National Information Literacy Month Scavenger Hunt
Carpenter ants and woodboring beetle larvae are the primary diet of Pileated Woodpeckers and the answer to one of the library scavenger hunt questions.![woodpecker](http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/ev_pileated.jpg" width="175" height="112 "woodpecker")
Over 50 students participated in the contest, celebrating President Obama's Proclamation naming October National Information Literacy Month. The questions, and their answers, are posted below:
QUESTION #1
Yano, Christine R. "Wink on Pink: Interpreting Japanese Cute as It Grabs the Global Headlines." The Journal of Asian Studies 68.3 (2009): 681-688.
IN which month was this issue of the Journal of Asian Studies published? August
IN the first sentence, Yano refers to a ‘mockumentary’: what is the title of that ‘mockumentary’ and when was it published? Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno: Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook, 2007
QUESTION #2
What is the first line of the article "Tender is the Night and History" by Robert Wexelblatt, published in the Fall 1990 issue of Essays in Literature? “Tender is the Night is thoroughly dipped in Fitzgerald’s historical imagination, and a peculiar imagination it is.”
QUESTION #3
The U.S. presidential election of 1860 had the second-highest voter turnout of all presidential elections. What percentage of voters cast their ballots in the 1860 presidential election? 81.2%
Which presidential election (also in the 19th century) had the highest percentage of voter turnout? 1876 Hayes/Tilden
In the 1860 election, Pennsylvania's electoral votes went to Abraham Lincoln.
What percentage of Pennsylvania's voters cast their ballot for Lincoln? 56%
And now, for the hard part--what percentage of Pennsylvania's voters turned out to vote (for any candidate) in the 1860 presidential election? 78.4%
*Hint: You may want to consult Tripod to find a source for United States historical statistics to answer these questions (particularly the last one).
QUESTION #4
While on her way to Biology 1 in the Science Center, a student was startled by a very large bird, resembling Woody Woodpecker, which flew out of the cherry tree in front of the Martin Building. Luckily, her Bio 1 professor is a bird specialist! The professor suggested that all of the students keep an eye out for the bird, and, for bonus points, she encouraged the students to look up information about this bird, which is a pileated woodpecker. Using Tripod, find a source on birds of North America and look up information on the Pileated Woodpecker. Record what their major food source is.
Carpenter ants and woodboring beetle larvae
QUESTION #5
Word has gotten around to your extended family that you are a musician. Your Aunt is organizing cousin Sue’s wedding and she needs your help. She says to you, “Honey, when I was at my best friend’s daughter’s wedding last year, there was a singer who sang a tune by someone named Bach and I think it was about sheep. The prettiest little tune! Do you know the one I mean? Can you find me a CD with this song? I want to play it for Susie."
Title of CD in Swarthmore’s Collection: Stokowski’s Symphonic Bach
Library Location and Call Number: Underhill, CD 4496
