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Project Linus, Providing Security Through Blankets

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Project Linus Providing Security Through Blankets game quiz
"Project Linus is an American volunteer organization for crocheters, knitters, and quilters. Learn more about this charity, and perhaps help your own local chapter!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Project Linus began in 1995 after Karen Loucks read a magazine article about a little girl undergoing chemotherapy whose security blanket helped her through the ordeal. What was the name of the magazine the article was in?
    Parade
    Woman's Day
    Reader's Digest
    Family Circle


2. Project Linus National Headquarters is located in which mid-western American city?
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Bloomington, IL
    Des Moines, IA
    Madison, WI


3. Project Linus volunteers provide new, handmade, washable blankets. These are given as gifts to seriously ill and traumatized children in hospitals, shelters and social service agencies. By what name are the volunteers known?
    stitcheroos
    blanketeers
    comforters
    fabricators


4. Project Linus was named after Linus, the blanket-toting character from what comic strip?
    Animal Crackers
    Peanuts
    Garfield
    Ziggy


5. Project Linus Chapter Coordinators are instructed NOT to accept blankets that are not of excellent quality. Which of the following would be an acceptable handmade blanket?
    a blanket with a smoky smell
    a blanket made from new washable materials in child-friendly colors
    a blanket adorned with buttons and sequins
    a blanket with stray straight pins


6. When knitting or crocheting preemie/baby blankets, large knitting needles and crochet hooks should be used. True or False?
    True
    False


7. Project Linus holds a National Make A Blanket Day every year. In which month is this event held?
    December
    January
    February
    November


8. Which approximate blanket size and age group is mismatched?
    preemie - about 45" x 60"
    teen - about 60" x 72"
    infants/toddlers - about 36" x 36"
    elementary age children - about 36" x 45"


9. What is a responsibility of a Project Linus Chapter Coordinator?
    finding volunteers in the community
    handling correspondence for the chapter
    establishing relatonships with recipient facilities
    all of these


10. Which fabric is acceptable for a handmade baby quilt?
    burlap
    fleece
    vinyl
    tapestry


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Compiled Jun 28 12