The Ladies' Room Reader Quiz Book: 1,000 Questions and Answers About Women and the Things They Love [Paperback]

Leslie Gilbert Elman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

A kicky, sassy way to learn about incredible women and their amazing accomplishments, The Ladies’ Room Reader Quiz Book offers thousands of bits of trivia around the lives and work of women, including:

• Senators
• Rock stars
• Cooks
• Sports heroes
• Nobel Laureates

The book offers many different kinds of brain-teasing quizzes—fill in the blank, matching, true or false, multiple choice, and more. (Answers are provided with accompanying explanations in the back of the book.) The 100 quizzes range from Fashionable Women to Mostly Martha, from California Girls to Kiss Me Kate, from The Cinderella Syndrome to Shop ‘Til You Drop, from Lady Be Good to Goddess Bless. "Did you know . . ." facts appear as extra tidbits of information throughout the book. Did you know. . .
• "Man Enough to be a Woman is the autobiography of Jayne County (a.k.a. Wayne Rogers), a flamboyant drag queen who was part of Andy Warhol’s coterie in the 1970s."
• "‘California Girls’ was a #3 hit for The Beach Boys in 1965 and a #3 hit for David Lee Roth in 1985."
• "Edna MacArthur of Canada had her cremated remains made into a diamond. Intense heat was used to form her ashes into a stone."

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Picking up where Alicia Alvrez’s The Ladies’ Room Reader Revisited left off, Elman, a "frustrated Jeopardy contestant," socks readers with 100 10-question quizzes on all things related to women. The topics, which range from "Shakespeare’s Women" to "Swingin’ Girls of Song," test the trivia knowledge of aficionados of art, current events, history, movies, music, popular culture and science. Elman mixes up the quiz format, from matching (e.g., match the female patron saint with her area of expertise) to multiple choice (e.g., was Frances Gumm an a. actress, b. chemist, or c. confectioner?) to true or false ("There is only one type of orgasm"—true or false?). Perfect for a long car trip, beach reading or, well, the ladies’ room, this is an educational and entertaining way to pass time.
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About the Author

Leslie Gilbert Elman is a New York based writer, editor, and frustrated Jeopardy contestant. She is a regular contributor to Islands and Healing Lifestyles and Spas magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Conari Pr (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573249173
• ISBN-13: 978-1573249171
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,281,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Multiple choice, match-up, and fill-in-the blank quizzes, May 18, 2004

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This review is from: The Ladies' Room Reader Quiz Book: 1,000 Questions and Answers About Women and the Things They Love (Paperback)

The Ladies' Room Reader Quiz Book is an engaging collection of multiple choice, match-up, and fill-in-the blank quizzes, all featuring trivia about women in history and fiction alike. The answer key is detailed and goes at length to present vignettes of information behind each answer. A fun guide for self-testing one's knowledge of the feminine side of things, or just plain whiling away the time while learning fascinating tidbits.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ladies' Room Reader QUIZ BOOK by Leslie Elman, March 30, 2004

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"ksalvio" (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ladies' Room Reader Quiz Book: 1,000 Questions and Answers About Women and the Things They Love (Paperback)

ATTENTION LADIES,!(and Men)

If you can't get enough of Jeopardy these days, and you've
waited for that book or game that would spotlight that brillant
mind of yours, well your wait is over. The Ladies' Room Reader Quiz Book by Leslie Gilbert Elman, arrives just in time for a
wonderful gift idea for that special lady in your life.

I just loved it! It's a great book around the water cooler - where you can leave your co-workers scratching their heads saying, "I Didn't Know That???" It's the latest board game at
our house, without the board. Filled with little known facts
about Women that can stump the whole family.

If you are a fan of the first books Ladies' Room Reader and
Ladies' Room or Ladies' Room Revisited - you'll just love taking
the quiz, and having this book around to stump your friends, it
really stands alone.

I know a few ladies who will love getting this as a Mother's Day
Gift. I highly recommend it!

Katherine Salvio