story directly connect to Joseph's family? A, Malmud inherits Joseph's family
- trumpet. B, both Malmud and Joseph lost their sister while fleeing their home country. C, Malmud's host
- family includes Joseph's sister Ruthie. Or D, Malmud is Aaron Lando's grandson. Five, again, how does
- Malmud's refugee story directly connect to Joseph's family?
- A, Malmud inherits Joseph's family trumpet. B, both Malmud and Joseph lost their sisters while fleeing
- their home country. C, Malmud's host family includes Joseph's sister Ruthie. Or D, Malmud is Aaron Landau's
- grandson. Question number six. What route does Malmud and his family take when fleeing Aleppo? A.
- Syria to Turkey to Greece to Macedonia to Serbia to Hungary to Austria to Germany? B, Aleppo to Damascus
- to Chilis to Izmir to Lesbos to Athens to Belgrade to Budapest to Munich? C, Syria to Turkey to Greece
- to Macedonia to Serbia to Belgium to Germany? Or D, Syria to Turkey to Greece to Serbia to Romania to
- Hungary to Austria to Germany? What route does Malmen and his family take?
- A, Syria to Turkey, to Greece, to Macedonia, to Serbia, to Hungary, to Austria, to Germany. B, Aleppo
- to Damascus, to Chilis, to Izmir, to Lisbon, to Athens, to Belgrade, to Budapest, to Munich. C, Syria
- to Turkey, to Greece, to Macedonia, to Serbia, to Belgium, to Germany. Or D, Syria to Turkey, to Greece,
- to Serbia, to Romania, to Hungary, to Austria, to Germany.
- We'll give you a little extra time to visualize this route.
- You're still working on this one. Okay, I'll give you a little bit longer.
- Okay, let's make our final selections for this one. We can come back to it at the end if we need to.
- All right, question number seven. Which of the following is not something Isabel lost on her dangerous
- voyage to get to the United States? A, her friend and neighbor, Ivan.
- B, her abuelito. C, her beloved trumpet. Or D, her baby brother Mariano. Which of the following is not
- something Isabel lost on her dangerous voyage to get to the United States? A, her friend and neighbor
- Ivan. B, her abuelito. C, her beloved trumpet. Or D, her baby brother Mariano.
- Question number eight. According to the authors, no. Would Isabel and her family be allowed to stay in the U.S.
- if they fled Cuba today? A. Yes, as long as Cuban refugees make it to land and are not caught on the
- water. B. No, all Cuban nationals caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally are automatically returned to Cuba.
- C, no, Cuban nationals can stay only as long as they have family already living legally in the U.S.
- Or D, yes, the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba has been lifted since 1994. That question again, according
- to the author's note, would Isabel and her family be allowed to stay in the U.S. if they fled Cuba today?
- A, yes, as long as Cuban refugees make it to land and are not caught on the water.
- No, all Cuban nationals caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally are automatically returned to Cuba.
- C, no, Cuban nationals can only stay as long as they have family already living legally in the U.S.
- Or D, yes, the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba has been lifted since 1994. What questions would we like
- to see again? I'm seeing a six. Is that a three and a four? Three, four, six.
- Seven, three, four, six, seven. Nine, no. Okay, three, four, six, seven. Number three, how is Joseph's
- refugee story directly connected to Isabel's family? A, Shindig stole Joseph's trumpet and gave it to
- Isabel's grandfather.
- B. Officer Padron saved Joseph's father from drowning. C. Captain Schroeder stopped Posner's mutiny
- aboard the St. Louis. Or D. Joseph's father stayed in Cuba and became Isabel's grandfather. Number four
- again. Which oppressive dictator does not cause any of the three families to flee their home country?
- A. Kim Jong-il. B. Bashar al-Assad. C.
- Fidel Castro or D, Adolf Hitler. Okay, number six. What route does Malbot and his family take when fleeing
- Aleppo? A, Syria to Turkey to Greece to Macedonia to Serbia to Hungary to Austria to Germany. B, Aleppo
- to Damascus to Chilis to Izmir to Lesbos to Athens to Belgrade to Budapest to Munich.
- D, Syria to Turkey to Greece to Macedonia to Serbia to Belgium to Germany. Or D, Syria to Turkey to
- Greece to Serbia to Romania to Hungary to Austria to Germany. Remember, we still have people working,
- so keep your voices low. Number seven, which of the following is not something Isabel lost on her dangerous
- voyage to the United States? A, her friend and neighbor Ivan.
- C, her abuelito. We just looked at number six. C, her beloved trumpet. Or D, her baby brother, Mariano.
- I will leave number six up. Does anyone need to see any other questions? Okay, finish up your answers
- and when your team feels confident, have a delegate take it to our scorekeeper and we will move on to
- our ninth round.
- Put your seats and let's quiet down. Round nine, Skunk Boys by Jason Reynolds.
- Okay, let's bring the volume down so we can begin round nine. Thank you, thank you. Okay, in round nine,
- question one, Portico and Zola live on the fourth floor of the castle, who lives in apartment 1B?
- Is that A, Ms. Rosedale? B, Mr. Mr.? C, Herbert Singletary the worst? Or D, Gran Gran? Who lives in
- old apartment one B? Is that A, Ms. Rosedale? B, Mr. Mr.? C, Herbert Singletary? Or D, Gran Gran? Question
- two. Portico's superhero name is Stunt Boy. What does Zola choose as her super persona? Is that A, matter?
- B, patter?
- C, stunt girl, or D, zo-ladder, or zo-ladder? What is Zola's super persona? A, mater, B, pater, C,
- stunt girl, or D, zo-ladder? Question three. Which of the following was not one of stunt boy's stunts?
- Was that A, the samarama zigzag, B, the portico punch, C, the scoop loop, or D, the hydrant hurdle?
- Which of these was not one of Stunt Boy's stunts? A, the samarama zigzag. B, the portico punch. C, the
- scoop loop. Or D, the hydrant hurdle. Question four. Romelo Man tells a lot of tall tales. When he's
- getting his hair cut, what state does he say he blew a plane to? Is that A, Missouri.
- B, Georgia, C, Alabama, or D, Florida? Which state does that Romello man say that he flew a plane to?
- Is that A, Missouri, B, Georgia, C, Alabama, or D, Florida? Question five. When he's not called the
- super or soup, what is the superintendent's real name? Is that A, Jim Bunch, B, Jim Munch, C, Joe Bunch,
- or D, Joe Munch?
- I have absolutely no idea. What was the superintendent's real name? A, Jim Bunch, B, Jim Bunch, C,
- Joe Bunch, or D, Joe Bunch? Question six. Zola refers back to episodes of Super Space Warriors throughout
- the book. In which episode do Pater and Mater find the square planet? Remember this.
- A-67, B-22, C-42, or D-17. Which episode of Super Space Warriors do Peter and Mater find the square
- planet is that A-67, B-22, C-42, or D-17? Question seven.
- When they're dividing up their belongings, Portico's parents fight over a lot of very normal household
- items. What item do Portico's parents not fight over? Is that A, the clock? B, a mug? C, a chair?
- Or D, a plate? Which one of those items do they not fight over? A, clock? B, mug? C, chair? Or D, plate?
- Question eight. On what day of Zola and Portico's friendship does the Super Space Warriors movie come out?
- A, 210, B, 196, C, 193, or D, 200? All right, what questions shall we repeat? I see a one, I see a one,
- a five, I heard an everything. Okay, sounds like all of them.
- I don't know. I guess these are difficult questions. All right. Number one again. We're just going to
- go through all of them again. Juan, Portico and Zola live on the fourth floor of the castle.
- Excuse me. Who lives in apartment 1B? Is that A, Ms. Rosedale? B, Mr. Mr.? C, Herbert Singletary,
- the worst? Or D, Grand Grand?
- Question two. Once again, Portico's superhero name is Stunt Boy. What does Zola choose as her super
- persona? The A, Mater, B, Pater, C, Stunt Girl, or D, Zolator? Question three, once again, which of
- the following was not one of Stunt Boy's stunts? A, the Samurama zigzag, B, the Portico punch,
- C, the scoop loop, or D, the hydrate hurdle? What? Question four. We're going to draw all of them again.
- One again? Okay.
- Okay, yeah, we'll get to them. We'll get to them, don't worry. All right, let's make our final choices
- on question one. We're going to question four now again. Romello Man tells a lot of tall tales. When
- he's getting his hair cut, what state does he say he flew a plane to? Is that A, Missouri, B, Georgia,
- C, Alabama, or D, Florida?
- Question five again. When he's not called the Super or Soup, what is the superintendent's real name?
- Is that A, Jim Munch, B, Jim Munch, C, Joe Bunch, or D, Joe Munch? Question six again. Zola refers back
- to episodes of Super Space Warriors. In which episode do Vader and Mater find the square planet?
- Is that A, six, seven?
- B, 22, C, 42, or D, 17. Question seven again. When they're dividing up their belongings, Portico's parents
- fight over a lot of very normal items, but which of these can they not fight over? Is that A, a clock,
- B, mug, C, chair, or D, plate? And then final viewing of question eight. On what day?
- On one day of Zola and Portico's friendship, does the Super Space Force movie come out? Is that A,
- 200 chance? B, 196? C, 193? Or D, 200? Make our final decisions on these answers and bring them up to
- the scoring table.
- for round 10 when you have quieted down. All right, this set of questions is going to be about the Cartoonist
- Club. Number one, what food is involved in Michaela and Howard's lunchtime comic? A, dino nuggets and
- juice boxes. B, flavor blasted cheese pizza goldfish.
- C, cookies and milk, or D, hot dogs and chicken nuggets? What food is involved in Michaela and Howard's
- lunchtime comic? A, dino nuggets and juice boxes, B, flavor blasted cheese pizza goldfish, C, cookies
- and milk, or D, hot dogs and chicken nuggets? Question number two.
- Which school staff member helps facilitate the kids cartoonist club? A, math teacher, Mr. Rughead. B,
- art teacher, Ms. Nannergut. C, media specialist, Ms. Fatima. D, science teacher, Mr. Bogan Sellers.
- That question again, which school staff member helps facilitate the kids cartoonist club? Is that A,
- math teacher, Mr. Rughead. B, art teacher, Ms. Nannergut.
- C. Media Specialist Ms. Fatima or D. Science Teacher Mr. Bogan Sellers? Question number three. What
- is the golden rule of comics? A. Color hierarchy dictates emotion. B. Only those who receive express
- written approval from the International Governing Board of Comics are legally permitted to make them.
- Every line should either move the story or the I or D. There are no rules. What is the golden rule of
- comics? A. Color hierarchy dictates emotion. B. Only those who receive express written approval from
- the International Governing Board of Comics are legally permitted to make them. C. Every line should
- either move the story or the I or D. There are no rules.
- Question number four. Ms. Fatima has the students play a game where they trade comics after writing
- a title. What was it called? A, sketch telephone. B, comics chain. C, quantum comics. Or D, pencil whispers.
- Ms. Fatima has the students play a game where they trade comics after writing a title. What is that
- game called? A, sketch telephone.
- B, Comics Chain. C, Quanto Comics. Or D, Pencil Whispers. Question number five. Which of these is a
- title of one of the zines that Art's dad had purchased? A, Baby Shakespeare. B, Kansas Squared. C, Velvet
- Thimble. Or D, Juniper Electric. Which of these zines is a title of
- of one of the ones that Art's dad had purchased? A, Baby Shakespeare, B, Kansas Squared, C, Melvin Thimble,
- or D, Juniper Electric? Question number six. Which comic do Howard and Ms. Fatima bond over when first
- meeting? A, Garfield, B, Dog Guy, C, Battle Princess Kishimoto, D, Alita Battle Angel,
- Which comic do Howard and Ms. Fatima bond over when first meeting? A. Garfield B. Dog Guy C. Battle
- Princess Kishimoto or D. Alita Battle Angel Question number seven. According to Art's dad, which six
- emotions are universally recognizable when drawn?
- A, sadness, anger, anxiety, embarrassment, happiness, and fear. B, joy, fear, disgust, surprise, anger,
- and sadness. C, excitement, surprise, fear, depression, calm, and concern. Or D, anger, desire, shame,
- joy, sadness, and fear. This question again, according to Art's dad,
- Which six emotions are universally recognizable when drawn? A, sadness, anger, anxiety, embarrassment,
- happiness, and fear. B, joy, fear, disgust, surprise, anger, and sadness. C, excitement, surprise, fear,
- depression, calm, and concern. Or D, anger, desire, shame, joy, sadness, and fear.
- Question number eight, why does Howard's dad change his opinion of comics? A, a cartoonist compliments
- his glasses. B, Howard is able to make money selling his comics. C, he regains his childlike sense of
- wonder reading Howard's comic. Or D, they helped Howard's reading and writing improve. Why does Howard's
- dad change his opinion on comics?
- A, a cartoonist complements his glasses. B, Howard is able to make money selling his comics. C, he regains
- his childlike sense of wonder reading Howard's comics. Or D, they helped Howard's reading and writing
- improve. What questions would we like to see repeated? I'm seeing a five. Anything else, folks?
- All right, we're gonna look at question number five, and we are currently
- Question number eight. Okay, let's take a look at question number five. Which of these is a title of
- one of the zines that our staff had purchased? A, Baby Shakespeare, B, Kansas Squared, C, Velvet Thimble,
- or D, Juniper Electric? Final call for questions that need to be repeated.
- All right, folks, take your score sheets up to our score keepers and prepare for our bonus round.
- Okay, this is the final round, and we will be playing clips from the audiobooks of some of the Battle
- of the Books books. There's only eight questions, so there may not be all. Some may be repeated. That's
- up for you to determine. You do not need to have listened to the audiobook to know which books these are.
- Unfortunately, I will say the audio in this room is not working. So what we're going to try to do is
- play it out of this tiny speaker into this microphone. And hopefully, we'll all be able to hear it.
- So we're going to need to be very, very silent as these clips are playing. And also, you're going to
- write the title of the book rather than a letter, OK?
- Now, if you write Earth Sea, then it follows that that's Wizard of Earth Sea, but try to be as specific
- as you can. All right, here we go. Let's see how this works. I doubt they'll allow children running
- around valuable equipment. She said offhandedly, their father's work is very important. Was everybody
- able to hear that OK? We're going to play it again.
- they'll allow children running around valuable equipment," she said offhandedly. Their father's work
- is very important. Question two. Suddenly, I didn't feel like sending my letter anymore. With my hands
- heavy as rocks, I took my letter and Shen's letter and walked over to my closet. I stuffed them both
- way in the back
- together with my C minus story and the rejection letter from the essay contest. Once again. Suddenly,
- I didn't feel like sending my letter anymore. With my hands heavy as rocks, I took my letter and Shen's
- letter and walked over to my closet. I stuffed them both way in the back together with my C minus story
- and the rejection letter from the essay contest.
- He would come back to stand under this sky, and they would meet again. He would make sure of it. He
- turned and took a step towards home. That's number three, we're gonna listen to it again. He would come
- back to stand under this sky, and they would meet again.
- and took a step towards home. That guy has a great voice. Here's number four. Let's all silently listen.
- More air than ocean.
- The accommodations are solid if you happen to be a water dweller. More air than ocean. The accommodations
- are solid if you happen to be a water dweller.
- Isabel woke to a warm orange glow on the horizon and a silver sea stretching out before them like a
- mirror. Isabel woke to a warm orange glow on the horizon and a silver sea stretching out before them
- like a mirror. Number six.
- There was so many names to choose from, but there was one he said the most. Snortacombe? Sheesh. There
- was so many names to choose from, but there was one he said the most. Snortacombe? Number seven.
- Daybreak makes all earth and sea, for shadow brings forth form, driving dream to the dark kingdom. It
- sounds like Bob Newhart. Surely you guys all get that. Daybreak makes all earth and sea, for shadow
- brings forth form, driving dream to the dark kingdom.
- The whole country, as seen from mountains of considerable elevation, appears a rich, diversified, and
- well watered garden. The whole country, as seen from mountains of considerable elevation, appears a
- rich, diversified, and well watered garden.
- Which ones do we need to hear again? I see a five, a one, a six. Five, one, six. What do we got back
- there? Two. Should we just do all of them again? Seems like it. I see a 10, a 20. Here's number one again.
- We're just going to do one more time for each number, one through eight. So let's really lock in here.
- If you're turning your answer sheet, you do need to remain quiet for the other team. So we need complete
- silence, please, even if you've turned in your answer sheet. Fully silent in the room. Here's question
- one, one more time.
- Silence silence, please All right, here we go question one I doubt they'll allow children running around
- valuable equipment. She said offhandedly. Your father's work is very important Make our final decision
- for question one and we were going to play a question to you once again
- Suddenly, I didn't feel like sending my letter anymore. With my hands heavy as rocks, I took my letter
- and Shen's letter and walked over to my closet. I stuffed them both way in the back together with my
- C- story and rejection letter from the essay contest. Make our final decision for number two and then
- we are going to listen to number three now.
- come back to stand under this sky, and they would meet again. He would make sure of it. He turned and
- took a step towards them. Make our final choice for number three, and here is number four. More air
- than ocean. The accommodations are solid, if you happen to be a water dweller.
- Make our final choice for number four, and now we listen to number five. Isabel woke to a warm orange
- glow on the horizon, and the silver seeds stretching out before them like a mirror. Make our final choice
- for number five, and here is number six. Sheesh, there was so many names to choose from.
- There was one he said the most. Snorticle? Here is number seven, one final time. Daybreak makes all
- earth and sea, whose shadow brings forth forth, driving dream to the dark kingdom.
- For the final time, here's number eight. The whole country, as seen from mountains of considerable elevation,
- appears a rich, diversified, and well-watered garden. All right, let's put our final answers in and
- bring our score sheets up to the table.
- scores final score sheet up to the scoring table yes okay so we're gonna give the scores some time here
- to enter and grade the last couple rounds here we will be
- We are going to yeah get our final scores in and then we're gonna award prizes We do have some bundles
- of stuff for every single person that participated So we're gonna come bring those around Absolutely
- not and then we've got Some special if you guys were here last year You may remember that we got a special
- video message from the mayor which is very nice if her this year we have four video messages from
- players from the IU National Championship winning football team. So we're going to see those in a second.
- I just wanted to say how awesome it is that y'all have been reading so much and competing in the Battle
- of the Books. You know, as a student athlete, it is so important not only to keep your body ready, but
- also your mind. And reading is one of the best ways to do that. So huge congratulations to all you guys.
- Super proud. Good luck. How's it going, everybody?
- I just want to congratulate you guys competing in the battle of the books. I'm proud of you guys. Keep
- up the great work. Go IU. What's up, guys? Sorry we're talking international champion, man. Congratulations
- on y'all competing on the battle of the books, man. I'm so proud of y'all.
- This is Omar Cooper Jr. from the national champion, IU Hoosiers. I want to say a big congratulations
- to everyone. And I am proud of you all for reading so much and competing in this year's Battle of the
- Books. As an athlete, it is important to train physically, but also to keep your mind sharp. And reading
- is one of the best ways to do that.
- Me growing up as a kid, one of my favorite books reading was Diary of a Wimpy Kid. And then now, my
- favorite book is definitely the Bible. But I just wanted to say congratulations and continue to keep
- up the great work. Go Hoosiers. Well, that's nice of them, right? All right, so let's see here. Let
- me get the order of the scores going, not to keep you in any further suspense.
- Okay, here are your final scores. We've got Minions Rule with 51, the West Dove Drive Book Buddies with
- 56, the Unnamed Readers with 64, HP Sports Readers also with 64, Temple Tomes with 66, Super Good with 68,
- Max's Axe is with 70, also with 70 was Grayson is Better. Then we had two teams with 73, the Fantastic
- Five and the Bookworms of Destiny. Three teams with 74, Team Cactus, the Dumb Dumb Suckers and the Amazing
- Society of Chickens and Turtles. Then in fourth place, we had the Banana Bookworms with 75. In third place,
- with 76, the bookworms. In second place with 77, the fire claws. And in first place with 78, the mouses.
- Good job, everybody who competed and read. I hope you had a fun time, enjoyed your snacks. We'll see
- you again next year. If you are on the teams, the bookworms, the fire claws, or the mouses, please come
- up here and we'll give you your prizes.