Author : Justin Martin
Publisher :
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,25 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780836215120
Quote-a-Page Books contain quotes, poems, prose excerpts, and anecdotes, all carefully selected to present a compelling book that readers will pick up and browse through for inspiration, a contemplative moment, or a good laugh. Trivia books contain hundreds of questions and answers and factoids that trivia and sports buffs can't resist.
Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,25 MB
Release : 2018-04
Category : Children's questions and answers
ISBN : 9781406379587
Test your football knowledge with over 300 funny and fascinating questions about international games.How much do you know about the World Cup - and the world? Test yourself and your friends with over 300 brain-busting questions from Football School. Why are England called the Three Lions? What is Lionel Messi's creepy-crawly nickname? Which World Cup player wore a wig? Discover the answers to these questions and much, much more. Packed with hilarious cartoons and fascinating trivia, this spin-off from the bestselling series is the perfect way for fans to learn more about the beautiful game.
Author : M. Prefontaine
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 20,82 MB
Release : 2018-10-31
Category :
ISBN : 9781729633281
A fun book for football mad kids. Loads of jokes and fun and a tough Premier League quiz to test themselves and their family and friends on their favourite League
Author : Editors of Sports Illustrated
Publisher : Sports Illustrated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,98 MB
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781603200332
Continuing its series of spectacular coffee-table books for the holiday season, Sports Illustrated presents The College Football Book, the ultimate gift for America's most passionate fans. SI launched this series in 2005 with The Football Book, devoted to the professional game. A New York Times best-seller that year, the book has taken root as a perennial, selling more than 200,000 copies to date. Now the editors of Sports Illustrated return to the gridiron, this time to serve the most avid football fans of all. With the best words and pictures SI has to offer, The College Football Book, brings to life the game's unparalleled excitement and pageantry, its legendary players, historic teams and epic rivalries. In 288 pages of the greatest photography and writing available anywhere, The College Football Book spans the sport's history, from its infancy in the 1800s right up to the postseason showdowns of 2008. The book is packed with stunning pictures, award-winning stories, original stats, decade-by-decade all-star teams and iconic artifacts photographed exclusively for this book at the College Football Hall of Fame--the same exciting mix of elements that makes each book in the SI series a must-have for sports fan.
Author : Andrew Ward
Publisher : Portico
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 37,65 MB
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1911622420
All the fun of Portico's bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form! Test your football knowledge with this handy book, packed with fun and challenging quiz questions based around the weirdest events from more than a century of football history. Quiz categories include: Outlandish scorelines Freaky weather Unfeasible goals Animals on pitches Cup madness Streakers Football's great eccentrics International antics Whether you're testing your friends, practising for pub quizzes or just reading it in an armchair, this book will take your football knowledge to a whole new level. Word count: 30,000 words.
Author : Chris Cowlin
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 24,81 MB
Release : 2012-01-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1907792732
Are you a loyal supporter of Bury Football Club? Eager to impress your family and friends with just how much you know about your favourite team? If so, this quiz book is exactly what you need to test your knowledge of the Shakers and prove your worth as their number one fan. There are sections covering all aspects of the Club's history including players, managers, transfer fees, nationalities, opponents, competitions and great goals, as well as all of those memorable matches. The 800 challenging questions have been designed to your test your memory of the people and places that have played an important role in shaping Bury Football Club but watch out for one of two surprises. Packed with fascinating facts and figures The Official Bury Football Club Quiz Book is sure to prove an instant hit with Bury fans everywhere regardless of age. Guaranteed to educate as well as entertain this book is a must have for all Shakers supporters and anyone with a keen interest in football.
Author : Bill Edgar
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 18,51 MB
Release : 2022-08-25
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472146304
'Bill Edgar is simply the best. His quizzes draw upon one of the greatest minds in football. This is a book nobody with a love of the game can afford to miss' MATTHEW SYED 'It must be good if it's Bill's book!!' JAMIE CARRAGHER 'The stuff he comes up with is absolutely fantastic. There are stats, and stats, and his stats are excellent' JOHN MURRAY, BBC Radio Football Correspondent A MUST-BUY FOR ANY FOOTBALL FAN, THIS BUMPER QUIZ BOOK IS PACKED WITH 1,000 QUESTIONS ABOUT FOOTBALL, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM EYE-OPENING OR AMUSING. Bill Edgar has been a football writer for The Times for the past 23 years, specialising in statistics, curiosities and quizzes. He has been compiling quizzes regularly since 2008. With this quiz book he sets out to intrigue and entertain, rather than simply pose questions. Every question includes a stat or piece of trivia that is fascinating and entertaining, which readers will enjoy whether or not they succeed in answering the question correctly or not.
Author : Martin Signore
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 16,33 MB
Release : 2011-02-25
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1118051602
Packed with expert advice and timely tips The fun and easy way to guide your American football team to glory in fantasy football Fantasy football can be an addictive hobby. But if you've never played American football before, how do you start? Have no fear! This friendly guide explains the game to you from start to finish -- from scouting and drafting your players to building your coaching skills to planning your strategy. And who knows, perhaps even to tasting victory in your league championship! Understand the basics of the game Pick the league right for you Assemble your dream team in the draft Develop your in-season management skills Know which quick fixes work and what common mistakes to avoid
Author : Nick Holt
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 21,26 MB
Release : 2016-11-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1472137620
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?
Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher :
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 18,83 MB
Release : 2019-05
Category : Soccer players
ISBN : 9781406386417
Get young fans dreaming big with this collection of fifty inspirational lives from the world of football. What made Pele the greatest player of all time? How did Nadia Nadim flee from Afghanistan and end up playing for Manchester City? Who was the Liverpool player who invented the world's most popular football boot? This collection of fifty biographies brings together the incredible true stories of the game's greatest legends who changed the world of football. Empowering and inspirational, this is the perfect book to get young fans dreaming big both on and off the pitch ...
