Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Didn't Know Where to Look: The Ultimate Trivia Book

Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Didn't Know Where to Look: The Ultimate Trivia Book

by Ranjit Thomas
Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Didn't Know Where to Look: The Ultimate Trivia Book

Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Didn't Know Where to Look: The Ultimate Trivia Book

by Ranjit Thomas

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Overview

Hundreds of questions on a variety of topics--art, business, discoveries, films, literature, mathematics, music, mythology, sports, war, and lots of others; things you knew, didn't know (and thought you knew but didn't!) You'll never have a dull moment with this extraordinary compendium of fascinating facts, interesting information, and tantalizing trivia.

If you're even remotely interested in quiz shows, this book will transport you to exhilarating heights. But you don't have to be a quiz buff to take pleasure from it. If you are one that marvels at the remarkable world around us, then you are sure to enjoy going through the pages of this mind-bending eye-opener.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780595005710
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date: 07/01/2000
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 5.96(w) x 9.12(h) x 0.41(d)

Table of Contents

What is Quizzing?1
How Does One Become a Good Quizzer?3
What is a "Good" Question?5
Trivial Pursuit7
Art for Art's Sake11
Men of Letters15
Going Places19
In Good Company23
Comic Opera27
Quotable Quotes31
The Living World35
Who is it?39
Games People Play43
Scientific Sense47
Times Gone by51
What's the Good Word?55
Something New59
Mathematical Games63
The Medium is the Message67
Mythological Matters71
What's in a Name?75
Nobel Men and Women79
Musically Yours83
Leading Edge87
In Capitals91
The Written Word93
Holy Hollywood97
War Clouds101
Citius, Altius, Fortius105
Terminological Exactitudes109
Eureka113
Searching for a Label117
Pot-Pourri121
Parting Shots125
The A to Z of Quizzing129
Afterword135
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