Dewey Decimal System QUIZZO

In 1878, a librarian by the name of Melvil Dewey created a number system to organize and classify books. He organized them by a number system of 000-999 to find books better...thank you Melvil!

What section would you find a book about manners, friendship, and citizenship in?

• 000-099 Generalities/Miscellaneous

• 100-199 Philosophy/Psychology

• 800-899 Literature

• 400-499 Language

What section would you find a book about World Wars I and II ?

• 700-799 Arts and Recreation

• 600-699 Technology

• 900-999 History/Geography

• 500-599 Science

Where would you find books of Shel Silverstein's funny poetry? Or some of William Shakespeare's historic plays?

• 200-299 Religion

• 500-599 Science

• 300-399 Social Sciences

• 800-899 Literature

Where would you find books on dinosaurs, rocks, minerals, plants and animals?

• 500-599 Science

• 100-199 Philosophy/Psychology

• 400-499 Language

• 000-099 Generalities/Miscellaneous

Where would a book be about origami, crafts, painting and drawing?

• 400-499 Languages

• 700-799 Art & Recreation

• 000-099 Generalities/Miscellaneous

• 800-899 Literature

What section would carry books about UFOs, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster?

• 100-199 Philosophy

• 800-899 Literature

• 000-099 Generalities/Miscellaneous

• 900-999 History/Geography

What section would feature mythology, like Zeus, Poseidon, Medusa (the snake-headed Gorgon), and stories like the Trojan Horse?

• 000-099 Generalities

• 700-799 Arts & Recreation

• 800-899 Literature

• 200-299 Religion

What section would have sports history, including informational books about hockey, baseball, basketball, camping, fishing, etc.

• 700-799 Arts & Recreation

• 900-999 History/Geography

• 000-099 Generalities

• 600-699 Technology

Where can you find a book about 3-D printers, Google and computer games and apps?

• 900-999 History/Geography

• 400-400 Language

• 600-699 Technology

• 300-399 Social Sciences

Where can you find books about the Titanic sinking? Or, Egyptian mummies, medieval knights and castles and all of the 50 states?

• 900-999 History/Geography

• 000-099 Generalities/Miscellaneous

• 100-199 Philosophy

• 800-899 Literature