- This is a weekly trivia contest open to all Pasquotank-Camden Library patrons.
- A new question is posted every Monday, in which the answer can be found using library resources.
- All correct answers submitted by the deadline will be entered into a monthly drawing for a prize.
Rules:
- Contest is open to all Pasquotank-Camden Library patrons.
- Only one answer per person per week will be accepted.
- A new question is posted every Monday on this web page and at the Pasquotank-Camden Library Information Services Desk (2ND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY).
- You have until the following Friday to submit an answer.
You can submit your answer by:
- Filling out an answer sheet located at the Information Services Desk (2ND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY) or
- Emailing your answer to: bjackson@earlibrary.org.
Be sure to include your: name, address, phone number, and where you found the answer.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Who was the first African American Pasquotank County Commissioner? He was also the first African American Justice of the Peace.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Who was the first African American to be appointed Lieutenant on the Elizabeth City Police Department.
Answer: James E. Adams
Monday, February 1, 2010
Who was the first African American to work as a clerk in the Pasquotank County Tax Office?
Answer: Jean H. Brothers
Monday, November 30, 2009
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced the emigration of tens of thousands of Native Americans from the South to the West. The route they traveled and the journey became known as the ___________.
Answer: The Trail of Tears
Monday, November 23, 2009
What is the name of the United States federal law that was created in 1978 to protect and preserve the traditional religious rights and cultural practices of the American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and Native Hawaiians?
Answer: American Indian Religious Freedom Act
Monday, November 16, 2009
What is the name of the only federally-recognized tribe based in North Carolina?
Answer: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Monday, November 9, 2009
What is the name of the North Carolina University that was founded in 1887 to educate Native American teachers?
Answer: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Monday, November 2, 2009
What is the name of the Native American tribe that lived in Pasquotank County during the colonial era?
Answer: Weapemeoc
There are no questions for the month of October, please check back in November for Native American Heritage Month.
Monday, September 28, 2009
This woman is the first Hispanic appointed to the United States Supreme Court. She graduated from Yale Law School and served as a prosecutor and practiced commercial law before being appointed to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1997.
Answer: Sonia Maria Sotomayor
Monday, September 21, 2009
This man is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. In 1982 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is best known for his novels, One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985).
Answer: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Monday, September 14, 2009
Mexican Independence Day is celebrated on September 16th . Why do we celebrate this day?
Answer: On September 16, 1810 Mexican Priest, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, called for the arrest of all Spanish settlers living in the town of Delores. He sparked a revolution that lasted over 11 years.
Mexicans all over the world celebrate Mexico’s independence from Spanish Rule.
Monday, September 7, 2009
This woman, born in 1958, joined NASA in 1990, and in 1991 she became the world’s first Hispanic Female Astronaut. Who is she?
Answer: Ellen Ochoa
Monday, August 31, 2009
This invention was invented in 1951 and was popular among typists. The product’s original name was Mistake Out. What is this invention and who created it?
Answer: White Out (Liquid Paper) and was invented by Bessie Nesmith
Monday, August 24, 2009
This item made its debut in 1903 and it was aimed at children. This invention is still widely popular among children and adults. The factory is located in Easton, Pennsylvania. What invention is this?
Answer: Crayola Crayons
Monday, August 17, 2009
This fashion invention for women appeared in the early 1960’s. This garment ranges in fabrics and styles. This garment is also a hot item for criminals who wish to hide their identity. What is the invention and who invented it?
Answer: Pantyhose and they were invented by Allen Gant
Monday, August 10, 2009
A physicist invented this fun object to let viewers see beautiful colorful patterns in 1817. The name of this invention was derived from the Greek words “beautiful” and “shape”.
What is the invention? Who was the inventor?
Answer: Kaleidoscope; invented by Sir David Brewster
Monday, August 3, 2009
This simple device was invented to help motorist’s light the highway in 1933. The inventor was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth in 1965. What was the invention and who was the inventor?
Answer: Catseye (Road Reflector); Percy Shaw
Monday, July 27, 2009
A bridge hand in which each player was dealt a perfect hand of 13 cards of the same suit occurred on March, 12, 1954 at Cranston, RI. Who won the bid with seven hearts?
Answer: Irene Motta
Monday, July 20, 2009
Marion Tinsley is regarded as the best checkers player in history, what and where did he teach?
Answer: He was a mathematics professor at Florida State University
Monday, July 13, 2009
What was the name of the game manufacturing company that made children's games and books that was organized in New York City in 1828?
Answer: McLoughin Company
Monday, July 6, 2009
What popular board game was invented in 1948? Originally the game did not include the board but was added by Brunot later that same year. Macy’s department stores stocked the game during the holidays in 1952. In 1975 it was voted 'Game of the Year' by readers of Games and Puzzles magazine.
Answer: Scrabble
Monday, June 29, 2009
Name the computer that was developed by a team of IBM researchers that beat the chess champion on February 10, 1996 in Philadelphia, PA
Answer: Deep Blue
Monday, June 22, 2009
Who prepared the first crossword puzzle that was published in the New York World on December 21, 1913? It was first known as the Word-Cross Puzzle and was diamond-shaped with no black spaces.
Answer: Arthur Wynne
Monday, June 15, 2009
What is the name of the first computer game invented by Steve Russell, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge? This game was first demonstrated in 1962 at the university’s Spring Open House.
Answer: SPACEWAR
Monday, June 8, 2009
As of June 2008, how many states in the United States celebrates Juneteenth as either a state holiday or state holiday observance?
Answer: 29
Monday, June 1, 2009
Although Juneteenth has been informally celebrated each year since 1865. What state became the first state to proclaim Juneteenth an official state holiday?
Answer: Texas
Monday, May 25, 2009
What year was Juneteenth first observed in Pasquotank County?
Answer: 2000
Monday, May 18, 2009
What is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States? It originated in Galveston, Texas in 1865. This celebration recognizes and encourages self-development and respect for all cultures.
Answer: Juneteenth
Monday, May 11, 2009
What is the name of the oldest and largest professional library association in the world. It has over 64,000 members. This organization was founded on Oct. 6, 1876 during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
Answer: American Library Association (ALA)
Monday, May 4, 2009
What is the name of the classification system used by most research and university libraries in the U. S. and several other countries to locate books and other publications? This classification system was originally developed by Herbert Putnam in 1897.
Answer: Library of Congress
Monday, April 27, 2009
What Scottish born American gave millions to funding libraries?
He believed that immigrants, like himself, needed to acquire cultural
knowledge of America which the library allowed them to do.
He established over 2,500 public libraries throughout the world.
Answer: Andrew Carnegie
Monday, April 20, 2009
Name the French sculptor who created the figure known as The Thinker.
Answer: Auguste Rodin