{"id":71413,"date":"2014-05-14T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=71413"},"modified":"2014-05-13T20:18:13","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T01:18:13","slug":"library-trivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=71413","title":{"rendered":"Test Your Library Trivia Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Sara Dixon, Head Editor,\u00a0INALJ Kansas<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Test Your Library Trivia Knowledge
\n<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"saradixon\"<\/a>One of my favorite programs that we do at my library is Trivia Thursdays. It\u2019s one\u00a0of the very few programs we have for the adult crowd, and it\u2019s starting to gain a\u00a0following. Since we do not have evening hours at the library, and since everyone\u00a0knows that trivia goes better with beer, we decided to bring the \u201clibrary\u201d to the\u00a0people. A local restaurant establishment has partnered with us to provide the\u00a0venue, complete with a big screen and projector. Players form teams of up to\u00a0four people. We go three rounds and cover topics from weather, to movies, to\u00a0technology, to literature. We\u2019ve had Gangster Trivia, Haiku Riddles, and even once\u00a0had a \u201cShakespeare or the Bible\u201d category, in which you had to determine where the\u00a0quote came from: Shakespeare or the Bible (it\u2019s harder than you\u2019d think!). We\u2019ve\u00a0been doing this for a few months now, and we are starting to get a pretty good sized\u00a0regular crowd. And new people are coming each week! What I love about trivia is\u00a0the surprise and pride you feel when you find out you know something that you\u00a0didn\u2019t know you knew. We all have our strengths, and it can be so rewarding to see\u00a0that in action.<\/p>\n

I also love when I come to set up for the next week, and people are still talking about\u00a0last week\u2019s questions.<\/p>\n

So, here\u2019s some Library\/Librarian trivia! Test your knowledge and see how you\u00a0fare!
\nAnswers are below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> From 1883 \u2013 1929, Andrew Carnegie is credited with spending $55 million\u00a0of his own fortune to open how many libraries, including my very own\u00a0Wellington Public Library?
\na. 1,876
\nb. 2,509
\nc. 3,245
\nd. 4,012<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> Which famous librarian went on to rename the Bureau of Investigation to the\u00a0Federal Bureau of Investigation, and head the agencies under eight different\u00a0presidents?<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Libraries have long inspired musicians, writers, and artists. Name the artist\u00a0behind the raucous anthem \u201cThe Library\u201d with lyrics such as
\n\u201cThe library, the library<\/em>
\nIs the perfect place for me,<\/em>
\nThe library, the library,<\/em>
\nYou can hang out all day and it doesn’t cost a penny<\/em>
\nThe library, the library<\/em>
\nIs the perfect place for me,<\/em>
\nThe library, the library<\/em>
\nIt’s such a big part of our community\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> In a recent Pew survey, what percent of Americans said their community\u00a0would be impacted if the local public library closed?
\na. 65%
\nb. 23%
\nc. 90%
\nd. 50%<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> Who founded the nation\u2019s first lending library in 1731?<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> How long is the bookshelf space at the Library of Congress?
\na. 838 miles
\nb. 20 miles
\nc. 150 miles
\nd. 546 miles<\/p>\n

7.<\/strong> What book is most often stolen from public libraries?<\/p>\n

8.<\/strong> Give the first name of Mr. Dewey of Dewey Decimal Classification System\u00a0fame.<\/p>\n

9.<\/strong> What was the outcome of the Authors Guild v. Google<\/em> case, which questions\u00a0the legality of Google\u2019s searchable book database and has significant\u00a0implications for libraries?<\/p>\n

10.<\/strong> What is the only university in Kansas to offer an accredited Master\u2019s Program\u00a0for Library and Information Studies?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

—last chance!\u00a0 don’t glance down unless you want the answers! —<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Answers:
\n1. (b) 2,509 libraries<\/a>
\n2. J. Edgar Hoover<\/a>
\n3. Kimye Dawson \u2013 listen to it here!<\/a> It\u2019s pretty awesome!
\n4. (b) 90 percent<\/a>; 67 percent individuals said it would impact them or their\u00a0family.
\n5. Ben Franklin founded the Library Company of Philadelphia<\/a>, our nation\u2019s first\u00a0lending library.
\n6. (a) 838 miles!<\/a> The collections include more than 36 million books and other\u00a0print materials, 3.5 million recordings, 13.7library million photographs, 5.5\u00a0million maps, 6.7 million pieces of sheet music and 69 million manuscripts.
\n7. Guinness Book of Records!<\/a>
\n8. Melvil<\/a> (Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey)
\n9. The case was dismissed!<\/a> After eight years of litigation, US District Judge\u00a0Denny Chin ruled that Google was protected under \u201cfair use\u201d.
\n10. Emporia State University<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Sara Dixon, Head Editor,\u00a0INALJ Kansas Test Your Library Trivia Knowledge One of my favorite programs that we do at my library is Trivia Thursdays. It\u2019s one\u00a0of the very few programs we have for the adult crowd, and it\u2019s starting to gain a\u00a0following. Since we do not have evening hours at the library, and since…<\/p>\n

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