Put your bookworm reputation on the line and prove your literary knowledge with this collection of quizzes for book whizzes. Book lovers can answer questions by themselves or host a quiz among friends with twenty-four quizzes to keep you guessing with a variety of question styles including: - 'Blankety Books', where you must fill in the missing word in each title - Anagrams to decipher - 'Two of a Kind', where you must identify a character and author who share the same initials - Guess the book with 'Say What You See' pictures and badly drawn covers - 'Book Bingo' The quizzes are carefully weighted so avid bookworms will get a workout, while more casual readers can still have lots of fun having a go. All questions are designed to aid guessing, with multiple-choice answers and hints, and make the reader smile with amusing wrong answers, clever red herrings, little-known facts and footnotes.

Illinois is considered the most average state according to Census Bureau data ananlysis by the Associate Press. From Cairo to Peru, Venice to Vienna and Athens to Zion, this collection of fun facts and trivia showcases what makes the Prairie State above average in every way.

Clear, concise yet comprehensive, World War II in Minutes is the quickest way to understand the greatest conflict in human history. From its causes to its aftermath, this book details in 200 mini-essays every key event of the war, including the rise of Hitler, the Dunkirk evacuation, The Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, Midway and Iwo Jima, the sieges of Leningrad and Stalingrad, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, D-Day and the fall of Berlin, and much much more. Covers all aspects of World War II: origins and politics; major battles; great leaders; weapons and technology; civilian life and atrocities; turning points and surrenders; and the reverberations of the war through history. Illustrated with 200 contemporary photographs, images and maps. Includes entries on: The Path to War; The Versailles Treaty; The Spanish Civil War; Mussolini and the rise of Fascism; Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, FDR and Joseph Stalin; The Sino-Japanese War; The Blitz; U-boat warfare and Enigma; The Desert War; Operation Barbarossa; The Battle of Moscow; Resistance and collaboration; The Final Solution; Colditz; Coral Sea and Guadalcanal; The Dambusters; The bombing of Dresden; Alamein; Kursk; Montgomery, Zhukov, Rommel and Eisenhower; Operation Overlord; The liberation of Paris; The battle of the Bulge; The Yalta Conference, The Berlin bunker; The battle for Okinawa; Kamikazes; The atomic bomb; Casualties of war; War crimes trials and The Cold War.

How much do you really know about the club you love? You can find out by exploring the 1,000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up this Wolverhampton Wanderers quiz book. It's not often that books on football make reference to Sherlock Holmes, Led Zeppelin, the Grand National, Donald Trump, The Goon Show, Premium Bonds, Monty Python, golf and Homer Simpson, but this one does! Call Yourself a Wolves Fan? is a quirky, challenging affair for real Wolves fans who can test themselves or take each other on, with the emphasis on enjoyment and discovery. Try these for size: One member of the Wolves side that won the League Cup in 1980 by beating Nottingham Forest had a surname shared with a player on the opposing team, what was it? In this century, Wolves have had two goalkeepers at the same time with the same surname and the same first initial, who were they? You will struggle to find anything as comprehensive as this eclectic collection. It's a must for Wolves fans of all ages and you might not see anything quite like it again.

Put your knowledge to the test with over 1,500 questions on all things festive, from movies to music! Do you know The Holiday from Holidate? Can you name the bestselling Christmas song of all time or which song featured in the last five John Lewis adverts? From iconic Christmas TV specials and festive films to bestselling toys and Christmas tunes, there are 34 quizzes to try your hand at with each split into three levels of difficulty to suit everyone. Fun for the whole family, or perfect to play with friends, So This is Christmas Quiz Book is the ideal gift, stocking filler or secret Santa present. Discover who wishes it could be Christmas every day and who is a real Grinch! Quizzes include Christmas TV Christmas Movies Christmas Toys Christmas Number Ones Christmas Adverts Christmas Around the World Christmas Trivia

Authors David and Gareth take a trip through the places, peculiarities and past practices of Cardiff, stopping off to sample the culinary (and alcoholic) delights of the city along the way. From Clark's Pies and a heaped helping of 'Half and Half' to the oddities of the 'Kaairdiff' accent, this fact-packed compendium reveals the contributions Cardiff has made to the history of the nation and recalls some of its famous faces - Shirley Bassey, Charlotte Church and Frank Hennessy amongst them - and popular attractions. This book is guaranteed to entertain, amuse and surprise everyone who picks it up.

From home field to home ice, from racetrack to putting green, find out about the weird and interesting side of sports from a state that has always been about more than just winning: Herman Edwards famous "Miracle in the Meadowlands" touchdown that preserved a six-year winning streak for the Eagles against the Giants was the only fumble recovery he had in a 10-year NFL career. Pennsylvania has not only been the home of a Kentucky Derby winner -- 2004's Smarty Jones -- but a Kentucky Derby winner also shares the name of a Pennsylvania city -- 1939's Johnstown; In 1955, the University of Pittsburgh's Bobby Grier was the first black player to play in the Sugar Bowl; despite receiving a ton of fan mail, the Louisiana legislature later banned blacks from playing in the Sugar Bowl; Every current major professional sports franchise to call Pennsylvania home -- Phillies, Pirates, Eagles, Steelers, Penguins, Flyers, Sixers -- has won a world championship; The Philadelphia Phillies have lost more games than any other MLB team in history, and their 23-game losing streak in 1961 is a modern record; Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby was the youngest player to win the NHL scoring title in his second season and the youngest player in history to be named captain of his team.

This book is packed from cover to cover with unforgettable tales of athletic heroics, bitter rivalries, crushing defeats and the strangest sporting moments ever to happen in Colorado.

Both casual and hardcore fans the sunshine state will get a kick out of this wacky and wild ride through Florida sports history. It includes the best and the worst from the world of professional sports, college athlethics and the Olympics from the state of Florida.

this book is packed cover to cover with unforgettable tales of athletic heroics, bitter rivalries, crushing defeats and the strangest sporting moments ever to happen in California.

TX Sports Trivia celebrates the highs and lows of the state's rich sporting industry. From football to fighting, golf to gymnastics and biking to bowling games, TX sports have known their share of booms and busts. Find it all in this fun book of interesting factoids.

How well do you know your words?; Buxom used to mean obedient; A cloud was a rock; Raunchy originally meant dirty; Brimming with hidden histories and tantalising twists, The Accidental Dictionary tells the extraordinary stories behind ordinary words.; Our everyday language is full of surprises; its origins are stranger than you might think. Any word might be knocked and buffeted, subjected to twists and turns, expansions and contractions, happy and unhappy accidents. There are intriguing tales behind even the most familiar terms, and they can say as much about the present as they do the past.; Busking, for instance, originally meant piracy. Grin meant to snarl. A bimbo was a man, nice meant ignorant, glamour was magic and a cupboard was a table...; Focusing on 100 surprising threads in the evolution of English, The Accidental Dictionary reveals the etymological origins and quirky developments that have led to the meanings we take for granted today. It is a weird and wonderful journey into words.; So, let's revel in its randomness and delight in its diversity - our dictionary is indeed accidental.

Readers of all ages will be astonished and stumped by these interactive mysteries. In brief paragraphs and black-and-white illustrations, award-winning author Sandy Silverthorne and John Warner present 100 puzzles, each with a logical "aha" answer...that may require thinking outside the box. Clues and answers are included in separate sections. Rex is surprised when the phone rings. He answers it and writes down a message. He doesn't know the person who called or the person being called. He will never meet them. What is going on?.

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Hybridsysteme entstanden aus dem Bemuhen, die Vorteile analoger und digitaler Rechensysteme zu verbinden. In der Praxis wird dieses Ziel nur teilweise erreicht, insbesondere auf grund der bisher nur recht beschrankten Automatisierbarkeit des Hybridrechenbetriebs. Es ist ein Ziel dieses Buches aufzuzeigen, wie sich durch geeig- nete hardware (automatie patchboard und hybride Rechenkomponenten) und ent- sprechende Hybridprogrammiersysteme der Hybridrechenbetrieb in ahnlicher Weise automatisieren lasst wie es beim Digitalrechner moeglich und ublich ist. Unter dieser Voraussetzung ist die hybride Behandlung einiger wichtiger Problemklassen gunstiger als ihre digitale Loesung. Der Zielsetzung entsprechend wendet sich dieses Buch an Informatiker, Inge- nieure und Mathematiker. Teil I gibt eine Einfuhrung in die vielfaltigen Probleme des Analog/Hybrid- rechnens und dient so zur Vorbereitung der spateren Teile. Der funktionelle Aufbau eines Hybridsystems ist Gegenstand von Teil H. Dabei geht es nicht um technische Einzelheiten, sondern um das Prinzipielle. Teil HI beschreibt die Programmierung eines Hybridsystems. Hierbei wird auch die digitale Simulation kontinuierlicher Sys- teme behandelt, da einerseits Simulationssprachen die Basis fur die modernen Hybrid- sprachen darstellen, andernseits die digitale Simulation als erganzende Alternative zu einer hybriden Loesung stets in die UEberlegungen miteinzubeziehen ist. Teil IV schliesslich behandelt die Anwendungen des Hybridrechnens. Wir besprechen hier nicht etwa die verschiedenen Fachgebiete in denen sich hybride Loesungsverfahren einsetzen lassen, sondern stellen die zugrunde liegenden mathematischen Aufgaben in den Vordergrund. Neben Anfangs-und Randwertaufgaben fur gewoehnliche Diffe- rentialgleichungen untersuchen wir vier Problemkreise: Partielle Differentialglei- chungen, Parameteroptimierung, Funktionaloptimierung (optimale Steuerungen) und stochastische Vorgange.