medal
Medals commemorate accomplishment, bravery, or participation. This topic is part of Awards within Arts & Culture. This page currently draws on 64 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
medal trivia questions
A medal is usually awarded to recognize what?
Answer: Achievement or service
Bonus fact: Medals commemorate accomplishment, bravery, or participation.
What metal is traditionally associated with first place in many sports?
Answer: Gold
Bonus fact: Gold, silver, and bronze commonly rank first through third.
The Olympic gold medal must contain at least how much actual gold plating?
Answer: A thin gold coating
Bonus fact: Modern Olympic gold medals are mostly silver with gold plating.
Who wrote The Story of Mankind, the first Newbery Medal winner?
Answer: Hendrik Willem van Loon
Bonus fact: The Story of Mankind received the inaugural Newbery Medal in 1922.
What field studies coins, paper money, medals, and related objects?
Answer: Numismatics
Bonus fact: Numismatics is the study and collection of coins, currency, and related monetary objects.
The Newbery Medal honors excellence in what?
Answer: Children's literature
Bonus fact: It is a leading U.S. award for children's books.
The Newbery Medal is awarded by a division of what organization?
Answer: American Library Association
Bonus fact: The Association for Library Service to Children selects the winner.
The Newbery Medal is named after which early English publisher?
Answer: John Newbery
Bonus fact: John Newbery was a pioneering publisher of children's books.
The Caldecott Medal honors excellence in what kind of books?
Answer: Children's picture books
Bonus fact: It recognizes illustration in American picture books.
The Caldecott Medal primarily honors the book's what?
Answer: Illustrator
Bonus fact: The award focuses on artistic achievement in illustration.
The medal is named after which 19th-century English illustrator?
Answer: Randolph Caldecott
Bonus fact: Caldecott was known for lively illustrated books.
How many Newbery Medals has Lois Lowry won?
Answer: Two
Bonus fact: She won for Number the Stars and The Giver.