January+9,+2008


 * 1) What is the name of the dragon from which Bilbo Baggins took a great two-handled cup in the book The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien? (//Smaug//)


 * 1) What book by Cornelia Funke features the character of Firedrake, a silver dragon? (//Dragon Rider//)


 * 1) In what lake does Nessie live? (//Loch Ness//)


 * 1) Which Shakespearian work was inspired by his hearing about numerous shipwrecks and tales of monsters? (//The Tempest//)

> (//Iron Objects//)
 * 1) According to Chinese belief, some dragons were the cause of natural disasters. To calm rough waters, people would throw objects containing what mineral to wound the dragon beneath the surface?


 * 1) In //Beowulf//, what is the name of the retainer who goes with Beowulf to kill the dragon?(//Wiglaf//)


 * 1) Who is the author of the Dragonlance Chronicles? (//Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman)//


 * 1) In mythology which five dragon parts are considered of high value? (//the blood, heart, teeth, horn, and tongue//)


 * 1) What mythical creature guards the garden of golden apples? //(Ladon, the monster with one hundred heads)//


 * 1) Which best-selling novel about a boy and his dragon was written by a teenager? (//Eragon by Christopher Paolini//)


 * 1) Who wrote //Dealing with Dragons//, the first book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles? (//Patricia Wrede//)


 * 1) What is the name of the dragon hatcher in Bruce Coville’s book? (//Jeremy Tatcher//)


 * 1) The books //Eldest// and //Eragon// by Christopher Polinin are part of a series. What is the series called? (//Inheritance//)


 * 1) Who write the //Dragons of Deltora// series? (//Emily Rodda//)


 * 1) Margaret Weiss wrote a popular series about dragons. Name the series. (//The Dragonlance Chronicle//s)


 * 1) A dragon on a white and green field is the emblem of Wales. What is the color of this dragon? (//Red//)


 * 1) What is the name of the main character (a boy) in //the Pit Dragons// series by Jane Yolen? (//Jakkin//)


 * 1) Which English legendary hero killed a dragon to save a princess? (//St. George//)

What do Chinese dragons usually not have? (//wings//)
 * 1) Unlike Western dragons, oriental dragons are usually seen as benevolent and kind. What is the Chinese dragon a symbol of in Chinese culture? (//Accept: wisdom, power, and luck//)