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Trivia Bank for The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White (1970)
1) Where does Sam Beaver live?
2) Where is Louis born?
3) What is a male swan called?
4) How long does it take for a swan’s egg to hatch?
5) What are baby swans called?
6) How many brothers and sisters does Louis have?
7) Where does Louis’ father get the trumpet?
8) What is the name of the teacher who teaches Louis how to read and write?
9) What is the first “hard” word Louis writes on the board?
10) Where is Sam’s Camp KooKooskoos?
11) What does ‘Kookooskoos’ mean?
12) What are the three songs that Louis plays at Camp Kookooskoos?
13) What is the name of the boy Louis rescues?
14) Why does Louis split the webbing on one foot?
15) What is the first song Louis plays for the Boatman at the Public Garden?
16) When Louis signs in at the Ritz, where does he say he’s from?
17) What does Louis eat at the Ritz?
18) When staying at the Ritz, where does Louis sleep?
19) What kind of music does Louis play at the nightclub in Philadelphia?
20) How does Louis navigate his way to Philadelphia?
21) Where does Louis stay in Philadelphia?
22) In Philadelphia, how does Louis get to the nightclub every night?
23) What are the names of the other 3 swans Louis meets in Philadelphia?
24) Who steals Louis’ trumpet in Philadelphia?
25) What is the song that Louis plays especially for Serena?
26) What is the technical term for how you prevent a live bird from from flying away? (Hint: This is also an important plot development in the film Fly Away Home.)
27) How does Louis contact Sam Beaver from Philadelphia?
28) According to Sam Beaver, what other animal likes to “acquire things?” (Hint: This trait is extremely important in Charlotte’s Web.)
29) After getting his money back for the stolen trumpet, who does the Storekeeper donate the extra money to?
30) Where does Sam go to work after Louis is married?
31) Can you name the cities, states, or provinces that Louis travels to in Trumpet of the Swan? There are four...
32) Fully loaded, Louis wears 4 (or 5, depending on how you count ‘em) different items around his neck. Can you name them?
33) What do the initials “E.B.” stand for?
34) E.B. White wrote three novels for children. What are the other two titles?
35) In Boston, Louis works at the Boston Public Garden. Can you name another children’s book - a picture book this time, but a Caldecott winner - that takes place at the Boston Public Garden. (It also involves water fowl.)
Really Hard Ones
36) What is the name of Louis’ father?
37) What is another name for a kinkajou?
38) On his way home from Philadelphia Louis makes three pits stops. Where?
39) What does ‘crepuscular’ mean?
40) There have been two hardcover published editions of the Trumpet of the Swan, each using a different illustrator. Can you name the two illustrators?