1) Which is the oldest public library in the UK? a) The British Library b) Chethams Library, Manchester c) Oxford Central Library d) Cambridge Central Library 2) At the Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, they use which kind of wildlife to kill insects that could damage the pages of their books.  a) Bats b) Spiders c) Mice d) Rats 3) Which library has the largest collection of items in the world? a) Library of Congress b) Shanghai Library c) New York Public Library d) The British Library 4) Which library holds the original Winnie the Pooh bear that belonged to Christopher Robin Milne? a) Cambridge University Library b) New York Public Library c) The British Library d) Edinburgh University Library 5) Who is the most borrowed adult author in the UK? a) Danielle Steel b) Lee Child c) James Patterson d) Jojo Moyes 6) Who is the most borrowed childrens' author in the UK? a) Daisy Meadows b) Jacqueline Wilson c) Roald Dahl d) David Walliams 7) Which book is apparently stolen from libraries most often? a) The Bible b) The Guinness Book of World Records c) Steal this Book by Abbie Hoffman d) On the Road by Jack Kerouac 8) Which of the following people was not a librarian? a) Lewis Carroll b) Philip Larkin c) J Edgar Hoover d) Oscar Wilde 9) Roughly how many books do UK libraries issue each year? a) 165 million b) 160 million c) 155 million d) 150 million 10) How many people actively borrowed books in 2019/20? a) 7.2 million b) 7.3 million c) 7.1 million d) 6.9 million 11) How many library visits (not including online visits) took place in the UK in 2019/20 a) 212 million b) 213 million c) 214 million d) 215 million

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