Author: Michael Koerner Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 1098078721 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 93
Book Description
The American History Riddle BookMichael J. KoernerSo you think you know your American history? Michael Koerner has devised over one hundred fiendishly clever riddles about American history, culture, and peopleaEUR"with a few literary types and fictional characters thrown in just for fun. These riddles are challengingaEUR"after all, theyaEUR(tm)re riddles and not meant to be solved in an instant. You might get a few right off, but we promise that many of these will leave you scratching your head.You might have to go to the internet, encyclopedia, or your old high school history textbook for clues to the answer, or you can just look at the answer key in the back of this book, which not only identifies the person, place, or event but includes background information for each.HereaEUR(tm)s your chance to show just how smart you are. Challenge your students, your kids, your friends, or yourself with this delightful and very thought-provoking book!
Author: Richard Lederer Publisher: Gibbs Smith ISBN: 1423622782 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 147
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Learn fascinating facts about the history, culture, leaders, and heroes of our great nation in this comprehensive volume of U.S. trivia. This land is your land—so you should know a thing or two about it. American Trivia is chock full of fascinating facts, historical riddles, and puzzling quizzes about the people, places, and events that make this nation great. Divided into sections on national origins, presidents, historical figures, and more, this book offers a crash course in essential Americana. In these pages, you will learn the origin of the national anthem, stories about national monuments such as the Liberty Bell and Statue of Liberty, fascinating information about the country’s heroes and inventors, and more. As co-authors Richard Lederer and Caroline McCullagh demonstrate, American trivia is anything but trivial.
Author: Nancy Linde Publisher: Workman Publishing ISBN: 0761168257 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 425
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Based on the science that shows that people middle-aged or older who solve word games and brainteasers have a significant cognitive advantage over those who do not, 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges is the illustrated game book specifically created to cross-train the brain. Here are 399 games to stretch, challenge, and push the reader, all of which stimulate the formation of neurons—literally, regrowing the brain. Plus they’re not only good for you, but just plain good—these games are fun. 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia is a lively mix of challenges, riddles, and brainteasers—all vetted by a neuroscientist who specializes in aging brains and designed to work the six key areas of cognitive function that are vulnerable in normal aging: long-term memory, working memory, executive functioning, attention to detail, multitasking, and processing speed. The games are arranged from easiest to most difficult and are labeled according to which cognitive functions they exercise so they can be mixed and matched into a custom “workout.” In just 15 minutes a day, anyone can improve his brain’s strength, flexibility, and long-term health.
Author: Frank J. D'Agostino Publisher: Courier Dover Publications ISBN: 0486824020 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 129
Book Description
These 88 puzzles and their solutions offer an entertaining approach to the life and times of Presidents and First Ladies, from the Washingtons to the Trumps and everyone in between.
Author: Terri Schlichenmeyer Publisher: Visible Ink Press ISBN: 1578598346 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 482
Book Description
Entertaining, informative, and fun. Educational, trivial, and profound. Astonishing, amazing, and surprising. That’s history! Take a weird and wonderful tour of American history with this treat of stories, trivia, and facts! From Juan Ponce de León to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events, The Book of Facts and Trivia: American History combines the educational, profound, and trivial into a rich account of American history facts (and the interesting role Johns—and Juans and Janes—played along the way)! You’ll learn about the United States through hundreds of absorbing stories and interesting tidbits such as ... Our sixth president, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), had a pet alligator while in the White House. Graceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. In 1970, Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess. Twenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black. The first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956. Washington is the most common city/town/village name in America, followed by Springfield and Franklin. Actor Jack Black’s mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope. Most of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 (not July 4!). The Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year. Kansas City, Missouri, leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits. The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across. And many more American history facts! An absorbing guide to history, The Book of Facts and Trivia is a treat of stories, facts, and trivia guaranteed to both inform and entertain. It’s a feast of fun oddities and compelling stories that make history delightfully entertaining and eye-opening!
Author: Kris Hirschmann Publisher: ISBN: 1626721750 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
Location-based stories from the Scripps National Spelling Bee take kids on a vocabulary- and spelling-filled road trip across the U.S.
Author: Hugh Chisholm Publisher: ISBN: Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries Languages : en Pages : 1090
Book Description
This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.
Author: Frank J. D'Agostino Publisher: Courier Dover Publications ISBN: 048683994X Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 257
Book Description
Nearly 200 word searches are packed with interesting tidbits about every state and the District of Columbia as well as the life and times of the Presidents and First Ladies, from George and Martha Washington to Donald and Melania Trump. Solutions included.
Author: Ilene J. Rattiner Publisher: Courier Dover Publications ISBN: 0486840522 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
Search for words associated with 100 of the biggest TV shows of all time, from All in the Family to This Is Us, Game of Thrones, Law & Order, more.
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