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  • Published: 6 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9781785946721
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $59.99

House of Games

Question Smash: 104 New, Classic and Fiendishly Difficult Rounds



Accompanying the new series of the hit BBC 1 show House of Games returns with a new collection of entertaining, brain-busting questions

Do you know which Cluedo character was killed off in 2016? How about which band has a species of shrimp named after it? Reckon you could guess the name of a song from lyrics where the words have been replaced with synonyms?

Then fingers on buzzers, because House of Games is back and it's better than ever!

Packed with 104 new, classic and fiendishly difficult rounds from the hit BBC show's question writers, House of Games: Question Smash is the ultimate collection of brainteasers, puzzles and trivia. Pit your wits against friends and family with favourites like Highbrow Lowbrow, Rhyme Time and Don't State the Obvious, as well as brand new games from the brilliant minds behind the show.

So limber up your frontal lobes, brush up on your trivia and get ready to return to the House of Games.

  • Published: 6 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9781785946721
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $59.99

About the authors

Richard Osman

Richard Osman is a creative director for Endemol UK. He has worked as an executive producer on numerous shows including 8 Out of 10 Cats and 10 O'Clock Live. Richard rose to fame presenting Pointless with Alexander Armstrong. Richard's popularity and tremendous knowledge of trivia led to him presenting his own BBC quiz,Two Tribes along with Insert Name Here, Child Genius and Richard Osman's House of Games. He is also a regular on panel shows such as Have I Got News For You and writes a column for the Radio Times.

Alan Connor

Alan Connor is the author of Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword ("witty, charming, encyclopaedic and highly readable” - The Spectator) and The Joy of Quiz ("An absolute delight” - Mail on Sunday). He has made quizzes for various TV shows and newspapers and written comedy including BBC Film's The Rack Pack, A Young Doctor’s Notebook (Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe) and Have I Got News For You.