AMP Banned Book Fair Trivia

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Which banned book was made into a major motion picture starring Oprah Winfrey (and Whoopi Goldberg)?

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The Color Purple

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What was the first book banned in the United States?

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New English Canaan by Thomas Morton

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What banned book was inspired by the author’s fear of book burnings and literary censorship occurring in the United States?

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Fahrenheit 451

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In what city does Esperanza Cordero (the protagonist) grow up in The House on Mango Street?

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Chicago

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Which novel was banned in the Stalinist USSR, and is still banned in Cuba and North Korea? Also, it is bizarrely banned by UAE schools for its depiction of a talking pig.

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Animal Farm

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Banned in the United Kingdom and the usually liberal France in the fifties, which Vladimir Nabokov novel upset people with its subject matter?

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Lolita

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In what county was Pinkalicious banned?

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Wilson County, Tennessee

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Why was Hop on Pop challenged?

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It encourages kids to use violence against their fathers

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Which banned book was made into a TV show that has won 15 Emmy Awards?

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The Handmaid's Tale

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What was the name of Julia’s sister in I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter?

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Olga