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Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In Toy Story, what is the evil neighbor’s name?
a)
Carl
b)
Sam
c)
Sid
d)
Woody
2.
ESPN is originally based out of which Connecticut city?
a)
Danbury
b)
New Haven
c)
Bristol
d)
Bridgeport
3.
Who is this?
a)
Cinderella
b)
snow white
c)
sleeping beauty
4.
Who is this?
a)
bambi
b)
thumper
c)
simba
5.
Who is this?
a)
Ralph
b)
mike w
c)
sully
6.
Who is this ?
a)
pacha
b)
kronk
c)
Kuzco
7.
What was the first disney movie ever made?
a)
snow white
b)
cinderella
c)
sleeping beauty
8.
Who is this?
a)
a cowboy
b)
buss
c)
woody
9.
What two colors are the cat's hat in "The Cat in the Hat"?
a)
Red and White
b)
Red and Blue
c)
Blue and White
d)
White and Black
10.
What is the largest state in the contiguous (land-connected) United States?
a)
Texas
b)
Washington
c)
California
d)
Montana
11.
How many days are there in a leap year?
a)
365
b)
356
c)
366
d)
29
12.
Who is the author of the famous Harry Potter books?
a)
J.K. Rowling
b)
J.R.R. Tolkien
c)
E.B. White
d)
Roald Dahl
13.
WHAT IS THE LARGEST ORGAN OF THE BODY?
a)
LUNGS
b)
SKIN
c)
HEART
14.
The name of the action movie about the Thunder God who is banished by his father, Odin, to earth to live among humans.
a)
Captain America
b)
Thor
c)
Iron Man
d)
Wolverine
15.
Hunger Games is written in the voice of 16-year-old, who lives in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem, where the countries of North America once existed. What is her name?
a)
Katniss
b)
Peeta
c)
Haymitch
d)
Gale
16.
How tall was the tallest man?
a)
7'10"
b)
8'4"
c)
8'11"
d)
9'
17.
How fast can a cheetah run?
a)
68-75 mph
b)
51-56 mph
c)
56-67 mph
18.
How many days are in August?
a)
28
b)
30
c)
31
d)
912
19.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Bill Gates
b)
John Dunlop
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
20.
Who wrote the books "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" which were adapted into movies?
a)
C.S. Lewis
b)
JRR Tolkein
c)
Peter Jackson
d)
Samwise Gamgee
21.
In what year was the first Superbowl played?
a)
1958
b)
1962
c)
1951
d)
1967
22.
Whose face is on the dime?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Jefferson
d)
Washington
23.
Which city was the first capital of the United States?
a)
New York
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
York
24.
What school did Harry Potter go to?
a)
Hogwarts
b)
Forks High
c)
Mystic Falls High
d)
Mizzou
25.
What planet is the closest to Earth?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Earth
26.
What social media logo is this?
a)
Snapchat
b)
Flickr
c)
Twitter
d)
Yik Yak
27.
Which American holiday unofficially signifies the end of the US summer season?
a)
Memorial Day
b)
4th of July
c)
Labor Day
d)
Father's Day
28.
9 x 9 equals what?
a)
99
b)
66
c)
67
d)
81
29.
What company owns Xbox?
a)
Apple
b)
Nintendo
c)
Microsoft
d)
Mojang
30.
If a plane crashes on the boarder of the United States and Mexico where do you bury the survivors?
a)
In their home country
b)
Mexico
c)
The USA
d)
No where. You do not bury survivors.
31.
What is the fourth Harry Potter Book called?
a)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
b)
Harry Potter and the half blood prince
c)
Harry Potter and the Goblet or Fire
d)
Harry Potter and the order of the Pheonix
32.
What is the capital city of Canada?
a)
Canada City
b)
Toronto
c)
Ottawa
d)
Calgary
33.
What is the only food that does not spoil?
a)
honey
b)
sugar
c)
rice
d)
flour
34.
Cruella De Vil is from what movie?
a)
Beauty and the Beast
b)
Alice in Wonderland
c)
101 Dalmatians
d)
Lion King
35.
What country are the Pyramids in?
a)
Egypt
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
South America
36.
Which of the three Boolean operators gives you MORE results?
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
d)
All of the above
37.
Which of the three Boolean operators would you use to cut info out of your search?
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
d)
Any of them
38.
When using Boolean operators, which is the one where the order of your search matters?
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
d)
It matters for all of them
39.
If you were looking for information on an animal that had more than one name (for example, a mountain lion is also known as a puma or a panther), how could you use Boolean operators to most improve your search?
a)
Use OR to search for any article that mentions any of the synonyms for mountain lion
b)
Use AND to search for any article that mentions any of the synonyms for mountain lion
c)
Use NOT to cut out articles about tigers
d)
Just search "mountain lion"
40.
If you were trying to learn more about the new head coach of the Eagles, what would be the best search?
a)
Who is the new Eagles head coach?
b)
Head coach AND Eagles
c)
Head coach OR Eagles
d)
The name of the newest head coach of the Eagles
41.
What is an abstract?
a)
A confusing idea
b)
An article in EBSCOhost
c)
A way to solve a problem
d)
A summary of an article
42.
Why are library databases recommended over websites?
a)
They're more up to date than books
b)
The articles are free
c)
They're more reliable and trustworthy than websites
d)
All of the above
43.
What movie says "Hakuna Matata"?
a)
Lilo and Stitch
b)
Toy Story
c)
The Jungle Book
d)
The Lion King
44.
Who is this?
a)
David
b)
Nero
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Plato
45.
How tall is this guy?
a)
6'9"
b)
6'11"
c)
7'1"
d)
7'3"
46.
What are some examples of a preposition?
a)
dog, cat, garden, work, teacher, Bob
b)
angry, brave, healthy, little, interesting
c)
run, go, have, invite, laughed, listen, playing
d)
above, to, except, between, since, with, because, on
47.
What occurred on December 7, 2015?
a)
The Start of Hannukkah
b)
Teddy Roosevelt's Birthday
c)
The Start of Kwanzaa
d)
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
48.
Whose logo is this?
a)
AntMan
b)
Dare Devil
c)
Flash
d)
Shazam
49.
Who are these ladies?
a)
The Golden Girls
b)
The Old Timers
c)
Betty White and Sisters
d)
Facts of Life Girls
50.
You need to make a diorama of the Egyptian pyramids. Which resource would be most helpful to learn about their construction?
a)
An online journal of a tourist who spent a month exploring the pyramids
b)
An Egyptian government website that shows photos and videos of the pyramids
c)
A poetry database about ancient civilizations
51.
You are studying world festivals. You have to report on one festival and how it started. Which research question will be most useful?
a)
What are the main festivals in Asia?
b)
What are the origins of the Chinese New Year celebration?
c)
What do families do to Celebrate Chinese New Year?
d)
When is Chinese New Year?
52.
You are researching the pros and cons of bottled water. Which resource would be most likely to include biased information about your topic?
a)
Government website
b)
Magazine article about bottling
c)
Encyclopedia article about bottling
d)
Bottling company newsletter
53.
What is the best reason for citing your sources?
a)
Citing identifies sources that your classmates may want to use.
b)
Citing shows your teacher that you did your research.
c)
Citing gives credit for the original work or the idea to the author.
d)
Citing gives the location of the sources you used.
54.
You have the following citation to a book. Identify the publisher.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. The Castle in the Attic. New York: Holiday House, 1985. Print.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. The Castle in the Attic. New York: Holiday House, 1985. Print.
a)
Winthrop, Elizabeth
b)
The Castle in the Attic
c)
Holiday House
d)
New York
55.
You find a photo on the Internet that you would like to include in your report. What is the proper way to use this photo?
a)
Copy and paste the photo into your paper.
b)
Cite the photo and include in your list of sources.
c)
Edit the photo to make it your own.
d)
Include a title for the photo in your paper.
56.
You have to do a project on inventions. Which library resource would be the best place to look for background information?
a)
Encyclopedia
b)
Magazine databases
c)
Nonfiction videos
d)
Fiction books
57.
Which of the following is an act of censorship?
a)
The newspaper printing unpopular opinions in letters to the editor
b)
An employee fired for not following directions
c)
A teacher correcting a student’s grammar
d)
A citizen's group forcing a librarian to remove a book from the library
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