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1
Which author wrote books including
The Fire Next Time
, and
If Beale Street Could Talk
?
Langston Hughes
James Baldwin
Toni Morrison
Claude McKay
2
The Outsiders
, a coming-of-age novel, was written by this author when she was 15 and published when she was 18
Jane Austen
Anne Tyler
Muriel Spark
S.E. Hinton
3
What is the official state tree of Tennessee?
Oak Tree
Weeping Willow
Tulip Poplar
Dogwood
4
What is the name of the world's largest library?
New York Public Library
The Library of Congress
Chicago Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library
5
Fisk University is located in:
East Nashville
North Nashville
South Nashville
West Nashville
6
What state is home to a Walmart converted into a library?
Texas
Tennessee
Chicago
New York
7
The hero Beowulf faces a monster named what?
Hygd
Grendel
Wiglaf
Scyld
8
What is the name of Louisa May Alcott’s home and where is it located?
Hill House, Chicago, IL
Orchard House, Concord, MA
Flower Manor, Philadelphia, PA
Sunny Side, Tarrytown, NY
9
Who created the first public lending library in the United States?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
Andrew Jackson
10
Who wrote the longest book ever written?
Leo Tolstoy
Marcel Proust
Benjamin Franklin
Alex Haley
11
What classic novelist wrote the short story that inspired the 2008 movie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?
Oscar Wilde
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Aldous Huxley
Ernest Hemingway
12
The Peterborough (N.H.) Town Library was the first to be funded by a municipality to provide free library services
True
False
13
What is the name of the TN State Librarian and Archivist?
Justing Broughton
Melville Dewey
Chuck Sherrill
Katherine Paterson
14
Which Tennessee library straddles two states?
The Bristol Public Library, Bristol
The Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport
Arvin A. Brown Public Library, Richford
The Alburgh Public Library, Alburg
15
How many Carnegie libraries have been built?
2,509
1,012
3,500
5,500
16
This choir of 9 men and women from Nashville, departed on October 6, 1871 on a tour to save their school
The Monteverdi Choir
Beatus Choral Ensemble
The Fisk Jubilee Singers
ChorSymphonica
17
What is the most popular car color that has sold year after year?
White
Black
Red
Blue
18
What soft drink was invented in TN and derived its name from Moonshine?
Fanta
Sierra Mist
Mountain Dew
Sprite
19
In order for a library to be called a “public” library it must receive all of its funding from public funds
False
True
20
What does ILS stand for?
Illustrated Library Statutes
Institute of Library Services
International Library Services
Integrated Library System
21
What is the pen name used by Stephen King’s novel-writing son when he published Heart-Shaped Box in 2007?
Garth Ennis
Joe Hill
John King
Kieron Gillen
22
Maya Angelou was named Poet Laureate in 1995
True
False
23
What single has sold the most copies ever?
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
I will Always Love You by Dolly Parton
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
Purple Rain by Prince
24
What is the name of the librarian that helps Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Sam
Angel
George
Giles
25
What is the name of the memoir written by Michelle Obama in 2018?
Being
Brave
Becoming
Blessed
26
Alex Haley wrote the novel
Roots
?
True
False
27
Whose autobiography is entitled:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
?
Maya Angelou
Toni Morrison
Nikki Giovanni
Zora Neale Hurston
28
What dystopian novel from 1985 was made into a television series starring Elizabeth Moss as the lead character?
Matrix (Necromancer is the novel) by William Gibson
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
1984 by George Orwell
Blade Runner by Philip K. Dick
29
What Victor Hugo novel was converted into a Disney movie?
Snow White
The Lion King
The Three Caballeros
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
30
In 1953, Ralph Ellison won the National Book Award for what title?
Three Days Before the Shooting
Invisible Man
Juneteenth
Shadow and Act
31
What superheroine works as a librarian during the day?
Wonder Woman
Batgirl
Harley Quinn
Cat Woman
32
Which of the following is permitted during Executive Session?
Discussion of issue that generated executive session
Setting future meeting dates
Voting
Discussion of general board business
33
What are the names of the lion statues outside of the New York Public Library's main branch?
Integrity and Resilience
Leo and Libby
Patience and Fortitude
George and Martha
34
A Dance with Dragons,
the fifth book from the
A Song of Ice and Fire
series was written by whom?
David Eddings
George R.R. Martin
Frank Herbert
J.R.R. Tolkien
35
What renowned children’s author has a museum in Amherst, MA?
Ronald Dahl
Eric Carle
Dr. Seuss
Maurice Sendak
36
Between 1886 and 1919 what is the name of the philanthropist that donated millions to open libraries?
Ford
Vanderbilt
Rockefellar
Carnegie
37
What is Tennessee's State wild animal?
Black Bear
White Tailed Deer
Raccoon
Jack Rabbit
38
Which first lady has her MLS?
Hillary Clinton
Michelle Obama
Laura Bush
Mary Lincoln
39
According to state statute, free public libraries are essential to the general enlightenment of citizens in a democracy
False
True
40
What was the title of Stephen King’s first published novel?
It
Carrie
The Shining
Cujo
41
Which famous singer has donated time and money to partner with libraries and encourage childhood literacy?
Reba
Dolly Parton
Beyonce
Madonna
42
What year was the first cell phone call made?
1984
1990
1960
1973
43
Are library trustees elected or appointed?
Depends on the library
Appointed
Elected
44
Who wrote
The Lost Zoo
, a children’s book?
Jean Toomer
Countee Cullen
James Baldwin
Claude McKay
45
Which famous African American attended Fisk University?
All of the above
W.E.B. Du Bois
John Lewis
Ida B. Wells
46
Which notable poet was born in Knoxville in 1943 and went on to attend Fisk University?
Donald Davidson
Will Allen Dromgoole
James Agee
Nikki Giovanni
47
What is the Tennessee State flower?
Peony
Iris
Tulip
Marigold
48
Which famous Manga (Japanese comics/graphic novels) artist and author wrote Akira?
Masashi Kishimoto
Hajime Isayama
Katsuhiro Otomo
Katsuhiro Otomo
49
What are the dying words of Charles Foster Kane in
Citizen Kane
?
I've fallen and I can't get up
Rosebud
Forgive Me
Oops
50
Who was the first African-American graduate of Vanderbilt University?
Perry Wallace
Jane Pittman
Joseph Johnson
Toni Morrison
