Known as the Punky QB, Jim McMahon was the opinionated and brash leader of the 1985 Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears, one of the most memorable teams in pro football history. This collection of football trivia incorporates anecdotes from McMahon's playing days, all delivered with his zany sense of humour, scathing sarcasm, and propensity to offer opinion without regard to whom he might offend. The 200 questions, positioned in Who am I? and multiple choice formats, are broken down by degree of difficulty into four chapters, so that the questions become more challenging as readers work their way... View More...
Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bite-sized facts mental_floss is proud to offer a delicious, hearty helping of brain-food that's sure to fire up your neurons and tantalize your synapses. Condensed Knowledge is a mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind Ingredients include: 5 tiny nations that get no respect - 4 civilizations nobody remembers - 5 classics written under the influence - 4 things your boss has in common with slime mold - 3 schools of thought that will impress the opposite sex - 4 things Einst... View More...
Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bite-sized facts mental_floss is proud to offer a delicious, hearty helping of brain-food that's sure to fire up your neurons and tantalize your synapses. Condensed Knowledge is a mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind Ingredients include: 5 tiny nations that get no respect - 4 civilizations nobody remembers - 5 classics written under the influence - 4 things your boss has in common with slime mold - 3 schools of thought that will impress the opposite sex - 4 things Einst... View More...
After publishing one of the great cat books of all time--All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat, which propelled both author and cat, Binky, to stardom--Suzy Becker makes a startling confession--she's a dog lover, too. And not just an ordinary dog lover, but a confirmed my-dog's-the-world's-best-dog dog person. My Dog's The World's Best Dog is a valentine to dogs and dog people everywhere, full of whimsy and affection. Page after page captures a knowing moment in the relationship between people and dogs. Wylie, subject of the book, is Every Dog, and why is she the world's best dog? Count the... View More...
With a topic-by-topic structure, this reference work provides an account of the records set in prehistory, at the birth of Christ, at 1000AD and at the end of the 20th century. View More...
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 coauthor of the acclaimed Pro Football Encyclopedia. H... View More...
This series of five books presents a varied, engaging collection of trivia organised around the five classic queries: who, what, when, where and why. When Was That? Is the third title in the 5 Ws series. It has the same light-hearted and entertaining tone as the other titles, with the small, appealing format that demands to be picked up and opened again and again. This book contains a collection of trivia about eras in history, what time has brought us, and when events and inventions that you always wonder about took place View More...
This series of five books presents a varied, engaging collection of trivia organised around the five classic queries: who, what, when, where and why. Where's That? is the fourth title in the 5 Ws series. It has the same light-hearted and entertaining tone as the other titles, with the small, appealing format that demands to be picked up and opened again and again. This title takes readers through the ins and outs of locations of which they have never heard, places about which they always wonder, and spots about which they should be knowledgeable. View More...
The Amazing 10,000 Quiz Challenge is the ultimate compendium for trivia buffs. Here are enough questions (and answers) to keep the family guessing for days on end. The book can be used to test your own powers of useless information retention or made into a quiz game for two or more players. It contains a wide variety of types of quiz: traditional quiz questions grouped according to broad subject areas; special mastermind subject areas where in-depth knowledge is required; and quizzes with multiple-choice answers for those who like to back their hunches. There are also picture quizzes, name-the... View More...
SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW "STAR TREK(R) ?" WELL, FIRE UP THOSE NEURONS, BECAUSE HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO PROVE IT 1. "How many tribbles did Spock calculate had bred aboard Deep Space Station K-7?"2. "What type of life-form was the Caretaker?"A. Sporocystian B. Solanagen C. Silicon D. Unidentifiable3. "In which episode is a deaf mediator the key to ending a war that has persisted for fifteen centuries?"4. "Match the ship with its appropriate registry number: ""A. U.S.S. Voyager" i. NX-74205"B. U.S.S. Defiant" ii. NX-2000"C. U.S.S. Pegasus" iii. NCC-74656"D. U.S.S. Excelsior" iv. NCC-538475. "Name: "A.... View More...
"If you're a fan of the celluloid musical, get ready - you are about to have one terrific time." -Shirley Jones "It's here. The perfect gift for anyone who likes a good movie musical ... This is complete coverage: from stats through awards, to fun dirt on ten of everyone's favorite movies. It grabs you and you can't quit nibbling." -4-Front "Kurtti challenges even the most astute music fan." -Edge. Includes more than 100 photos View More...
-- 300,000 sold -- no direct competition.-- Handy, pocket-size reference.-- Lively anecdotes make the Constitution come alive.Includes the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, and the Amendments to the Constitution. Provides insights on the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted it in the two centuries since its creation. Reviews 20 landmark cases in the Supreme Court's history along with a listing of Supreme Court Justices.Find the answers to such questions as: Why did America almost have a King instead of a Presiden... View More...
A celebration of dimwits, lunkheads, bad ideas and just plain wrongheaded foolishness. In every field of human endeavor, there are people, things, and ideas that rank among the best mankind has ever produced. This book isn't about any of that stuff. If there's one thing human history teaches us, over and over and over again, it's this: Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. Time and again, the human capacity to do really dumb things pops up in surprising and sometimes unusually inventive ways, and almost always catches those who do the dumb things by surprise. From crashed Mars land... View More...
History has never been more fun than it is in this fact-filled compendium of historical fiascoes and embarrassingly bad ideas.Throughout history, the rich and powerful, and even just the dim-witted, have made horrifically bad decisions that have had resounding effects on our world. From kings to corporate leaders, from captains to presidents, no one is immune to bad decisions and their lasting legacy. The fiascoes that litter our history are innumerable ... and fascinating in their foolishness. This witty collection of historical mayhem chronicles unwise decisions from ancient Greece to modern... View More...
