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Now you know - giant sports trivia bundle

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  • Publisher:
    Dundurn Press, 2013
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Lennox, Doug
    Date:
    Created
    2013
    Summary:

    Presenting five books in the popular and exhaustive trivia series. This one’s for the sports buff in the family! Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, win the golden boot and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q & A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to know from archery and cycling to skiing and wrestling and everything in between. Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in victory lane? Who was the first player ever to perform a slam dunk in a basketball game? Why are golfers' shortened pants called "plus-fours?" When was the Stanley Cup not awarded? Why does the letter "K" signify a strikeout on a baseball score sheet? Where is the world's oldest tennis court? What's more, Doug goes for gold with a wealth of Winter and Summer Olympics lore and legend that will amaze and captivate armchair fans and fervent competitors alike.               Includes: Now You Know GolfNow You Know HockeyNow You Know SoccerNow You Know FootballNow You Know Baseball

    Original Publisher: Toronto, Dundurn Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781459724754