This quiz is… all about Libraries! There are 10 questions, all about libraries, borrowers, and strange collections!
Score 7/10 to pass, good luck!
#1. Which two libraries have locks of Percy Shelley’s hair in their collections?
#2. Which city is home to the UK’s oldest surviving library?
#3. In total, how much money did B&NES Library members save by borrowing rather than buying books last year?
#4. Andrew Carnegie donated around £12 million to libraries between 1883 and 1929, but how many did he establish?
#5. When did Bath’s first public library open?
#6. How many books are issued by UK public libraries every year?
#7. What is the Dewey Decimal system used for?
#8. Roughly how many public libraries are there in the UK?
#9. Which 20th century world leader got their start in politics from working in a library?
#10. Where do the British Library keep most of their collection?
