Library Trivia 2023

Which superheroine works as a librarian during the day?

• Wonder Woman

• Bionic Woman

• Batgirl

• Poison Ivy

Who formed the first public lending library in America?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

What game has librarians who are superhuman fighters with potent psychic powers?

• Warhammer 40,000

• Dungeons and Dragons

• Icewind Dale

• World of Warcraft

This librarian worked at the Library of Congress before becoming one of the most influential people in the US in the 1950s and 60s. Who was he?

• Robert Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Martin Luther King

• J. Edgar Hoover

This librarian invented the Dewey Decimal System of classification which is widely used in libraries today. Who is he?

• Huey Dewey

• Melvil Dewey

• John Dewey

• Thomas Dewey

What is the name of the librarian that helps Matilda in Roald Dahl's Matilda?

• Miss Honey

• Mrs. Phelps

• Miss Trunchbull

• Mrs. Thripp

Which philanthropist donated over $50 million to create libraries?

• Oprah Winfrey

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

Which librarian helped Buffy in the tv series Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

• Sutcliffe

• Randall

• Giles

• Summers

Which TV character said, "You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!"

• Sherlock Holmes from Sherlock

• Doctor Who from Doctor Who

• Samwell Tarly from Game of Thrones

• Rory Gilmore from Gilmore Girls

This famous singer has donated time and money to partner with libraries and encourage childhood literacy.

• Madonna

• Cher

• Dolly Parton

• Beyonce