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The perfect gift for the incurably curious. With an introduction from Zoe Ball. This edition includes all new, even more ingenious questions and answers! It was previously published in hardback as Funny You Should Ask... Again.
Which lottery numbers should I pick? These are just a few of the questions put to the QI Elves by the listeners of BBC Radio 2's The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. This book is a collection of their cracking, unexpected and frequently hilarious answers. Chock full with extra facts and illustrations from the Elves, 222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions will spark wonder and joy.
This book contains a fiendish collection of over 150 mind games to tax your powers of logic in ways you had never thought possible! All kinds of logic brainteasers are included in this Mensa-branded book that will ensure your brain cells never have a chance to rest!
Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles The world's most famous crossword - the first compilation in a brand-new series of The Times Crossword Book, with 80 puzzles to solve The Times Crossword has been baffling, infuriating, challenging and delighting its devotees for close on 80 years. It is not only the world's oldest crossword - it is, deservedly, the world's most famous crossword. It is, simply, The Times Crossword. This first collection in a brand-new series of The Time Crossword Book, edited by Brian Greer, former Crossword Editor of The Times, will gladden the hearts of all addicts of this most justly celebrated of all crosswords. Previously published as The Times Crossword book 1.
Introduce a music legend with this puzzle inspired by the iconic pop star. The Tuna Turner Music Cats 100 Piece Puzzle foil includes shiny embellishments on the box and puzzle and is great fun for everyone. Mudpuppy puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. * 100pc puzzle: 14 x 14", 35.5 x 35.5 cm * Foil embellishments on puzzle and box * Box: 7 x 7 x 1.5", 18 x 18 x 4 cm * Ages 6-99 * Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper. Printed with nontoxic inks.
On July 1, 1941, the world's first television commercial aired on NBC advertising what? What sport was once called "battledore"? Which president made his millions as a geologist, traveling the world as an expert in gold mining? Holding a trivia night? Preparing for trivia night? Looking for discussion topics for the dinner table? Simply interested in history? Entertaining, educational, and full of fun facts, All Things History includes hundreds of multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and open-ended questions that provide an opportunity for you to not only test your knowledge of history, but to learn something new along the way. Written for all ages in an educational and entertaining style, All Things History will be your go-to guide to a broad range of topics-from fashion trends through the decades, to inventions and discoveries, mythology, sports, creative arts, and US Presidents. Special Did You Know facts provide a deeper dig into the topic.
Everyone's favorite puzzles-now in large print! The Everything Large Print Word Search Book is the perfect addition for puzzlers weary of small type and tight spacing in regular word search puzzles. This all-new volume of oversized puzzles is perfect for someone who prefers large type, while also helping to boost vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills. There's a puzzle in here for everyone, with themes ranging from classic television shows and bestselling books to favorite foods and the latest music.
Test your code-cracking abilities with 300 of the Telegraph's most addictive puzzles. How does it work? Well, each grid contains numbers that correspond to a letter of the alphabet. With the help of a few solutions to start off, all you'll need to do is complete the puzzle by working out every letter's respective number. The perfect mental workout and screen-free activity, The Telegraph Big Book of Codewords 2 will provide hours of entertainment, whether you're at home with a cup of tea or passing the time on a long commute.
For the first time, a large-format omnibus that includes 500 of the popular New York Times mini crossword puzzles: a lot of little puzzles in a big ol' book! The next big thing in puzzles is also the smallest! We rounded up 500 mini puzzles from our previous volumes and collected them all in this big, beautiful book. It's chock-full of fun in easy and convenient bite-sized portions that you can complete in 1 minute or less.
Challenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles
The Frank Lloyd Wright Imperial Hotel Peacock Rug 500 Piece Foil Puzzle brings shiny new glamour to the rug design. The gold foil embellishments on this puzzle bring the luxurious deco era back to life, piece by piece. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage.
The Ministry of Quizzes is the must-buy gift book for quiz solvers and puzzlers, from David Gentle, author of On the Tip of My Tongue. Perfect for fans of the GCHQ Puzzle Book, Bletchley Park Brainteasers, and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. Deep in the heart of Whitehall, up a quiet side road, is an office block. Unremarkable on the outside, inside it buzzes and bustles with activity. Civil servants are hard at work, researching, compiling, cross-checking. Facts and trivia, questions and puzzles. This is the Ministry of Quizzes. This small but essential government department serves the nation's needs on all matters relating to quizzes, puzzles and general knowledge trivia. Now, for the first time, their work can be revealed. The Ministry of Quizzes features an ingenious and irresistible mixture of over 200 quizzes and puzzles to be played solo or with family and friends. Not everyone is convinced this government department actually exists. But how else could we explain such a copious and comprehensive collection of diverse, devious and distracting questions and brainteasers? 'I find it impossible to believe you will not love this book' - Daniel Radcliffe
Piece together this fantastical tiger puzzle, created by epic doodler, Kerby Rosanes. With 1,000 colourful pieces, this jigsaw provides hours of entertainment for adults and children alike. The completed puzzle dimensions are: 73.6 cm x 58.4 cm. On top of the success of Kerby's colouring books, Animorphia, Imagimorphia and Mythomorphia, his detailed doodle skills have already earned him a solid fan base. He has over 1 million followers on Instagram, his Sketchy Stories Facebook page has more than 2 million likes, and he has over 500K project views on Behance.
You probably know them best from March's electrifying University Challenge semi-final, which saw two of the series' most memorable contestants, dapper Bobby Seagull and fan favourite Eric Monkman, go head-to-head in a Cambridge derby between Emmanuel and Wolfson colleges. In this new quiz book, however, Monkman and Seagull are on the same team - and their opponent is you! Containing over 540 questions - FROM THE MOST DIFFICULT, TO ONES DESIGNED FOR YOUNGER READERS, this book will see the devilish wits of TV's brainiest boffins put to the page for the first time, with tricks and tests to taunt even the smuggest sofa-shouter. From puzzles to pop quizzes on everything from particle physics to philharmonics, it's sure to perplex even Paxman.
In Battle for Azeroth, the stakes for both the Alliance and the Horde have never been greater. Uncover the epic battle between Sylvanas Windrunner and Anduin Wrynn piece by piece with the Forlorn Victory puzzle!
Looking for the perfect gift for that boating enthusiast in your life? Or that trivia buff who has everything? Well, you've found the answer in "Name that Boat!" .Or maybe you're the one who loves a challenge?"Name that Boat!" is the saltiest book ashore and will tease and please you with it's interesting, intriguing and wide-ranging questions taken from boats real and imagined. History, TV, literature, movies-you name that boat and chances are you'll find it here.Read "Name that Boat!" and amaze and surprise with your knowledge of this specialized area of trivia. After all, how many of us know the name of the boat that brought the Statue of Liberty to America?. or Lt. Pinkerton to his Madam Butterfly?. or the Maltese Falcon to San Francisco?. and thinking of Bogart.the name of the boat he and Katherine Hepburn brought to stardom on the big screen?.Yes, "Name that Boat!" is the gift that will be enjoyed and shared by everyone who loves boating or trivia. Be sure to surprise that special person with this unique gift. Perfect for those 'hard to buy for' readers and sailors. |
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