Review: For those already addicted form Volume I: Oneupsmanship as a game
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2013
A few months ago Sumit Dhar published Volume I of InQUIZative and now he has come up with an even more entertaining and challenging collection of quizzes. As this reader stated in regards to Volume I, `We may consider `trivia' as unimportant information but Dhar proves us wrong. Contained in this thoroughly entertaining book are situations and questions that hold our interest, pique our curiosity, and ultimately give us the answers in that embarrassed moment when we just can't put it all together.'Not to repeat all the same thoughts, but after spending time with this new volume the feeling is that the game has been polished and the contents made even more clever and if anything, Volume II is even  better than Volume I! This series of trivia questions is rich in facts we all should know and helps us remember them by leaving spaces where we should be able to fill in the blanks or supply signs to which we should be able to finish the words.Example:According to theater historians, it is a club like baton that produces a loud noise when struck. However, given the way it is constructed, very little force is transferred from the baton to the person. This baton was very popular in physical, boisterous comic plays. By what name was this baton known?Answer: Slapstick. Therefore, comedy involving exaggerated, boisterous actions is now called Slapstick Comedy.OrThis English word comes from the Yucatec-Mayan word for smoking. While Columbus and his crew picked up the word from the Mayans, they picked the product representing this word from Tainos island of Cuba. Initially believed to have medicinal qualities, its usage spread rapidly across Europe. What word or product are we talking about?Answer: The Mayan word for smoking is `sikar' which gives us the English word Cigar.OrThe company chose this name in honor of the first mate in Herman Melville's book Moby Dick. The founders felt this name evoked the romance of high seas and the sea faring tradition of early coffee traders. Keeping in line with the theme of the sea, their logo is also connected to a mythical sea creature. Which company?Answer: StarbucksOrThe head coach of the Florida Gators football team met a group of researchers atthe University of Florida College Of Medicine. He wanted the researchers to help athletes who suffered from dehydration during the games. The researchers created a beverage that contained water, sugar, sodium, potassium, phosphate and lemon juice. The Florida football team won their first Orange Bowl and credited this drink for their success. How do we know this drink today?Answer: GatoradeIt is fun, educational, makes you blush now and then, but this book provides hours of entertainment not only for the reader (to test himself in private) but also as a terrific family game and entertainment for guests. Excellent! Grady Harp, May 13