Book of Urban Legend by Rodney Dale

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Category: Trivia | Series: Wordsworth Reference

The Wordsworth Dictionary of Synonyms & Antonyms will enable readers to find the most appropriate word to use on a wide range of occasions. It is designed in particular for students, those writing reports, letters and speeches, and crossword solvers, but everyone who enjoys the richness and diversit y of the English language will find a great deal to reward them within its covers. The dictionary contains approximately: .. 7,0000 main entry words ..60,000 alternative words ..6,000 antonyms (words opposite in meaning) which are clearly highlighted. Special features include: ..Convenient alphabetical A-Z listing ..Numbered senses for words with more than one meaning ..British and American spelling variants ..Specially marked colloquial uses ...Show more

The Penguin Book Quiz: From the Very Hungry Caterpillar to Ulysses by James Walton

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Category: Trivia

Which Haruki Murakami novel shares its title with a Beatles song? In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie's surname? What is heavy-drinking Rachel Watson known as in the title of a 21st-century bestseller? And what do you get if you add the number of Bennet sisters in Jane Aus ten's Pride and Prejudice to the number of Karamazov brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov? With four hundred questions covering books from literary classics to modern bestsellers, through iconic children's books and books you say that you've read but really you haven't, The Penguin Book Quiz is as appropriate for making you look well-read at a party as it is for a book-loving family to tuck into after Christmas dinner- it's as enjoyable to read as it is to play. Featuring the work of everyone from Antony Beevor to Zadie Smith, books from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Ulysses, and with movie, music, television, theatre and literary references abound, this entertaining quiz tickles the fancy (and the brains) of light and heavy readers alike. Answers- - Norwegian Wood - Bucket - The Girl on the Train - Eight (five sisters, three brothers) ...Show more

How to Win Your Pub Quiz: Your Only Guide to Ultimate Victory by Les Palmer

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Category: Trivia

Do YOU dream of one day winning your local pub quiz? Wouldn't it be great to wipe that smug smile off the face of the weekly winners? How To Win Your Pub Quiz is a glorious celebration of a great British institution - the pub quiz - and your 100% guarantee* of ultimate quizzing victory. Written by a sel f-confessed quizaholic, this funny guide to pub quizzing expertly describes how to turn your crap team into a winning machine! By supplying you with everything you need to know to tackle those tricky questions and rounds, as well as loads of other super hints, tips and trivia, this unique companion will have you completely destroying the competition in no time. So, put your thinking caps on people - let's get quizzical! *Not an actual guarantee. 25, 000 words ...Show more

Vital Statistics: Everything a Man Needs to Know by CHRIS WOOD

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Category: Trivia

Be the font of all knowledge with this miscellany for the 'loaded' generation. Vital Statistics divulges the goods on sex, sport, cars, music, films and more. Impress your mates with the answers to such questions as: Which sporting profession has the most lucrative contracts - Formula One or Basketball? Who had more superpowers, Captain Marvel or Supergirl? In which films did James Bond wear a Seiko? Test your knowledge of pubs on telly, top nightclubs, boxing weight divisions and of course football club statistics. With everything from a glossary of Japanese Sex Industry terms to the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, this is the ultimate companion for the modern man. AUTHOR: Chris Wood has a degree in business studies from Napier University and runs a property service business. He has great interest in sport, films, video games and general popular culture. Amazingly he knows the capital town/city of every state or county in the English speaking world, and also the capital city of every country in the world. ...Show more

1,423 QI Facts to Bowl You Over by John Lloyd

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Category: Trivia | Series: Quite Interesting Ser.

The eye-popping, gob-smacking, rib-tickling phenomenon that is QI serves up a brand new selection of 1,423 facts to bowl you over.Bees can play football.Cholesterol is good for you.Camels gave humans the common cold.English has 3,000 words relating to drunkenness.In 1851 all the 436,800 sandwiches sold in London were ham.Books used to be put on shelves with their spines facing inwards.A German airline allows an extra kilo of hand luggage, provided it's books.There are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way.Iceland has more volcanoes than footballers. ...Show more