Quiz-question-suggestions about
Libraries
Famous libraries
Local libraries
- What city are the following in (Library of Congress, Trinity College Library ... add more based on your region)
- When were they founded?
- What are they famous for (may need to make this a match-the-pair question)
- Match the name to the picture
- Where are they
- When are they open
- Who can become a member - what does it cost?
- How long can you borrow a book for?
- What is the fine if a book is overdue?
- What is currently showing in the window (or wherever) display
- Who is the librarian
- What types of things do they have for borrowing (books, CDs, DVDs, magazines - check with them for specifics)
- What types of things do they have which you can use there but not borrow (newspapers, encyclopedias, reference books, internet terminals - check with them for specifics)
- Is a book which is about a true story fact or fiction?
- What do you call a book that tells the story of someone's life?
- What about a book that someone writes about their own life?
- Name some system used to organise books in libraries?
- What is the name of the section in a book which says what other books were consulted
