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The Printed PageIn the final scene of this famous Alfred Hitchcock film, Lisa (played by Grace Kelly) is seen reading “Beyond the High Himalayas.” When she notices that Jeff (played by James Stewart) is asleep, she goes back to reading her sophisticated fashion magazine, Harper’s Bazaar. What is the name of the film? Rear Window.This print-making firm operated in New York City from 1837 to 1907. They produced prints from paintings by fine artists as black and white lithographs that were hand-colored. Some of their most popular engravings had to do with winter and Christmas. Known as “the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints,” the firm was named after its two founders. What is the name of the firm? Currier & IvesThis painter and illustrator of scenes from American culture is closely associated with covers of the biweekly “Saturday Evening Post.” His best known scenes involve humorous looks at the traditional American family. Norman Rockwell (Hint: He painted “Rosie, the Riveter” and the covers of “Boy’s Life,” the publication of the Boy Scouts of America.)Gene Siskel was a movie critic for the Chicago Tribune. He was paired with a movie critic from the Chicago Sun-Times, and together they formed a team featured on a television show, for a long time called “Siskel & ____ at the Movies,” where they reviewed movies, giving them a thumbs up or down. What is the name of the other critic? Roger EbertKnown as the greatest writer in the English language, he is also known as “the Bard of Avon.” Name this famous English playwright. William ShakespeareThis German blacksmith changed the world when he invented a way to use movable type to print. His masterpiece was a version of the Bible in Europe in 1455. Name him. GutenbergPaper was invented sometime in the AD 200s. In what country? China (Hint: It spread to west, eventually to Europe, via the Silk Road.)An identifying image in paper that appears in various shades of light and dark, when held up to a light, depending on the thickness of the paper. WatermarkThis wetland plant was used as a kind of “paper” in ancient Egypt. PapyrusHester Prynne, the heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous novel, was a Grade A girl, although she got her A for questionable behavior. What color was her letter? Scarlet (The Scarlet Letter)This Baltimore writer, sometimes credited with inventing the detective story, was also famous for his creepy horror stories and one long poem about a black bird with a limited vocabulary. Name the writer. Edgar Allen Poe (The poem is The Raven.)Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s works featured detective Sherlock Holmes. Who was Holmes’s friend and assistant? Dr. Watson (Dr. John H. Watson)This French writer was a great influence on science fiction and wrote these novels: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Jules VerneThe name of a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, a novel by James Joyce, and the first name of a Civil War general and U.S. President. Ulysses (Hint: the Latin name for a character in Greek literature named Odysseus)Author of the Odyssey and the Illiad, the first name of Mr. Simpson, and a baseball batter’s feat: HomerCharles Dickens was a novelist of the Victorian era. Fill in the blanks of these Dickens titles:The Pickwick (What?) PapersOliver (What?) Twist(What?) Copperfield DavidBleak (What?) House(What?) Expectations GreatFyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy were great Russian authors. We’ll name the book. You say which one wrote it.Crime and Punishment DostoevskyWar and Peace TolstoyAnna Karenina TolstoyThe Brothers Karamozov DostoevskyIn John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel, the Joad family is driven west out of Oklahoma by the Dust Bowl. Name the novel. The Grapes of Wrath Where did Steinbeck get that title from? The Battle Hymn of the RepublicCharlotte’s Web is a children’s novel by E. B. White. Charlotte, of course, was a spider. What kind of animal was her friend Wilbur? PigIn this Dr. Seuss book, which might have been subtitled “Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it,” a creature named Sam I Am convinces the hero that this unusually colored dish is not just for breakfast anymore. Green Eggs and HamThis Old English epic poem was about a hero who slayed a monster named Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon, before dying of his wounds. The hero’s name is the same as the poem. What is it? BeowulfThis novel by Louisa May Alcott features sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March. Little WomenThe Little House series, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, featured the Wilder family growing up in the rural Midwest in the late 19th Century. Which of these books was made into a popular television series that aired on NBC from 1974 to 1984? Little House on the Prairie (Hint: Melissa Gilbert played Laura.)These movies were based on books by this contemporary author, known best for writing about horror and the supernatural: Carrie, The Shining, Misery, and Shawshank Redemption. Stephen KingThis publisher of romances began in 1949 in Canada. Now owned by HarperCollins, it puts out about 120 new titles per month. It’s named for an Italian clown-like stage character who wears a black and white checkered costume. Harlequin Romances Cherry Ames mysteries were published between 1943 and 1968. What was her profession? Nurse (Hint: They took place in hospitals.)Brothers Frank and Joe solved mysteries in this series of books that originated in 1927. What were the boys known as (which is also the name of the series)? The Hardy BoysThis series of books, begun in 1904, featured the adventures of two sets of twins, Bert & Nan and Flossie & Freddie. What was their last name? Bobbsey (The Bobbsey Twins)This young woman amateur sleuth was featured in a series of mystery books starting in 1930. Nancy DrewThis children’s book by Gertrude Chandler Warner told the story of orphans Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny and was the first of what became a series of adventure and mystery books. Because they lived in an abandoned railroad car, the children were known as what (which is title of the book)? The Boxcar ChildrenBeverly Cleary was known for writing a series of children’s literature books, starting with one in 1950 about a boy and his dog Ribsy. Later books featured his friends Beezus and Ramona. What is the boy’s name, which is also the book’s title? Henry HugginsRobert McCloseky was a great writer and illustrator of children’s books and produced such masterpieces as Homer Price, Time of Wonder, and One Morning in Maine. But his most famous book may be the story of a pair of mallards who decide to raise their family in the lagoon in the Boston Public Garden. Name the book. Make Way For DucklingsThis great, free spirit, one of America’s most famous poets, wrote such masterpieces as Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, and Oh Captain, My Captain, on the death of Abraham Lincoln. Walt WhitmanHere’s the paper, name the town:The Times Picayune is published in this town, nicknamed “The Big Easy.” New Orleans You can read the Examiner or Chronicle looking out across the foggy bay at a pretty, red bridge. San FranciscoThe Morning News comes from this Lone Star city. DallasThe Post is the paper of choice in this city of marble and monuments. Washington You could read the Globe while crossing the Common or walking the Freedom Trail. BostonWhat magazine annually features its Person of the Year on its cover? TimeThis yellow-bordered magazine has been taking its readers to far-off spots around the globe and deep into the wonders of nature since 1888. National GeographicWorld Book, Britannica, Funk and Wagnall’s. What are they? EncyclopediasAmerican lexicographer, spelling reformer, and textbook writer was perhaps best known as the editor of the first great dictionary in the United States. In fact, his last name is sometimes used synonymously to mean dictionary. Name this famous American father of scholarship and education. Noah WebsterThe two oldest publishing houses in the English-speaking world came out of the two oldest English universities. Name either one. Cambridge University or Oxford University (Cambridge is oldest, Oxford is second.)Writing surfaces made of calfskin, sheepskin, or goatskin are known as what? Parchment (Hint: This term is now commonly associated with a type of paper to bake on.)What is vellum? Calfskin (Hint: A type of parchment, this soft leather is used for wallets and is a by-product of the veal industry.)What’s another name for a nib pen that you don’t want to spray into the air? Fountain pen (Hint: Contains an internal reservoir of water-based liquid ink.)The tabloid journals National Enquirer and Star Magazine are examples of this color journalism. Yellow journalismThe movie Citizen Kane was based on the life of this newspaper tycoon William Randolph ___. HearstThis man funded the Columbia School of Journalism in 1912 and was the publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World. In 1917, he established a prize for artistic and journalistic achievement. Name the prize, which is also the last name of the man. Pulitzer Prize (Joseph Pulitzer)This prestigious medal was named for an 18th century British bookseller and is given to writers of American literature for children. Its gold medal seal is found on many a children’s library book. Newbery Medal (John Newbery)Many people feel down each day unless they can reach across the breakfast table and put their pencil to this test of wits. The New York Times has the most famous one. Crossword PuzzleThe Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript in Latin created in a monastery in either England or Ireland, written in colorful ink by monks. What is the word for this kind of writing, which involved the artistic design and execution or letters with a broad tip instrument or brush? CalligraphyA studio, workshop, or factory where sheets of paper are fastened together to make books. BinderyMoravian Book Shop?is an?independent bookstore?based in?Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1745 by the?Moravian Church?and lays claim to being the oldest continuously operating bookstore in the world.[1]?(The Bertrand Bookstore in?Lisbon, Portugal?also lays to that claim, having been open since 1732.)[2]?In addition to books, Moravian Book Shop also operates a deli, a gift shop, and gourmet food shop.Match the genreAgatha Christie - MysteryBarbara Cartland, Jackie Collins, and Danielle Steel - RomanceLouis L’Amour, Zane Grey ,Larry McMurtry – WesternIsaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clark – Science FictionWhere did J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, take place? Middle EarthBeatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit books featured Peter and his three siblings. Name them. Flopsy, Mopsy, CottontailA blue caterpillar, a white rabbit, and a Cheshire cat were creatures in what Lewis Carroll classic? Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandSteppenwolf and Siddhartha were written by this German-born Swiss writer. Herman HesseEdgar Rice Burroughs wrote Tarzan of the Apes, published in 1914. What was the name of the young American woman he befriends? JaneIn poetry, the rhythmic structure of a verse is called what? Hint: Iambic pentameter is one example common in English poetry. Meter If it’s not poetry, it’s what? ProseFolios, quartos, and octavos are all names of book sizes, given for how many times the paper is folded over before binding. Which is the largest? FolioThis fourteen-line poetic form was much loved by Shakespeare, and indeed much loved by all love poets. SonnetWhat do the terms Courier, Times, Helvetica, and Garamond refer to? Font or typefaceBiblios means book. Name the three religions that are the people of the book? Judaism, Christianity, IslamWhose responsibility is it for correcting, condensing, and organizing a written piece? EditorWhat are these? HarperCollins, Random House, Norton, Simon & Schuster. Book publishersFounded in 1926, this mail-order book sales club offered a new book each month to its subscribers. What is the name of the club? Book of the Month ClubGracing many a doctor’s office table, this compact family-oriented magazine contained a wide selection of articles and stories, some condensed and rewritten. Reader’s DigestWe’ll give you the word for book, you tell us what language it’s from:Buch – GermanLivre – FrenchLibro – Spanish or ItalianShu – ChineseBiblio – GreekLiber – LatinThis industrialist and philanthropist established local libraries all over the U.S. Andrew CarnegieAnother name for a library on wheels. BookmobileThis library classification system was first used in the U.S. in 1876 and was named after its founder. Its notation uses three-digit numbers for main classes, and fractional decimals for further detail. Dewey Decimal System (named after John Dewey)The oldest federal cultural institution in the U.S. and the world’s largest library. Library of CongressThe Library of Alexandria was the one of the largest and most significant of the ancient world. In what country is it found? EgyptWhat famous American comedian who was into much monkey business with his brothers once said this: “Outside of dog a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” Groucho MarxIn 1996, this woman show host launched an influential book club on her television show. When her picks were announced, they’d shoot up the bestseller list. Who is she? Oprah WinfreyThe following movies have the word “book” in their titles. Name themBased on stories by Rudyard Kipling featuring a boy named Mowgli and Baloo, a bear – The Jungle BookA romantic comedy about a modern-day witch, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak - Bell, Book and Candle The following phrases and expressions contain the word “book:”Someone who reads a lot – bookwormTo study hard – hit the booksTo record false financial information in the accounts of an organization – cook the booksDon’t form an opinion about something based only on external appearances – can’t judge a book by its coverTo charge someone with as many crimes as possible – throw the book at himThis play by Ben Hecht about newspapermen doing everything they can to get a story, was remade several times, once with Adolphe Menjou and Pat O’Brien, and once with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It was even given a sex change once and renamed His Girl Friday, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. What is the original name of the play and the classic movie? The Front PageHarper Lee’s Pulitzer-prize winning classic about Atticus Finch and his children living in a small town in the 1930s South. To Kill a MockingbirdThe Kindle, the Nook, and the iPod, when used for reading books, are called what? E-readers This online retailer began as a bookseller and shares a name with female warriors of ancient Greece. Printing refers to block letters. What is the name for writing in a flowing manner, connecting letters in a word? CursiveThe word “book” is derived from the name of a common hardwood tree with smooth bark and good tasting nuts. Lovers love to write their names into the bark. Name the tree. Beech This bi-weekly magazine is completely devoted to television. TV GuideThis women’s magazine is known for its Seal of Approval, based on its in-house product testing. Good HousekeepingThis men’s lifestyle magazine, which has a bunny for a logo, was founded by Hugh Hefner. PlayboySuperman, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and other superheros got their start in this form of book. Comic booksA collection of maps can be found in one of these. AtlasA type of book to help readers identify wildlife or other naturally occurring objects. Peterson’s Guide to Birds is one example. Field guideRoget’s is a reference book that contains synonyms to help readers choose exactly the right word for something. What is this type of book called? ThesaurusDick and Jane were the main characters in a series of books for early readers. Name their little sister, the baby of the family, and their dog. Sally and SpotIn The Metamorphosis, a novella by Franz Kafka, salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into what kind of creature? Giant insect, cockroachA heading at the top a piece of stationery, which typically includes a name and address. This is often used to refer to the entire sheet of paper with such an imprint. LetterheadA printed list, published in a fixed position in each edition of a newspaper or magazine, of its owners, departments, officers, address, etc. MastheadThe date and name of the writer of an article in a newspaper or magazine, usually placed between the headline and text. BylineThe following questions refer to “Books of”:Finish this verse of this 1957 hit song by the Monotones: “I wonder, wonder, wonder who, who wrote the book of ___” LoveThe name of this book is the title of a current Broadway musical satire. The original was written by Joseph Smith and is the sacred text for an American religion. Book of MormonThe Book of Common Prayer is used in the communion of this church, also known as the Church of England. It was a product of the English Reformation, when England broke from Rome (1549). AnglicanThe contents of this book is used to start fires. Book of matches ................
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