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203. What author has written a book in every category of the Dewey Decimal System except one?

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Thu Jun 19, 2025, 02:32 PM

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I would argue that their most famous fictional concept fulfills that missing category. 🤖

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Post a general knowledge trivia question & see if anyone knows the answer without using Google [View all] red dog 1 Apr 11 OP

Frank Robinson Captain Zero Apr 11 #1

Well done! red dog 1 Apr 11 #3

F. Robby is my all-time favorite Oriole. Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 19 #52

Which county has the most Native American tribes of any U.S. county (19) ? Liberty Belle May 21 #151

My guess is Los Angeles County JoseBalow May 21 #162

Hmm. I live in New Mexico, and PoindexterOglethorpe May 21 #167

my baseball era AltairIV Apr 11 #2

You got it! red dog 1 Apr 11 #4

What's the largest US city on a non-navigable river Captain Zero Apr 11 #5

My guess: Los Angeles. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 11 #6

Tucson Grumpy Old Guy Apr 19 #26

Albuquerque. Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 19 #53

What is the oldest city in the United States? FM123 Apr 11 #7

St. Augustine. rsdsharp Apr 11 #8

Yes! FM123 Apr 11 #9

St. Augustine FL VGNonly Apr 15 #21

Yes! FM123 Apr 15 #24

The oldest capital is Santa Fe, NM, founded in 1610. PoindexterOglethorpe May 21 #168

I hear Santa Fe is beautiful! FM123 May 22 #184

It is beyond beautiful. PoindexterOglethorpe May 22 #185

Yes, I hope so too. Thank you! FM123 May 23 #186

What's the longest U.S. river not used for commercial shipping? Harker Apr 11 #10

My curiosity was killing me so looked it up. Not going to put it here but I had never heard of ti. efhmc Apr 11 #11

My guess is the Colorado River RazorbackExpat Apr 12 #16

That was mine, too, initially, but there is some commercial traffic. Harker Apr 12 #18

Commercial traffic? From where to where? RazorbackExpat Apr 12 #19

Between poor question forming, and even poorer knowledge, I'm going to eat it. Harker Apr 12 #20

Wouldn't the damning of the Colorado disqualify it? brush Apr 19 #35

There was some limited freight traffic prior to the damming, brush. Harker Apr 19 #40

The Snake? LNM Apr 29 #115

No, but a good guess. Harker Apr 30 #117

I'll guess the Yukon River, due to icy conditions? Liberty Belle May 21 #152

Name 5 chemical elements whose chemical symbol is not same as its name tornado34jh Apr 12 #12

Off the top of my head: Gold (Au think); silver (Ag) KitFox Apr 12 #13

Mercury is Hg Wolf Frankula Apr 12 #14

Potassium K RazorbackExpat Apr 12 #15

Also, Potassium.... ProfessorGAC Apr 19 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 19 #54

Gale singing the elements. VGNonly Apr 15 #23

awesome! Kittycatkat Apr 19 #57

None of them! jmowreader Apr 28 #85

What was the first state admitted to the Union in the 19th century, RazorbackExpat Apr 12 #17

Guess dweller Apr 19 #38

Definitely NOT Alaska which was finally admitted PoindexterOglethorpe May 21 #169

Ohio Earl_from_PA Apr 29 #102

Correct RazorbackExpat May 2 #124

What was the largest wood-walled fortification in North America? VGNonly Apr 15 #22

Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia? applegrove Apr 19 #29

Good guess but Louisbourg is stone and brick. VGNonly Apr 19 #43

Oh great. I was at Louisburgh when I was 4 and before applegrove Apr 19 #46

Wow, Louisbourgh is very impressive! VGNonly Apr 19 #50

I remember going to Old Fort Henry as a child. The tour applegrove Apr 19 #59

Cahokia in Missouri. hedda_foil Apr 29 #108

What is the name of the spot farthest away from any land in the world? red dog 1 Apr 18 #25

It is that dead zone in the Pacific. I never know names. applegrove Apr 19 #28

Point Nemo VGNonly Apr 19 #42

Ding! red dog 1 Apr 19 #58

Canada is the country with the most coastline in the world. Who is second? applegrove Apr 19 #27

Norway, I would think. Harker Apr 19 #41

Right on! applegrove Apr 19 #47

Takk! Harker Apr 19 #48

Where is the southern-most point in the US? brush Apr 19 #30

Key West, FL? EverHopeful Apr 19 #39

My Answer, Too ProfessorGAC Apr 19 #45

I've stayed at the Southernmost! greatauntoftriplets Apr 28 #78

We Had Lunch There Once ProfessorGAC Apr 28 #81

I know where the Green Parrot is. greatauntoftriplets Apr 28 #83

Key West is correct. There's an actual monumemt there to signigfy it as the southern-most point of the continental US. brush Apr 19 #49

It isn't in Hawaii? Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 19 #55

Key West is the southern-most point in the continental US brush Apr 19 #56

Who said this? brush Apr 19 #31

MLK dweller Apr 19 #32

You are correct on my question. Is Barrack Obama one of the two of your question? brush Apr 19 #33

Not to my knowledge dweller Apr 19 #34

What's the answer? brush Apr 19 #36

The only 2 people to win both an Oscar and a Nobel prize dweller Apr 19 #37

Al Gore macwriter Apr 28 #80

Nope dweller Apr 29 #95

What was the name of the ship VGNonly Apr 19 #51

Well it wasn't dweller Apr 20 #60

No... it wasn't the Edmund. VGNonly Apr 20 #61

Well dweller Apr 20 #62

Shackleton? justaprogressive Apr 30 #118

The ship was the Gjoa. VGNonly Apr 30 #119

Mia Farrow, Sally Field, VGNonly Apr 21 #63

"Coalminer's Daughter"? Harker Apr 24 #65

The role was Mattie Ross in True Grit. VGNonly Apr 24 #66

What's the most remote populated spot on Earth? red dog 1 Apr 24 #64

McMurdo AFB in antarctica. Angleae Apr 25 #68

Good guess but no red dog 1 Apr 25 #71

Tristan da Cunha VGNonly Apr 25 #70

Yes red dog 1 Apr 25 #72

Aside from Alaska VGNonly Apr 24 #67

Minnesota Angleae Apr 25 #69

Which WW2 plane was nicknamed The Jug? VGNonly Apr 25 #73

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Harker Apr 28 #75

Yes! VGNonly Apr 28 #82

The Vought F4U Corsair, I believe. Harker Apr 29 #92

Corsair is correct. VGNonly Apr 29 #98

I got only "Enterprise." Harker Apr 29 #99

The Ranger and Saratoga VGNonly Apr 29 #111

Good work, VGNonly! Harker Apr 29 #113

My Father served on a LST 1944-46 VGNonly Apr 30 #120

My father listened to the radio at night, hoping your father would win the war before he was old enough to fight... Harker May 7 #138

In what California city was "Believe It or Not" cartoonist Robert Ripley born in? red dog 1 Apr 28 #74

Santa Rosa Historic NY May 6 #129

You Got it! red dog 1 May 6 #132

Excluding Alaska, what state extends farthest north? Sneederbunk Apr 28 #76

Minnesota? The Madcap Apr 28 #77

Correctamundo. Sneederbunk Apr 28 #79

Only two players have been voted MVP of both leagues jmowreader Apr 28 #84

The blue ink in your printer is called Cyan. Why? jmowreader Apr 28 #86

The chemical cyanide has a blue cast to it, and was/is an ingredient in colorants? Harker Apr 29 #93

Fun Fact On That ProfessorGAC Apr 29 #103

That is fun, Professor... thanks! n/t Harker Apr 29 #105

κυανός Kyanos Cyanos Cyan Buzz cook May 6 #127

What makes Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium unique among MLB ballparks? jmowreader Apr 28 #87

Wild guess. It's the furthest distance from any other park? LNM Apr 29 #116

No. It's only a couple hundred miles from Busch Stadium jmowreader Apr 30 #121

What makes San Diego's Petco Park unique among MLB ballparks? jmowreader Apr 28 #88

Western Metal Supply Building, a historical warehouse that could not be demolished was.. Brother Buzz Apr 29 #114

You got it jmowreader Apr 30 #122

Maybe some games are 'Cats only' days Brother Buzz Apr 30 #123

In New York City, what's the difference between a street and an avenue? jmowreader Apr 28 #89

Avenues Have Trees Bordering Them? ProfessorGAC Apr 29 #104

Orientation jmowreader Apr 29 #106

Same As Chicago ProfessorGAC Apr 29 #107

Yeah, I Saw That ProfessorGAC Yesterday #212

In Denver avenues run E/W & streets run N/S & in Downtown Denver, all bets are off. CrispyQ Yesterday #205

Direction Avenues north-south Streets east- west. Historic NY May 6 #130

What country has the most islands in the world? Wiz Imp Apr 28 #90

(wild guess) Indonesia? red dog 1 Apr 29 #91

Good guesses, but no. Wiz Imp Apr 29 #94

Sweden? VGNonly Apr 29 #96

Correct! Wiz Imp Apr 29 #100

Indonesia? ProfessorGAC Apr 29 #97

They are probably #1 in terms of inhabited islands, but 6 countries have more total islands. Wiz Imp Apr 29 #101

Which country has the most pyramids? CanonRay Apr 29 #109

Peru? Harker Apr 29 #110

Nope! CanonRay Apr 29 #112

Mexico? red dog 1 May 6 #131

No sir. CanonRay May 6 #133

Hint: There are 220 of them. CanonRay May 6 #134

What WW2 plane was nicknamed VGNonly May 5 #125

Lockheed's P-38 Historic NY May 6 #128

How did Harrison Ford keep his famous fedora on in filming the Indiana Jones movies? Bayard May 5 #126

A couple of discreet screws under the hat band? Harker May 7 #136

Nope Bayard May 7 #137

By reading his own press releases? JoseBalow May 7 #142

Two sided tape or doubled up duct tape (?) underpants May 21 #154

Staples. rsdsharp May 21 #158

Yep. I looked it up. underpants May 21 #166

Ding ding ding! Bayard May 22 #172

What were the last names of blues harmonica greats Big Walter and Little Walter? Harker May 7 #135

I knew Little Walter's last name but I can't remember it now. He played with McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) red dog 1 May 7 #140

I enjoyed it, too, Red. Harker May 7 #141

From what SAC air base did General Jack D. Ripper implement "Wing Attack Plan R" Harker May 7 #139

Burpelson Air Force Base jmowreader May 19 #146

You know it! Harker May 19 #147

Which civil war general born in Virginia VGNonly May 13 #143

George Thomas UnderThisLaw May 19 #149

This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 May 15 #144

Who was the first Black player to sign an NBA contract? red dog 1 May 19 #145

Charley Cooper underpants May 21 #156

So that was college hoops red dog 1 May 22 #178

I had to look into up. underpants May 22 #182

This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 May 22 #183

Looked it up underpants May 21 #170

Earl Lloyd was the first Black player to play in the NBA red dog 1 May 22 #179

What was the fastest piston engine aircraft of WWII? Harker May 19 #148

Vought F4U Corsair? rsdsharp May 21 #160

No, it's not an American plane. Harker May 22 #174

Ta152? Angleae May 22 #175

Great guess, but not it. Right on the country! Harker May 22 #180

What well-known politician was one of the first people to recreationally run the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon red dog 1 May 21 #150

Poppa Bush? underpants May 21 #153

No, good guess though. red dog 1 May 21 #155

Okay I've given this much thought underpants May 21 #165

It was Barry Goldwater red dog 1 May 22 #181

Barry Goldwater. rsdsharp May 21 #157

Yep. red dog 1 May 21 #161

The department store manager kinda gave it away. rsdsharp May 21 #164

John McCain? JoseBalow May 21 #159

It was Barry Goldwater. red dog 1 May 21 #163

Barry Goldwater? PoindexterOglethorpe May 21 #171

Who was the politician that reached VGNonly May 22 #177

Was he a Democrat? red dog 1 Saturday #187

A very well known Democrat VGNonly Sunday #189

I'm probably wrong but I'll take a wild guess...Jimmy Carter? red dog 1 Sunday #190

Good try but... VGNonly Sunday #192

George McGovern? Harker Wednesday #197

Quote a line or passage from Shakespeare snot May 22 #173

"Would that he were here alone..." Harker Sunday #193

Yay! snot Wednesday #194

I'm sure my citation is but a fragment of a more expansive idea. Would that I were able to recall the rest. Harker Wednesday #195

Normally, for the most part, gab13by13 May 22 #176

What Triple Crown-winning horse set the record for fastest time in all 3 races & won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths? red dog 1 Saturday #188

Who finished second? A donkey? Harker Wednesday #196

Hint: There were only five horses racing that day because it was a kind of "match race" between 2 fast race horses red dog 1 Wednesday #198

I'm hopeless, Red. Harker Wednesday #199

Well, there aren't that many movies about racehorses, so you might try to guess from that fact red dog 1 Yesterday #213

Which president suffered permanent partial vision loss VGNonly Sunday #191

Aircraft Carriers on Lake Michigan VGNonly Yesterday #200

USS Sable & USS Wolverine Angleae Yesterday #202

Yes VGNonly Yesterday #204

Name the five freedoms of the 1st Amendment. brush Yesterday #201

Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and to seek redress Harker Yesterday #207

Absolutely right. You know your "Bill of Rights." brush Yesterday #210

You know it, brush! Harker Yesterday #211

What author has written a book in every category of the Dewey Decimal System except one? CrispyQ Yesterday #203

Isaac Asimov? Harker Yesterday #206

Ding, ding! CrispyQ Yesterday #208

I read his autobiography last year. Harker Yesterday #209