Put your general knowledge to the test, and impress your family and friends with your astonishing brainpower and trivia genius. An addictive quiz book for all the family featuring 10,000 questions, The Big Quiz Book has something for everyone. With 10 different general knowledge categories - from Science & Technology, Art & Literature, and Natural History, to Food & Drink, Film & TV, and Sport & Leisure - and three increasing levels of difficulty, it offers a fresh and up-to-the-minute quizzing experience that will educate and entertain all the family. Bursting with fascinating facts to boost your trivia knowledge, whatever your specialist subject or your nemesis topic, The Big Quiz Book is perfect for home entertainment and virtual pub quizzes. You won't be able to put it down!
Many quiz books claim they have a “world” flavour to them, when in fact all they ask is where a famous monument is, or in which city are you likely to find.........??? Now, for the first time, comes The Best Quiz Book of the World which actually has the world in it, in the form of quizzes on 111 countries of the world. They include all the well-known ones, the controversial ones, the unique ones, the very small ones and countries that we may have heard about, and know very little about. In fact, it’s those countries that turn out to be very interesting countries through their history, geography, leaders and their culture. The Best Quiz Book of the World has 25 questions about each of the 111 countries listed in the book. It asks questions like the capital city, currency, population, colours on the flag, economy, history, famous and infamous people, sporting and cultural achievements and even the letters on a web address. You will be surprised at how much you may know about a country already. If you don’t, you will certainly learn something about each country in the book. There are 2775 questions in The Best Quiz Book of the World covering the 111 countries. The answers to each country quiz are on the following page to the questions. There is also detailed information on each answer, especially with regards to geography, population and sporting achievements. People will find The Best Quiz Book of the World fun and challenging. It can be used in formal quiz nights or less formal occasions when people want to challenge each other on a particular country. The Best Quiz Book of the World can also be used as a teacher resource in senior primary, and secondary schools. Enjoy finding out a lot more about our world with The Best Quiz Book of the World.
It is our pleasure to present The Great Book of Trivia: 1000 Questions and Answers to Engage all Minds. We’ve brought together a host of fresh and intriguing questions that will test the limits of your knowledge across a huge range of subjects. The book is divided into 5 parts: Part 1 presents 400 challenging general knowledge questions, divided into 40 rounds. Part 2 introduces the “specialist rounds” at three levels of difficulty: medium, challenging and fiendish. Here you’ll find questions on geography, history, sport, science and nature, literature, art and architecture, and movies and TV. There are 200 questions in 20 rounds. Part 3 brings a lighter touch with 20 “bonus round” quizzes (200 questions in total), where you’ll be asked to spot connections, identify years from a series of clues, recognize famous monuments, and sort out lists of famous people, places and things. Part 4 contains 20 “family fun” quizzes (200 questions in total) that will be especially enjoyable for younger minds. There are straightforward general knowledge questions, alongside rhyming and alphabet quizzes. As a special bonus, the complete Elsinore Books Guess the Initial Quiz is included as the 5th part of this book. Here you’ll find 200 guess the initial challenges, also known as “ditloids”. At Elsinore Books we pride ourselves on creating beautiful e-books, and devote great attention to formatting, and ease of navigation. This book contains a cleanly-styled contents page that permits easy movement between quizzes. Each quiz occupies its own chapter, so you can move between quizzes by pressing a single button on your e-reader. You can access the answers to each quiz by following the links at the top and bottom of the question page. On the answer pages you’ll find each question rewritten and followed by its answer in bold. You can view a full listing of the games inside by clicking on the preview of this book and viewing the contents page. Some of the collection highlights are outlined below: General Knowledge Round 1 1. What colour are the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? 2. The Qudrilatero Della Moda is an upscale fashion district in which city? 3. Which land mammal has the largest eyes? 4. How many planets in our solar system have exactly one moon? 5. How many dice “pips” are there in total on the Domino’s Pizza logo? Movies and TV: Medium 1. Which city does Rocky Balboa come from? 2. Who directed the films Hunger, Shame, and 12 Years a Slave? 3. Who is the protagonist of the TV series Mad Men? 4. Which country produced the TV dramas Borgen, and The Killing? 5. Which city is home to the “Cinecittà” film studio? Trivial Disputes 1 1. Order the following animals by weight, from Heaviest to Lightest: Blue Whale, Bengal Tiger, Elephant Seal, Manta Ray 2. Order the following constructions by height, from Tallest to Smallest: Great Pyramid at Giza, Burj Khalifa, Shanghai Tower, One World Trade Centre 3. Order the following countries by population, from Most populous to Least populous: India, China, Indonesia, USA, Brazil 4. Order the following languages by number of first-tongue speakers, from Most to Least: Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, English 5. Order the following organs by weight, from Heaviest to Lightest: Brain, Heart, Skin, Pancreas, Thyroid Family Fun Quiz 1 1. What fruit is dried to produce raisins? 2. What kind of weapon was wielded by the Norse God Thor? 3. Which animal appears first in the Oxford English Dictionary? 4. Which fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson tells the story of a young swan?
Covers all musical genres with a focus on rock and pop from the 1960s through today. You may know that Bono's real name is Paul Hewson and that John Lennon was featured on the first cover of Rolling Stone, but it might surprise you to learn that compact discs have been on the market since 1982.
From the author of Crazy English and The Miracle of Language, a fiendishly engrossing, thoroughly addictive volume of anecdotes, curiosities, and quizzes testing your knowledge of books from Genesis to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest..
In this follow-up to Richard Lederer’s Literary Trivia, the author delves into curious facts and anecdotes about mythology, Shakespeare, and the Bible. Through his numerous books and syndicated columns, Richard Lederer’s infectious love of language and literature has inspired and intrigued readers for decades. Now the author of Lederer on Language and Anguished English delivers a volume full of fascinating trivia about some of Western literature’s most foundational works. Here you will be able to test—and expand—your knowledge of the Bible, ancient Greek mythology, and the plays and poetry of William Shakespeare.
How many million cubic yards of earth will Big Dig workers have dug up in downtown Boston when the project is completed? (Sixteen million cubic yards or 192 million wheelbarrows.) Which newspaper, reacting to wildly high cost overruns and scandalous cover-ups, ran the sensational headline, "The Big Dig: Bankrupt"? (The Boston Globe, on April 9, 2000.) And how much do you know about this historic construction project-the largest ever attempted? Find out! This fun follow-up to the bestselling The Big Dig and The Big Dig at Night tests your "Dig" smarts with mind-stretching and mind-boggling questions. Chock-full of interesting behind-the-scenes information, the quizzes cover politics, construction, the Williams Bridge, and other info bytes you'll want to know.
If you consider yourself a trivia expert, Uncle John has created the perfect book for you. Who knows more about trivia than the folks at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute? Nobody, that’s who! With more than 300 pages of fascinating facts arranged in a fun quiz format, Uncle John's Presents the Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz will test your knowledge on a variety of subjects...and then you can stump your friends! Some sample questions: What are pato, shinty, and hapkido? What are the two moons of Mars called? Where would you find a fetlock? In what country would you find the world’s smallest mammal? Want the answers? Buy the book! (Just kidding. Here they are: sports; Phobos and Deimos; just above a horse’s hoof; and Thailand, where you’ll find the tiny bumblebee bat.) You’ll find thousands more fun questions (and answers) in Uncle John's Presents the Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz!
Trivia-on-Book: American Sniper: An Autobiography by Chris Kyle Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! Kyle's longest successful recorded shot was made from two thousand, one hundred yards (or one thousand, nine hundred and twenty meters) away outside of Sadr City. He had spotted an insurgent who was about to throw a grenade at a U.S. convoy. Kyle fired a single shot using a sniper rifle and successfully hit the man, killing him before he could cause any harm. Sadr City was the last place Kyle was deployed, and this was where he saw the worst fighting. You may have read the book, but not have liked it. You may have liked the book, but not be a fan. You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan? Trivia-on-Books is an independently curated trivia quiz on the book for readers, students, and fans alike. Whether you're looking for new materials to the book or would like to take the challenge yourself and share it with your friends and family for a time of fun, Trivia-on-Books provides a unique approach to American Sniper by Chris Kyle that is both insightful and educational! Features You'll Find Inside: • 30 Multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters and author • Insightful commentary to answer every question • Complementary quiz material for yourself or your reading group • Results provided with scores to determine "status" Promising quality and value, come play your trivia of a favorite book!
Trivia-on-Book: Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good: A Novel by Jan Karon Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! Father Tim and Esther Cunningham, former mayor, are struggling with the effects of aging and the changes that are brought about by retirement. The kindness, friendliness, and compassion expressed by the folks of Mitford town make life easier as everybody does what he or she can to make sure that everybody else is comfortable and doing well. Most readers agree that Jan Karon has done a beautiful job in keeping her fans hooked in the Mitford series by creating such a wonderful place. You may have read the book, but not have liked it. You may have liked the book, but not be a fan. You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan? Trivia-on-Books is an independently curated trivia quiz on the book for readers, students, and fans alike. Whether you're looking for new materials to the book or would like to take the challenge yourself and share it with your friends and family for a time of fun, Trivia-on-Books provides a unique approach to Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon that is both insightful and educational! Features You'll Find Inside: • 30 Multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters and author • Insightful commentary to answer every question • Complementary quiz material for yourself or your reading group • Results provided with scores to determine "status" Promising quality and value, come play your trivia of a favorite book!
