Friday, September 22, 2017

Trivia Night (Adult Event September 2017)

Last night we had Trivia Night for adults 18+. As usual we had some snacks & drinks available. Unfortunately only 1 person came so the event was cut short. But I still wanted to post the questions & some pictures for info. 

I got most of the movie questions from an early 2000's movie quiz book I have & the other questions came from my library stats or online. 

The format that I used was similar to Jeopardy with 6 different numerical amounts for questions points & 5 questions in each group. The questions were split between Books & Movies. 

I'm hoping we can try the event again in the future & get some people to show up. 


Book Trivia Questions
100
What is the greatest selling nonfiction book of all time?
The Bible

What are the 4 houses of Hogwarts?
Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff

In The Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss is from what district?
12

In The Three Musketeers who along with Athos & Porthos was the third Musketeer?
Aramis

True/False: You can check out an unlimited number of items with your library card?
False

 200
What was Dr. Seuss’s full name?
Theodor Seuss Giesel

Which American author wrote The Great Gatsby, published in 1922?
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Diana Prince is the public persona of which fictional superhero?
Wonder Woman

What genre of book is a Nebula award given for?
Sci-fi

How many patrons visit the library on average every day?
412

 300
What musical instrument did Sherlock Holmes play?
Violin

Which famous, classic novel begins with this line: It was the best of times; it was the worst of times?
A Tale of Two Cities

What was the first sci-fi novel? Dracula, Frankenstein, Stand on Zanzibar, or Don Quixote
Frankenstein

True/False: All the libraries in AZ are connected to each other?
False

True/False: The library offers online databases through Navajo County?
True
  
400
What does the K in J.K. Rowling stand for?
Kathleen

Manga are a type of comic book from what country?
Japan

How many items were in the library collection in 2015?
55,683

Our library was built in what year?
2010

Who founded the nation’s first lending library?
Ben Franklin

500
Jules Verne’s submarine, the Nautilus, is captained by which character?
Captain Nemo

In 1901 the best-selling children’s book of all time came out by Beatrix Potter, what is the title?
Pat the Bunny

Which of these novels would be considered dystopian?
David Copperfield, Little Women, Brave New World, or Anna Karenina
Brave New World

How long is the bookshelf space at the Library of Congress?
838 miles

What book is most often stolen from public libraries?
The Guinness Book of World Records
  
600
The writer Eric Blair went by what pen name?
George Orwell

In Lord of the Rings how many members are in the fellowship?
9

What organization sponsors Banned Books Week every year in September?
The American Library Association or ALA

What is the first name of Mr. Dewey or the Dewey Decimal Classification System?
Melvil

Put the Top 10 most read books in the world in order?
The Holy Bible, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Alchemist, The Da Vinci Code, The Twlight Saga, Gone with the Wind, Think & Grow Rich, & The Diary of Anne Frank

Movie Trivia Questions
100
R2D2 & C3PO are robots from which series of movies?
Star Wars

What is Batman’s real name?
Bruce Wayne

Can you name all the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, & Donatello

When the prized mascot of the Miami Dolphins is kidnapped, who comes to the rescue?
Ace Ventura

Return of the Jedi is which number episode in the Star Wars series?
6

200
What kind of creature was Keiko in the movie Free Willy?
An orca (Or killer whale)

BruceBanner changes into which comic book superhero?
The Incredible Hulk

Which blockbuster movie was the first to be based on a ride at Walt Disney World?
Pirates of the Caribbean

For which movie did Tom hanks win an Oscar playing opposite a mute character called Wilson?
Cast Away

The movie Jurassic Park was based on the novel of the same name by which author?
Michael Crichton

300
Name the 7 dwarfs from Snow White
Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful, & Grumpy

Based on the famous book by Roald Dahl this character had his own movie in 2016, what is his name?
The Big Friendly Giant or BFG

Who played the part of Harrison Ford’s father in the movie Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade?
Sean Connery

Which Mel Brooks spoof Western movie features a black sheriff & Yiddish speaking Indians?
Blazing Saddles

Who portrayed Doc Holiday in the 1993 movie Tombstone?
Val Kilmer
  
400
In which movie does Steve Martin appear as Neil Page, a man who is desperately trying to get home on Thanksgiving?
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles

Which movie character promises to stay until the wind changes?
Mary Poppins

Who plays Sirius Black in the Harry Potter movies?
Gary Oldman

What novel by Mary Shelley has been turned into at least 20 different horror movies?
Frankenstein

Which land of myth and legend is the home of the alien race in the movie Cocoon?
Atlantis
  
500
How many searchlights rake the sky in the Twentieth Century Fox logo?
5

Name the producer/director of movies such as The Dark Crystal who died in 1990 just as he was going to sell his company to Disney
Jim Henson

What speed does Marty McFly have to attain in his car in order to go Back to the Future?
88 MPH

Which Scorsese-directed 1980 movie was based on the novel Wise Guy by Nicholas Pileggi?
Goodfellas

What is the name of the theme park that Chevy Chase is taking his family to in the 1983 movie, national Lampoon’s Vacation?
Walley World

600
Can you name all 12 Disney Princesses?
Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, Belle, Mulan, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Tiana, Merida, & Moana

Which actor provided the voice of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars movies?
James Earl Jones

What is the repeated phrase said by the students in the Robin Williams movie Dead Poet’s Society?
O Captain My Captain

On which rock & roll music star did Johnny Depp base his Captain Jack Sparrow character on from Pirates of the Caribbean?
Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones

The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly is a perfect example of which movie sub-genre?
Spaghetti Western



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