A Matter Of Facts: The Insider's Guide To Quizzing
A Matter Of Facts: The Insider's Guide To Quizzing
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* A hilarious look at the extraordinary phenomenon of the male desire to compete
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A Matter Of Facts: The Insider's Guide To Quizzing by Marcus Berkmann
Marcus Berkmann is a competitive obsessive but where he was very bad at cricket (see RAIN MEN) he's a brilliantly knowledgeable nerd and a great success at pub quizzes. He's possibly the only man in Britain whom Nick Hornby is jealous of - because his team beat Hornby's in a pub quiz and went on to win the EVENING STANDARD knockout tournament. This hilarious book will do for quiz culture - from Mastermind to Fifteen to One to the quiz in your local - what LOST IN MUSIC did for bad rock bands. Thousands of people take part in quizzes every week answering questions such as who won the League Cup in 1972 (Stoke City beat Chelsea 3-2) and which of Henry VIII's wives was both a widow and a virgin when she married him (Catherine of Aragon)? Funny, informative, original: this book has all the answers - including the one to question six.
Surely the most entertaining and informative book about quizzes, quiz-masters and quiz men ever written * DAILY MAIL *
'A hugely enjoyable book, and you do not have to love quizzes to love itIt tells us why we behave in the way we do; it makes us laugh at ourselves and casts a light on our folly * LITERARY REVIEW *
'Full-time quiz legend Marcus Berkmann can unlock that stash of useless facts lurking in your brain' * GUARDIAN *
'A hugely enjoyable book, and you do not have to love quizzes to love itIt tells us why we behave in the way we do; it makes us laugh at ourselves and casts a light on our folly * LITERARY REVIEW *
'Full-time quiz legend Marcus Berkmann can unlock that stash of useless facts lurking in your brain' * GUARDIAN *
Marcus Berkmann writes for the DAILY MAIL and a monthly pop music column for the SPECTATOR, and has written columns on sport for the INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY and PUNCH.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780349120874 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349120870 |
| Titre | A Matter Of Facts: The Insider's Guide To Quizzing |
| Auteur | Marcus Berkmann |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Année de publication | 2008-03-06 |
| Nombre de pages | 256 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |