BOOK NOTES: We should all be able to relate to this year’s One
Book Bradford selection – “The Children’s Blizzard” by David
Laskin.

This non-fiction account of a major snowstorm that took the
people living in the Dakota Territory completely by surprise is
very different from last year’s “City of Light,” One Book
Bradford’s first selection.

And, so, the organizers have come up with a quiz tailored to the
2008 choice. You’ll find all the answers as you read “the
Children’s Blizzard,” they tell us. But as a blizzard-blistered
Bradfordian, you should also do quite well just by calling on local
lore.

1. Who wrote “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”? A.) H. Rider Haggard;
B.) L. Frank Baum; C.) C.S. Lewis

2. The winter of 1880-81 was nicknamed the “snow winter.” The
name was made famous in the book, “The Long Winter” written by? A.)
Laura Ingalls Wilder; B.) L. Frank Baum; C.) Herman Melville.

3. Which were not plagues of the Midwest in the 1800s? A.)
grasshoppers; B.) late frosts; C.) droughts; D.) gypsy moths.

4. An early name for the weatherman was which of the following?
A.) indication officer; B.) meteorologist; C.) snowman; D.) storm
tracker.

5. Which of the following methods was not used to transmit
weather forecast information in the 1800s? A.) railroads; B.)
radio; C.) Western Union telegraph; D.) signal flags.

6. What department of the government was in charge of weather
forecasts in the 1880s? A.) Department of the Interior; B.) U.S.
Coast Guard; C.) The Army Signal Corps; D.) Department of
Agriculture.

7. What should you not do in case of severe frost bite? A.) rub
the affected extremities with snow; B.) administer pain killers;
C.) rehydrate with warm liquids; D.) place the affected extremities
in a whirlpool bath at 104 to 107 degrees

8. Mountaineers refer to hypothermia as which of the following?
A.) sleepy time; B.) cold stupid; C.) hot flashes; D.) climbing
time

9. Which of the following is not included in the definition of a
blizzard? A.) snow fall; B.) winds of 35 mph; C.) temperatures of
20 degrees or colder; D. airborne crystals.

10. St. Elmo’s fire is a sailor’s term. Meteorologists use it to
mean which of the following? A.) thunderstorm; B.) corona or point
of lightning discharge; C.) religious experience; D.) dense smoke
from wildfires.

More tomorrow.