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 know (and thought you knew but didn!) Youl never have a dull moment with this extraordinary compendium of fascinating facts, interesting information, and tantalizing trivia. Why were women not permitted to watch the ancient Olympics? How did the misconception that spinach contains a lot of iron arise? Why did the founders of Hewlett-Packard price their first product at $54.40? Which mathematical concept owes its origin to soldiers dying of mule kicks in the Prussian army? Why do people say ''Cheers'' before drinking? What is keraunothnetophobia? Whose screen-test result read: "Cute as a fox"? If youe even remotely interested in quiz shows, this book will transport you to exhilarating heights. But you don 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.Ranjit Thomas is an accomplished quizzer, quizmaster and quiz compiler. When he not scouting the world for useless facts, he works for a management consulting firm in New York.
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Ranjit Thomas is an accomplished quizzer, quizmaster and quiz compiler. When he is not scouring the world for useless facts, he works for a management consulting firm in New York.
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NOT THOUGHT-PROVOKING...BUT A LOT OF FUN!,
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If you enjoy trivia games, you will want to have this book. No, it is not lengthy, but is does provide a few hours of enjoyment and fun. In addition, you will be amazed at what you can learn on a variety of topics from business, art, and mythology to math, sports and literature.So, what is "keraunothnetophobia"? Believe it or not, that for me was one of the easy ones, learned from my studies in psychology. It is the fear of "falling man-made satellites." Actually, there are hundreds of known phobias (fears) but, needless to say, that is not one of the commonly known ones. However, when it came to sports, I completely bombed out in that category! The book is a real eye-opener in discovering just how little the average person truly does know! You may do exceedingly well in one category, but some of the other ones will really make your head spin. Hold onto your thinking cap; many of the questions are not easy. If you are feel a need to challenge your knowledge and mental stamina, by all means buy this book. It is meant to be fun, and it is fun - enjoy!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Pretty engrossing..,
By Arvind Sethuraman (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know but Didn't Know Where to Look (The Ultimate Trivia Book) (Paperback)
This book has some really interesting trivia a passionate quizzer would like to know. I would probably rate it 4.5/5. Would have loved it if it had more because the quality of questions was pretty good. The bottom line, and all that matters is its worth the money!!!
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Wonderful and charming!,
By "7heaven" (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know but Didn't Know Where to Look (The Ultimate Trivia Book) (Paperback)
A must-have for anyone who sneaks a peek at "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" or "Jeopardy". This book shows what quiz questions should be like - ones that have answers that simply amaze you.
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- Going Places by Tammy Jones on page 19, and page 20
- Animal Farm by George Orwell on page 95
- Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler on page 95
- The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (Great Minds Series) by John Maynard Keynes on page 41
- Adolf Hitler by Colin Cross on page 89
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