Download or read book The Ultimate Book of World Cup Trivia written by Geoff Tibballs and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The HarperCollins Book of World Cup Trivia written by Suvam Pal and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which charismatic Kiwi batsman is also the cousin of Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Russell Crowe?Which South Africa-born motivational speaker played a key role in India's 2011 World Cup win and Germany's 2014 FIFA World Cup victory?Which former cricketer, besides being a successful coach of several teams - including India - is also credited for devising Zimbabwe's car registration system?Which batsman piloted the special flight that flew Arjuna Ranatunga's victorious Sri Lankan team home from Lahore in 1996?The HarperCollins Book of World Cup Trivia is not a mere collection of factoids and cricket records. It skilfully combines history, highlights, statistics and information in one comprehensive and ambitious edition. Starting from the first tournament in England in 1975, to the 2011 edition in the Indian subcontinent, this book is the perfect knowledge companion to the only quadrennial tournament that truly matters in world cricket.
Download or read book The World Cup Trivia Quiz Book written by Carl Franks and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The FIFA World Cup is one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the sporting calendar, with the World Cup final attracting an estimated global audience of over 700 million people but how much do you really know about this major football tournament? Who is the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup finals up to 2010? What was the name of the World Cup winning England captain in 1966? Who is the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final? These are just some of the 350 challenging questions in this new quiz book. Covering the vast history of the World Cup, this book includes records, milestones, goal scorers, World Cup firsts, legends and trivia. Recall classic performances from legendary greats such as Pele, Cruyff and Maradona as well as modern day superstars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. This riveting quiz will inform, entertain and undoubtedly test your knowledge of the ‘greatest show on earth'. Whether you are a long-time aficionado of the beautiful game or a World Cup novice, this is a must-have for all football fans.
Download or read book Ultimate World Cup Trivia Book written by Chris Wood and published by Know The Score Books. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Football fans love trivia and this book is crammed full of fascinating facts on the World Cup. It includes full details of the 2010 tournament in South Africa.
Download or read book Never Mind the Penalties written by Phil Ascough and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighty-four years since the first tournament, forty-eight years since England won it, the World Cup has its critics but time stands still when your team plays. Hope and horror, passion and pain – and that’s just the draw for the final groups! Never Mind the Penalties is the ultimate collection of World Cup teasers, pulling together the highs and lows, the match-winners and the madness, the bizarre and the beautiful from football’s greatest tournament. Test your mates in the pub, liven up the pre-match warm-up, deliver a little half-time entertainment, and create your own penalty shoot-out. Keep a copy in your pocket as you count down to Brazil 2014 – it’s an essential part of your World Cup build-up. Author and journalist Phil Ascough has trawled through his own memories, picked the brains of fellow followers and produced a compilation designed to furrow a few eyebrows and also raise a smile. Get your FIFA thinking caps on – it’s quiz time!
Download or read book The World Cup Of Everything written by Richard Osman and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Osman has been trying to settle the most important issues society faces today. Who would win in a head-to-head between Quavers and Cheesy Wotsits? And What's the ultimate Christmas film (Home Alone, obviously). The World Cup of Everything is an incredibly popular format that began life on twitter where his hilarious polls received 1.5 million votes a go becoming a national talking point, inciting debate amongst twitter users at odds over their favourites, celebrities and key figures join in, bookies offer odds on the outcome, papers report on it all as if it is a real sporting event with headlines about how Richard Osman has melted the internet. This autumn we're bringing The World Cup of Everything to the page in a brilliant book perfect for Christmas. With new competitions such as The World Cup of British Sitcoms, Christmas Songs, Animals, British Bands and so on, as well as some of the favourites that have already had the country talking: Chocolate and Crisps among them, Richard will offer commentary, share funny, quirky pieces of trivia and stand-up style entries about each of the contenders. The World Cup of Everything will offer something for everyone making it the perfect gift for pretty much anyone. This is Richard at his best: super smart, quick-witted and writing about the matters that the British public really care about.
Download or read book The World Cup Trivia Quiz Book written by Carl Franks and published by . This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The FIFA World Cup is one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the sporting calendar, with the World Cup final attracting an estimated global audience of over 700 million people but how much do you really know about this major football tournament? Who is the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup finals up to 2010? What was the name of the World Cup winning England captain in 1966? Who is the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final? These are just some of the 350 challenging questions in this new quiz book. Covering the vast history of the World Cup, this book includes records, milestones, goal scorers, World Cup firsts, legends and trivia. Recall classic performances from legendary greats such as Pele, Cruyff and Maradona as well as modern day superstars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. This riveting quiz will inform, entertain and undoubtedly test your knowledge of the 'greatest show on earth'. Whether you are a long-time aficionado of the beautiful game or a World Cup novice, this is a must-have for all football fans.
Download or read book The Official History of the Fifa World Cup tm written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Official History of the FIFA World Cup Book is an authoritative and comprehensive review of the 20 FIFA World Cups to have taken place since the inaugural tournament in 1930. Packed with stunning photography, exclusive interviews of the biggest stars of each edition, unique official documents and statistics, it is a must read for any football fan around the world. No other event in the sporting world can rival the glamour, impact, fervent following and universal appeal of the FIFA World Cup. This unique book tells the stories behind the scenes, as well as analyzing the most famous incidents. It features the biggest stars and many previously unknown ones too, all with a unique worldwide point of view.
Download or read book Football Fever The Ultimate Quiz Book written by Srinjoy Chowdhury and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2023-01-14 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern football began in England in the 1850s and in a few decades, spread all over the world. Football Fever: The Ultimate Quiz Book celebrates the great game with special rounds on all time greats like Pele, Diego Mara- dona, Johan Cruyff, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. There are questions on the politics of football and how Hollywood and Bollywood have embraced a game the world loves. Football Fever salutes every enthusiast, every fan.
Download or read book Ultimate Book of Trivia written by Scott McNeely and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have fun quizzing your friends—or yourself—with this puzzling collection of over one thousand trivia facts. Did you know that cats can be left-handed? Trivia fans will be eager to dive into this book for an edifying and entertaining tour of all the things they didn’t know that they didn’t know. There is something here for everyone and every occasion, with topics including Space and Science, Being Human, Sports, Music, Food and Drink, and Famous Inventions. It’s full of conversation starters, from Herbert Hoover’s pet alligators to the longest recorded bout of hiccups (it lasted for 68 years). Brimming with surprising facts, this comprehensive collection of trivia is sure to puzzle and delight.
Download or read book The World Cup Trivia Quiz Book written by Carl Franks and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The FIFA World Cup is one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the sporting calendar, with the World Cup final attracting an estimated global audience of over 700 million people but how much do you really know about this major football tournament? Who is the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup finals up to 2010? What was the name of the World Cup winning England captain in 1966? Who is the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final? These are just some of the 350 challenging questions in this new quiz book. Covering the vast history of the World Cup, this book includes records, milestones, goal scorers, World Cup firsts, legends and trivia. Recall classic performances from legendary greats such as Pele, Cruyff and Maradona as well as modern day superstars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. This riveting quiz will inform, entertain and undoubtedly test your knowledge of the ‘greatest show on earth'. Whether you are a long-time aficionado of the beautiful game or a World Cup novice, this is a must-have for all football fans.
Download or read book Fifa World Cup written by Pankaj Agrawal and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-12 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIFA World Cup is arguably the biggest sporting extravaganza on globe. This tournament grips people in every part of the World when it is on every four years. The tournament has come a long way since its inception in 1930. It has seen greats of game sweating it out in the field for pride of their team and nation. The tournament has been adorned by likes of Pele, Maradona, Beckenbauer and Ronaldo for all those years and kept fans mesmerized. The book has brought up some amazing and interesting facts from the past nineteen editions of the tournament in form of a quiz book. A must read for lover of games.
Download or read book Ask Me Another written by Michael Baker and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 700 quiz questions about all things World Cup! This is right up to date with the 2022 tournament in Qatar just around the corner. Every 4 years, the football tournament is played out in front of a global audience and a new set of memories are forged. In addition to providing a thorough quiz workout on matters on the pitch over the last 92 years, this book recognizes that those memories extend far beyond the field of play and these quizzes will also help you to recall the many characters and moments that, to this day, make the World Cup Finals such colourful, enjoyable and memorable spectacles. Pit your wits and recreate images from the past tournaments as you work your way through the question sets. Remember the goals, the saves, the music, the mascots, the pundits (including an octopus), the controversies, the shocks, the bad behaviour, the penalty shoot out agonies and ecstasies, the famous, the infamous, the iconic kits, the sticker collections and more! Even when you do not get a question correct you will be guaranteed to find some of the answers surprising and/or of interest. This really is the complete exploration of 'All Things World Cup' that you have been looking for!
Download or read book The Best World Cup Trivia Book Ever written by House of Ballers and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 10 000 Answers written by Stanley Newman and published by Gramercy. This book was released on 2004 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiles thousands of trivial facts covering movies, sports, comics, music, and historical events.
Download or read book Never Mind the Drop Goal written by Phil Ascough and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rugby World Cup: it's the scrum of the earth, the biggest, the best and the most prestigious rugby union tournament in the world. It also throws up some of sport's most enduring and exciting rivalries, as well as the age-old culture clash of northern versus southern hemisphere. But do you know your All Blacks from your also-rans? Your hooker from your haka? Or do you think a 99 goes in an ice cream? Never Mind the Drop Goal is the ultimate collection of Rugby World Cup teasers. Test yourself and your fellow fans individually or as a team, in the pub, in front of the TV, or en route to a match. Some questions are as tough as a touchline kick for goal, others as straightforward as a penalty in front of the posts. First question: are you up to the challenge?
Download or read book The Ultimate Sports Challenge written by John A. White and published by Book Sales Inc. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With questions on everything the dedicated sports fan could possibly want to know, ranging in difficulty from the challenging to the fiendishly impossible, this book covers the whole field of sport and is perfect for all the family. The Ultimate Sports Challenge comes in multiple-choice format and whether you want to find out who recorded the fastest serve ever in men’s professional tennis, the last NHL team to win the Stanley Cup with a team comprised entirely of Canada-born players or how many fillies have won the Kentucky Derby, this book is for you. It’s the perfect companion for every sports fan with a thirst for sporting trivia. If you’re not a sports-know-it-all when you start these questions, you will be by the time you finish.
