New York 2008 Statewide Summer ReadingProgram Quiz

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELny Databases (www.novelnewyork.org)

Quiz 1

1. Which disease is often caused by getting bitten by a tick?

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a) Bird flu

b) Lyme disease

c) Yellow fever

2. A man named Rudy Mancke donated a collection of bugs to the South Carolina State Museum. What kind of bugs were they?

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a) Dragonflies

b) Deadly spiders

c) Ants

3. A well-known musical piece is called "The Flight of the Bumblebee." Who was the composer?

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a) Beethoven

b) Rimsky-Korsakov

c) Gershwin

4. Bees do something known as the "waggle dance." Some scientists think they do it as a way of:

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a) Getting exercise

b) Communicating with each other

c) Meeting other bees they can date

Quiz 2

1. What is another name for a "May beetle"?

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a) Locust

b) Deer fly

c) June bug

2. Farmers in Texas like bats because:

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a) They eat insects that are a threat to their crops

b) They help with chores around the farm

c) The farmers just like bats

3. Damselflies are similar to what larger insects?

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a) Mystery beetles

b) Ladybugs

c) Dragonflies

4. A dessert known as "grasshopper pie" is made with:

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a) Chocolate and mint

b) Fresh grasshoppers

c) Chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers

Quiz 3

1. People who engage in "butterfly gardening" do it by:

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a) Planting used coccoons in the ground

b) Growing plants that butterflies like in order to attract them

c) Training butterflies to plant seeds

2. A book called "The Songs of Insects" includes a music CD with:

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a) Sounds made by various types of insects

b) Music played by bugs on tiny instruments

c) Songs that insects like to hear people sing

3. At Oregon State University, students learn about insects by watching:

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a) Beehive web cameras

b) Cartoons

c) Ant farms

4. The official state insect of New York State is the:

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a) Honeybee

b) Ladybug

c) Termite

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