5087 Trivia Questions & Answers

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Summary: A TRIVIA LOVER'S DELIGHT
Review: The way this book is formatted, it overcomes some problems that many other trivia books share. For starters it is neatly categorized so that the reader can easily access trivia related to a particular (broad) category, instead of everything being scrambled together as is often the case.

secondly, it is in a question and answer format with questions on one side of a page and their answers on the reverse side. Frequently, I have found myself bouncing back and forth from the front section of a book where the questions are found to the back section for their answers. Just turning the page for the answer is really helpful.

Some of the answers do amaze you, while others make you laugh, or add to your store of useful knowledge.

Some examples:

Q. "What is unusual about Mona Lisa's eyebrows in ...Davinci's Painting?
A. "She has none."

Q. "What was the hometown of Sgt. Snorkel in Beetle Bailey?" A. "Pork Corners, Kansas"

Here's a great one:

Q. "On what vegetable did an ancient Egyptian place his right hand when taking an oath?"
A. "The onion, its round shape symbolized eternity."

I could go on and on, but let me end with just one more.

Q. "Where did the British regae band UB40 get its name?"
A. "From the code number on the British unemployment benefit card."

There are 5 thousand plus entries in every category from "A" (Arts and Literature) to 2 entries under "W" (War and the Military and The World).

You can have a lot of fun with this book, I know that I do.

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Summary: probably the best trivia book ever
Review: There's very little to be said of trivia books. Basically there's a simple public demand and these books are meant to answer them. Not much more to it than that. This is arguably one of the best books on this subject.the quality of these books is often measured simply in quantity. I burned a lot of spare time in the office testing myself. it's a nice way to pass time. It covers a baffling amount of subjects from many angles. the down side is that it's exactly what you would expect it to be. i'd still rather read 'catch-22' for the fourth time. but that's just me.

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Summary: Emphasis on quantity over quality
Review: This book has so many questions that hardly any of them are interesting. This is a common problem with trivia books - they try and cram as many questions as possible, that quality is compromised. The only exceptions I've seen is the book "Quizzing" which was full of exceptional trivia.

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Summary: Good but not great
Review: this is one of the better trivia books i have seen.It is long and sometimes very very boaring !!think twice before you buy it.

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Summary: Fun to dip into.
Review: Trivia and quiz buffs will find much to satisfy them here. You can discover which was the first car to have airconditioning or how many rooms there are at Buckingham palace. There's a good deal of original material, too, which has not found its way into the general literature. But buyers need to be aware there is a strong US bias in many of the sections. Last reprinted in 1998, there is not much material specifically relevant to the last ten years or so. This gives some of the chapers a dated look, for example on the cinema or TV. Inevitably there are some moot points. The original sources, for instance, are not unanimous that Attila the Hun died of a nose bleed (he may have been murdered). But if you like quick fire question and answer sessions, you will certainly get hooked on this book.

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Summary: a nice trivia book
Review: while a lot of the info in this book useless info it is still a fun read.I got a long time ago and i still read it from time to time. i do not know if they still sale it, but i would say it is a good buy.