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Publisher
Guinness World Records
Pub. Date
©2000
Language
English
Description
Contains thousands of records that span every field of human and non-human endeavors, including science and technology, animals, sports, geography, arts and entertainment, education, hobbies and pastimes, unusual rituals, and many others.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley...
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo are the Queen and King of trivia, relied upon by game shows including Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and game manufacturers. Millions of people read their daily newspaper column and together they've written twenty books. The sixth book in the Totally Riveting Utterly Entertaining (TRUE) Trivia Series puts a magnifying lens on the wacky world of writers. It Takes a Certain Type to Be a Writer will tell you everything you...
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"From devastating remarks made by teachers ("Addled, backward dunce" said about young Thomas Edison) to the rich and famous on campus (William Randolph Hearst kept a pet alligator at Harvard), this is a spirited and humorous collection of facts about teachers and students."--
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"The Big Book of Women's Trivia spans history, crosses cultures, ranges from the silly to the salacious to the truly useful and back again. Organized into ten chapters: Women and Their Wardrobes, The Body Beautiful-and Not So, Ladies' Matters of Love, In the Ladies' Room, Ladies Look at the Animal Kingdom, Women Doing It for Themselves, Saintly Manifestations and Royal Subjects, Women's Sporting Life, Celebrity Sightings of the Female Variety, and...
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"This latest romp through history, politics, religion, and science from the dyno-duo Barrett and Mingo is sure to tickle the fancy of trivia buffs everywhere. Amuse your date, impress your boss, bore your kids, or be the 6th caller to win a pair of tickets to the nose-flute band concert! All because you know that a Twinkie in the microwave will explode in 45 seconds, that you have a 1 in 3,448,276 chance of dying from a snake bite, that 342 cases...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"They appear in the first pages of the Bible, sons of God who coupled with mere mortals before and after the Flood. They are the fallen angels and their children--the Nephilim--who are also the true builders of the pyramids and other great monuments of ancient history. The Truth Behind Myth In The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse, author Patrick Heron examines ancient texts from Genesis to the Book of Enoch to Revelations to once and for...
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know duck dander is hallucinogenic? Or that Katherine Hepburn had a phobia of dirty hair? Have you ever wondered about the Magickal Skull of Doom or contemplated the mysterious Transylvanian Tablets? The Book of the Bizarre is a veritable treasure trove of startling and stranger-than-? ction trivia that spans history, continents, even worlds. Never before have so many truly frightful facts been gathered together in one place. Teeming with...
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Series
Publisher
Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Over 1,400 multiple-choice questions will your mettle, tickle your funny bone, and tantalize your intellect. Challenging trivia about the subject that matters the most--The Bible. Will you make the grade?."--
Author
Publisher
Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"What if you could jump dimensions to the places and events of the Bible? Find out in Bible Trek-A Bold Trivia Journey Through Space and Time. Through 30 quizzes-a total of nearly 500 questions-you'll be tested on your knowledge of the times, places, and people of scripture. With multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and open ended questions, Bible Trek offers challenge for players of all ages and knowledge levels...just watch out for those...
Author
Publisher
Findhorn Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"In a comprehensive and compelling manner, this guide to the one of the world's most mysterious civilizations enables readers to tap into and harness the spiritual wisdom and power of Atlantis. With guidance on how to understand the profound truths of the Atlantean culture, the fascinating and inspiring lives of these ancients are fully divulged-from their social structures, beliefs, and practices to their extraordinary technological knowledge. Special...
Publisher
Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"So you think you know the Bible? Prove it-with the entertaining, wide-ranging, 1250-question quiz book Fun Bible Q A! With questions drawn from both the Old and New Testaments, and presented in multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and open-ended formats, Fun Bible Q A will test your knowledge of all things scriptural: What high priest did Paul call a whitewashed wall? What mountain chain was the final stopping point for Noah's...
Series
Publisher
Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"You'll broaden your Bible knowledge and increase your Bible IQ with these fun and little-known facts from God's Word. This 96-page book contains hundreds of fun facts--from "Noah was also used as a girl's name" to "Job's wife thought he had bad breath." References are provided, making The World's Greatest Collection of Fun Bible Trivia both entertaining and educational!."--
Author
Publisher
Atlantis Rising
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Considered by many to be the magazine of record for ancient mysteries, future science, and unexplained anomalies, Atlantis Rising provides some of the most astounding reading to be found anywhere. Who we are and where we come from are the eternal mysteries that have engaged humanity for millennia. Evidence for human origins-our biology, technology, intellect, and spirituality-spans realms from scientific research and the bible to mystical traditions...
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"We are all fascinated by the legal system and the people behind it. With Dracula Was a Lawyer, trivia experts Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo explore lawyers we love to hate (until we need one!), the pitfalls in our legal system, celebrity lawyers, and more. This compendium puts lawyers and legal history on trial and exposes over 500 outrageous oddities from the wild world of law."--
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"The sequel to the best-selling The Book of the Bizarre, Beyond Bizarre offers up scores of new freaky facts, terrifying trivia, and stranger-than-fiction stories. Arranged into 13 chilling chapters like Haunted Hollywood, Blood Red Crosses and Gross Anatomy: Hospital Horrors, Bride of Bizarre, and Tales from the Cryptids, Beyond Bizarre tackles everything from female pirates and creepy candy stripers to psychic predictions and virgin shark births-and...
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