Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days
- ISBN-10
- 0385365292
- ISBN-13
- 9780385365291
- Category
- Questions and answers
- Pages
- 531
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Author
- Ken Jennings
Description
This book for trivia buffs, compiled by the all-time Jeopardy champion, has 366 entries featuring "This Day in History" factoids, trivia quizzes, and questions categorized by Jennings as "easy," "hard," and "yeah, good luck." Topics cover every subject, from paleontology to mixology, sports feats to Bach suites, medieval popes to daytime soaps. --From publisher description.
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