Mrs. Headrick’s
“Dewey “ Want to be A Millionaire
Level 1
#1 The first name of the inventor of the Dewey Decimal system was:
A: Mervyn
B:
Melvin
C: Melvil
D:
Malavai
Melvil
#2 Before computers, cataloging information about library materials was put on what?
A: Papyrus
B:
Index cards
C: Cash register tape
D:
Tissue paper
Index cards
#3 Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, was a :
A: Mathematician
B:
Logician
C: Librarian
D:
Dentist
Librarian
#4 When you have tried to find information at the library on your own, but are not successful, you should:
A: Call 911
B:
Give up and go out for ice cream.
C: Ask a librarian.
D:
Hope you can find someone in your class who found the answer.
Ask a librarian
#5 A call number is:
A: The catalog phone
number.
B:
A number on the spine of a book.
C: A library’s after-hours
number.
D:
A prime number.
A number on the spine of a book.
#6 The computer catalog is the same as
A: The Internet
B:
Websites
C: An e-mail system
D:
None of the above
None of the above
#7 Books on which subject would not be shelved next to the others?
A: Cartoons
B:
Trucks
C: Motorcycles
D:
Cars
Cartoons
Level 2
#8 Books with lots of maps would most likely be found in which section of the library.
A: 600s
B:
700s
C: 800s
D:
900s
900s
#9 Books about the planet Neptune would be found in which section of the library?
A: 300s
B:
400s
C: 500s
D:
600s
500s
#10 The Library of Congress is located in which city?
A: Philadelphia, PA
B:
Boston, MA
C: Washington, D.C.
D:
Sacramento, CA
Washington, D. C.
#11 Who started the first public library in the United States?
A: George Washington
B:
Ben Franklin
C: Bill Gates
D:
Melvil Dewey
Benjamin Franklin
#12 Where was the first public library established?
A: New York
B:
Washington, D. C.
C: Richmond, VA
D:
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
#13 Which library has the greatest number of books?
A: The New York Public
Library
B:
The Los Angeles Public Library
C: The Library of
Congress
D:
The Kalamazoo Public Library
The Library of Congress
#14 In the DDC, call numbers range from:
A: 000-10,0000
B:
000-999
C: 1-100
D:
1-10
000-999
Level 3
#15 Books on which subject would not be shelved next to the others?
A: tigers
B:
lions
C: elephants
D:
dogs
dogs
#16 Which is not a common way to search for books in an online catalog?
A: By title
B:
By author
C: By keyword
D:
By publisher
By publisher
#17 Books on which subject would not be shelved by the others?
A: snakes
B:
lizards
C: iguanas
D:
squirrels
squirrels
#18 Books on which subject would not be shelved next to the others?
A: corn
B:
tomatoes
C: hamburgers
D:
squash
hamburgers
#19 A call number of 921 means that the book is a:
A: Reference book
B:
mystery
C: biography
D:
novel
biography
#20 An autobiography is a book which:
A: Internet by an
Was printed off the automated system.
B:
was written by a person about him/herself.
C: Was written about a
famous car.
D:
None of the above.
Was written by a person about him/herself.
#21 A cataloger determines:
A: The price of a book
B:
The size of a book.
C: The call number of a
book.
D:
How many pages a book should be
The call number of a book.
Level 4
#22 Books on which subject would not be shelved near the others.
A: poetry
B:
advertising
C: essays
D:
drama
advertising
#23 Books on which subject would not be shelved near the others?
A: chemistry
B:
philosophy
C: physics
D: biology
philosophy
#24 Books on which subject would not be shelved near the others?
A: cooking
B:
fishing
C: swimming
D:
Horseback riding
cooking
#25 A book on public speaking would be found in which area?
A: Social sciences
B:
Literature and rhetoric
C: The arts
D:
technology
Literature and rhetoric
#26 The call number 398.2 belongs to which library classification:
A: Dewey Decimal
B:
Library of Congress
C: It could belong to
either.
D: It does not belong to
either.
Dewey Decimal
#27 If you type the words “customs and Russia” to do a Boolean search, you will get information on:
A: Russian customs only
B:
Everything that has to do with Russians or customs.
C: You will get an error
message.
D:
None of the above.
Russian customs only.
#28 Which book would be on the most specific subject?
A: 632
B:
632.2
C: 632.24
D:
632.245
632.245
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