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Monkman and Seagull Quiz Book

Author : Eric Monkman

Publisher : eBook Partnership

Page : 231 pages

File Size : 26,83 MB

Release : 2020-07-05

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1839780444

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Book Description

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.



The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers

Author : Bobby Seagull

Publisher : Random House

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 33,39 MB

Release : 2018-10-25

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 0753552825

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If you found maths lessons at school irrelevant and boring, that’s because you didn’t have a teacher like Bobby Seagull. ***As seen on Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain*** Long before his rise to cult fandom on University Challenge, Bobby Seagull was obsessed with numbers. They were the keys that unlocked the randomness of football results, the beauty of art and the best way to get things done. In his absorbing book, Bobby tells the story of his life through numbers and shows the incredible ways maths can make sense of the world around us. From magic shows to rap lyrics, from hobbies to outer space, from fitness to food – Bobby’s infectious enthusiasm for numbers will change how you think about almost everything. Told through fascinating stories and insights from Bobby’s life, and with head-scratching puzzles in every chapter, you’ll never look at numbers the same way again.



Today Programme - Puzzle Book

Author : BBC

Publisher : Cassell

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 36,5 MB

Release : 2018-09-06

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1788401131

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***The puzzle book of 2018*** The Today Programme Puzzle Book is perfect for fans of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The GCHQ Puzzle Book. Which is the only letter of the alphabet not to appear in the name of any US state? Can YOU solve the Puzzle for Today? Tackle the conundrums that have been frustrating and confounding the nation on Radio 4's Today programme. The Today Programme Puzzle Book challenges you with over 280 cryptic, linguistic & numerical brainteasers designed by the greatest puzzles masters around the world from Mensa, UK Mathematics Trust, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Japanese puzzle masters & many more. Chapters include: Common-sense Conundrums Flags, Capitals & Nations Maths & Language Further Maths New Puzzles BBC Today Presenters' Puzzles Celebrity Setters Christmas Crackers So, challenge your grey matter and hone your reasoning and logic skills with the brainteasers that manage to get the nation's synapses firing every morning. With a foreword by Sarah Sands, editor of the Today programme. Introductions to each chapter by Tom Feildon, the BBC Science Editor. [Answer: The letter Q]



The Monkman and Seagull Quiz Book

Author : Bobby Seagull

Publisher : Eyewear Publiishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 11,86 MB

Release : 2017-10-27

Category : Puzzles

ISBN : 9781911335993

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Book Description

"Containing over 540 questions ranging across space and time, this book sees the devilish wit of our brainy boffins put to the page. With tricks and tests to taunt even the smuggest sofa-shouter, it's packed with puzzles and pop quizzes, on everything from particle physics to philharmonics, football to film. Featuring questions from BBC Radio 4's infamous '6.48am Puzzle For Today' as well as tons of entirely new rounds, it's sure to perplex even the most dedicated pub-quizzers"--



60 Years of University Challenge

Author : Cassell

Publisher : Cassell

Page : 572 pages

File Size : 43,61 MB

Release : 2022-09-08

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1788404076

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Book Description

Celebrate 60 years of Britain's longest-running quiz show. Since 1962, University Challenge has brought TV viewing the most taxing questions on television. Now you can relive some of its most gripping moments, as well as test you and your family's own quizzing ability, with this unique quizbook. - Over 3,000 questions, including complete sets of questions from iconic episodes. - 'Where are they now?' features that reveal what notable contestants went on to achieve. - Interviews with question setters, famous contestants and producers - An entry quiz that contestants face so you can see if you've got what it takes to be on the show. With over 400 pages of trivia, behind-the-scenes detail and a raft of questions to test your knowledge, this is the ultimate gift for any University Challenge viewer.



Only Connect: The Official Quiz Book

Author : Jack Waley-Cohen

Publisher : Random House

Page : 487 pages

File Size : 16,97 MB

Release : 2017-09-07

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1473530997

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Book Description

RY CLV RNGH? Can you find the connection between Gandalf, Sherlock Holmes, David Brent and Ford Perfect? Only Connect is the ultimate test of knowledge and lateral thinking. Since 2008 the fiendishly difficult quiz show has been challenging contestants to find connections between apparently unrelated clues. The Only Connect Quiz Book collects over 200 of the most entertaining and perplexing challenges from the team behind the BBC’s hugely popular quiz show - including many new (never broadcast) questions. Covering each of the show’s four rounds – Connections, Sequences, the Connecting Wall and Missing Vowels – and with introductions from presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell, here is your chance to put your own sleuthing and quizzical knowledge to the Only Connect test. With games to play on your own or in teams (clever names, please), The Only Connect Quiz Book will take your quizzing achievements to a new level.



Only Connect

Author : Jack Waley-Cohen

Publisher : Random House

Page : 446 pages

File Size : 21,72 MB

Release : 2019-09-12

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1473531950

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WHT CNNCTS THS CLS? Britain's most fiendishly difficult quiz is back. Do you have what it takes to make it to the grand final? With their first bestselling quiz book, the Only Connect team tested your lateral thinking with killer connections, challenging sequences and byzantine walls. Now, Only Connect question-setter (and former champion) Jack Waley-Cohen returns with a NEW collection of 200 cryptic, brain-busting questions, including many never-before-broadcast and all-new ones exclusive to the book. Organized into a series of discrete 4-round games, each game increases in difficulty, as you try to reach the grand final. It's like having your very own full series of Only Connect at home. With a healthy dose of trivia between games (What are the greatest ever Only Connect questions? Who is the best team of all time?) and an introduction by presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell, The Only Connect Quiz Book will take you skills to a new level. So limber up your frontal lobes, and get ready to pit your wits against the toughest quiz on TV.



Rob DJ's Monday Night Pub Quiz Book

Author : Rob DJ

Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books

Page : 266 pages

File Size : 42,68 MB

Release : 2013-01-25

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1782431101

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Book Description

Featuring posers on a multitude of subjects, plus some mind-bending anagrams, these questions will provoke as much debate with your friends as they do in the Radio I studio.



The University Challenge Quiz Book

Author : Steve Tribe

Publisher : Random House

Page : 578 pages

File Size : 39,60 MB

Release : 2011-11-30

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1446417662

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Book Description

For almost 50 years, University Challenge has served as a bastion of general knowledge, regularly testing our finest young minds with a dizzying array of subjects. Now - if you think you're up to the challenge - you can pit your own wits against the trickiest quiz around. With over 3,500 challenging quiz questions, The University Challenge Quiz Book will probe the murkiest corners of your intellect. Leaving no stone unturned, in-depth questions cover every aspect of history, science, language, economics, culture and more, and will put even the hardiest quiz veteran through their paces. With games to play either on your own or in teams (no conferring), here is a collection to challenge, surprise and stimulate - from your first starter for ten to the final gong. Come on, come on!



Why Men REALLY Cheat

Author : Martyn Stewart

Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 11,64 MB

Release : 2014-02-01

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1783061286

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Book Description

For the first time, discover the traits and characteristics of every type of man you have ever met. No matter what your opinion of men is, you will never look at them the same way again! Prepare for the most intriguing, entertaining and informative book you will read this year. Why Men REALLY Cheat: The Psychological Secrets of Male Infidelity is an enthralling blend of captivating narrative combined with up-to-date and relevant psychological expertise. Beginning with the daily things we all take for granted the book delves deeper into this burning question, progressing at a thrilling rate. Addressing the number one relationship killer that has tormented women for centuries. It has even baffled some men about their own behaviour. Stewart provides extracts from real interviews and questionnaires with hundreds of men, providing the psychological understanding behind the excuses. Why Men REALLY Cheat; the new Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus or He's Just Not That Into You. A captivating read that you will have trouble putting down. It is a must-have for every woman or man; whether currently single, dating or in a long-term relationship.