Congratulations to Charlene Flores for winning the Library Media Center's Internet Scavenger Hunt during Family Fun Night. Charlene wins a $25 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble.
The answers were:
1. Where does the word SMOG originate?
SMoke fOG
2. Which book - written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgeson - was prohibited in china in 1931 because the animals spoke like humans?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
3. Which restaurant - owned by the same Greek-American family since 1950's - was made famous in a 1980s song, a 1990s sit-com and a 2000 movie?
Tom's Restaurant: Suzanne Vega - Tom's Dinner; Seinfeld - Monk's Cafe; Movie - Little Nikki
4. Where in the world is it impossible to catch the flu?
North and South Pole - too cold for germs to survive there.
5. What was the name and the type of pet Caroline Kennedy receive from LBJ when her father was in the White House?
Marconi the pony
6. What is originally the full name of the City of Los Angeles?
El Publo de Nuesra Senora de los Angeles
7. Which famous children's book was almost never published because in the words of the author, "One publisher said it was too short. Some thought it was too sad. Others felt that the book fell between adult and children's literature and wouldn't be popular?"
The Giving Tree
8. Which NFL color commentator, Superbowl winning coach, and winner of fourteen Sports Emmy Awards never played in a professional football game because he broke his leg twice during training camp?
John Madden
The answers were:
1. Where does the word SMOG originate?
SMoke fOG
2. Which book - written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgeson - was prohibited in china in 1931 because the animals spoke like humans?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
3. Which restaurant - owned by the same Greek-American family since 1950's - was made famous in a 1980s song, a 1990s sit-com and a 2000 movie?
Tom's Restaurant: Suzanne Vega - Tom's Dinner; Seinfeld - Monk's Cafe; Movie - Little Nikki
4. Where in the world is it impossible to catch the flu?
North and South Pole - too cold for germs to survive there.
5. What was the name and the type of pet Caroline Kennedy receive from LBJ when her father was in the White House?
Marconi the pony
6. What is originally the full name of the City of Los Angeles?
El Publo de Nuesra Senora de los Angeles
7. Which famous children's book was almost never published because in the words of the author, "One publisher said it was too short. Some thought it was too sad. Others felt that the book fell between adult and children's literature and wouldn't be popular?"
The Giving Tree
8. Which NFL color commentator, Superbowl winning coach, and winner of fourteen Sports Emmy Awards never played in a professional football game because he broke his leg twice during training camp?
John Madden