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The $25,000 Challenge: World's Toughest Trivia Test

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This book has taken up the greater part of the past 2 months. It's a great challenge for trivia lovers like myself. However, most of the questions are taken directly (some word for word) from well-known trivia sources. You'd think the writers would have been more original. Oh, and by the way... don't even try. The $25,000 is mine.

IF you can answer the most questions by Sept. 12, 2000 you can win $25,000 (or split it with the other winners). Hints are throughout the book and updates and hints are on the website. example; A33.Who was the only speaking role in Silent Movie? Clue on website is "A33. The least obvious." (I discovered it is the mime, played by Marcel Marceau.) You need at least 940 correct out of 1,566 to be in the contest. There are other such contest books, but this one has the highest cash prize to date. There is some trivia in the book. But it is mostly questions. No answers.

Simply put- this book is the best. I bought it for myself, and have not yet put it down. I bring it to work, or leave it around the house- and someone will pick it up. Its trivia on a wide range of knowledge- general, science, sports, arts, and alot more. Usually- since I am an insomniac- I am online late trying to look up some answers. Even though some people tell me I am a trivia addict- its not a bad thing. If you are one- get this book!

Since there are so many questions, naturally many of them are uninteresting. On the other hand, the book "Quizzing" which has less questions was a much better read.

This is a fun, challenging book, which has a tremendous prize: $25,000! I'll tell you, I have already started answering the questions, and they are really tough, but a great challenge for someone who loves to research! Fun fun fun! Awesome book.

This is a great book for people who want to get into something and bring out their intelligence. It really is a good hobby and can be fun. If you want something to do in your spare time and a goal this is great.

It's quite obvious that the authors are out to make a fast buck. To write a trivia quiz book, they merely copied trivia factoids from various personal Web sites without doing any research to determine if they were actually true. As a result, over 100 of the questions were either disqualified from the contest or required hints from the authors on the publisher's Web site. The photo quizzes contained small, grainy, black & white photos that they obviously ... from various Web sites without permission. Also, I'm willing to bet that the authors weren't given permission to publish a photo from the James Bond movie "From Russia With Love." This is probably true for all of the other TV and movie photos as well. As someone who has collected trivia for many years and has amassed a collection of hundreds of trivia books, I have grown an appreciation for reputable authors who research their data before publishing it. Ronald Smolin and Anthony Notaro do not fall into that category. If you are considering buying this book, DON'T! If you have already bought it, please do what I did -- THROW IT IN THE TRASH CAN!