Quiz, Puzzle, Games & Trivia

Walter Korn - Modern Chess Openings 11th Edition ( MCO 11) - HB 1974 ( First Published 1972)

Does exactly what it says on the tin.  A standard work of chess reference , the first edition appearing in the 1920's.  Published by Pitman .  Games are given in tabulated form , with a vast range of variants.  King's Pawn Openings,...

Tim Dedopulos / A Game of Thrones Puzzle Quest (Coffee Table Book)

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Jo Hanks, Mark Hanks / Mum Knows Best (Hardback)

How to you save a curdled custard? How do you keep mice out of the home? How do you stop moths eating your woollens? How do you get chewing gum out of a five-year-old's hair? Or get rid of his veruccas? And cure hiccoughs in a trice? The answers to all...

Uncle John’s Truth, Trivia, and the Pursuit of Factiness Bathroom Reader (Large Paperback)

It’s all about the facts—and Uncle John is back with a ton of them!For the 32nd year, Uncle John and his loyal researchers have teamed up to bring you the latest tidbits from the world of pop culture, history, sports, and strange news stories...

CLUICHE.IE - IMEARTAS FOCAL 3 - BRAND NEW - AS GAEILGE ( Irish Language Card Game)

An triú chluiche sa tsraith seo Imeartas Focal. Féach an féidir leat na tomhais seo a dhéanamh amach! Tá tomhas amháin ar an dá thaobh de gach uile chárta. The third in the series of wordplay games...

CLUICHE.IE - IMEARTAS FOCAL 2 - BRAND NEW - AS GAEILGE ( Irish Language Card Game)

An dara chluiche sa tsraith seo Imeartas Focal. Féach an féidir leat na tomhais seo a dhéanamh amach! Tá tomhas amháin ar an dá thaobh de gach uile chárta. The second in the series of wordplay games. Test...

Roddy Lumsden / Vitamin Q (Large Paperback)

This title takes a look at the world of reference and trivia. It contains facts and wacky lists such "Long live the King" - did you know that the peony is the king of flowers; "Mime, the great Healer" - a look at proverbs which remain true when they are...

Nick Harper / The Manly Man's Handbook: Everything a Real Man Needs to Know (Hardback)

Modern man may know how to send an email, play games on his phone and moisturize occasionally, but when it comes to life's proper skills - the ones that all dads and granddads seem to know off by heart - he is left scratching his head and feeling useless...

The Krypton Factor

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Helen Steiner Rice / Christmas Blessings (Hardback)

Helen Steiner Rice examines, through her poetry, the blessings of the miracle of Christ's birth, the peace of faith, the glow of giving and the joy of Christmas.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy...

Helen Exley / Friendship: The Best Quotes and the Most Beautiful Pictures (Hardback)

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The Friendship Book 2020 (Hardback)

the annual edition of the long running 'Friendship Book'      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may...

Hardie Grant / Pocket Michelle Wisdom: Wise and inspirational words from Michelle Obama (Hardback)

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Helen Exley / Cooks Quotations (Hardback)

Collections of wise and witty words from the famous and the infamous. These books contain the best, the most apt, the most eloquent or simply the most amusing quotations about a theme. The text is set within tinted borders and illustrated throughout with...

Alison Westwood / The Little Book of Puns - Ingenious Wordplay and Groan-inducing Quips(Hardback)

In today's busy world, where text-speak seems to be the prevalent form of written English, and the average teenager can barely form a proper sentence without using the numbers '4' or '8' as substitutes for letters, is the pun becoming an endangered...

Phil Gordon, Chris Ferguson / Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book: More Lessons and Hand Analysis in No Limit Texas Hold'em (Hardback)

In The Real Deal and Phil Gordon's Little Green Book , Phil Gordon -- a world-class player and teacher -- shared the strategies, tips, and expertise he's gleaned during his phenomenally successful career. Now he shows players how to apply those theories...

Trevor Montague / An A to Z of Almost Everything (Hardback)

From abbreviations to the zodiac?now in its fifth edition, this reference continues its quest to fascinate, inform, surprise, and entertain This unique publication and monumental work of reference has become a must-have for any bookshelf, often cited as...

Richard Happer / 365 Reasons to be Proud to be Irish: Magical moments in Ireland's history (Hardback)

 365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be Irish is a year-long scenic route of jolliness taking in the quirky events, inventions, traditions, people, places and characters that make Ireland a country worth celebrating every day of the year. Within this...

Nick Mamatas / Insults Every Man Should Know (Hardback)

 A pocket-sized gift book guide to the best hard-hitting insults for every occasion.  This handy little book is packed with insulting gestures, backhanded compliments, comebacks, all the things you should never say about someone's mama, and...

Aubrey Malone / I Was a Fugitive from a Hollywood Trivia Factory: Book of Hollywood Lists (Hardback)

 Did you know that James Dean's first screen role was in a Pepsi commercial? Or that Errol Flynn castrated sheep for a living before he came to Hollywood? That Stewart Granger's real name was James Stewart? Or that Harrison Ford was cast by accident...

Sinclair McKay / Secret Service Brainteasers: Do you have what it takes to be a spy? (Large Paperback)

 Sinclair McKay's Bletchley Park Brainteasers was the runaway quiz book bestseller of 2017, now it's time to pit your wits against the secret heroes of MI5 and MI6 and find out if YOU have what it takes to be a spy! If you cracked the GCHQ Puzzle...

Rachel McMahon / What Kind of Quiz Book Are You?: Pick your Favourite Foods, Characters and Celebrities to Reveal Secrets About Yourself (Large Paperback)

 From  BuzzFeed ’s quiz-making genius - a witty and irresistible collection of whip-smart and pop-culture-savvy quizzes that reveals secrets and quirks you never knew about yourself. Who hasn’t clicked on an online quiz that...

Eric Monkman & Bobby Seagull / The Monkman And Seagull Quiz Book (Large Paperback)

 Literary Nonfiction. Young Adult. Art. Film. THE MONKMAN AND SEAGULL QUIZ BOOK is bound to be a a book that challenges everyone to join in and play it. In this, their first quiz book, astounding polymaths Monkman & Seagull are finally on the...

Passing Time in the Loo (Large Paperback)

 Passing Time In The Loo offers two-page distillations of over 120 books ranging from The Merchant of Venice to The City of Joy. It includes biographies of some of history's greatest leaders, geniuses, scientists, healers, artists and inventors...

Katie Hewett / 60 Classic Indoor Games (Hardback)

 Fun indoor games for the whole family to enjoy. Switch off your screens, gather the family, open up 60 Classic Indoor Games and remember how simple it is to play and laugh together. Inside this wonderful little book are new, classic and beloved...

Claire Cock-Starkey / How to Skin a Lion: A Treasury of Outmoded Advice (Hardback)

 To tell the age of any horse,Inspect the lower jaw, of course.The six front teeth the tale will tell,And every doubt and fear dispel. . . . Have you ever wondered how to pan for gold, train a falcon, or make a love potion? Could you smoke your...

Nicholas Parsons / Welcome to Just a Minute!: The Official Companion to Britain's Best-Loved Radio Comedy (Hardback)

 The much-loved Radio 4 quiz show Just a Minute has been delighting listeners for over 46 years. According to BBC figures, 2.51 million listeners tune in every week0151—15.6% of the radio audience. The show's chairman, Nicholas...

Gareth Moore / Fast Brain Workouts: Exercises, Tests & Puzzles to Keep Your Brain Super-Fit

 Fight the mental flab and exercise your mind with these brain training workouts that will leave your brain fit and memory sharp Does simple mental arithmetic exhaust you? Do you struggle to remember important birthdays, your PIN, or what you went...

Dan Smith / Think You Know It All? (Large Paperback)

This is your chance to prove you know it all as you work your way through a vast array of general knowledge head scratchers. With space to scribble, tick and graffiti, as well as an answers section for when you admit defeat, this book will entertain and...

Marthy Jones / It's in the Cards - Bridge (Large Paperback)

With this book you can learn how to read the ordinary bridge deck. Based on a European gypsy method, it teaches how to lay out the cards, what they mean, how to choose a personal card, and provides a dynamic way to interpret what you see...

Tim Brooke-Taylor / The Little Book of Mornington Crescent (Hardback)

Mornington Crescent is a game whose rules and history are shrouded in myth and legend. Games can last as long as a few minutes and the best rival chess in their intellectual dexterity, poker in their subtlety and cunning and Ker-Plunk! in their ability...

Joe Shooman / Would You Rather?: The perfect family game book (Hardback)

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Johnny Ball / Ball of Confusion: Puzzles, Problems and Perplexing Posers (Hardback)

 From how to cheat in a coin toss to why it is that some parts of a high speed train travelling at 125 mph are actually going backwards, Ball of Confusion is designed to twist your brain into enjoyable knots of empuzzlement—from puzzles solved...

John Hodgson / Book of Chance : Your Guide to the risks of Modern Living(Hardback)

   Did you know * There are 250,000 ideal partners out there just for you? * Two-thirds of French lovers keep their watches on during sex? * The chances of a doctor getting the right diagnosis and acting on it are, somewhat scarily, less than...

The GCHQ Puzzle Book (Large Paperback)

 If 3=T, 4=S, 5=P, 6=H, 7=H ... what is 8? What is the next letter in the sequence: M, V, E, M, J, S, U, ?Which of the following words is the odd one out: CHAT, COMMENT, ELF, MANGER, PAIN, POUR?GCHQ is a top-secret intelligence and security agency...

David Borgenich / The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac : Great Outdoors

 Bears. Avalanches. Grill fires. The great outdoors is packed with perils, so be prepared from the moment you lace up your boots. With detailed instructions on how to get out of every kind of trouble in the wild, this new, dynamic almanac format in...

Andrew Robson / The Times Bridge (Hardback)

 A bridge guide aimed at the less experienced or social player who longs to improve but keeps repeating the same mistakes, often not knowing that they are mistakes. Andrew Robson, The Times Bridge Correspondent, is both a champion bridge player and...

Lisa Regan / The Big Book of Riddles (Hardback)

   If the alphabet goes from A to Z, what goes from Z to A? Here are more than 300 clever, funny and sometimes quite tricky riddles and brain teasers to work out. The answers are at the back. Age 7+   All of our books are second...

Frank Longo - The World's Longest Crossword Puzzles - BRAND NEW SEALED

The two longest crosswords ever created - now together for the first time! Amazingly, in spite of their massive size, these puzzles follow the rules of standard American crosswords: full interlock, no repeated answers, symmetrical patterns of black...

Top 10 for Men : over 200 more manly lists! (Hardback)

 You're a man. You love facts. Facts amuse you. The more trivial the better.The most important things in the world - sport, cars, gadgets, beer, meat - come together in this unbeatable collection of lists to feed your manly desire for knowledge and...

Seamus Dowling / Thank You, Partner : A History of Bridge in Ireland (Hardback)

 This text charts the history and social context of the game of bridge in Ireland which has more than 35,000 active members, who regularly play the game in more than 500 clubs across the country.     All of our books are second hand,...

Johnny Ball / Ball of Confusion : Puzzles, Problems and Perplexing Posers

 TV maths star Johnny Ball presents brain-teasers from his regular slot on his daughter Zoe's Radio 2 show. Ball of Confusion is designed to twist your brain into enjoyable knots of empuzzlement, from puzzles solved in a twinkling of an eye to some...

James Walton / Sonnets, Bonnets and Bennetts : A Literary Quiz Book (Hardback)

 With questions ranging from the deliciously unexpected (Who's the only person in literary history both to have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and to have played a girlfriend of Ken Barlow's in "Coronation Street"?) to the reassuringly...

John E. Kahn - Reader's Digest - Reverse Dictionary & Lexicon of Difficult Words - HB - 1989

Hardcover, 1989 - illustrated , in two sections, the first being a listing of words with linked and expanded concepts, and the second section being a listing of synonyms and difficult words and concepts , as well as pronumciation and word origin in many...

Ed Cobham / The Ultimate Unofficial Coronation Street Quiz

 So you think you're one of Corrie's biggest fans? Test your knowledge with this trivia quiz book.What faulty household item caused the death of Valerie Barlow in 1971?The Imprisonment of which character in 1998 caused a real-life freedom campaign...

Moorehead, Albert & Frey, Richard ( Eds) - The New Complete Hoyle Revised : Authoritative Guide to the OFFICIAL Rules of all popular games of skill and chance - HB -1991

Here is the perfect gift for novice and expert game enthusiasts alike. With Hoyle's Rules of Games you'll learn how to play games, sharpen your strategy, and settle disputes with the revised and updated edition of this essential reference guide--now...

Parsimony Press - Hoyle on Poker - HB 1999

A guide to poker rules  , small format hardcover, illustrated, - calculating odds, behaviour, variations, hand values etc.  Published by Parsimony Press UK, 1999, as issued in black boards with titles in gilt to front and spine

Peter French - The Gambling Handbook - ( Online/ Betting/ Casino Games / Poker) - PB

You don't need luck, you need The Gambling Handbook: the concise, practical and above all, sensible, guide to maximizing your winnings and keeping your shirt where it belongs - on your back. All the popular casino games are covered individually: from...

John Lloyd / 1,342 QI Facts To Leave You Flabbergasted (Hardback)

 'I love these books ... the best books ever. Brilliant' Chris EvansThis is an astonishing trove of the strangest, funniest, and most improbable tidbits of knowledge from the clever lot at the hugely popular BBC quiz show QI.The sock-blasting,...

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The Ultimate Challenge (Large Paperback)

 'More suspense than a red-hot thriller - agonising and compulsive.' TV Times'This quiz is more of a phenomenon than a mere success story.' Daily TelegraphHere's the perfect fix for all the addicted viewers who yell out the answers (correct or...

Peter Arnold / How to Play Poker (Hardback)

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Kunak McGann / Red Rover, Red Rover! : Games from an Irish Childhood (Hardback)

 England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales,Inside, Outside, Donkeys' TailsWere you the local Elastics champion growing up? Did you spend every waking moment obsessively playing Kerbs with your best mates? Have you never had more fun than racing to Tip the...