Know It All: 5087 Weird and Wacky Trivia Questions and Answers

by Marsha Kranes, Fred L. Worth, Steve Temerius

The definitive collection for diehard trivia buffs, (and the rest of us who think we know a thing or two).

Language * Art, Comics, and Literature * Presidential Trivia * The World * Television and Radio * Sports and Games * War and the Military * America--Past and Present * Religion, The Bible, and Mythology * Music and Theater * Science, Nature, and Medicine * The Cinema * Food * Business, Advertising, and Inventions * Miscellaneous

What novel contains the longest sentence in literature?
Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo. It contains 823 words.

What presidential wife was the first to be referred to as the First Lady?
Lucy Hayes, wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, in 1877.

What are the only two words in the English language that contain all the vowels, including "y" in alphabetical order?
Facetiously and abstemiously.

In 1925 what did con man Arthur Ferguson "lease" to a wealthy cattle rancher for 99 years at $100,000 a year?
The White House. He fled after collecting the first year's rent but got caught a short time later trying to sell the Statue of Liberty to an Australian.

Genres: Reference

752 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[John]

Know It All: 5087 Weird and Wachy Trivia Questions and Answers by Kranas Marsha (1998)

[John]

Know It All: 5087 Weird and Wachy Trivia Questions and Answers by Kranas Marsha (1998)