Review: fun, challenging, great for all kinds of trivia lovers
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
Note: I was given a free copy of this book in return for an honest review, which in no way does this alter my opinion.Sumit Dhar did a great job on this trivia book. The book itself is filled with forty "quizzes" with five questions per quiz in addition to a bonus quiz at the end. There is also an answer page after each quiz. All the trivia questions are based on a multitude of different subjects, like language, history, and music (just to name a few). The level of difficulty varies for each question, with some being easy, others hard, and some just "on the tip of my tongue".With the variations of both difficulty and subject matter, this book is great for any and all trivia lovers. Also, as a note, though the book is set up in a "quiz" manner, I find it hard to believe that most will be able to answer all questions right off that bat. As I know a few people who get frustrated at not knowing the answers to some trivia books (aka, the "these are too hard/impossible/frustrating" people). So, if you're someone who NEEDS to get the answer, this book may not be for you. The point is more to enjoy the trivia questions, not to mention you can learn a few things along the way. Some of the questions are even set up so that if you think on it long enough, the answer will be easy enough to figure out!Overall, this is a wonderful trivia book that will appeal to many people. I really liked the fact that the questions aren't something so obvious (at least for me) or over used. I enjoyed learning some new things I would most likely never have heard of before going through this trivia book. I had to give this book five stars for the ingenuity of the questions, though my mind wanted to give it four stars (just for petty me not being able to get quite a few of the questions). For $4.50, it's reasonably priced as well. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is a trivia fan.Note to Dhar: Thank you for your Greek mythology question being a less known deity! (I'm pretty sure the majority of the population, at least in the US, knows who Zeus, Poseidon, etc. are these days -.-; ) It would be neat for an "urban legend" trivia as well~ (though I would most certainly settle for another (regular) trivia book in the future!)