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Guinness British Hit Singles & Albums
Published since 1977. |
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Schott's Original Miscellany
As described, this & Ben Schott's other books are 'indispensable collections of essential trivia, uncommon knowledge and other vital irrelevances'. His other books include; Food and Drink Miscellany, Sporting, Gaming & Idling Miscellany and the Schott's Almanac
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Pears Cyclopaedia
Launched by Pears Soap in 1897, and still going strong. The most recent edition has been labelled by Amazon as 'The most delicious reference book ever produced’. Currently published by Penquin Books.
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Pears Ultimate Quiz Companion
Great reference work covering a very wide range of subjects, which provide excellent inspiration. By Jim Hensman. |
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The Book of Numbers
A wealth of often bazaar figure-related facts. Great for writing tie-break questions but cross referencing is often a bit of a game. By William Hartston. |
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An A-Z of Everything
A really comprehensive compendium from Abbreviations to Zip Codes. Again, really good for inspiration and always proves factual. By Trevor Montague. |
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Does Anything Eat Wasps?
Lists questions and answers from New Scientist readers. 'Knotty puzzles from everyday' are answered from people all over the world. The book is a really good read and is the encouragement behind some of our more wackier science questions.
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This Book...of More Perfectly Useless Information
An absolute treaure trove of interesting facts to enthuse great question setting. By Mitchell Symons. |
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The Dangerous Book for Boys
We initially purchased this book because we have two little boys who we'd like to see grow up interested in 'How to build a tree house', 'Making crystals' & 'Famous battles' for instance. Until they learn to read, it remains on our office shelves as a great reference book for writing quiz questions. |
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