Brain Men: The Insider's Guide to Quizzing - Softcover

Berkmann, Marcus

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9780349112992: Brain Men: The Insider's Guide to Quizzing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349112991 ISBN 13: 9780349112992

Publisher: Abacus, 2000

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Deep within the human psyche lurks the primal urge to compete. It can take many forms: sport, nuclear war, the pub quiz. Sport is universal, nuclear war threatens us all, but only Britain has a thriving quiz culture all of its own. Why do people watch quizzes on TV and why do so many go to a pub quiz each week, to compete for a cash prize smaller than the amount they will spend on beer? This book delves into the dark heart of British quiz culture - its origins, its practices, its background - and its unfortunate knitwear.

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Review:

'BRAIN MEN is a hugely enjoyable book... it makes us laugh at ourselves and casts a light on our folly' -- LITERARY REVIEW

'Full time quiz legend Marcus Berkmann can unlock that stash of useless facts lurking in your brain ...' -- GUARDIAN

'Surely the most entertaining and informative book about quizzes, quizmasters and quiz men ever written.' -- DAILY MAIL

About the Author:

Marcus Berkmann writes television reviews for the DAILY MAIL and a monthly pop music column for the SPECTATOR, and has written columns on sport for the INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY and PUNCH.

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