The Cultural Literacy Trivia Guide: The Ultimate Quiz Show Study Guide!

By Steven J. Ferrill

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972012109
• ISBN13: 9780972012102
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Trivia Productions
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A few facts to check

I LOVE this book (esp. the format), but with all due respect to Mr. Ferrill, readers might want to check a few facts that I'm not sure others have pointed out: *Guy Fawkes Day is November 5, not November 3 (p. 133) *The Samba is the national dance of Brazil (p. 79) *Wolfgang Puck is Austrian. He does have a famous restaurant called Chinois, though (p. 118) *Couscous is pasta, not rice (p. 98) *"The Rite of Spring" is a ballet, not a symphony (p. 74) *"Thus Spake Zarathustra" is a tone poem, not an opera (p. 73)*Broca's Area AND Wernicke's Area are speech centers of the brain (p. 113)

Best Trivia Book on the market

I am a collecter of Trivia books and this one rates as #1. As a scholar bowl coach, I am always looking for material and the format of this book is excellent. All the material is in a very compact format, which makes for an easy study. The amount of material in the book is incredible, covering everything from A to Z, from pop culture to politics to literature. This book is a must for anyone considering trying out for a quiz show. The only negative that I have found is a couple errors (such as the first 5 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame). However, 2 of 3 errors out of thousands of questions is certainly worth it. I have purchased 1 copy for myself and many more for gifts to other triva buffs.

Great book

I heard Mr. Ferrill on WGN the other night hyping his trivia book. I already own over 50 trivia books dating back over 20 years, so I ordered a copy of his book. I have to say this is the most comprehensive trivia book I have seen. It is not only interesting to peruse through, but is an excellent study guide for many of the trivia matches that I participate in. Like the author said in his interview with WGN, it is an excellent study guide for Jeopardy or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. This is the first trivia book that I have ever recomended to my team mates.

Millionaire answers

Our neighborhood group gets together a couple of times a week to watch Who Wants to be a Millionaire and play Trivial Persuit. Last week one of my neighbors brought over a copy of Mr. Ferrill's book. Almost every answer above $2000 that night was in the book. It was like the writers of the show were using the book to write the questions. Since then I ordered my own copy. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about being on Millionaire.