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Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Puzzles & quizzes > Trivia & quiz question books
This is the perfect book for anyone planning to host a pub quiz
with their family and friends, either at home or in the pub! There
are 10,000 questions over more than 300 individual quizzes in this
superb book. It includes a wealth of fascinating information on a
huge variety of subjects - perfect for quiz aficionados and
amateurs alike, as it is divided by both difficulty level and
subject matter. Many of the quizzes are themed, along the classic
lines of music, sport, geography, politics and entertainment, but
there are also more specialist subjects such as DIY, Law and Order,
Country & Western, and JK Rowling. Pot-luck quizzes with a mix
of all subjects are also included to keep you on your toes.
Finally, a section at the rear of the book gives tips and advice on
how to host your own quiz at home, the pub, or any place keen
quizzers congregate. So, whether quiz master or quiz taker, this is
the book for you.
How much do you really know about Manchester United? Put your
knowledge to the test with this bumper book of brainteaser quizzes
and fascinating facts, beautifully illustrated by one of the
world's leading sports artists. It's packed with trivia on all the
great Man United sides and players - from the 'Busby Babes' to
'Fergie's Fledglings', from Charlton, Law and Best to Rooney,
Ronaldo and Rashford - providing hours of highly dippable fun and
entertainment. Which player earned a taekwondo black belt and
seriously considered abandoning his football career to work as a
docker? Which Republic of Ireland international was raised in
orphanages? Son of a Greco-Roman wrestling champion, which striker
served in the Norwegian army? Which United striker made history
when he played for Stockport County alongside his father? Which
player appeared opposite Cate Blanchett in the 1998 movie
Elizabeth? Trivquiz Manchester United holds the answers to all
these questions and hundreds more.
A truly mammoth football quiz book covering over twenty years of
the Premier League and the entire history of the beautiful (and
sometimes not so beautiful) game. All the major international
tournaments are covered, as well as the full history of the
domestic game, both recent and historical - even grandad can show
off! Nick Holt has compiled a satisfyingly hefty and wonderfully
challenging collection of 3,000 questions, arranged in quizzes of
varying difficulty and subject matter covering the games that
mattered, the personalities, the controversies, the goals and the
glory. SAMPLE QUESTIONS: It wasn't until 2007 that a South American
player scored a Premier League hat-trick; who scored three in a 5-3
derby win over Wigan Athletic in December that year? There have
been some noticeably bad-tempered Merseyside derbies in the Premier
League era; which Everton player saw red at Goodison Park in
December 2005, and again in October, 2007? Which two uncapped
overseas players were the captains of Manchester City and
Portsmouth respectively for the 2004-05 season? Germany 1, England
5: Who let in five goals for the only time in his international
career? Italia 90: Who was the unlikely scorer of the game's only
goal when England beat Egypt 1-0 in a group match of bewildering
tedium? Italia 90: Defeat by which country in their opening match
cost Scotland a chance of progressing past the group stage for the
first time?
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