The Economist Quiz Book: 60 Brain Teasers for Inquisitive Minds - Paperback

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Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781805223795

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by Tom Standage (Author)

Calling all quizzers and problem solvers drawn to the smart, the quirky and the counter-intuitive: The Economist Quiz Book is here for you.
Across 60 themed quizzes - on topics from TV, film and music to politics, science, natural history and more - three quiz rounds challenge the quizzer to find hidden connections, get their facts straight and sort the genuine from the fake.
Tackle in teams or go the distance alone. But be prepared to pit your mental agility and general knowledge against some of the world's top journalists - and see the world through the eyes of The Economist.

Author Biography

Tom Standage is Deputy Editor of The Economist. He is the author of several books, including Oddly Informative, Truly Peculiar, A Brief History of Motion, UncommonKnowledge, Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years and TheVictorian Internet. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and Wired.