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This is the best selling book in the world

What is The Bible

100

literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

What is Fiction

100

The most expensive book ever purchased

What is the Codex Leicester by Leonardo Da Vinci (sold for 30.8 million USD, bought by Bill Gates)

100

This well-known children's tale about a honey-loving bear and his friends was originally written to be a bedtime story

What is Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

100

This is the largest library in the United States

What is the United States Library of Congress

200

This is the best selling book series in the world

What is Harry Potter

200

1984 by George Orwell, the most challenged and banned book of all time, belongs to this book genre


What is classical literature

200

Approximate number of books available to the public in existence today

What is Over 130 million books

200

This well-knowns children's book about an extremely satiated crawling worm-like insect sells approximately 1 copy every minute. 

What is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

200

This "item" can be checked out for 15-20 minutes of companionship at the Law Library at Yale University

What is a therapy dog

300

This is the best selling novel in the world

What is Don Quixote 

300

Travel books belong to this genre of literature

What is non-fiction

300

A word meaning to love the smell of old books

What is bibliosmia 

300

This book contains only 50 unique words and was written for a bet with the author's editor

What is Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

300

These flying mammals can be found in several libraries across the world with the sole purpose of eating book-destroying insects

What are bats

400

This person is the bestselling author of all time 

Who is William Shakespeare

400

A collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music

What is an anthology

400

Book in which the longest sentence ever printed is found

What is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (Sentence is 823 words in length)

400

The original manuscript of this classic novel was eaten by the author's puppy

What is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 

400

A rounded-style of handwriting to ensure library card catalogs were legible

What is Librarian Hand

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