LIS Quiz Bee

LIS Quiz Bee

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This quiz bee assesses your depth of knowledge in the field of library and information science.

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Super Easy Round

Multiple Choice

Who is the father of Library Science?

• Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

• Shiyali Ramadan Ranganathan

• Shiyali Ramamba Ranganathan

• Shiyali Rambo Ranganathan

Multiple Choice

What is the “audio version of the blog”?

• Vlog

• Podcast

• Meebo

• Blogosphere

Multiple Choice

The earliest system for transmitting and storing information is through ________.

• visual means

• language

• writing

• recording

Multiple Choice

_____ represents a fact or statement of an event without relation to other things.

• Data

• Information

• Knowledge

• Wisdom

Multiple Choice

The invention of printing press with movable types in 1456 caused the gradual rise in literacy. Who invented this type of printing press?

• William Gates

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Hans Christian Andersen

Multiple Choice

_____ is the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet.

• Post Office Protocol

• The Golden Rule

• Netiquette

• An FAQ

Multiple Choice

You need to write a paper on an event that took place two days ago. Where are you MOST likely to find information about the event?

• Encyclopedia

• Newspaper

• Magazine

• Book

Very Easy Round

Multiple Choice

According to CHED, the minimum number of titles that an academic library should have to be able to offer degree programs is _____.

• 3,000

• 4,000

• 5,000

• 10,000

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the pH level of an acid free paper?

• 4 pH

• 5 pH

• 6 pH

• 8 pH

Multiple Choice

What do you call this type of library that caters the information needs of college students and the instructors?

• Academic Library

• Special Library

• Public Library

• School Library

Multiple Choice

Which part of the book provides the BEST information if you want to know what chapters is in it?

• Cover of the book

• Glossary

• Table of contents

• Introduction

Multiple Choice

How are books arranged in the library?

• By call number

• Alphabetically by title

• By author

• By most current year

Multiple Choice

This type of library serves people from “ all walks of life” and is funded by the government.

• Academic Library

• Special Library

• Public Library

• School Library

Multiple Choice

What is the process by which the physical well being of an information resource is protected and maintained?

• Preservation

• Conservation

• Restoration

• Archiving

Multiple Choice

What is the agency which serves as a national repository for all intellectual works of a country ?

• National Museum

• National Library

• National Historical Institute

• National Archives

Multiple Choice

What do you call the field of knowledge concerned with practical application of the techniques of binding, restoration, paper chemistry, and other material technology?

• Preservation

• Conservation

• Restoration

• Proportion

Multiple Choice

The association for licensed librarians in the Philippines is the ___________.

• Philippine Association for School Librarians, Inc.

• Philippine Association of Academic and Research Libraries, Inc.

• Philippine Librarians’ Association, Inc.

• Association of Special Librarians in the Philippines

Easy Round

Multiple Choice

What do you call a device that measures the amount of natural (sunlight) or artificial light falling on items?

• Thermometer

• Speedometer

• Photometer

• Hygrometer

Multiple Choice

The fables of Aesop arose in the history of books and libraries during the period of the _________________.

• Egyptians

• Greeks

• Romans

• Babylonians

Multiple Choice

What is the first name of the National Library of the Philippines when it was established on August 12, 1887 through an issuance of an Order from the Government of Spain?

• Bureau of Public Libraries

• National Library and Museum

• Museo Biblioteca de Filipinas

• UST Library

Multiple Choice

This was the first book printed with movable types.

• Gutenberg bible

• Diamond Sutra

• Bay Psalm Book

• Book of Kells

Multiple Choice

Which act regulated the practice of librarianship in the Philippines?

• RA 7160

• RA 6966

• RA 9246

• RA 8292

Multiple Choice

You are conducting a research on the effect of Martial Law during Marcos Regime. What type of resource would you use for the following information?

A concise summary of the effect of Martial Law and why it happened.

• An encyclopedia

• A newspaper article

• A book about World War II

• An article from a scholarly journal

Multiple Choice

When a library user asks for the exact location of Taj Majal with a brief description, which of the following will provide the best answer?

• Atlas

• Gazetteer

• Guidebook

• Map of India

Multiple Choice

In order for a cultural property found locally to be called as “antique”, what should be the age of the material/object?

• 100 in age, more or less, provided that the production of which is cease

• 100 in age, it doesn’t matter if they are still producing or not

• Exactly 100 in age

• 75 in age

Multiple Choice

You happened to see the long lost book of the culture of the Ilocanos which already turned very old and is deteriorating , what process will you apply to revert the book to its original or near original form?

• Preservation

• Conservation

• Restoration

• Proportion

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