Review: More fascinating trivia bits from history and culture
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
A lot of trivia quizzes are just one-liners where you either know the answer or you don't. What I really enjoyed about Volume IV of InQUIZitive is that questions are typically paragraph-length and give some background for the answer. The format is a bit reminiscent of the late Paul Harvey's long-running radio show "The Rest of the Story." I knew (or guessed) the correct answers for some of the questions, but even for the ones I couldn't answer, I learned some fascinating tidbits, such as:* How a famous novel and subsequent movie were made possible by the author's winnings on a TV quiz show.* The origin of a very well known household product.* How a slang term for a dollar originated.* How a song that was initially listed as one of the worst songs ever recorded became the theme song for a very popular TV series.* The movie character who appears on the American Film Institute lists for 50 top movie heroes and the 50 top movie villains.The trivia quiz has one hundred fascinating questions with answers that will very enjoyably expand your knowledge and may possibly give you the one answer you really need in your next trivia contest.