Thanks to a wonderful man named Melvil Dewey, it is simple to locate a variety of books from an endless list of topics. Put your knowledge of Dewey’s 10.

Thanks to a wonderful man named Melvil Dewey, it is simple to locate a variety of books from an endless list of topics. Put your knowledge of Dewey’s 10 categories to the test. Click on the box below to begin.

Question #1

What numbers represent Languages?

000-099 100-199

200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Question #2

What numbers represent General

Works?000-099 100-19

9200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Question #3

What numbers represent Geography

& History?000-099 100-19

9200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Question #4

What numbers represent Philosophy & Psychology?

000-099 100-199

200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Question #5

What numbers represent Arts &

Recreation?000-099 100-19

9200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Question #6

What numbers represent Religion &

Mythology?000-099 100-19

9200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Question #7

What numbers represent Math &

Science?000-099 100-19

9200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Question #8

What numbers represent Literature?

000-099 100-199

200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Question #9

What numbers represent Medicine &

Technology?000-099 100-19

9200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Question #10

What numbers represent Social

Sciences?000-099

100-199

200-299 300-399

400-499 500-599 600-699

700-799 800-899 900-999

Well done! Think of a nonfiction topic you would like to read about. Using what you know

about the Dewey Decimal System, see if you can locate a

book about that topic here in our library.