The University Challenge Quiz Book

by Various

For almost 50 years, University Challenge has served as a bastion of general knowledge, regularly testing our finest young minds with a dizzying array of subjects. Now - if you think you're up to the challenge - you can pit your own wits against the trickiest quiz around. With over 3,500 challenging questions, "The University Challenge Quiz Book" will probe the murkiest corners of your intellect. Leaving no stone unturned, in-depth questions cover every aspect of history, science, language, economics, culture and more, and will put even the hardiest quiz veteran through their paces. With games to play either on your own or in teams (no conferring), here is a collection to challenge, surprise and stimulate - from your first starter for ten to the final gong. Come on, come on.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Trivia

576 pages, Paperback

First published October 7, 2010

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Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 2 out of 5]

c2010. Part of the Christmas 10 haul. Great premise for a quiz book but the layout does not lend itself to being used as an actual game with other people as it takes longer to find the answers in the back of the book than to read the questions. They are really hard questions too! However, a great book to work through to get some additional general knowledge of an uncommon kind into the old grey cells. I plan to use this book but perhaps in a somewhat different way than was intended.

[Ollie · Rating 3 out of 5]

You know, just one of those toilet reads. If you want to acquire some cool trivia knowledge while pooping out the last dinner... Yep, that's the one.

[Sam Enright · Rating 3 out of 5]

Should have been an Anki deck