What's My Story? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Charlotte's Web

E.B. White tells this wonderful story about a spider helping to save a pig from being slaughtered for Christmas dinner. Charlotte the spider writes messages about Wilbur in her web, telling the farmer how talented and wonderful Wilbur is. Wilbur is allowed to live and ends up winning a prize at the county fair.

Answer: Misty of Chincoteague

This book by Marguerite Henry is based on a true story about a pony born of wild parents, but raised by Maureen and Paul Beebe. Misty was born in 1946 on Chincoteague Island, Virginia and died in 1972. She had a marking on her side in the shape of the map of the United States. Her hoofprints are embedded in the cement outside of the Roxy Theatre in Chincoteague.

Answer: White Fang

Jack London wrote "White Fang" and it was published in 1906. The wolf dog tells the story of how he is born into the wild, but eventually becomes civilized. The story takes place in the Yukon, Canada, during the Klondike Gold Rush. London also wrote "Call of the Wild", which is a story opposite to "White Fang" as the dog is born into civilization, but becomes wild.

Answer: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

This is a wonderful story about a mischievous, but brave boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in Missouri before the American Civil War. Mark Twain describes how Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn get in and out of trouble, as well as how Tom and his girlfriend Becky Thatcher narrowly escape death after getting lost in a cave.

Answer: Black Beauty

This heartwarming, but also very sad story was written by Anna Sewell. "Black Beauty" is the storyteller. He begins his tale as a young colt and for various reasons is sold from master to master, some kind and some cruel. He tells of the friends he meets and loses, his joys and his trials and finally finishes his story retiring happily in a meadow.

Answer: A Wrinkle in Time

Written by Madeleine L'Engle, this is the story of Meg, her brother Charles Wallace and their friend Calvin O'Keefe, who travel through time and space to the planet Camazotz to save Meg and Charles Wallace's father, Dr. Murry. Dr. Murry is a gifted scientist who has been captured by the evil IT. IT controls humans by taking control of their minds. IT has not been able to take over Dr. Murry's mind, so instead is holding him prisoner.

The group frees Dr. Murry, but unfortunately, Charles Wallace succumbs to the powers of IT. Meg uses the power of her love to save him. IT cannot stand love, because IT doesn't understand love. Once Charles Wallace is free of IT, they all return home together. Dr. Murry is reunited with his wife and family.

Answer: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

"The Wolves of Willoughby Chase" takes place in 19th century England. The title is a little misleading, because the hungry wolves are only featured in the first few chapters. Mainly, it is a suspenseful, fast moving and hard to put down book that tells the story of two cousins who are sent to an orphanage by an evil and mean governess. They escape and make a long, difficult journey back home. Bonnie's parents return home and the wrongdoers are caught and punished.
This book was written by Joan Aiken and published in 1963. It was also made into a film in 1989.

Answer: Lassie Come Home

A family in England is forced to sell their beloved collie, Lassie, to pay their bills during the depression in the 1930s. The son, Joe Carraclough, is heartbroken to lose his constant companion, Lassie, who would walk all the way to town everyday to meet him when school was out. Lassie is sold three times, but always escapes and finds her way home. Finally she is sold and taken far away to Scotland.

But the daughter of the wealthy duke who buys her, knows that Lassie is unhappy and homesick and allows her to escape. Lassie travels almost one thousand miles to return home.

Her journey takes her through rough terrain, bad weather, dog catchers and other perils. However, she also meets a number of kind people who treat her well and nurse her back to health, which enables her to complete her journey home to Joe.

When she arrives home, the Carracloughs are so amazed and happy to see her, they vow never to sell her again, no matter how bad times are.

Answer: Lorna Doone

This is the story of John Ridd, a farmer's son whose father is murdered by the fearsome Doone clan. While walking one afternoon, John accidentally finds a secret place on the Doone's land and there discovers Lorna, who is only eight years old at the time. In the years following John meets Lorna at the secret place and they fall in love. But she is destined to marry Carver Doone and fears for her and John's life if she disobeys. John finally steals her away and takes her home to live with his family. Sometime later, it is found out that Lorna was kidnapped by the Doones as a baby and she is actually the daughter of Lord Dugal. She is taken to London and she and John are parted, until he performs a heroic act against the Doones that earns him a knighthood. He and Lorna are then allowed to marry, but Carver Doone appears in the church and shoots Lorna. John takes after him and kills him. He returns home heartbroken, sure that Lorna is dead, but she pulls through and the story ends with the promise of happiness for both of them.

Richard Doddrige Blackmore wrote "Lorna Doone". It was published in 1869 and has become one of the most popular romances of all time.

Answer: Jade

This is my favorite book of all. Written by Sally Watson, "Jade" tells the story of a young girl in 18th century Virginia, who hates the rules that go with being a lady. Being too hard to handle for her aunt and uncle, she is put on a ship bound for England, where she is to live with yet another set of relatives.

She finds out that the ship is carrying slaves, so hating slavery, she frees them. She is caught and sentenced to be flogged, but a gang of pirates capture the ship and Jade decides that she would rather be a pirate than a lady. So Jade joins the ranks of Calico Jack Rackham, Anne Bonney and Mary Read.

The story follows history through to the actual capture of the pirates, the hanging of Calico Jack, the death of Mary Read and the disappearance of Anne Bonney.