Trivia+Question

=Library Trivia Question = = = =***Trivia question of the week: There are nine territories and two independent states in Africa, but how many countries are there on that continent? Name them! Email your answer to Miss Gleason at pgleason@scsemail.org, or email me from the wiki directly. Last date to submit an answer: Monday, June 10th.** =

=***Past Trivia Questions and answers:** =

=5/20/13: What is One World Trade Center. List three facts about it. Cite your source. =

= = =4/29/13: In honor of National Poetry Month, can you list the five books of the Bible that are considered the "Poetry and Wisdom" books? = =**4/21/13:** Why does the date of Easter change each year? What formula is used to figure out when Easter will be each year. = =**3/21/13:** **Watch the brainPOP video entitled "Analog and Digital Recording". Do the graded quiz that follows. Email results to pgleason@scsemail.org but be sure to include your name and class *** Deadline to submit an answer -- Friday, March 22nd. = = You can login to brainpop.com with username: smithtowncs password: brainpop = = = =**2/25/13: Watch the brainPOP video entitled "Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka". Do the graded quiz that follows. Email results to pgleason@scsemail.org but be sure to include your name and class*** =

= = =1/23/13: What was the name of the book that Noah Webster wrote which was used to teach generations of children how to read and write? In what year was it published? = =1/2/13: Which state was referred to as President Andrew Johnson's "polar bear garden"? When did it become a state? = =**11/05/12: Name two long term effects of the big hurricane which hit Long Island in 1938. (in other words, name two things that changed about Long Island's geography as a result of the storm) Cite your source.** = **10/10/12: Which is the oldest light on LI? How old? Cite __#|your__ source.** =<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 27px;">**10/3/12: Which is the tallest of Long Island's lighthouses? How tall is it? Cite your source.** = =<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 27px;">**9/17/12: Where did the town of Smithtown get its name? Cite your source. 9/3/12: Why do we celebrate Labor Day?** =

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10/10/12 -- Kevin 5A, Armonis 4B, Serena 2A, and Ariel 6B

 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10/22/12 - - Armonis 4B, Matthew 1A, Serena 2A, and honorable mention to Ariel 6B **
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11/5/12 -- Armonis 4B **

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1/7/13 -- Ariel, Hannah D, and honorable mention to Dorothy 6B

 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1/23/13-- Debora and __Dorothy__ **
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2/4/13 -- Debora, Jaimee 4B, Ariel, Dorothy 6B **
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2/25/13 -- Jasmine 1st gr., Debora 4B, Jaimee 4B, Ariel 6B, and Dorothy 6B **