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Are You Smarter Than A Librarian?
Are You Smarter Than A Librarian?
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A fun quiz to test your library knowledge.
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1
How are nonfiction books organized on the shelf?
In number order according to the Dewey Decimal System
Alphabetically by title
Alphabetically by Author
By size
2
What does VRC stand for?
Video Cassette Recorder
Video Reading Collection
VIrtual Reference Collection
Virtual Reading Center
3
In which section of the library would you find a book on Origami?
Fiction
Biographies
Graphic Novels
Nonfiction
4
This page at the back of a book lists the names of topics and the page number where they can be found.
Appendix
Table of Contents
Glossary
Index
5
What are the two main categories of genres?
Science Fiction and Historical Fiction
Fairytales and Fables
Fiction and Nonfiction
Myths and Legends
6
What is plagiarism?
Passing someone else's work off as your own
Copying something word for word
Not giving an author credit
All of the above
7
If the following were call numbers, which would be 2nd if in the correct order?
FIC SEI
FIC DAH
FIC DEL
FIC LOW
8
What kind of books have numbers on the spine labels?
Non-fiction
Historical Fiction
Graphic Novels
Picture Books
9
How are fiction books arranged on the shelf?
Alphabetical order by authors last name.
By Size
By color
Number Order
10
When should you use a shelf marker when looking for a book?
Never
When you feel like it
When you remember
Always
11
World Book is an online...
Game
Dictionary
Catalog
Encyclopedia
12
Books are in the fiction section because...
They look good there
They are not true
They are about real people
They have pictures
13
What part of the book should show while it is sitting on the shelf?
The Back Cover
The Front Cover
The Spine
The Pages
14
Instead of dog earring, what should you use to mark your place in a book?
A Pencil
A Bookmark
A Shelf Marker
Your Finger
15
This is the page at the front of a book that lists the chapters and page numbers.
Appendix
Index
Table of Contents
Glossary
16
What is a Genre?
A type of cheese
A type or kind of book
A type of magic
A game
17
What is the name of our online library catalog?
Discovery
Destiny
BookFlix
Epic
18
What do you call the numbers and letters on the spine label of a book?
Zip Code
Barcode
Call Number
Area Code
19
How do you put books back on the shelf?
You put them back with the pages towards the ceiling.
You put them back with the spine showing.
You put them back with the pages showing.
You put them at the end of the shelf.
20
How many main subject categories are in the Dewey Decimal System?
10
1000
1
100
21
Who invented the system used to organize the books in libraries?
Randolph Caldecott
Ward Melville
John Newbery
Melvil Dewey
22
What is it called when you turn down the corner of a page to save your place?
Rabbit Ear
Dog Ear
Folding
Bending
23
What do we call the person who draws the pictures for a book?
Editor
Publisher
Author
Illustrator
24
What is the Library Shelf Elf's name?
Books
Ernie
Skoob
Dewey
25
J.K. Rowling wrote
Harry Potter
. What would the call number be for this book?
513.41 ROW
FIC POT
FIC ROW
FIC HAR
26
In what section of the library can you find books about real people?
Biology section
Biography section
Bibliography section
Bicuspid section
27
What do we call the person who writes a book?
The Illustrator
The Author
The Publisher
The Editor
28
What is the name of the list of words with definitions at the back of a book?
Table of contents
Index
Title Page
Glossary