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Summary: Millionaire answers
Review: Our neighborhood group gets together a couple of times a week to watch Who Wants to be a Millionaire and play Trivial Persuit. Last week one of my neighbors brought over a copy of Mr. Ferrill's book. Almost every answer above $2000 that night was in the book. It was like the writers of the show were using the book to write the questions. Since then I ordered my own copy. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about being on Millionaire.
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Summary: Bring on the competition!
Review: The format of this book is new and different. It makes learning "trivia" fun and easy. Instead of long, drawn out questions with answers far away, in the back, you have short descriptions and answers right there! I also found that the "trivia" is more interesting than most of what I've seen in other trivia books. The history and geography sections are the best for me. The book is well categorized so you can jump around to whatever subject you are interested in at the time. Everyone will surely find his/her favorite topic. After you finish you will want to be on "Jeopardy".
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Summary: Bring on the competition!
Review: The format of this book is new and different. It makes learning "trivia" fun and easy. Instead of long, drawn out questions with answers far away, in the back, you have short descriptions and answers right there! I also found that the "trivia" is more interesting than most of what I've seen in other trivia books. The history and geography sections are the best for me. The book is well categorized so you can jump around to whatever subject you are interested in at the time. Everyone will surely find his/her favorite topic. After you finish you will want to be on "Jeopardy".
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Summary: GREAT REFERENCE FOR TRIVIA BUFF!
Review: The greatest thing I have found about this book is how all the information is organized.... Easy to find even the most unusual fact.. I always keep this book by my side when I am watching "Who Wants to be a Millionare" or "Win Ben Stein's Money" (Why lie... I like to cheat and know the Anwser before the contestants..) And with this book... the facts are just there.... Lots of fun to read!!
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Summary: Oh! The Errors
Review: The idea behind this book is great; it is a collection of all the most important trivia that may show up on TV gameshows and Trivia Bowl competitions. I can't recall seeing an episode of Jeopardy or Who Wants To Be A Millionaire since I bought this book that didn't go over information covered in this book. With episodes of Jeopardy, you can bet that half the questions are covered. I started to make a similar collection of information (which I called the "Book of All Knowledge") when preparing to tryout for some gameshows this year, but when I found this book I quit, because someone else had already done it.The unfortunate thing is that the book has an egregious amount of errors. The vast majority of the information is correct, but there must be on average at least one error per page. Most of the errors are typographical in nature, and often it appears that the author simply can't spell and tried to list the words phonetically. If they came out with a 3rd edition that actually was edited well and had all the answers checked for accuracy, now that would be a truly great study aide.
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Summary: Oh! The Errors
Review: The idea behind this book is great; it is a collection of all the most important trivia that may show up on TV gameshows and Trivia Bowl competitions. I can't recall seeing an episode of Jeopardy or Who Wants To Be A Millionaire since I bought this book that didn't go over information covered in this book. With episodes of Jeopardy, you can bet that half the questions are covered. I started to make a similar collection of information (which I called the "Book of All Knowledge") when preparing to tryout for some gameshows this year, but when I found this book I quit, because someone else had already done it. The unfortunate thing is that the book has an egregious amount of errors. The vast majority of the information is correct, but there must be on average at least one error per page. Most of the errors are typographical in nature, and often it appears that the author simply can't spell and tried to list the words phonetically. If they came out with a 3rd edition that actually was edited well and had all the answers checked for accuracy, now that would be a truly great study aide.
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Summary: Great preparation for Trivia contests & Game shows!
Review: This book has tons of relevant trivia in a handy format. Many of the questions from Jeopardy and Quiz bowl could be taken directly from this book. I really appreciate the layout of this book. It makes reviewing very fast and efficient. There are some typos and mispellings, but the wealth of knowledge here more than makes up for it. I am studying for a trivia competition and I really feel that this book is giving me a competitive edge. Presidents, Literature, Movies, it's all here. Well worth every
penny and much better than many other books I looked at!
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Summary: WORTH IT!!
Review: This book is full on fun information with lots of facts that will keep you interested for hours. Very useful-- I highly recommend!!
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Summary: Cultural ILLITERACY Trivia Guide
Review: This book is jam-packed with trivia that might be useful to someone like myself who is hoping for a shot at a big-money game show. However, its usefulness is greatly limited by the blatant errors that jump out from its pages. Some mistakes are laughable, such as calling the Japanese art of flower arranging "itchybonnet," and while that might not be fatal in a trivia game, other mistakes could put one out of the money. For example, under "Presidents," Woodrow Wilson is listed as "New Jersey President." If one were asked which state the 28th President was from, this answer wouldn't fly, as he was born in Staunton, VA. It seems the author has a real problem with giving Virginia its just due. In another section, "Civil War," we are told Stonewall Jackson was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville TENNESSEE. Yeah, and Gettysburg was in Ohio? The book is rife with such incontrovertible errors, and I would advise anyone using this book as a study guide to be very cautious about taking it as gospel, especially in a high-stakes scenario. On the back cover, it claims Mr. Ferrill spent eleven years compiling the information that went into "The Cultural Literacy Trivia Guide." It's a shame he didn't spend a portion of that time checking those facts and proofreading his book.
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Summary: Very good format, but too many errors
Review: This book is organized in a very useful way to help study trivia. It is in a concise format with just the essential information that is normally needed to answer trivia questions, omitting the superfluous. It is organized by subject and packs a tremendous amount into a reasonably sized package. I coach a high school academic team and find the book a nice study guide to help prepare students for academic competition. The one thing that keeps me from giving it five stars is the annoying number of errors. On what seems like a far too regular basis, there is either a spelling error or factual error. This creates difficulty if students are relying upon it as a source (others have already listed a number of errors - another example is that the book identifies Rupert Murdoch as the purchaser of the Washington Post, when he actually purchased the New York Post). I appreciate what the author has done in trying to compile all this useful information in a handy format, I just wish he could have had it checked more carefully for accuracy before he had it published.
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