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Banned Books Week quiz: which titles made censors hot under the collar?

Quiz: This week we're celebrating the freedom to read, with Banned Books Week. But can you tell which titles raised the censors' ire? Take a look at our visual clues to answer our challenging quiz
  
  


  1. Which book was the most frequently challenged title in both 2013 and 2012 for being "unsuited for its age group" and "offensive language"?

    1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) – Jeff Kinney

    2. Captain Underpants (series) – Dav Pilkey

    3. Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers (series) – Megan McDonald

    4. The Tiger Who Came to Tea – Judith Kerr

  2. Which novel (part of a series) was the most protested about in 2011 and 2009 for its "offensive language" and "religious viewpoint", and for being "sexually explicit" and "unsuited to age group"?

    1. ttyl – Lauren Myracle

    2. Gossip Girl (series) – Cecily Von Ziegesar

    3. The Breakup Bible – Melissa Kantor

    4. The Little House on the Prairie – Laura Ingalls Wilder

  3. Which kids' book has topped the list in four occasions for portraying homosexuality, for its "religious viewpoint" and being "unsuited to its age group"?

    1. And Tango Makes Three – Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

    2. Daddy's Roommate – Michael Willhoite

    3. Heather Has Two Mommies – Lesléa Newman

    4. Elmer – David McKee

  4. Can you guess which children's title was at the top in 2008 for tackling the following issues: abortion, homosexuality, nudity, sex education?

    1. What's Happening to Me? – Alex Firth

    2. It's Perfectly Normal – Robie H Harris and Michael Emberley

    3. Luv Ya Bunches – Lauren Myracle

    4. Frankie's Magic Football – Frank Lampard

  5. What was the most challenged book ten years ago for the following reasons: "offensive language", "religious viewpoint", "sexually explicit", "unsuited to age group", "violence"?

    1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky

    2. Running with Scissors – Augusten Burroughs

    3. Don Quixote – Miguel de Cervantes

    4. The Chocolate War – Robert Cormier

  6. What topped the list in 2003 for including "sexual content", "offensive language" and, again, for being "unsuited to its age group"?

    1. Forever – Judy Blume

    2. The Ramona Collection (series) – Beverly Cleary

    3. Alice (series) – Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

    4. Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll

  7. Which book was the most challenged of 2001 and 2002 for being "anti-family", "occult/Satanist" and "violent"?

    1. Young Wizards (series) – Diane Duane

    2. Harry Potter (series) – JK Rowling

    3. His Dark Materials (trilogy) – Philip Pullman

    4. Winnie the Witch (series) – Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul

  8. Which book has been in the top five for the past four years for including "drugs/alcohol/smoking", "offensive language", "racism" and "sexually explicit scenes"?

    1. The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini

    2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian – Sherman Alexie

    3. A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl – Tanya Lee Stone

    4. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen – Alan Garner

  9. Which book was in the list in 2013, 2011 and 2010 for being "anti-ethnic", "anti-family", "insensitive", "occult/Satanic" and "violent", and having "offensive language"?

    1. The Hunger Games (series) – Suzanne Collins

    2. Divergent – Veronica Roth

    3. Unwind – Neal Shusterman

    4. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit – Judith Kerr

  10. Which of these timeless classics DOESN'T appear on the ALA's list of banned and challenged classics?

    1. Bleak House – Charles Dickens

    2. Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

    3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain

    4. Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh

Solutions

1:B, 2:A, 3:A, 4:B, 5:D, 6:C, 7:B, 8:B, 9:A, 10:A

Scores

  1. 0 and above.

    No hope for you except to get out the censor's pen and start again

  2. 1 and above.

    No hope for you except to get out the censor's pen and start again

  3. 2 and above.

    What a shame. It's the red-pen treatment for you

  4. 3 and above.

    No hope for you except to get out the censor's pen and start again

  5. 4 and above.

    Not terrible, but a bit rusty. Get reading!

  6. 5 and above.

    Not terrible, but a bit rusty. Get reading!

  7. 6 and above.

    Not terrible, but a bit rusty. Get reading!

  8. 7 and above.

    Not bad, but you could surely do better?

  9. 8 and above.

    Well done! Your knowledge of banned books is practically perfect.

  10. 9 and above.

    Well done! Your knowledge of banned books is practically perfect.

  11. 10 and above.

    10 out of 10! Perfect knowledge of books by which people are outraged. Should we be worried?

 

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