But why should you be interested? I get that there are a lot of similar books out on the market, many available in The Works with titles like "The Thousandest Most Pub Quiz Pints Questions Ever In The World Volume 96" and "Ian Botham's Big BovrilTM Book Of Trivia About The Sport Games". Well as this paragraph shows, I have a very...unique sense of humour and that permeates throughout the entirety of the fifty plus quizzes featured.
Thats not to say the questions are false...except for the ones in the true or false games, of which there are four special rounds devoted to "Probably Definitely True Facts About"... Doctor Who, soap operas, The Simpsons and season finales. Here are eight statements, which of them are true?
A. Cletus (aka "the slack jawed yokel") has children called Incest, Q*Bert and Stabbed In Jail.
OR
B. In Russia, Homer Simpson is known as Mr American and his stupidity is used as an example of the West's weaknesses.
A. Actor Don Hastings soiled himself during a live episode of "As The World Turns" after badly misjudging a fart.
OR
B. The cast of Eastenders once released a cockney knees-up party album.
A. The sound The TARDIS makes on take off is a warped recording of a seagull being frightened.
OR
B. The Doctor is actually a trained medical doctor.
A. Upon reaching its final episode in 1983, “M*A*S*H” had been running longer than the actual Korean War itself.
OR
B. The finale of “Lost” ended in a satisfying way that tied up every single loose end from the series.
There are also fictional tweets by Donald Trump on a number of TV shows, past and present. Can you work out what the Wotsit-mawed lunatic is allegedly burbling about here?
And there's letters from similarly vexed humans to the television listings magazines - what shows are being discussed here?
There's also rounds about robots, catchphrases, The Beatles on TV, theme tunes, live programmes, Netflix and the online revolution, game shows, spin-offs, remakes, famous mothers, kids shows, booze, radio transfers, foreigners, Great Telly Years (1969, 1990, 1982 and 1977) and a bunch of Christmas stuff for good measure! The suggested age range is anything from 18 to 65, and probably beyond! Its accessible but challenging where it needs to be with lots of speciality rounds for all the family.
The whole book took me about three months to research and write along with using my limited design skills to put together and edit. The title was Tanya Jones' suggestion though. (Go visit her blog Gypsy Creams about archaic magazine clippings right now!) I wrote every word, bar the excellent foreword by one of my best friends the writer, researcher and 'TV Clangers Man' Tim Worthington. So if you think all that effort was worth checking out or have a friend who loves telly and would welcome a unique, not in the shops, limited-edition pocked sized gift, then click the below link to read more and pre-order.
I'm very proud of this book, as I am with my previous two quiz collections (which are still available on Lulu Press) and I hope people will buy it and enjoy it. Or at least buy it. Thats definitely the important part. And if you're still not sure yet, check out this 30+ page preview PDF I put together here. There's also a bonus package I'm putting together for fans with badges, a board game variant, downloads and my back catalogue.
Thank you and happy quizzing!
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