Always amusingly entertaining, often oddly enjoyable, sometimes surprisingly educational, and periodically perfectly enlightening, the 2,000-plus short-answer trivia questions in Trivia Why's, Volume 1 can provide a fount of knowledge for your reading pleasure or serve as an excellent supplement to your favorite trivia board game. Each page features questions from six general trivia categories (Entertainment & Food, History & Government, Math & Science, Geography & Nature, Literature & Arts, and Sports & Games), and answers are kept out of view, appearing in the same spot on the same side of the book two pages later.
While most trivia games and books present naked answers without explanation or justification, you will always learn something more here.
* Sure, you know what league Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania belong to, but what other college was originally the league's ninth member?
* You may remember who painted American Gothic, but who posed as the farmer?
* You're pretty sure what chemical element is the basis for atomic weights, but what other element served that role only 50 years ago?
Every answer is accompanied by a related factoid to make you trivia wise!
