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Books : Sports, Hobbies & Games : Hobbies & Games : Puzzles & Quizzes : Quiz Questions
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Takes us on a journey around London to discover the tales of the capital's history. This work aims to unearth the hidden gems of legends, firsts, inventions, adventures and birthplaces that shape the city's past. It contains stories and snippets providing an insight into what has shaped the capital.
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Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin and it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? What is house dust mostly made from? What colour are oranges? Who in the world is most likely to kill you? What was the first dishwasher built to do?
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson, the brains behind QI, here present a wonderful collection of the most outrageous, fascinating and mind-bending facts, taking on the popular General Ignorance round from BBC1's top rated quiz and the first book in the bestselling series.
And whatever your answers to the questions above, you can be sure that everything you think you know is wrong.
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Think you can spot the fake?Think again. It's going to be a lot harder than you think to pick out the BS. Each entry hides one well-crafted fib among a pair of unbelievable truths. And it's up to you to figure out what's fascinating and what's fabricated on everything from koala bears to Confucius to high-fructose corn syrup.
Was Cleopatra the last Egyptian pharaoh?
Can you really make diamonds out of tequila?
Is the platypus actually poisonous?A flip of the page reveals whether you're right or wrong as well as more information on the true trivia--and why you might've fallen for the fake fact. You'll really need to know your sh*t if you plan on correctly calling bullsh*t.
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A book like no others, Schott's Original Miscellany is entertaining, unpredictable, and utterly addictive.
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A compendium of trivia which also includes questions on 21st century issues, events and personalities. This work includes 20,000 questions and answers. The questions are arranged in more than 600 rounds of 30 questions, with each round graded according to one of three levels of difficulty.
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Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin and it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? This title presents a collection of some of the most mind-bending facts.
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Can you remember how photosynthesis works? Well, what about quadratic equations? Or the names of all five Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice? How about Henry VIII's wives, conjunctions, inertia, the continents of the world and the Seven Deadly Sins? And what on earth is the point of pi, again? Let's face it: there are an awful lot of half-remembered things floating around in our heads. This witty and very insightful book gathers the facts, fiction, figures and formulae we all learnt at school, and is guaranteed to have you exclaiming, 'I used to know that!)
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People who tune into 'The Chris Moyles Show' in the mornings, Rob DJ is a household name. This plain-speaking Yorkshireman, who hosts a weekly pub quiz in Leeds has become a cult figure after his regular appearances on the show. This title compiles the best questions from his five-year archive.
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Presents over 3,500 challenging questions that cover various aspects of history, science, language, economics, culture and more.
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Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey around London to discover the unknown tales of our capital's history. Travelling through the villages and districts that make up the world’s most dynamic metropolis I Never Knew That About London unearths the hidden gems of legends, firsts, inventions, adventures and birthplaces that shape the city's compelling, and at times, turbulent past. See the Chelsea river views that inspired Turner in his final years and find out where London’s first nude statue is. Explore London's finest country house in Charlton and unearth the secrets of the Mother of Parliaments . Spy out the village that gave its name to a car and the Russian word for railway station. Discover which churchsteeple gave us the design of the traditional wedding cake, where the sandwich was invented and where in Bond Street you can see London’s oldest artefact. Visit the house where Handel and Jimi Hendrix both lived. Climb the famous 311 steps of the Monument, go from East to West and back again at Greenwich and fly the world’s biggest big wheel.Brimming with stories and snippets providing a spellbinding insight into what has shaped our capital, this beautifully illustrated gem of a book is guaranteed to inform and amuse in equal measure.
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Compares and contrasts the different ways individual human beings cope (or fail to cope) with the curves that the uncaring universe throws at us. This work offers us a chance to share the secrets of the Dead, to celebrate their wisdom, to learn from their mistakes, and to marvel at their bad taste in clothes.
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Discover the story of the original 'sweetheart', John Balliol, whose embalmed heart is buried beside his devoted wife, Devorgilla at Sweetheart Abbey in Kirkcudbrightshire. This work takes the reader on a journey around Scotland. It offers stories, firsts, birthplaces, legends and inventions that shape the country's rich and majestic history.
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An annual volume that tells the real stories of the year 2011. It offers both the essential facts and the lucid analysis, combining the authority and accuracy of the Economist with the wit and vitality of 'Have I Got News for You'.
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