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  • 1. 

    Which of these books was a top 5 best seller the most recent?

    • A.

      "How To Avoid Probate" By Norman F. Dacey

    • B.

      "We" By Charles A. Lindbergh

    • C.

      "Private Parts" By Howard Stern

    • D.

      "The Moon Is Down" By John Steinbeck

    Correct Answer
    C. "Private Parts" By Howard Stern
  • 2. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1917?

    • A.

      "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold" By John Le Carre

    • B.

      "Poems Of Alan Seeger" By Alan Seeger

    • C.

      "The 9 Steps To Financial Freedom" By Suze Orman

    • D.

      "Cross Creek" By Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

    Correct Answer
    B. "Poems Of Alan Seeger" By Alan Seeger
  • 3. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 5 on the best seller list in 1930?

    • A.

      "The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success" By Deepak Chopra

    • B.

      "Herzog" By Saul Bellow

    • C.

      "The Lord God Made Them All" By James Herriot

    • D.

      "Angel Pavement" By J. B. Priestley

    Correct Answer
    D. "Angel Pavement" By J. B. Priestley
  • 4. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1932?

    • A.

      "The Deep" By Peter Benchley

    • B.

      "Magnolia Street" By Louis Golding

    • C.

      "Without Remorse" By Tom Clancy

    • D.

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

    Correct Answer
    B. "Magnolia Street" By Louis Golding
  • 5. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 5 on the best seller list in 1935?

    • A.

      "The Total Woman" By Marabel Morgan

    • B.

      "Seven Pillars Of Wisdom" By T. E. Lawrence

    • C.

      "The Inside Of The Cup" By Winston Churchill

    • D.

      "Raise High The Roof Beam, Carpenters, And Seymour" By J. D. Salinger

    Correct Answer
    B. "Seven Pillars Of Wisdom" By T. E. Lawrence
  • 6. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1975?

    • A.

      "The Nazarene" By Sholem Asch

    • B.

      "The Moneychangers" By Arthur Hailey

    • C.

      "The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse" By V. Blasco Iba-Ez

    • D.

      "Across The River And Into The Trees" By Ernest Hemingway

    Correct Answer
    B. "The Moneychangers" By Arthur Hailey
  • 7. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 3 on the best seller list in 1986?

    • A.

      "The Constant Nymph" By Margaret Kennedy

    • B.

      "His Way: The Unauthorized Biography Of Frank Sinatra" By Kitty Kelley

    • C.

      "A New Conscience And An Ancient Evil" By Jane Addams

    • D.

      "Caravans" By James A. Michener

    Correct Answer
    B. "His Way: The Unauthorized BiograpHy Of Frank Sinatra" By Kitty Kelley
  • 8. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 3 on the best seller list in 1989?

    • A.

      "A Woman Named Jackie" By C. David Heymann

    • B.

      "South America" By James Bryce

    • C.

      "Tomorrow Will Be Better" By Betty Smith

    • D.

      "The Harvester" By Gene Stratton Porter

    Correct Answer
    A. "A Woman Named Jackie" By C. David Heymann
  • 9. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1998?

    • A.

      "The Life Of Christ" By Giovanni Papini

    • B.

      "The Caine Mutiny" By Herman Wouk

    • C.

      "A Man In Full" By Tom Wolfe

    • D.

      "The Valley Of Decision" By Marcia Davenport

    Correct Answer
    C. "A Man In Full" By Tom Wolfe
  • 10. 

    Who was the author of the best selling 1900 fiction book "Unleavened Bread"?

    • A.

      Nena And George O'Neill

    • B.

      Robert James Waller

    • C.

      Kitty Kelley

    • D.

      Robert Grant

    Correct Answer
    D. Robert Grant
  • 11. 

    Who was the author of the best selling 1901 fiction book "The Right of Way"?

    • A.

      Romola Nijinsky

    • B.

      Eric Berne

    • C.

      Dee Brown

    • D.

      Gilbert Parker

    Correct Answer
    D. Gilbert Parker
  • 12. 

    Who was the author of the best selling 1902 fiction book "Audrey"?

    • A.

      Charles M. Schulz

    • B.

      Robert Ludlum

    • C.

      Mary Johnston

    • D.

      Alexis Carrel

    Correct Answer
    C. Mary Johnston
  • 13. 

    Who was the author of the 1904 fiction book "The Crossing"?

    • A.

      Frances Parkinson Keyes

    • B.

      Frederick Forsyth

    • C.

      Winston Churchill

    • D.

      Kenneth Taylor

    Correct Answer
    C. Winston Churchill
  • 14. 

    Who was the author of the 1905 fiction book "Sandy"?

    • A.

      Harry Golden

    • B.

      Victor Lasky

    • C.

      John Grisham

    • D.

      Alice Hegan Rice

    Correct Answer
    D. Alice Hegan Rice
  • 15. 

    Who was the author of the best selling 1907 fiction book "The Shuttle"?

    • A.

      Morton Thompson

    • B.

      Anne Morrow Lindbergh

    • C.

      Frances Hodgson Burnett

    • D.

      Priscilla Beaulieu Presley With Sandra Harmon

    Correct Answer
    C. Frances Hodgson Burnett

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