Eric Johnson
The 5pm Quiz: Lit Slits (Presidential Memoirs)
by Eric Johnson - January 27, 2011 - 5:00 PM

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It’s time for another edition of Lit Slits, where we test your knowledge of books people like to tell everyone they’ve read. This edition quizzes you on presidential memoirs. These huge tomes are a modern hallmark of American politics — but how well do you know them?

Given a vertical stripe of text from a memoir, it’s your job to ID the ex-Commander-in-Chief who wrote it.

Take the Quiz: Lit Slits (Presidential Memoirs)

Two notes before we begin:
1. We can’t claim credit for this idea. Lit Slits debuted in January 1993 at Williams College’s semi-annual Trivia Contest. Special thanks to Des and Daniel for their assistance.
2. Eric has a few more Lit Slits in the pipeline. If you have a good idea for a future installment of the series, leave us a comment!

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Comments (3)

  1. Have you guys done Dr. Seuss books? I’m pretty sure you have but I’m not certain.

    Also, book cover art would be a pretty cool topic for a future installment. (Have you guys ever done a book-based Type-Faceoff?)

    posted by D.P. on 1-28-2011 at 12:44 am

  2. This was pretty interesting, I’ve never read any of these, but there were just enough clues in each to identify them (for someone who knows more than I do).

    6/12

    posted by Wayne on 1-28-2011 at 11:17 am

  3. 10/12. Lots of clues.

    Observation: ‘Lit Slits’ is a lot more fun trying to figure out who wrote it than trying to figure out which book it came from.

    That is probably true because you can really on other knowledge — and a little deductive logic — if your reading isn’t exhaustively comprehensive.

    posted by EgoNemo on 1-28-2011 at 1:01 pm

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