English 10: All About Books

5. The word __ originated from wiggly insects that lived inside books and ate the binding.
7. The most expensive book ever purchased—Da Vinci’s Codex Leicester—was bought by this founder of Microsoft, one of the world’s richest men, for $30.8 million (two words)!
8. In the Middle Ages, books used to be so expensive to produce that people attached a __ to them, just like a prisoner, so they won’t “run-off”!
9. People who engage their brain with reading and puzzles are 2.5 less likely to develop this disease that affects memory.
11. Reading proved 600% better at relieving __ than playing a video game.
14. Green Eggs and Ham, written by __ , only contains 50 words, which is why it’s so easy to read!
15. The world’s most read books are the Bible, Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book, and this series about a young wizard (two words).

1. In the U.S., there are more libraries than __, the world’s most popular fast-food restaurant.
2. 43% of readers are also __, who aid their community with service. The percentage for non-readers who fulfill this role? Only 17%.
3. The books that are most often adapted for film include Les Miserable, A Christmas Carol, and this vampire classic.
4. There are four books bound in human __ at the Harvard University Library—someone call a dermatologist!
6. This country, east of Pakistan, reads the most, at an average of 10.7 hours per week.
10. Bibliosmia means that you love the __ of books—take a whiff!
12. A single __ can be used to make up to 50 books.
13. The first book ever written on a typewriter was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark __ .