Bennett Cerf, Dr. Seuss's publisher, wagered $50 that Seuss could not write a book using only fifty different words. Seuss won by writing which book?
Bennett Cerf bet that Dr. Seuss could not write a book using only 50 different words, which he wagered $50. Dr. Seuss wrote the book Green Eggs and Ham to win the bet. [1]
In 1960, Dr. Seuss, which is the pen name of Theodore Geisel, wrote his most popular book, Green Eggs and Ham, on a bet with his publisher, Bennett Cerf, for $50. [1][2][3] Cerf bet that Geisel couldn't write a book with 50 or fewer different words, and Geisel won the bet by writing Green Eggs and Ham, which consisted of only 49 different words. [1][2][3]