Sorry, Wrong Answer: Trivia Questions That Even Know-It-Alls Get Wrong

by Rod L. Evans

Book Overview

Where were Venetian blinds invented?
What color is the black box on a commercial airplane?
Where did India ink originate?*

Most of us know more than we think we know. We also think we know more than we actually do-because some of what we think we know simply "ain't so." We all harbor misconceptions that are accepted not only because they are popular but also because they make sense.

It makes sense to believe, for example,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399535861
• ISBN13: 9780399535864
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher