From the team at the hit BBC series, an all-new fact-filled quiz book packed with obscure knowledge for fans of the showWhich star of The Crown is the great-granddaughter of a British prime minister?Which TV quiz show is based on the creator's experience of being interrogated as a prisoner of war?Which property on the Monopoly board does not exist in the real-life London?For lovers of the most obscure and unlikely facts - as well as the unsung quizzing geniuses out there (we all know a couple) - comes Pointless Facts for Curious Minds, the book where obvious answers mean nothing and obscurity reigns. A compendium of fascinating and arcane bits of knowledge, mixed amongst a healthy dose of Pointless quizzing, this is a book that takes a quiz as only the starting point of your intelligent adventures.Pointless Facts for Curious Minds gives you the chance to put your knowledge to the test and prove your Pointless credentials.
I love Pointless. It's funny, and it makes me feel less thick. Like all the best dates. -- Sarah Millican
Alan Connor is the question editor of BBC2's Only Connect and has writes quizzes for various newspapers. He cannot see a new fact without wondering how to make it into a piece of quiz. Alan is a screenwriter, journalist and the author of Two Girls, One on Each Knee, about the puzzling world of crosswords. His favourite quiz question is- What word was intentionally omitted from the screenplay of The Godfather?
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