Berks County Law Library Trivia Contest
National Library Week
Deadline for submission of answers is Midnight, Friday, April 19th
First, Second and Third Prize winners will be drawn from those submissions with all answers correct.
Answers can be submitted at the law library or by emailing them to lawlibrary@countyofberks.com.
Monday, April 15, 2013
1.
Which state has the lowest overall taxes?
2.
What year were taxpayers first required to use their social security numbers on their tax returns?
3.
What crime was Al Capone convicted of?
4.
Who said “the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax?”
5.
What day is Tax Freedom Day for Pennsylvania in 2013?
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
1.
What three words does the Marshal of the Supreme Court use when he announces that the Court is
in session?
2.
Who was the driving force behind the establishment of the White House Library?
3.
Which actor played the prosecutor on Night Court?
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Which electronic research resources are available in the Law Library?
Westlaw
LexisNexis
HeinOnline
Reading Eagle Archives
All of the above
5.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court?
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
1.
The United States Courts of Appeals are divided into how many circuits?
2.
Who is considered the “Father of the Constitution?”
3.
Which day does the Supreme Court traditionally begins its new session?
4. Which was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
a. Pennsylvania
b. Delaware
c. Virginia
d. Massachusetts
5.
Which Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court had his law office at the corner of
Court & Fifth in Reading, Pennsylvania?
Thursday, April 18, 2013
1.
Which Constitutional Amendment contains the fewest words?
2.
What does the abbreviation CFR stand for?
3.
What is the name of the annotated version of the United States Codes found in the Law
Library?
4.
What class of county is Berks County?
5.
Which President offered his personal library as a replacement when the original Library of
Congress was burned by invading British troops?
Friday, April 19, 2013
1.
In which movie did Rene Russo play a librarian?
2.
What is the largest law library in the world?
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
In which publication are federal administrative rules compiled?
Federal Supplement
Code of Federal Regulations
U.S.C.C.A.N.
Pennsylvania Bulletin
4.
What publication claims to be the oldest law journal in the United States?
5.
On which floor of the Berks County Courthouse is the Law Library?