Bookstores & Libraries
Celebrate National Book Lovers Day on August 9th with this trivia game about the many purveyors and icons of literature.
15 questions · Published August 10, 2026
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Which of these discounts doubles as the name of the world's largest used bookstore chain?
Half Price Books is the largest family owned new and used bookstore chain in the U.S.
They exploded in popularity after being founded in 1972 thanks to their promise to "buy or sell anything printed or recorded except yesterday's newspaper."
- Multiple Choice
2. What library organizational system is demonstrated in this example image?
The Dewey Decimal system is a library organizing system that helps find a title at a glance.
The first number the subject, the numbers after the decimal are a narrowing down of topics in that subject, and the letters are the last name of the author.
- Multiple Choice
3. Where does this piece of debris originate, that is on display, fittingly, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library?
Simi Valley, California is home to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, itself home to a piece of the Berlin Wall.
The piece resides there as a testament to the moment the world changed and the Cold War ended under President Reagan's watch in 1989.
- Multiple Choice
4. What legendary playwright lends his name to a Paris bookstore often called the most famous in the world?
Shakespeare and Company has been at the heart of the literary world since 1919 when it opened in Paris.
It has inspired many writers by allowing over 30,000 of them to sleep in the shop over the years in exchange for working there, reading books, and writing for the store.
- Multiple Choice
5. What governmental apparatus is found in the name of the largest library in the world, located in Washington, D.C.?
FUN FACT
The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. is massive, adding 10,000 titles from across literature, movies, music, and periodicals to its archive each day.
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