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Odd Book Out

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Odd Book Out game quiz
"For each question, three of the books listed have something in common. It may be subject matter or something to do with the author. In most cases you will be given a clue to help you choose the odd one out."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. All of these books concern themselves with famous battles. Three are about the same battle; which one is not?
    "The Most Dangerous Enemy" by Stephen Bungay
    "Duel of Eagles" by Peter Townsend
    "The Price of Glory" by Alistair Horne
    "The Narrow Margin" by Derek Wood and Derek Dempster


2. The subject matter of one of the following war memoirs does not fit with the others. Which one?
    "The Last Enemy" by Richard Hillary
    "Nine Lives" by Alan Deere
    "Spitfire Into Battle" by W. Duncan Smith
    "Sagittarius Rising" by Cecil Lewis


3. Which of these books was written by a different author than the other three?
    The Great Escape
    Reach For the Sky
    Boldness Be My Friend
    The Dambusters


4. At first glance, these four books appear to belong together. One of them, however, differs in one respect. Please name this book.
    The Wooden Horse
    The Great Escape
    The One That Got Away
    Boldness Be My Friend


5. One of these books was written by the author of "The Longest Day". The other three are the work of a historian of a younger generation, Max Hastings. Can you say which is which?
    The Last Battle
    Overlord
    Bomber Command
    The Korean War


6. The authors of three of these books have something in common. Which one does not share in that commonality?
    The First Day on the Somme
    The Zimmermann Telegram
    The Reason Why
    The Gunpowder Plot


7. All of these books are about prisoners of war, yet the setting of one makes it an imperfect fit. Can you say which one?
    "The Road to En-Dor" by E.H. Jones
    "Escape to Danger" by Paul Brickhill and Conrad Norton
    "The Colditz Story" by P.R. Reid
    "The Password Is Courage" by John Castle


8. You might think from the titles that none of these books are connected, yet three of them are. Can you choose the one that is not?
    Warpaths
    Hollywood's Canada
    Vimy
    The Last Spike


9. Which of these biographies differs in two respects from the other three?
    The Courage of the Early Morning
    A Postillion Struck By Lightning
    More or Less
    Dear Me


10. All of these books deal with post-WWII conflicts. Which one is not about Vietnam?
    "Chickenhawk" by Robert Mason
    "The Edge of the Sword" by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
    "A Rumor of War" by Philip Caputo
    "Born on the Fourth of July" by Ron Kovic


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Compiled May 23 13