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  • 1. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1950?

    • A.

      "The Sky Pilot In No Man's Land" By Ralph Connor

    • B.

      "Pet Sematary" By Stephen King

    • C.

      "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil" By John Berendt

    • D.

      "The Wall" By John Hersey

    Correct Answer
    D. "The Wall" By John Hersey
  • 2. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1951?

    • A.

      "Dorothy Vernon Of Haddon Hall" By Charles Major

    • B.

      "The Christmas Box" By Richard Paul Evans

    • C.

      "From Here To Eternity" By James Jones

    • D.

      "The Lost World" By Michael Crichton

    Correct Answer
    C. "From Here To Eternity" By James Jones
  • 3. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1951?

    • A.

      "Bloodlines" By Sidney Sheldon

    • B.

      "Storm Warning" By Jack Higgins

    • C.

      "Cosmos" By Carl Sagan

    • D.

      "Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book" By Betty Crocker

    Correct Answer
    D. "Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book" By Betty Crocker
  • 4. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 5 on the best seller list in 1952?

    • A.

      "The Ghost" By Danielle Steel

    • B.

      "Mrs. Wiggs Of The Cabbage Patch" By Alice Caldwell Hegan

    • C.

      "The Prodigal Judge" By Vaughan Kester

    • D.

      "Steamboat Gothic" By Frances Parkinson Keyes

    Correct Answer
    D. "Steamboat Gothic" By Frances Parkinson Keyes
  • 5. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1953?

    • A.

      "The Constant Nymph" By Margaret Kennedy

    • B.

      "So Big" By Edna Ferber

    • C.

      "The Silver Chalice" By Thomas B. Costain

    • D.

      "Peace Negotiations" By Robert Lansing

    Correct Answer
    C. "The Silver Chalice" By Thomas B. Costain
  • 6. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1953?

    • A.

      "Angel Unaware" By Dale Evans Rogers

    • B.

      "Slow Waltz At Cedar Bend" By Robert James Waller

    • C.

      "The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure" By Robert E. Kowalski

    • D.

      "The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet" By Herman Tarnower, M.D., And Samm Sinclair Baker

    Correct Answer
    A. "Angel Unaware" By Dale Evans Rogers
  • 7. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1954?

    • A.

      "The Masquerader" By Katherine Cecil Thurston

    • B.

      "The Enchanted April" By Elizabeth

    • C.

      "The Way Things Ought To Be" By Rush Limbaugh

    • D.

      "The Power Of Positive Thinking" By Norman Vincent Peale

    Correct Answer
    D. "The Power Of Positive Thinking" By Norman Vincent Peale
  • 8. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1955?

    • A.

      "Bonjour Tristesse" By Franoise Sagan

    • B.

      "Angel Pavement" By J. B. Priestley

    • C.

      "Ann Vickers" By Sinclair Lewis

    • D.

      "The Deep" By Peter Benchley

    Correct Answer
    A. "Bonjour Tristesse" By Franoise Sagan
  • 9. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 5 on the best seller list in 1956?

    • A.

      "How To Live 365 Days A Year" By John A. Schindler

    • B.

      "Rainbow Six" By Tom Clancy

    • C.

      "The Bridges Of Madison County" By Robert James Waller

    • D.

      "Lamb In His Bosom" By Caroline Miller

    Correct Answer
    A. "How To Live 365 Days A Year" By John A. Schindler
  • 10. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1956?

    • A.

      "The Weavers" By Gilbert Parker

    • B.

      "Arthritis And Common Sense" By Dan Dale Alexander

    • C.

      "The Americanization Of Edward Bok" By Edward Bok

    • D.

      "Etiquette" By Emily Post

    Correct Answer
    B. "Arthritis And Common Sense" By Dan Dale Alexander
  • 11. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 3 on the best seller list in 1957?

    • A.

      "The Frugal Gourmet On Our Immigrant Heritage: Recipes You Should Have Gotten From Your Grandmother" By Jeff Smith

    • B.

      "Compulsion" By Meyer Levin

    • C.

      "Fit For Life" By Harvey And Marilyn Diamond

    • D.

      "Elmer Gantry" By Sinclair Lewis

    Correct Answer
    B. "Compulsion" By Meyer Levin
  • 12. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1957?

    • A.

      "The Inner Shrine" By Basil King

    • B.

      "To Live Again" By Catherine Marshall

    • C.

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

    • D.

      "Katrine" By Elinor Macartney Lane

    Correct Answer
    B. "To Live Again" By Catherine Marshall
  • 13. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1958?

    • A.

      ". Kids Say The Darndest Things" By Art Linkletter

    • B.

      "Loving Each Other" By Leo Buscaglia

    • C.

      "Red Pottage" By Mary Cholmondeley

    • D.

      "The Celestine Prophecy" By James Redfield

    Correct Answer
    A. ". Kids Say The Darndest Things" By Art Linkletter
  • 14. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1959?

    • A.

      "The Broad Highway" By Jeffrey Farnol

    • B.

      "Babbitt" By Sinclair Lewis

    • C.

      "The Outline Of History" By H. G. Wells

    • D.

      "Exodus" By Leon Uris

    Correct Answer
    D. "Exodus" By Leon Uris
  • 15. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1959?

    • A.

      "Folk Medicine" By D. C. Jarvis

    • B.

      "Lady Rose's Daughter" By Mary Augusta Ward

    • C.

      "Crisis Investing: Opportunities And Profits In The Coming Great Depression" By Douglas R. Casey

    • D.

      "In Flanders Fields" By John McCrae

    Correct Answer
    A. "Folk Medicine" By D. C. Jarvis

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