For
the third year in a row, I’ve helped host (along with my students) a book
battle at a local library. It wasn’t my idea originally, but basically teens put
together teams to answer questions about popular young adult books. It’s basically
like one of those trivia nights you see in bars sometimes. In organizing the event,
my students learn what teens are reading these days and just how motivated they
are at answer questions about books for simple rewards like bragging rights and
pizza.
This
year I allowed my son to participate even though he’s technically one year away
from being eligible (the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson series were two of the
five series chosen). He had a blast.
My
husband apparently felt a little left out because the very next day, a Tech-Free
Thursday (see earlier post), he made his own trivia questions on The Hobbit (which he and Emery saw tonight)
and Lord of the Rings. Who on earth remembers
the names of the ponies brought along on the trip or the tavern at which they first
stop (The Prancing Pony, hmmm. . .
another pony question). Anway, the success and fun of that night led to Emery’s
making his own Spongebob trivia quiz (equally as hard as Victor’s). Which led me
to offer to make Harry Potter questions for a Harry Potter themed dinner next
week. And that’s what happens in families in which both parents have masters in
English, although shouldn’t we be writing questions about Shakespeare? Maybe we
are just nerds.
Anyway,
if you have suggestions for Harry Potter questions, I’ll take them. But, make them
as hard as Emery’s question “What is the name of the crook Sandy dreams about during
in hibernation?” (which prompted Victor to point out that she dreams about two
crooks, sigh, I didn’t stand a chance.)
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