The most complete Elvis reference book.

I read this book from cover to cover. Practically every question you want an Elvis answer for is in this book. There was one question I could not find an answer for and on the back cover it said it was in it. I could not find the answer to what was Elvis's favorite ice cream. I searched this book over and over to find that answer! Ha! I really enjoyed all the information on his movies--the trivia bits and the bloopers made it interesting to me. Lots of hard work and research went into this.

At the time I received this book, I had recently acquired a fascination with American Presidents. This book nourished my new-found interest. Everything from basic facts to obscure bits of trivia is here.

Among other things, you will discover the connection between Lincoln's son and John Wilkes Booth's brother. Oh, and how many presidents' middle names were their mothers' maiden names?

I like it, but see for yourself.

Are you bored with the same old questions? That stack of game cards suddenly doesn't look so ominous anymore. Well, this book is your answer! There are twelve categories in this book with sub-categories within. The questions are on one page and the answers on the very next turn of the page. Cleverly done! A total of 566 pages with a multitude of questions on each page. Breathe NEW LIFE into your trivia game play!

I feel trivia books are helpful sources of information, however, some are not completely accurate. Unfortunately, there is a wrong answer to question#3475: In Peter and the Wolf, Sergei Prokofiev's popular symphonic fairy tale for children, what instrument is used to represent the cat? Answer: The oboe. This is incorrect. The cat is the clarinet. I hope I don't find to many other mistakes. If there is a list available for incorrect answers found in this book, I'd like a copy. Otherwise, I'll double check these answers before publicizing them.

This book has so many questions that hardly any of them are interesting. This is a common problem with trivia books - they try and cram as many questions as possible, that quality is compromised. The only exceptions I've seen is the book "Quizzing" which was full of exceptional trivia.

I've owned this book for a few years now and it's a must have for any trivia buffs...or for those who plan on becoming a contestant for a game show. The book is jam packed with information on categories ranging from - Presidents, Geography, Cinema, War, Science, Language, Literature, and much much more.

My copy has been through the 'wringer' going everywhere from my 7th grade classroom to my jeep to my bathroom to the kitchen. It's nice to have handy when you have a few minutes to kill and want to improve your knowledge base.

I've read lots of trivia books and this one is great because it is simple to handle, has tons of information, and has few (if any) mistakes.

Trivia Buffs get your copy now!

I'd rate this a zero except that the system won't allow it.
"Strange and Fascinating Facts" - my wife gave it to me for my birthday since I'm a WWII historian and the title sounds good.
It's laid out alphabetically like a dictionary. As such when they got to the V's it appears the authors needed filler; so we have "Van Dyke, Dick" a comedian actor who spent two years in the "Army Air Force" (sic) in WWII. This is an example of their idea of a "strange" and/or "fascinating" fact. Doesn't even say where he was or what he did. Now if it said something like he was a waist gunner on a B-17 and flew 23 missions over Germany then maybe (?) it could qualify for being fascinating.
Please don't waste your money; I'm sorry my wife wasted ours.

I bought this book based on the title and was very intrigued by it, but then... I started to notice errors. Once I started noticing the errors, I noticed more and more... ... The errors wereblatant (Bismarck is called a pocket battleship in five entries), some are simple typos in name. The most frequent errors are in dates, especially those surrounding Stalingrad and the Bismarck Hunt.

I have compiled them into a document to send to the publisher. There are 123 errors, 15 internal contradictions, 31 questionable items, and I added on for good measure 80 updates and additions. That means at least 150 errors.

While I am not saying the book is bad (it contains many, many interesting tidbits and stories), the sheer magnitude of errors is irresponsible in my opinion, and reason to pause before buying.

This is a fun book just to flip though. I did notice a few errors but I do not think my knowledge of the events would rate as expert enough to come up with 130. The Penguin dictionary of the third Reich is better. Get this book for what it is, a time killer or help with trivial pursuit.

This book has facts. Lots and lots of facts. But there's one peculiar thing about this book: instead of looking up trivia by category or genre it has the answer first. Kinda like Jeopardy. For instance, you'll look up 'Zot!' first and *then* you'll get the explanation: 'Sound of a thunderbolt in Johnny Hart's comic strip B.C.' As opposed to looking under B.C or JOHNNY HART, or THUNDERBOLT, etc. So, in other words you have to know the answer *before* you get the "question". So you can't look up entries by *subject* or *category*. There's no SPORTS, MUSIC, LITERATURE, ART, HISTORY, etc., at least by way of looking up. So unless you're a "trivia freak" or just an avid book collector I'd suggest NOT getting this book.