RDR #14~ The Old THUNKS Annual Almanac
  • 1. If someone wanted to find the ingredients needed for a recipe, which page would they probably look on?
A) page 23
B) page 2
C) page 9
D) page 14
  • 2. When was this edition or publication printed?
A) 2003
B) 2013
C) 2006
D) 1998
  • 3. Which meteor shower is best to view during the late evening hours?
A) Eta Aquarid
B) Perseid
C) Geminid
D) Taurid
  • 4. Which meteor shower is found in the Southeast?
A) Geminid
B) Taurid
C) Delta Aquarid
D) Eta Aquarid
  • 5. Which meteor shower is most plentiful during the spring season?
A) Eta Aquarid
B) Taurid
C) Geminid
D) Perseid
  • 6. Which of the following is NOT one way mentioned for celebrating Independence Day?
A) reciting poetry
B) marching in parades
C) having a picnic
D) shooting fireworks
  • 7. What type of sentence is the following an example of: "When do deer get new antlers?"
A) interrogative
B) declarative
C) imperative
D) exclamatory
  • 8. From what group of people did the name "Dog Days" come?
A) Dog Star People
B) Americans
C) Syrians
D) Egyptians
  • 9. What type of selection does the information come from?
A) a newspaper
B) rhyming dictionary
C) almanac
D) atlas
  • 10. What does the word "established"mean?
A) created
B) solved
C) illustrated
D) achieved
  • 11. Which part of the reading selection is most like a book's table of contents?
A) "Atlantic Hurricane Names 2006"
B) "Inside this Issue"
C) "Main Meteor Showers"
D) "Almanac Trivia
  • 12. What is the name of the tenth hurricane?
A) Rafael
B) Williams
C) Joyce
D) Leslie
  • 13. How often is an almanac published?
A) monthly
B) weekly
C) yearly
D) daily
  • 14. Why is there an apostrophe after the word THUNKS in the title of the almanac?
A) The Thunks own something.
B) It is a printing error.
C) It separates the name from the year.
D) There is more than one Thunk.
  • 15. What is the reason or cause for July's full moon being known as the Full Buck Moon?
A) Bucks lose their antlers at this time.
B) The bucks' new antlers being to grow then.
C) Deer begin to migrate during this full moon phase.
D) Males butt or hit the heads with each other.
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