TIME TO HIT THE LIBRARY
NO COOKING REQUIRED
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
Rhyme Time
WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME(..but don't. I'll give you an example: silo and kilo.)
200

The 2 main kinds of call numbers are Library of Congress & this alliterative type formulated by a college librarian

Dewey Decimal

200

...to make this fermented cabbage dish with a German name that's popularly served with hot dogs

Sauerkraut

200

This Arkansas capital is in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains

Little Rock

200

Rose-colored substance used to write a letter

pink ink

200

To hang around after others leave & a pungent root used in Asian cooking

linger & ginger


400

This process of registering books to make them findable produced its first electronic record at Ohio University in 1971

Cataloging

400

...for sashimi & fillets of this fish, though some prefer it from a can

Tuna

400

Baltimore lies on the Patapsco River, which flows into this bay

The Chesapeake

400

A hex put on a handbag

a purse curse

400

A muscle pain & a Native American people of Arizona

Ache & Apache

600

Newspapers, magazines & journals are all these, an information source published at regular intervals

Periodicals

600

...for a Waldorf salad, originally just this fruit, celery & mayo; the walnuts came later

apples

600

Although "Montana" is Spanish for "mountain", 2/3 of the state is on the "Great" these

Great Plains

600

A very chilly 2 wheeled ride

An icicle bicycle
600

A small pigeon of the morning & a kitchen range

dove & stove

800

I.L.L. is short for this service; your library can even get materials from the Library of Congress, but you can't take those home

Inter-Library Loan

800

...to make festive skewers of tomato, basil & fresh chunks of this cheese

mozzerella

800

Many rivers flow into this large lake in the Sierra Nevada, but only the Truckee flows out

Lake Tahoe

800

Mathematically 3 pigs or hogs, squared

nine swine

800

Half a quart & a small piece of fiber that comes off clothing

pint & lint

1000

This name of the UCSD library honors Dr. Seuss, who gave many their first love of reading & whose creations it sort of resembles

Geisel library

1000

...for this Spanish summertime soup containing pureed tomatoes, peppers, onions & garlic

gazpacho

1000

The Swenson family operates this state's largest granite quarry on Rattlesnake Hill

New Hampshire

1000

Fun, little-known facts about a landlocked country in South America

Bolivia Trivia

1000

A female offspring & a sound of mirth

daughter & laughter