Charlotte’s
Web Trivia
Monday, Feb. 4th
Chapter 2: Wilbur
Wilbur likes to follow Fern
around, but sometimes he gets tired.
How does Fern move him along then?
A: she puts him in a baby
carriage for dolls
Tuesday, Feb. 5th
Chapter 3: Escape
According to E.B. White, which
animals in the barn have “wonderful sweet breath?”
A: patient cows
Big descriptive group class
Q.
When E.B. White first describes
the barn on Zuckerman’s farm, he mentions 11 different things it smells
like. (He also says it has a
“peaceful smell.”) It is one of
the most lyrical passages in the book.
See which class can name all 11 smells. (You can also preview this question by reminding children
the night before to pay extra special attention to descriptions of texture and
the senses: sights, sounds, smells, food, the seasons...)
A: old; hay; manure; horse
perspiration; cow breath; peaceful; grain; harness dressing; axle grease;
rubber boots; new rope; fish; hay
Wednesday, Feb. 6th
Chapter 4: Loneliness
Why won’t the goose play with
him?
A: she has to sit on her
eggs (“Have to keep them toasty-oasty-oasty warm.”)
Thursday, Feb. 7th
Chapter 5: Charlotte
How does Charlotte say
Hello? (What word or expression
does she use?)
A: Salutations!
Friday, Feb. 8th
Chapter 6: Summer Days
Who took possession of the
rotten goose egg?
A: Templeton, the rat
Monday, Feb. 11th
Chapter 7: Bad News
According to the sheep, Mr.
Zuckerman wants to turn Wilbur into...what?
A: smoked ham and bacon
Tuesday, Feb. 12th
Chapter 9: Wilbur’s Boast
How long did it take men to
build the Queensborough Bridge?
A: 15 years
Wednesday, Feb. 13th
Chapter 10: An Explosion
What does Lurvy do to get rid
of the rotten egg smell?
A: he buries the egg
Thursday, Feb. 14th
Chapter 11: The Miracle
On the day it is foggy, E.B.
White describes the grass as looking like “a magic carpet” and the asparagus
patch as looking like...what?
A: a silver forest
Tuesday, Feb. 19th Chapter
12: A Meeting
Who suggests the word
‘terrific’ for the web?
A: the goose
Wednesday, Feb. 20th
Chapter 14: Dr. Dorian
Who gets into poison ivy and
gets stung by wasps and bees and brings frogs and snakes home????
A: Avery Arable
Thursday, Feb. 21st
Chapter 15: Crickets
Who announces that the summer
is waning (or gone)?
A: the crickets
Friday, Feb. 23rd
Chapter 16: Off to the Fair
Who are the “two stowaways” in
Wilbur’s crate?
