Friday 28th April 2023
Difficulty: Hard
Unusual book titles (Quiz #161)
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The Bookseller/Diagram Prize is awarded every year to a book with an unusual title. It was originally organised to provide entertainment during the 1978 Frankfurt Book Fair. These questions are about some winning titles.
1. Wilson, Keppel and Betty were a popular British music hall act in the mid-20th century, famous for their "Egyptian Sand Dance" routine. Alan Stafford won the 2015 Bookseller/Diagram Prize for his biography of the threesome. What was its title?
2. Kaz Cooke won the award in 2002 for Living With Crazy Buttocks, her book of humorous essays on various topics, including WHAT (to which the title refers)?
3. The 2007 award was won by a self-help book for women, written by a man, entitled If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your... WHAT?
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