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Conan the Librarian Trivia Quiz

We all know Conan makes a fine Barbarian, but see how he would do as a librarian. Each correct answer is a Dewey Decimal number.

A multiple-choice quiz by maripp2002. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
maripp2002

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,146

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
299

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "The Phoenix on the Sword" was the first Conan book published by Robert E. Howard. Assuming the Phoenix he is referring to is the one in Arizona (and not the mythical bird) a person would find this book in the 900's.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. The second novel is "The Scarlet Citadel". Assuming the Citadel he is referring to is the architectural structure (and not the college in South Carolina) where can Conan find that book? Hint

725

506

310

975

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Question 3 of 10

3. The third book is the "Tower of the Elephant". If he wants to know more about elephants he should he look in which section? (He'll never forget once he knows). Hint

641

599

005

081

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Question 4 of 10

4. The twelfth novel is "A Witch Shall be Born." If he wants to know more about witches and witchcraft (they always sink you know) should he look in the 800's?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. The tenth book published is "The Devil in Iron." Assuming Conan wants to know more about how to smelt iron (and why shouldn't he) he should look in the 660s.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. The ninth book is "Queen of the Black Coast." If Conan wants to know more about a particular real queen (and not the rock band) in which section should Conan go to? Hint

700s - Arts and Recreation

200s - Religion Section

900s - History, Geography, and Biography

400s - Language

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Question 7 of 10

7. The thirteenth novel is the "Jewels of Gwahlur." If Conan wants to know more about the rocks the jewels are made from in which subsection should he begin? Hint

550

530

510

590

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Question 8 of 10

8. The sixteenth novel is "The Hour of the Dragon." Assuming Conan wanted to know about the mythological beast the dragon (and not the large poisonous lizard roaming Komodo) he should look in the 590s.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. The sixth book is "The Pool of the Black One." Conan wants to know more about competitive swimming (he also wants to know more about sword fighting but that is best left for another day) in the pool, so where should he look? Hint

515

322

811

797

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, Conan wants to know more about the film, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger playing Conan the Barbarian, a far distant and much less refined relative of our noble librarian. Where is the first place he should look? Hint

Library

Bakery

Pool Hall

Kennel

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Answer: True

978 is for General History of North America: Western Region. You can find all kinds of fun things in this area ranging from information about Native Americans to the history of the Mormon migration to Utah.

2. The second novel is "The Scarlet Citadel". Assuming the Citadel he is referring to is the architectural structure (and not the college in South Carolina) where can Conan find that book?

Answer: 725

725 are public structures, 310 theory and methods (no longer used), 506 is mathematics, and 975 is history of the southeastern United States.

3. The third book is the "Tower of the Elephant". If he wants to know more about elephants he should he look in which section? (He'll never forget once he knows).

Answer: 599

599 are mammalia, 641 is cookery, 005 is computer programming, and 081 is collections in American English.

4. The twelfth novel is "A Witch Shall be Born." If he wants to know more about witches and witchcraft (they always sink you know) should he look in the 800's?

Answer: No

133 is the occult where one would find information about witchcraft and witches. The 800's is the section for literature.

5. The tenth book published is "The Devil in Iron." Assuming Conan wants to know more about how to smelt iron (and why shouldn't he) he should look in the 660s.

Answer: True

669 is metallurgy, 600s are technology, and the 660s are chemical engineering.

6. The ninth book is "Queen of the Black Coast." If Conan wants to know more about a particular real queen (and not the rock band) in which section should Conan go to?

Answer: 900s - History, Geography, and Biography

920s are reserved for biographies, 250s are Christian churches, 710s are civic and landscape art, and 480s are Classical Greek.

7. The thirteenth novel is the "Jewels of Gwahlur." If Conan wants to know more about the rocks the jewels are made from in which subsection should he begin?

Answer: 550

550s are geology, 510s mathematics, 530s physics, and 590s are animal sciences.

Answer: False

398 is folklore where he would find information about the mythological beast and 590 is animal science where he would find information about the Komodo Dragon.

Answer: 797

797 is aquatic sports, 515 is mathematical analysis, 811 is poetry, and 322 is political science.

Answer: Library

Local libraries are there to be taken advantage of. Conan (and the other great librarians) would love to help you find any book, song, movie, or even a long lost relative! The first public library in the US was established by Ben Franklin in Philadelphia.

Source: Author maripp2002

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