Review: Answering the trivia questions by using your logical thinking, intuition, and insight
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2013
To quote the author of this book:"Answering a trivia quiz question is like putting together a puzzle. If you think sufficiently hard, you will be able to work out the answers to most of the questions."This is what makes the trivia questions really exciting and interesting. You might not know the facts, you don't need to memorize the dates and names, but if you have just enough general knowledge, you can still figure out the answer to a well-constructed trivia question. There's always a little hint that is hiding somewhere, waiting to be noticed by a keen mind.The only true trivia quiz game on TV of which I know that follows the same mindset is Russian "What? Where? When?" It's probably the second most valuable export Russians have, following the oil, of course.For the rest of us, the books will have to do.This second volume of InQUIZitive, is just such a book. Consider this question:✔  "Foaled in 1933, he was small sized horse with crooked legs. He loved sleeping and eating for long periods. Named after a type of cracker eaten by sailors, no one in the horse racing circuit considered him a serious contender. However, he blossomed under the ownership of automobile entrepreneur Charles Howard and the unorthodox training of Tom Smith.  He was named American Horse of the Year in 1938. Which horse?"Or this one:✔  "According to the Guinness Book of World records, this is the most recognized song in the world.  American siblings Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill were responsible for the melody of the song. Though the original author is unknown, the Summy Company registered for copyright in 1935, crediting authors Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R.R. Forman. The current copyright owner is AOL Time Warner and it generates over USD 2 Million in royalties each year. Which song?"I am not going to give away the answers. Give it a couple of moments to percolate, I'll bet you'll answer these yourself no problem.Granted, there are a few questions that are location and culture specific. In this book, there are two sets of questions just for India. I really had no clue how to answer them but I suspect a person of Indian heritage would have no problem with those. Still, these are only a couple of questions out of the whole book. The rest of the quizzes are for the Western audience.All in all, a very good book of trivia quiz questions and answers. Lots of fun.Disclaimer: I received this book for purposes of a review.