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LIBRARY TRIVIA

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name

Class

Date

TRUE or FALSE? There are libraries around the world where you can check-out humans as a living book and listen to their stories.

TRUE

FALSE

Which super heroine works as a librarian during the day?

Wonder Woman

Supergirl

Batgirl

Poison Ivy

What body part do humans and books both have?

A heart

pages

a spine

a foot

He is a main character in A Long Walk to Water (a boy living in southern Sudan):

Nya

Salva

Jewir

Marial

What information would best help you find a book on our library shelves?

The title

The genre

The call number

The color of the book

TRUE or FALSE? There are more public libraries than McDonald’s in the United States.

TRUE

FALSE

A library that is located in a town or city and which is open to everyone (usually for free!) is called a ________ Library.

Private

Public

Federal

Electronic

What do you call a book about a person's life written by that person?

biography

novel

auto entry

autobiography

What is person called who creates the pictures for a book?

author

painter

drawer

illustrator

10.

How many weeks can you keep a book that is checked out without it becoming overdue?

11.

What is awarded annually to the author of the most

distinguished children's book?

The Amazon Award

The Newbery Award

The Gorilla Book Award

First Prize for Literature

12.

The first public lending library (people could borrow books), the Library Company of Philadelphia, was founded in 1731 by __________________.

Melvil Dewey

Thomas Jefferson

Ben Franklin

Andrew Carngie

13.

What genre is Diary of a Wimpy Kid series?

non-fiction

fantasy

realistic fiction

science fiction

14.

What genre is the Harry Potter series?

Science Fiction

Myth

Fantasy

Realistic Fiction

15.

What is the largest library in the world, in terms of space and volume?

The National Library of Sweden

Seattle Central Library

Danish Royal Library

The Library of Congress

16.

What does "www" stand for in a web address?

World Wide Wrestling Federation

World's Wackiest Wonders

World Wide Wildlife Federation

World Wide Web

17.

What should your voice sound like in the library?

Same as in the classroom

Same as on the playground

Quiet, whispery, soft

Loud and boisterous

18.

What do you call the money you have to pay if you damage or lose a book?

commission

payment

fine

charge

19.

Where can you find when and where a book was published?

On the title page

On the front cover

On the spine by the call number

On the copyright page

20.

Reading from left to right, which call numbers are in the correct order?

_{F DAS, F BAR, F ROW}

_{F NIT, F KEL, F VAL}

_{F BAR, F DAS, F ROW}

_{F VAL, F NIT, F KEL}

21.

What do you call the company who produces the book and sells it?

book depository

retailer

publisher

22.

What does "F" on the spine of a book stand for?

non-fiction

fable

fiction

fairy tale

23.

A book about a person's life written by another person.

biography

autobiography

fable

playwright

24.

What is the term used for investigating a subject, like when doing a report?

surfing

citations

research

reading

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LIBRARY TRIVIA

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 22mins

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