Congratulations to Chantelle Walker, Sales Assistant for Paperback Sales at Penguin Group (USA), who was selected as the winner of the Sony eReader, the raffle prize for the last Bird Quiz. Respondents with 100 percent scores will be eligible to receive four Penguin YA and/or Children's books of their choice.
Please e-mail your answers to penguinquiz@us.penguingroup.com. Good luck!
1. In a recent agreement with Companhia das Letras, Penguin will become the first English-language trade publisher to publish classics in what language and where?
a. Spanish, Spain
b. Spanish, Argentina
c. Portuguese, Brazil
d. Portuguese, Portugal
2. How many Puffin India Classic titles are currently in print?
a. 18
b. 19
c. 14
d. 10
3. Which Rough Guide titles were finalists in the ForeWord Book of the Year?
a. The Rough Guide to Anime and The Rough Guide to Nirvana
b. The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget and Ultimate Adventure: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel
c. The Rough Guide to the USA and The Rough Guide to the Lost Symbol
d. The Rough Guide to True Crime and The Rough Guide to the iPhone
4. Name the title of John van de Ruit's latest Penguin South Africa book.
a. Spud
b. Spud — Learning to Fly
c. Spud III
d. Spud — The Madness Continues...
5. Penguin Australia will publish Peter Carey's new title called?
a. A Suitable Girl
b. Famous Five
c. Brown Bear, Brown Bear
d. Parrot and Olivier in America
6. Which three DK titles were recognized by the Parents Choice Awards?
a. The Most Explosive Science Book in the World... by the Brainwaves, I Can Eat a Rainbow, and Evolution Revolution
b. The Most Explosive Science Book in the World... by the Brainwaves, Take Me Back, and Evolution Revolution
c. The Vatican, Take Me Back, and Evolution Revolution
d. Evolution Revolution, Take Me Back, and Wolverine: Inside the World of the Living Weapon
7. 2009 marks the 40th anniversary for which Eric Carle's preschool classic?
a. Mister Seahorse
b. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
c. Do You Want to Be My Friend?
d. The Very Busy Spider
8. BBC Children's Books launched The Darksmith Legacy earlier this year. How many titles are included in the series?
a. 20
b. 10
c. 40
d. 13
9. How old is Penguin South Africa author Andy Petersen?
a. 17
b. 24
c. 16
d. 19
10. Penguin Australia won the Book of the Year, Younger Children, with which title?
a. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
b. Itsy Bitsy Spider
c. Vampire Academy
d. The Word Spy
11. Frederick Warne is celebrating Spot's anniversary in January 2010. How many years young will the puppy be?
a. 7
b. 15
c. 30
d. 50
12. What was the organization that partnered with Penguin India to plant trees from the proceeds of a book sale to be conducted at Midlands Book Store?
a. Kalpataru
b. Kalpagram
c. Kalpakkam
d. Kalpavriksh
13. Comedian Seán Cullen's newest Penguin Canada novel, The Prince of Neither Here nor There, features what popular otherworldly creatures?
a. Vampires
b. Werewolf
c. Faeries
d. Dragons
14. How many of the In the Night Garden books have been published so far in China?
a. Nine
b. Twenty
c. Five
d. Eight
15. Which Sarah Dessen Penguin Young Readers title sold more in its first day on sale than her last novel sold in its first week?
a. Lock & Key
b. The Truth About Forever
c. Just Listen
d. Along for the Ride