The Trivia Contest Winner Is…

Brianne Crocker won the Library’s Trivia Contest with the guess of 500 books checked out in the month of September! 

The actual count was 548. 

Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest. We had a great time reading all of your comments!

Winner Announced – Win an African Violet plant for guessing the number of books checked out in September!

Winner !
Brianne Crocker guessed 500.
Actual count was 548.

The winner will be announced by 5:00 PM on November 1^st.

What’s your best guess of the number of books checked out of the Cardinal Cushing Library in September 2010?
To enter, post your guess as a comment to this post. Entries must include your Emmanuel email.

Note: The number does not include Reserves, CDs, DVDs and VHS. Entries must include your Emmanuel email. This contest is open to the Emmanuel College community only. If the exact number is not guessed, the closest number that does not exceed the actual number will be the winner.  If more than one guess is the closest or the exact number, a drawing will be held to determine the winner.

Trivia!

This trivia question is in celebration of Native American Heritage Month!

The Pokanoket Tribe, located primarily in southeastern New England, played an important role in our nation’s history. What is this role, and by what other name is this tribe commonly known?

Submit your answers in the comments; include your name if you want to be considered for a small prize. We will post the answer and the names of the winners on Thursday, November 19. All responses will be hidden until then. If you win, come to the Library to pick up your prize!

For more information about Native American Heritage Month, please see the Library’s display in the Reading Room.

Trivia Answer!

Question: Johnny Cash sang a song about a boy with a girl’s name. What is the title of the song, and which children’s poet wrote the lyrics?

Answer: “A Boy Named Sue” and Shel Silverstein

The library staff had fun with this one; please join us for the next trivia question!

Join us for Trivia Fun!

Johnny Cash sang a song about a boy with a girl’s name. What is the title of the song, and which children’s poet wrote the lyrics?

(Hint: You might find the answer as “one file” or in a “central”- ized multidisciplinary database.)

Submit your answers in the comments; include your name if you want to be considered for a small prize. We will post the answer and the names of the winners on Friday, March 20. All responses will be hidden until then. If you win, come to the Library to pick up your prize!

Look for another question in a few weeks!