Sit & Solve Baseball Trivia


Book Description

Armchair athletes who love the history, strategy, and unpredictability of baseball will find this compilation almost as much fun as watching nine innings. It will inform, entertain, and test their knowledge of sport. The trivia questions cover all the rules of batting, pitching, fielding, base running, and catching. "Who Said It?" match-ups feature quips by the game's most colorful managers and players, and memorable "Baseball Quotables" appear throughout.




Sit and Solve Easy Crosswords


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Here's some simple fun to while away the time for solvers who are otherwise occupied. These are easy crosswords, ones that won't strain the brain or take too long to complete. There's no arcane "crosswordese," the answers are relatively short (many just 5 or 6 letters), and the each puzzle is small. Among the clues: "Wood used for model planes," "Dance that 'takes two,'" and "Murder on the Orient Express sleuth." Answers: Balsa, Tango, Poirot




Name That Ballplayer


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Taking a cue from the legendary TV game show Name That Tune, Wayne Stewart's Name That Ballplayer is a unique baseball quiz book. This is not just a list of questions followed by the answers. Readers are given three sets of clues to help them name the ballplayer in question. If they get the player on the first clue, they are awarded five points. If they require a second clue, they get only three points. And if they need the final clue they're still rewarded, but with only one point. Not only are the clues given in "tiers," but the book's four chapters run from extremely easy (e.g., identifying the likes of Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron) to much more obscure (where was Mickey Mantle born? what do you remember about Johnny Bench?).




You're the Umpire


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"You're the umpire" tests your knowledge about the rules of Major League Baseball.




You're the Ref


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Presents strategic situations in football where the reader is encouraged to determine the legality of each play, from pass interference calls to the rules of fumbles and illegal touching.




You're the Basketball Ref


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Do you think you know basketball? Do you think you know it well enough to take the court as an NBA or NCAA referee and accurately make the really tough calls? Well, here’s your chance to prove how much you really know about the history and rules of one of the world’s most popular sports. You’re the Basketball Ref, newly updated with a dozen fresh scenarios, is designed to inform, challenge, and entertain basketball fans. A brief introduction to the history of basketball is followed by an overview of NBA and NCAA matters. Topics range from situations that typically come up in games—traveling and shot clock violations, for example—to rules that are just a bit more unusual or, for the casual fan, more obscure. Then quiz yourself on what call you would make in each scenario! Many of the situations in You’re the Basketball Ref come from real games, but some scenarios are made up to illustrate specific points or rules. So don your stripes, grab your whistle, and take your position on the court. After all, you’re the ref!




Scratch Trivia: Sports


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Sports fans can see if they’ve got game with this scratch-tastic variant in the Sit & Solve series. It tests their knowledge of almost every sport under the sun, including basketball, baseball, football, hockey, soccer, boxing, and racing. WIth history, trivia, nicknames and numbers, Olympic greats, even Little League and college action, it’s a true test of sports smarts.







Baseball Trivia


Book Description

Test your knowledge about the national pastime, a game that Americans have embraced for nearly a century and a half. The title features informative sidebars, a trivia quiz, a glossary, and further resources. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.