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A team captain on BBC TV's "A Question of Sport", Parrott sets a challenge here for any sports fan who is willing to try. It poses all kinds of quizzes and teasers, ranges across every sport, and is sprinkled with little-known facts and figures to impress the most dedicated trivia hound. ... Read more

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Another fascinating bit of miscellany
Just as in his previous efforts, Mr. Schott assembles an amusing collection of trivia. Well worth the effort whenever one wants to waste some time. Thoroughly enjoyable, and you learn something as well!

Endlessly entertaining
I bought this book as a gift for my husband, a true sports addict and a true student of all that he watches.Ever since he received it, I've caught him many times, poring over the pages, learning even more trivia with which to bedevil me and his friends.

Part of the decision was based on my previous experience with the Schott guides, which we've enjoyed thoroughly.

Not for the intense sportsfan
Fans of "Schott's Original Miscellany" may think of this as a potential gift for the sportsfan in their life, but it does not carry enough detail for the typical sportsfan, in part because in its strenuous effort to be both broad and flippant it extends its scope to crossword puzzles, quizzes, and the like...so it's great on the miscellany dimensions and scant on the sports.But if you are satisfied to know a single set of trivial details about cricket and one about polo and one about [whatever], this might be ok for you.

If on the other hand, you're not a sportsfan but are merely looking for more Schott's like reading material, I recommend instead the "Companion" series, which show every sign of being issued by the same publisher (same size format, typeface, etc.) althoug they are from Robson books rather than Bloomsbury.Examples includes "The London Companion," "The Literary Companion," "The Gardener's Companion," etc. ... Read more

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A sports trivia book in which the reader competes against "Sterlo". ... Read more

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365 days. 365 stories. Some of them are familiar to every football fan, such as the 1966 World Cup Final or the 1985 Heysel disaster, but what about the day a dog urinated on Jimmy Greaves mid-match in 1962, or the accidental death of Celtic goalkeeper John Thomson during a 1931 Old Firm game? From FA Cup shocks to betting scandals and from football's greatest games to football's greatest battles (a toss-up between Estudiantes vs Milan in 1969 and Batty vs Le Saux in 1995), "Day of the Match" is entertaining football trivia at its very best, bursting at the seams with funny, tragic, forgotten stories from the history of the beautiful game. ... Read more

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Here is a seven-game World Series of entertainment, innings one through nine, starting off with rookies and ending with famous Fall Classic events, heroes, and villains. Readers can keep their own score and can earn hits, RBIs, and homers depending on the degree of difficulty of the question. There are over 660 at bats, and many of the most challenging questions contain clues and hints! ... Read more

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You might think you know all there is to know about Wolves, but what if they re disguised in sheep s clothing and take the form of 1,000 tricky quiz questions that could give you a nasty bite? Your brains will certainly have to adopt the role of wanderer as you try to cast your minds back well over a century to the very beginning of the club s long history.Questions cover every imaginable aspect of the club, from memorable managers and players, through transfer fees, opponents, scores and awards, to every competition you can think of, and they are sure to trigger vivid and treasured recollections of the colourful characters and nail-biting matches that have made the club what it is today.With a fitting foreword by John Richards, this book is bursting at the seams with interesting facts and figures and is guaranteed to challenge even the most ardent fan as well as provide hours of entertainment for the whole family. ... Read more

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