Diamond Dewey Game

When speaking of libraries, the letters DDC stand for:

• Dewey Decimal Classification
• Dewey's Carry-Out Doughnuts
• Dictionary of Dewey Catalogs
• None of the above

How many main classes are there in the DDC?

• 10
• 25
• 5550
• 400

About how many years ago was the DDC created?

• 10
• 50
• 125
• 400

The DDC is used by most libraries for:

• all fiction
• reference books only
• mysteries only
• all nonfiction

Which one of the following books would be considered nonfiction?

• Lightfoot the Elephant
• The First Light bulb
• A Light in the Attic
• Lighten Up, Louise

What type of book cannot be checked out of a library?

• Reference
• books 25 or more years old
• science fiction
• paperbacks

How did Dewey spell his first name?

• Melville
• Mellville
• Melvil
• none of the above

Books on cooking would fall under:

• Technology
• Science
• The Arts
• none of the above

Books on sports are in the same main class as:

• magic
• sculpture
• photography
• all of the above

In addition to devising the DDC, Dewey dedicated his life to:

• scuba diving
• free libraries for everyone
• bird watching
• playing his flute