How Much Do You Know?

by Harold Felix Baker Wheeler

How Much Do You Know? A book of fascinating questions and answers on every subject. Contents General knowledge, Largest and smallest things, Mysteries and marvels of science, Literature and mythology, Mankind through the ages, The wonderful world we live in; Art, architecture and music; The wonder of living things; and the The world of sport. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are now republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Genres: Reference

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

1877-

Reviews

[David Cook · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating historical document.

[Alan Hughes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting little book. It is full of short answers to questions such as "Why is the sky blue ?" or "What is a Jury?".
However, it is very dated and the science and technology it covers stops at the 1930's. Similarly other topics such as politics and geography would need to be rewritten with the benefit of hindsight.

But with this limitation comes an advantage, it gives an insight into the views and mores of the time. However, be warned society has changed a lot in the last two generations and questions such as "Why is the white race dominant ?" would not now be asked let alone answered.