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  • 1. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1929?

    • A.

      "War And Remembrance" By Herman Wouk

    • B.

      "The Marriage Of William Ashe" By Mary Augusta Ward

    • C.

      "Doctor Zhivago" By Boris Pasternak

    • D.

      "Elizabeth And Essex" By Lytton Strachey

    Correct Answer
    D. "Elizabeth And Essex" By Lytton Strachey
  • 2. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1931?

    • A.

      "May This House Be Safe From Tigers" By Alexander King

    • B.

      "The Greatest Generation" By Tom Brokaw

    • C.

      "Five Days In Paris" By Danielle Steel

    • D.

      "The Good Earth" By Pearl S. Buck

    Correct Answer
    D. "The Good Earth" By Pearl S. Buck
  • 3. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 3 on the best seller list in 1931?

    • A.

      "The Shuttle" By Frances Hodgson Burnett

    • B.

      "Washington Merry-Go-Round" By Drew Pearson And Robert S. Allen

    • C.

      "Trinity" By Leon Uris

    • D.

      "Daddy" By Danielle Steel

    Correct Answer
    B. "Washington Merry-Go-Round" By Drew Pearson And Robert S. Allen
  • 4. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 5 on the best seller list in 1932?

    • A.

      "The Deliverance" By Ellen Glasgow

    • B.

      "The Last Hurrah" By Edwin O'Connor

    • C.

      "I Need All The Friends I Can Get" By Charles M. Schulz

    • D.

      "Van Loon's Geography" By Hendrik Willem Van Loon

    Correct Answer
    D. "Van Loon's GeograpHy" By Hendrik Willem Van Loon
  • 5. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1933?

    • A.

      "Topaz" By Leon Uris

    • B.

      "Life Begins At Forty" By Walter B. Pitkin

    • C.

      "Cujo" By Stephen King

    • D.

      "Fools Die" By Mario Puzo

    Correct Answer
    B. "Life Begins At Forty" By Walter B. Pitkin
  • 6. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1934?

    • A.

      "Lamb In His Bosom" By Caroline Miller

    • B.

      "The Living Bible" By Kenneth Taylor

    • C.

      "Herzog" By Saul Bellow

    • D.

      "Misery Is A Blind Date" By Johnny Carson

    Correct Answer
    A. "Lamb In His Bosom" By Caroline Miller
  • 7. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 3 on the best seller list in 1934?

    • A.

      "Nijinsky" By Romola Nijinsky

    • B.

      "Looking Out For #1" By Robert Ringer

    • C.

      "Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession" By Erma Bombeck

    • D.

      "Youngblood Hawke" By Herman Wouk

    Correct Answer
    A. "Nijinsky" By Romola Nijinsky
  • 8. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1935?

    • A.

      "The Leopard" By Giuseppe Di Lampedusa

    • B.

      "Masters Of Deceit" By Edgar Hoover

    • C.

      "Time Out Of Mind" By Rachel Field

    • D.

      "Folk Medicine" By D. C. Jarvis

    Correct Answer
    C. "Time Out Of Mind" By Rachel Field
  • 9. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1936?

    • A.

      "The Wild Olive" By Basil King

    • B.

      "The Winning Of Barbara Worth" By Harold Bell Wright

    • C.

      "From The Terrace" By John O'Hara

    • D.

      "Man The Unknown" By Alexis Carrel

    Correct Answer
    D. "Man The Unknown" By Alexis Carrel
  • 10. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 3 on the best seller list in 1937?

    • A.

      "Princess Daisy" By Judith Krantz

    • B.

      "The Return To Religion" By Henry C. Link

    • C.

      "Iacocca: An Autobiography" By Lee Iacocca With William Novak

    • D.

      "E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial Storybook" By William Kotzwinkle

    Correct Answer
    B. "The Return To Religion" By Henry C. Link
  • 11. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1938?

    • A.

      "Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives" By John Naisbitt

    • B.

      "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" By John Gray

    • C.

      "Rebecca" By Daphne Du Maurier

    • D.

      "Lady Rose's Daughter" By Mary Augusta Ward

    Correct Answer
    C. "Rebecca" By DapHne Du Maurier
  • 12. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 5 on the best seller list in 1938?

    • A.

      "The Shuttle" By Frances Hodgson Burnett

    • B.

      "The Horse And Buggy Doctor" By Arthur E. Hertzler

    • C.

      "Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography" By Kitty Kelley

    • D.

      "Zone Policeman 88" By Harry A. Franck

    Correct Answer
    B. "The Horse And Buggy Doctor" By Arthur E. Hertzler
  • 13. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1939?

    • A.

      "Days Of Our Years" By Pierre Van Paassen

    • B.

      "Airport" By Arthur Hailey

    • C.

      "The Pit" By Frank Norris

    • D.

      "May This House Be Safe From Tigers" By Alexander King

    Correct Answer
    A. "Days Of Our Years" By Pierre Van Paassen
  • 14. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1940?

    • A.

      "Kitty Foyle" By Christopher Morley

    • B.

      "The Garden Of Allah" By Robert Hichens

    • C.

      "The Rosary" By Florence Barclay

    • D.

      "Misery" By Stephen King

    Correct Answer
    A. "Kitty Foyle" By ChristopHer Morley
  • 15. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 3 on the best seller list in 1940?

    • A.

      "Once Is Not Enough" By Jacqueline Susann

    • B.

      "A Smattering Of Ignorance" By Oscar Levant

    • C.

      "Misery Is A Blind Date" By Johnny Carson

    • D.

      "The Eyes Of The World" By Harold Bell Wright

    Correct Answer
    B. "A Smattering Of Ignorance" By Oscar Levant

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