Pointless Facts for Curious Minds
  • Published: 26 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9781785948619
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $39.99
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Pointless Facts for Curious Minds

A new kind of quiz book from the hit BBC 1 game show

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From the team at the hit BBC series, an all-new fact-filled quiz book packed with obscure knowledge for fans of the show

Which 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.
  • Published: 26 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9781785948619
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $39.99
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About the author

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.

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House of Games
The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book
Richard Osman's House of Games
The Joy of Quiz
Two Girls, One On Each Knee
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Praise for Pointless Facts for Curious Minds

I love Pointless. It's funny, and it makes me feel less thick. Like all the best dates.

Sarah Millican
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