Library Research Scavenger Hunt Extravaganza
Directions: You and your partner must be the first to complete this worksheet. You must both locate the source (in
other words, don’t split the questions and work separately). You may answer the questions in any order.
You are to remain ONLY in the Reference Room. And remember, “Everybody wins!”
1.
Find an example of artwork (not a photograph) that depicts American life in the forties. Attach a
photocopy of this picture.
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
Page ____
2.
What is the Maginot line? (Hint: you must provide a picture)
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
Page ____
3.
When was the word “Halloween” first used?
Answer:
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
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4.
What spooky story (novel) is Mary Shelley famous for writing? What is its subtitle?
Answer:
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
Page ____
5.
What is the chemical name for mustard gas?
Answer:
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
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6.
Who is Nosferatu and what does the name mean? (You can only get full credit if you use the best
source available in the Reference Room. You’ll know it when you see it.)
Answer:
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
Page ____
7.
List the political parties who nominated candidates for the 1944 presidential election.
Answer:
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
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8.
Robert Frost was the first American ____.
Answer:
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
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9.
How did Wilfred Owen (a World War One poet we will soon study) die?
Answer:
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
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10. Michael Jackson, pop culture’s Peter Pan, was born in ____.
Answer:
Title of the source _____________________________
Author or editor _______________________________
Publisher ____________________________________
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