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The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful features over 100 illustrated explanations of some of the most intriguing and entertaining facts from life, culture, and a range of other fascinating topics.Â
The second volume in the Murdle murder mystery logic puzzle series
This volume contains details of bizarre happenings in the human, material and natural world. It examines all facets of extraordinary human life, from space and the universe to prophecies and coincidences, from birth and growth to the mysterious mind, from accidents to events that simply defy belief.
Do you know your dormice from your dodo birds? Exactly how tall is the Caterpillar? What does the liquid in the bottle labelled ‘Drink Me’ taste of?Tumble down the rabbit hole and put your knowledge to the test with 52 trivia and game cards, each one featuring a multiple-choice trivia question, charade, game or challenge about the people and places of Lewis Carroll’s beloved classics.Illustrated with John Tenniel’s exquisite drawings of characters and scenes, the cards double as a game of Snap, Memory, Quartets or Swap, making this fun for all the family.Presented in a foiled gift box and with a booklet that contains the rules of play to four traditional card games, this is the perfect gift for literature lovers.
Strap on the deerstalker of the world’s most famous detective: in this interactive puzzling adventure you choose which steps to take.
Casual listeners and die-hard purists, test your hip-hop knowledge in this 300-card trivia spinoff from the live game show, The Questions-just in time for hip-hop’s 50th birthday!
When was smoking banned on trains? Which actor restored kippers to the menu of the Brighton Belle? What regular lineside event did Dickens describe as ‘a shave in the air’? Perfect for a trivia night or a long trip, ‘Train Teasers’ will both test your knowledge of this country’s rail system and enlighten you on the most colourful aspects of its long history. Meet trunk murderers, trainspotters, haters of railways, railway writers, Ministers for Transport good and bad, railway cats, dogs and a railway penguin.
What does ‘custard and jelly’ mean in cockney rhyming slang? Which biscuit has half of its name on top of the cooker and the other half on the door? And 25 million of what drink are served by British Airways each year? We Brits can’t get enough of a quiz. Stumped for office party chit-chat? Quiz. Midweek visit to the pub? Quiz. Stuck inside in pyjamas on a rainy night and in the mood to cause a big family argument? You got it – quiz. This book is correspondingly filled with questions on all things wonderfully and unequivocally British – you’ll find all sorts of tickly teasers, complex conundrums, worrisome word searches and much more on topics ranging from our iconic weather to types of cake.
The first Would You Rather book exclusively for adults, this hilarious book contains over 250 head-scratching, heart-breaking and innocence-ruining questions to ask your friends.
This volume contains details of bizarre happenings in the human, material and natural world. It examines all facets of extraordinary human life, from space and the universe to prophecies and coincidences, from birth and growth to the mysterious mind, from accidents to events that simply defy belief.
A fascinating tour of the weird, wonderful, murderous and marvellous by a Sunday Times bestselling author
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