Kategoria BISAC: Reference >> Trivia

Are you pro football fan who enjoys a good challenge? If so, Pro Football Trivia is just for you. Author Bob Gill has compiled hundreds of fascinating questions on every aspect of America's favorite sport in a unique format. Each of the sixteen chapters, or -games, - is divided into four quarters covering such topics as:

• Milestones
• Nicknames
• Rookie feats
• Greatest moments
• Coaches
• Minor leagues (and others)
• The Hall of Fame
• and much more

Test your knowledge of the pro game and find out how much you really know about the NFL Bob Gill is the...

What is it about the game of golf that can cause otherwise normal folks to lose all perspective? More than one person has seen their loved one become consumed with the details of the quality of wood used in clubs, or the type of cleats on their shoes. What is it about the game of golf that can cause otherwise normal folks to lose all perspective? More than one person has seen their loved one become consumed with the details of the quality of wood used in clubs, the type of cleats on their shoes, the distance between their feet, and the direction of the wind, not to mention statistics,...

Did you know that Mussolini was a school teacher before he was a dictator? So was Margaret Hamilton - the actress who portrayed the wicked witch of the west Here are over 500 amazing, little-known facts you will never learn in school.

Close to forty years after Pete Rozelle first had this crazy dream of pitting football's two best teams against each other, the Super Bowl has become a uniquely American holiday. It combines food, commercials, pageantry, and, oh yeah, football. From the first Super Bowl of Green Bay versus Kansas City to Super Bowl XXXVIII between Carolina and New England, "The Super Bowl's Most Wanted(TM)" covers it all With dozens of top-ten lists packed full of trivia, you'll get tales of heroics, failures, rugged runners, laughable blunders, announcers, stadiums, awesome commercials, and even the lowly...

Basketball has so many great stories, so many interesting anecdotes-about college and pro teams, players from all levels, announcers, and even owners-that one book just isn't enough to hold it all. That's why Potomac Books, Inc. is introducing Basketball's Most Wanted(TM) II: The Top 10 Book of More Hotshot Hoopsters, Double Dribbles, and Roundball Oddities. With even more fun tales and interesting facts from the world of hoops, there's something in here for all fans of basketball.Which NBA team attempted to draft a player straight out of high school in 1969-a female player from the...

Readers will score a touchdown at their tailgate parties with Football's Most Wanted(TM) II: The Top 10 Book of More Bruising Backs, Savage Sacks, and Gridiron Oddities by Walter Harvey. With fun facts and amazing anecdotes from professional and college football, it's sure to delight fans new and old while presenting a wealth of interesting and amusing tidbits and trivia.Harvey takes over in the second half after a stellar performance by the starter, Football's Most Wanted(TM), and is poised to lead your team to victory. With more than fifty additional top-ten lists on a...

Born out of expansion in 1962, the New York Mets have more than filled the void left by the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. They have provided baseball fans in New York and around the baseball world with close to 40 years of memories including Casey Stengel's loveable losers, the improbable 1969 miracle, another world championship in 1986 and National League pennants in 1973 and 2000 with many unforgettable moments in between. Amazing Mets Trivia tests the memories of Met fans of all ages with hundreds of questions and facts about players including: Tom Seaver, Cleon...

Test your OTR knowledge with the ultimate radio trivia book, compiled by long-time radio personality & interviewer, Mel Simons. The book is liberally illustrated with photos of radio stars from the author's personal collection. Reasonably priced, this book will provide hours of fun for the entire family

Mel Simons
Simons has interviewed many of the great television stars of the past. Included in his latest book are interviews with Milton Berle, Perry Como, George Jessel, Steve Allen and many others. Simons can also be heard on the Steve LeVeille Show on WBZ...

Do you think you know EVERYTHING about television, kid? Remember when Television was all about The Texaco Star Theatre, Your Show of Shows, and The Honeymooners? Trivia expert Mel Simons remembers. Mel, known as one of the world's most renowned collectors of old-time radio shows has also amassed a major collection of old-time television shows.

Author of the successful The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book, Mel Simons has now penned The Old-Time Television Trivia Book. Mel has been entertaining audiences for years with his Golden Days of Television, as well as his Golden Days of Radio...

The Freemasons include some of the greatest minds in history, such as Darwin and Churchill. They also stand accused of some of the bloodiest acts humanity has ever seen. Many even believe that they control the destinies of the nations. This title examines this society and covers such topics as: masonic symbols, rites and rituals, and more.

Discover the truth behind the myths of the Emerald Isle

Forget about shamrocks, leprechans, and all that blarney; 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History dispels the myths and tells the true story of the Irish.

Inside, you'll learn about:

• Lives of the ancient Celts before the British invasions
• Famous Irish including Michael Collins, Charles Parnell--and Bono
• The potato famine and emigration (were there really gangs of New York?)
• Irish music and dance

Complete with an Irish language primer and pronunciation guide,...

With more than 350 stories inside its pages, and 50-plus original illustrations by Ripleys official cartoonist John Graziano, this book is dedicated to the bizarre, colorful, and entertaining universe of amusement parks, rides, and attractions.

This trivia collection includes tidbits as the reason why Wisconsin is really called the Badger State, the stat'es claim to being the milk capital of the US and the amazing record of Wisconsin's Green Bay Packers. And...find out what the state mineral i, what the original major industry in Wisconsin was and much more.

My first publication is dedicated to three beautiful and empowering ladies. My mother MARY'S, love and devotion has carried me to unexpected heights. Mom understood my ambitions and dreams. My dearly departed mother's love has enabled me overcome life most difficult situations. Also, my wonderful cousin and confidant, PATRICIA ANN DUNNE, has interacted with such a kind, generous and perceptive manner. Her dignity in life is unparalleled. PATRICIA is the greatest lady I have ever known. Completing my life's present foundation is my dearest friend RUTH WEATHERALL. Ruth's true Christian spirit...

The captivating stories behind fifty of the greatest authors and their most famous literary creations
Before Who the Hell is Pansy O?Hara ?, there had never been a single volume that explored the backstories of so many of the greatest books in the English language. A work sure to captivate all lovers of language and literature, it reveals in short, pithy chapters, the lives, loves, motivations, and quirky, fascinating details involving fifty of the best-loved books of the Western world.
? When stacked up, the original manuscript of Gone With the Wind stood taller...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Never Knew to Ask
Did you know that in Middle-Eastern Islamic countries it is not only a sin but also a crime to eat a lamb that you've had sex with? Or that the world vanilla comes from a Latin word meaning "vagina" because of the vanilla pod's resemblance to the female genitalia? Or that Grand Tetons literally means "big tits"?
You've probably never even thought about such things. But here they are, in this unusual compilation of strange facts about the facts of life that will make you laugh out loud while your hair...

-Ripley's Believe it or Not and Tim O'Brien offer an offbeat and bizarre, but 100% factual journey through the world of baseball players, coaches, owners, teams, stadiums and fans For the first time ever, Ripley has dedicated a book specifically to one of Robert Ripley's favorite subjects - baseball. Not falling into the category of a conventional trivia book, this one has the spirit of a traditional Ripley book throughout No one does the odd and trivial better than Ripley With a whole lot of totally unbelievable and mind-boggling facts, this Believe It or Not book is a first of its kind...

My first publication is dedicated to three beautiful and empowering ladies. My mother MARY'S, love and devotion has carried me to unexpected heights. Mom understood my ambitions and dreams. My dearly departed mother's love has enabled me overcome life most difficult situations. Also, my wonderful cousin and confidant, PATRICIA ANN DUNNE, has interacted with such a kind, generous and perceptive manner. Her dignity in life is unparalleled. PATRICIA is the greatest lady I have ever known. Completing my life's present foundation is my dearest friend RUTH WEATHERALL. Ruth's true Christian spirit...

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND. Marsha White's Gold Thimble! Mr. Bagby's mistress! Paula Dietrich's magical camera! Fats Brown's pool cue! A celebration of detail - Loaded with fun facts and trivial tid-bits Puzzles, quotes and much more.! Or.we can remove this blurb from the front of the book and out it on the back A delightful compendium of: word search puzzles, photo quizzes, match games, chaser quizzes, a jumbo crossword puzzle and much more all from one of the greatest television shows ever produced.

Once again Doug Lennox, the toastmaster of trivia, serves up a mammoth selection of some of his most cherished Q&As culled from his previous books. Also featured in this wide-ranging compendium are 150 brand-new questions answered with Doug's inimitable flair for unearthing intriguing arcana on everything from animals and the arts to superstitions and show business. Customs, conventions, expressions, everyday words, rituals, and traditions - Doug has dug deep to deliver the goods on a vast array of perplexing subjects.

• Why is a warm autumn called "Indian summer"?
• What...