Best of
Trivia

2017

Uncle John's Old Faithful 30th Anniversary Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader #30)


Bathroom Readers' Institute - 2017
    And now this extra-special 30th anniversary edition has everything you've come to expect from the BRI, and more! It's stuffed with 512 pages of all-new articles sure to please everyone, from our longtime readers to newbies alike. You'll get the scoop on the latest "scientific" studies, weird world news, surprising history, and obscure facts. Here's just a sampling of what's in store:From foe to friend: presidential rivals who are buddies now What you never thought to do with those old CDs you have lying around Saddam Hussein revealed…and it's not pretty James Bond author Ian Fleming and his most titillating book titles The creepiest murderabilia that no one would want…except these people The origins of Project Gutenberg and its free e-books All-new editions of our most popular series, including Terrible Typos, Phrase Origins, and You Call This Art? Myths and facts about our friends—nos amis—the French The most horrifying things ever lost or found And much, much more!

Random Illustrated Facts: A Collection of Curious, Weird, and Totally Not Boring Things to Know


Mike Lowery - 2017
    From glow-in-the-dark cats to Jupiter's diamond showers to the link between dancing goats and the discovery of coffee, here are up to 100 obscure and fascinating facts brought to life in Mike Lowery's quirky, hilarious style. Each illustrated fact is paired with a handwritten web of related tidbits, recreating an entertaining dive down a trivia rabbit hole.

1,000 Random Facts Everyone Should Know: A collection of random facts useful for the bar trivia night, get-together or as conversation starter.


Tyler Backhause - 2017
    Haven’t we all? It’s for this reason that I decided to write this book. What better way to break that silence than to throw out some of these facts: Wolves have a serious appetite! They can eat up to twenty pounds of meat in one sitting! The first high heeled shoes were worn by Egyptian butchers to help them walk above the bloodied bodies of animal carcasses. The vintage date on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were harvested, not the year of bottling Your mouth produces about one liter of saliva each day. Greece has more archaeological museums than any other country in the world. Whatever your motivation may be, there’s a really good chance you’ll find these facts and tidbits useful. So if you’re ready, here are 1,000 random facts that everyone should know !

Fascinating Facts for the Whole Family


Nayden Kostov - 2017
    This book will entice them into reading and learning new stuff while having fun.I created the popular trivia website RaiseYourBrain and wrote two trivia books so far. As I was new to writing for kids, my son Pavel (aged 8) helped me very much. He reads a lot and really loves learning new things every day. Pavel proudly illustrated the book and helped me to handpick and order the facts.The book contains 600+ pieces of trivia and is covering topics that kids love: cute animals and human body. The lack of explicit sexuality, foul language or gore makes it a good read for anyone in the age range 8-18 years (and their parents too ;) ).A life hack if your child is NOT an avid reader: when you are preparing his/her lunch box, slip inside a couple of those facts. You could print out three facts every day to create some lunchtime fun for your kids and provoke their intellectual curiosity.

Only Connect: The Official Quiz Book


Jack Waley-Cohen - 2017
    Since 2008 the fiendishly difficult quiz show has been challenging contestants to find connections between apparently unrelated clues.The Only Connect Quiz Book collects over 200 of the most entertaining and perplexing challenges from the team behind the BBC’s hugely popular quiz show - including many new (never broadcast) questions. Covering each of the show’s four rounds – Connections, Sequences, the Connecting Wall and Missing Vowels – and with introductions from presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell, here is your chance to put your own sleuthing and quizzical knowledge to the Only Connect test.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Shatter Your Senses!


Ripley Entertainment Inc. - 2017
    A sensory overload, Shatter Your Senses! is sure to amaze and astound children and adults alike.Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Shatter Your Senses! is filled with thousands of strange stories, bizarre feats, and hair-raising oddities from around the world. Discover the sport of underwater ice hockey or marvel at the flower that bloomed in space—it’s all weird and all true! Bursting with vibrant and eye-catching photos, as well as submissions from our dedicated readers, this book is a must-have for every Ripley’s fan.

Weird But True Know-It-All: U.S. Presidents


Brianna DuMont - 2017
    presidents? Plenty! Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was a great wrestler? That Ulysses S. Grant got a speeding ticket riding his horse - twice! Or that Benjamin Harrison was afraid of electricity? And let's not forget that President McKinley had a pet parrot that whistled "Yankee Doodle Dandy" duets with him! In this new single-subject Weird But True book, you'll have a blast learning that there's a lot of substance - and weirdness - in every president's past.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Guinness World Records 2018 Gamer's Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Gaming Records


Guinness World Records - 2017
    Packed with the latest records, coolest stars and the biggest games, the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition is the go-to bible for every gaming fan. Just ask the five million readers who've made it an international sensation!Inside you'll find amazing stats, thrilling facts, inspirational tales, lightning-quick speed-runs and dazzling photos. Read about the records behind your favorite games including Mario, Overwatch, FIFA, WWE and Rocket League, plus recap on a year of crazy Pok�mon GO stories. Go behind the scenes of the world's longest-running eSports organizer. Spook yourself silly with real-life videogame mysteries. Check out the fastest videogame completions. And gaze in envy at the world's largest Zelda and Tomb Raider collections!You'll also meet gaming heroes such as the world's oldest games YouTuber at 81, a man with a real-life cyborg arm that was inspired by Deus Ex, and the kingpin of eSports fighting games. But the videogame stars don't get much bigger than DanTDM, whose Minecraft channel has been watched nearly 10 billion times! So we're thrilled he's written a special intro just for the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition.Speaking of heroes...grab your cape and turn to this year's special chapter featuring superhero games. It hard to believe it's been nearly 40 years since Superman first exploded onto our consoles! So, we're celebrating with your favorite costumed crime-battlers. From Spider-Man's web-crawling to Batman's gadgetry, they're just as powerful in pixels as they are in the movies.So, whether you want to know who scored the fastest goal in FIFA or achieved the fastest speed-run of Final Fantasy XV, or just want to see the world's biggest Game Boy, this is the book for you!

Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles


Susana Martinez-Conde - 2017
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Keep Beach City Weird: You Can't Hide the Truth!!!


Ben Levin - 2017
    But Ronaldo Fryman, the town's resident blogger and conspiracy theorist, has some other ideas. This book, created by show writers Ben Levin and Matt Burnett, is a companion to Ronaldo's blog of the same name, and includes his favorite theories and collected evidence. Is Ronaldo a raving, delusional madman or a brilliant, misunderstood visionary (or a little bit of both)? You be the judge!

Question Time: A Journey Round Britain’s Quizzes


Mark Mason - 2017
    From a pub quiz in Edinburgh to a charity quiz in Hampshire, from a corporate quiz in Birmingham to a journalists' quiz in Parliament, he finds answers aplenty while asking some questions of his own. Just what is it that attracts us to these tests of our knowledge? What are the ingredients of the perfect quiz question? And which is the only English city whose official name begins with H?The only travel book ever to discuss Winston Churchill's use of language and reveal Donald Duck's middle name, QUESTION TIME is an affectionate tribute to Britain and one of its most cherished institutions - the quiz.

How Things Work: Inside Out: Discover Secrets and Science Behind Trick Candles, 3D Printers, Penguin Propulsions, and Everything in Between


T.J. Resler - 2017
    The stuff around us has some pretty cool insides that we don't usually get to see. That's why National Geographic Kids is dissecting all kinds of things in How Things Work: Inside Out, ! Read along as we dissect, explore, and explain how things do what they do. Complete with exciting diagrams and illustrations, accessible explanations, trivia, and fun features, How Things Work: Inside Out explains cell phones, 3D printers, lava lamps, skyscrapers, and everything in between

Presidents of the United States (A TIME for Kids Book)


TIME for Kids - 2017
    Bush appointed the first African-American secretary of state? Presidents of the United States invites the reader inside the White House to discover fascinating facts about the U.S. commanders-in-chief-their origins, accomplishments, and place in history-as told through famous quotes, important historical dates, and a timeline of events. Special sections cover the election process, the branches of government, and the role of presidents in the expansion of our nation from before the 13 colonies through westward expansion. With more than 200 photographs, illustrations, portrait reproductions, and maps.

Strange Medicine


John Farndon - 2017
    But did you know that the art of making medicines goes back thousands of years? Early remedies weren't always so easy--or effective. Some seemed downright disgusting. Wine infused with a venomous snake was used to cure fatigue and hair loss. Snail slime soothed burns, and a mixture of ear wax and mud treated headaches. Discover more about how medicine was practiced centuries ago and how, eventually, scientists discovered some truly amazing remedies, from the magic bullet that treated syphilis to the insulin used for diabetes.

The Great Book of American Trivia: Fun Random Facts & American History (Trivia USA 2)


Bill O'Neill - 2017
    A quick read packed with information from cover to cover. Here you will find out: Which US president survived an assassination attempt - and didn’t even pause his speech? What holiday’s origin story was actually just a tall tale to unite a country at war? Where in the world can you find an American mountain range - that isn’t in America? How did an earthquake lead to the Trail of Tears? What First Lady gossip shook up an entire presidential cabinet? Overstuffed like the Thanksgiving turkey with answers to these questions and more facts - sometimes fun, sometimes serious, but always as true as we can confirm amongst America’s fables - The Great Book of American Trivia takes on the real drama behind the quaint stories we found as students in US history books. A novelty amongst trivia books, here you’ll learn the real stories, the mysteries, and the fascinating tidbits about American history from its first inhabitants to present day.Whether you know nothing about America’s past or you consider yourself an expert, you’ll learn something new and find yourself entertained as you discover or relive the nation’s troubles, mistakes, triumphs, and challenges. Dig in now and start learning the interesting stories that shaped America into what it is today.

1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 2 (Interesting Trivia and Funny Facts)


Lena Shaw - 2017
    Proofread by a professional editor on 12 November 2017. Would you like to get the newest portion of intriguing, mysterious, and fun facts? Do you love trivia? If yes, this book is for you! "1000 Random Facts And Trivia (Vol.2)" is the second book in the series. It provides an incredible amount of absolutely random entertaining, crazy, silly, eye-opening, funny, weird, unbelievable, awesome, and/or shocking facts. There are exactly 1,000 facts in this book - I am not kidding! Many of them will blow your mind! This book is also family-friendly and safe for kids. It will help you to impress even the smartest and the most knowledgeable friends of yours. Use some of these interesting facts to start a conversation, to make new friends, or to raise a laugh of someone you love. Impress people at the party with all the cool facts from this book. If you've got a pub quiz or trivia night to go to, take this book and it will help you a lot. This is your chance to become smarter and more popular! Please check this book as soon as possible by clicking BUY NOW at the top of this page. You may also download this book for FREE using Kindle Unlimited. Enjoy!

The World War 2 Trivia Book: Interesting Stories and Random Facts from the Second World War


Bill O'Neill - 2017
    Maybe you heard about it yesterday. Maybe last month. But it was probably recent. And when it came up, did you wish that you could be the one to casually drop a fact that would have everyone in the room going, “Wow, I never knew that!” With this book, you can be that person. You can read it in just a few minutes a day. Chapters are bite-sized and easy to read, meant for normal people instead of war historians! Each chapter ends with a bonus helping of trivia and some quick questions to test your knowledge. You’ll zoom through this book and be hungry for more. Get ready to impress your friends with your knowledge – not just of the main events of World War Two, but of all the gritty details and weird true facts. By the time you finish this book, you’ll have a fact for every occasion, from the first moment someone thought about having a second World War, to the most recent blockbuster movies about it. So get ready to meet characters from Adolf Hitler, rejected art student, to Jack Churchill, the broadsword-swinging male model. Find out why World War Two started in the first place, and why it’s never a good idea to invade Russia in winter. Learn why the United States was going to stay out of the war, how Canadians stole airplanes for the British, and what an orange soft drink has to do with the Nazis. Some of the things you’re going to learn are sad. Some are scary. Some are sexy. And some are downright strange! It’s everything your history teacher never got around to telling you.

Prehistoric Ancestors of Modern Animals


Matthew Rake - 2017
    Hedgehogs had long tails and no quills, some birds laid eggs the size of footballs, and dragonflies could eat reptiles and amphibians! If these extinct beasts came to life, they might look familiar--but you wouldn't want to get in their way! Read this book to learn more about the incredible and terrifying prehistoric ancestors of modern animals.

500 Random Facts: about the USA (Trivia and Facts about the Countries Book 1)


Lena Shaw - 2017
     500 Random Facts about the USA is the first book in the new series Trivia and Facts about the Countries. This book is full of absolutely random facts about the United States of America. The content is unique and family-friendly, although many of the facts are completely crazy. Some of them are unbelievable world records; some of them are about the inventions. Some of the facts describe the modern events but the others have happened somewhere in the USA centuries ago. Some of them are eye-opening statistics that will make you think more about your own life and priorities. In any case, these USA facts will entertain you and your family. The examples of the random facts about the United States inside this book: Toilet paper was invented in New York City in 1857 by Joseph Gayetty. In 2016, Statista calculated that 98.98% of Americans use toilet paper. If the state of California was a country, it would have the seventh largest economy in the world. Also, California’s GDP is twice as big as Russia’s GDP. The United States is one of only two countries that do not have paid maternity leave. The second such country is Papua New Guinea. President John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain as it was stolen during his autopsy. and so on... The United States of America is a superstate. Everyone has heard of the American Dream. Millions of talented people want to arrive at the country of Mark Twain, Walt Disney, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and to start their own journey. This is the country of opportunities; however, nothing is perfect in the world of humans. There are both great and disgusting things and events happening in every corner of the world, and the USA is not an exception. Facts about America will provide you two sides of this coin. Please check this book as soon as possible by clicking BUY NOW at the top of this page. You may also download this book for FREE using Kindle Unlimited. Enjoy!

The Book of Lists: Revised and Updated and Even More Canadian


Ira Basen - 2017
    In 1977, The Book of Lists, the first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, was published. Filled with intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia it has spawned many imitators--but none as satisfying or successful. In 2005, Ira Basen and Jane Farrow brought together the most entertaining and informative of these original lists and augmented them with homegrown material in the first Canadian edition. Now, more than a decade later, this refreshed and expanded edition gives us even more highly addictive lists, including- Margaret Atwood's 10 Annoying Things to Say to Writers - 6 Cases of People Killed by God - Jesse Wente's 8 Films You Should Watch to Prepare for the End of the World - First Sexual Encounters of 17 Prominent Canadians - Cathal Kelly's 9 Most Compelling Players in Soccer History - 10 People Who Died LaughingFun, revealing and full of facts you didn't know you needed to know, The Book of Lists will inspire the list-maker in every reader.

If You Were a Kid Docking at the International Space Station (If You Were a Kid) (Library Edition)


Josh Gregory - 2017
    Readers (Ages 7-9) will join Tim and Lucy, whose cousin Marie is getting ready to blast off into space.

Totally Amazing Facts about Military Land Vehicles


Cari Meister - 2017
    Reluctant readers will love the unusual facts, the amazing colorful spreads, and the lively photos attached to each vehicle's information.

Less Beaten Paths of America: Unique Town Names


David Kravetz - 2017
    As he traveled across America's back roads, David visited these strangely named places, like Uncertain, Success, Nice, Santa Claus and Boring to present a firsthand look at dozens of small towns with unique and often funny names. While some travel books may mention these towns, the authors rarely, if ever visited them. That's what makes "Less Beaten Paths of America" more than just a travelogue. David has been to all of the places in this book, talked with the residents, ate the food, and writes of these places with the affection of a devoted family member, keeping one eye on the road, and the other on the details that make us unique.