The Luciano Pavarotti Quiz Book


Book Description

Are you inspired by the music of Pavarotti? Do you know where he grew up, how he started his singing career or where he trained? Are you aware of his charity and humanitarian work? If you would like to find out more about the man behind the legendary voice, this quiz book is all you need. The Luciano Pavarotti Quiz Book has been put together as a fitting tribute to one of the world's greatest tenors. With 100 questions covering the music and influences that shaped the life of the charismatic Italian singer, including many personal details, you are certain to discover something new. Pavarotti's remarkable voice won him an army of fans and his death in 2007 was mourned by millions of people around the globe but his music lives on. This informative and entertaining quiz book is a must-have for anyone who marvelled at the unique musical ability of Luciano Pavarotti and for all those interested in finding out more about the man responsible for bringing opera into mainstream entertainment.




Father Lee's Opera Quiz Book


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Join quizmaster Father Lee for forty-five opera related puzzles. Brain teasers include straight forward quizzes, anagrams, vertical patterns, crostics, and crossword puzzles in categories such as opera and baseball or opera at the movies.




The Complete Olympic Games Quiz Book


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Containing 1700 questions on many aspects of both the Summer and Winter Olympics, The Complete Olympic Games Quiz Book provides a comprehensive resource that can be used in various ways, such as testing family and friends or forming the basis of a more formal quiz. The book covers the entire history of the modern Olympics, from Athens 1896 to London 2012, and includes questions on all the sports that have featured at these Games. There are also two multiple choice sections on numbers and two chapters of 'mixed bag' questions which, among other things, bring out the quirky side of the Olympics through a variety of trivia teasers. Including over 150 questions on London 2012, the book builds into a challenging but stimulating test of sporting knowledge and should provide hours of entertainment for fans of quizzes and the Olympics.




The Big Trivia Quiz Book


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Put your general knowledge to the test, and impress your family and friends with your astonishing brainpower and trivia genius. An addictive quiz book for all the family featuring 10,000 questions, The Big Quiz Book has something for everyone. With 10 different general knowledge categories - from Science & Technology, Art & Literature, and Natural History, to Food & Drink, Film & TV, and Sport & Leisure - and three increasing levels of difficulty, it offers a fresh and up-to-the-minute quizzing experience that will educate and entertain all the family. Bursting with fascinating facts to boost your trivia knowledge, whatever your specialist subject or your nemesis topic, The Big Quiz Book is perfect for home entertainment and virtual pub quizzes. You won't be able to put it down!




The Official Radio 6 Music Quiz Book


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BBC Radio 6 Music is the place for alternative music – and this is the quiz for its fans. From indie pop and iconic rock to trip hop, electronica and dance, these questions will test your knowledge of the last 60 years of floor-fillers, cult classics and the best B-sides to the limit. Including dedicated quizzes on your favourite 6 Music shows, like Lauren Laverne's People's Playlist, Guy Garvey's Finest Hour, Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service and more, find out how much you can really call yourself the king of rock n' roll.




The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Book


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This annual issue is filled with questions to stump even the most devoted popculture fanatic. Brimming with trivia, it contains hundreds of brain teasers, ultimate fan challenges and tests of classic TV.




The Ultimate Quiz Book for Seniors


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Get quizzing with the ultimate quiz book for people aged 65+ By far the generation with the best general knowledge. Why not test this out by using this book to test yourself against the younger generations, or your friends. You'll be surprised at how much knowledge you actually have! The questions are specifically designed to suit people of all interests - with specific attention to the 1930s and 40s and 50s eras. Answer questions about popular song sport, geography, history, maths, general knowledge, films, nursery rhymes, and literature. There are also special brain training questions in there too - questions that have several answers, which everyone can enjoy, as you try to come up with all the possible answers. There are questions in this book that suit all people of all abilities.




The Einstein Factor Quiz Book


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Which of our solar system's giant gas planets gives its name to the Apollo program's booster rockets? Sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007, Joseph Estrada was a president of which country? What is the name of Harry Potter's owl? Can you answer any of these questions? Then maybe you are a closet Einstein! This broad-ranging quiz book from the ABC's highly successful show is designed to test your general knowledge and provoke lively debate as the whole family strives to answer questions on famous people, history, arts, sport, pop culture, music, TV, movies, nature and literature. Luckily, answers are included!




The Mammoth Football Quiz Book


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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?




The Best Quiz Book of the World


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Many quiz books claim they have a “world” flavour to them, when in fact all they ask is where a famous monument is, or in which city are you likely to find.........??? Now, for the first time, comes The Best Quiz Book of the World which actually has the world in it, in the form of quizzes on 111 countries of the world. They include all the well-known ones, the controversial ones, the unique ones, the very small ones and countries that we may have heard about, and know very little about. In fact, it’s those countries that turn out to be very interesting countries through their history, geography, leaders and their culture. The Best Quiz Book of the World has 25 questions about each of the 111 countries listed in the book. It asks questions like the capital city, currency, population, colours on the flag, economy, history, famous and infamous people, sporting and cultural achievements and even the letters on a web address. You will be surprised at how much you may know about a country already. If you don’t, you will certainly learn something about each country in the book. There are 2775 questions in The Best Quiz Book of the World covering the 111 countries. The answers to each country quiz are on the following page to the questions. There is also detailed information on each answer, especially with regards to geography, population and sporting achievements. People will find The Best Quiz Book of the World fun and challenging. It can be used in formal quiz nights or less formal occasions when people want to challenge each other on a particular country. The Best Quiz Book of the World can also be used as a teacher resource in senior primary, and secondary schools. Enjoy finding out a lot more about our world with The Best Quiz Book of the World.