MD
Guess the year Melvil Dewey was born - closest guess wins!
1851
The first public lending library in the United States was established by __________
Benjamin Franklin
641.5
Cookbooks
What galaxy does the earth belong to?
The Milky Way
How many results when I search "cats" in our catalog?
320
Spell _______ Dewey's first name as he spells it
Melvil
(took out the -le since they're not pronounced)
This percent of libraries still use the DDS.
Top 2 closest guesses get the points
95%
567.9
Dinosaurs
Which metal is found the most at the center of the Earth?
Iron
13-year-old Meg, who sets off on a quest to find her missing scientist father, who could be anywhere or anytime! She is joined by her younger siblings and her good friend Calvin.
A Wrinkle in Time
The Dewey Decimal System was first published in ______
1876
Surprisingly, public libraries outnumber ______ in the US
McDonald's
921
Biography
In what year was the first Apple iPhone released?
2007
a 2017 study found that people who read fiction show a heightened ability to understand the _______ of others
feelings
Melvil helped found the ALA. ALA stands for
American Library Association
Which famous English book/movie character said "When in doubt, go to the library"?
Hermione Granger
741.5
Graphic novels
What is the most-watched YouTube video of all time?
Baby Shark
another 2017 study found that in a cohort of 3,635 adults (followed them for 12 years), those who read books survived for ____ years longer than those who didn't
2
Dewey was forced to step down from the _____, a group he cofounded, due to reports of harassment, racism, and other nastiness in _______.
ALA
1906
The largest single story library location in the country is in Texas. It used to be something else! It's 123,000 square feet-- guess what it used to be!
a Walmart
598
Birds
Mageirocophobia is the fear of what?
Cooking
The DDS organizes ________ books by _________
nonfiction
subject