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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Think you know world history Prove it. From the first cities to the modern age, The Ultimate World History Trivia Book packs 500 multiple-choice questions into ten themed rounds spanning every continent, every era, and every major turning point. And after every round, a Deep Dive essay tells the real story behind one of history's best-known myths or mysteries. What's inside: - 500 multiple-choice questions, 50 in each of 10 themed rounds, four options per question- An answer key after every round, with a one-sentence explanation for every answer- 10 Deep Dive essays, one after each round, each ending with its sources- A How to Play page for solo play, head-to-head races, or trivia night>The ten rounds: - The Ancient World- Classical Civilizations- The Medieval World- The Age of Exploration- Empires Around the World- Revolutions- The 19th Century- Two World Wars- The Cold War Era>The Deep Dives include: - The ancient writing system with a $1 million prize for whoever can read it- The farmers digging a well who found the Terracotta Army- Mansa Musa: the man whose generosity wrecked an economy, and then fixed it- The deadliest consequence of 1492 wasn't a battle- A repatriation dispute that is actually being resolved- The famous 'one-third' quote that wasn't about the American Revolution- The conference that redrew Africa with no Africans in the room- The Christmas Truce, and how high command made sure it never happened again- The man whose single 'no' may have prevented nuclear war>A great gift for history lovers, students, armchair travelers, and anyone who loves a good 'actually.' story. It works for family game nights, road trips, classrooms, and trivia nights, or for testing yourself one round at a time.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Think you know the world's vanished cultures Prove it. From the Maya and the Aztecs to the Indus Valley and Easter Island, The Ultimate Lost Civilizations Trivia Book packs 500 multiple-choice questions into ten themed rounds covering the empires, cities, and mysteries of cultures the modern world almost forgot. And after every round, a Deep Dive essay tells the real story behind one of their best-known myths or mysteries. What's inside: - 500 multiple-choice questions, 50 in each of 10 themed rounds, four options per question- An answer key after every round, with a one-sentence explanation for every answer- 10 Deep Dive essays, one after each round, each ending with its sources- A How to Play page for solo play, head-to-head races, or trivia night>The ten rounds: - The Classic Maya- The Aztec Empire- The Inca Empire- The Indus Valley Civilization- Mesoamerica Before the Aztecs- Mycenae, Minoans, and Hittites- Lost Egyptian Cities- Easter Island and Pacific Mysteries- Atlantis and Mythical Lost Lands>The Deep Dives include: - The Maya never disappeared; their cities' political system did- Tenochtitlan, the city the conquistadors thought was a dream- Machu Picchu was never actually lost- An Indus Valley city with better plumbing than 19th-century London- Was there really a 'mother culture' of Mesoamerica - The ancient script an architect cracked as a hobby- The two lost Egyptian cities that turned out to be one- Easter Island: the statues walked, and the society didn't destroy itself- How a philosophy lecture became the world's most famous lost continent>A great gift for archaeology fans, travelers, documentary watchers, and anyone who has ever wondered what is still out there waiting to be found. It works for family game nights, road trips, classrooms, and trivia nights, or for testing yourself one round at a time.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From phalanx to drone, military history is the story of how humans organize, fight, and remember. Test your knowledge with 500 questions covering pivotal battles, legendary commanders, and the evolution of warfare from ancient times to the modern era. 10 Themed Rounds: Ancient Warfare, Roman Warfare, Medieval Warfare, Gunpowder Era, Napoleonic Wars, American Wars, World War I, World War II European Theater, World War II Pacific Theater, Modern Conflicts. Part of The Ultimate Trivia Series by Marcus Holloway.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 500 Questions on the Ship, the Voyage, the Sinking, and the Legacy of the Titanic On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the largest ship ever built struck an iceberg and sank in under three hours, taking more than 1,500 lives with it. Test your knowledge with 500 questions on the construction, the voyage, the sinking, and the century of fascination that followed. Inside you'll find 10 rounds of 50 questions each, covering: - Round 1: Building the Titanic- Round 2: Life Aboard- Round 3: The Crew and Captain- Round 4: Notable Passengers- Round 5: The Night of April 14-15 1912- Round 6: The Sinking- Round 7: Survivors and Rescue- Round 8: The Investigation and Aftermath- Round 9: Discovery of the Wreck>Every round is followed by its own answer key with a one-sentence explanation for each answer - because a fact you don't remember the reason for is a fact you'll forget. Great for: trivia night, family game night, road trips, gift-giving, or testing yourself solo. No filler. No fluff. Just 500 real questions.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Thirteen colonies, one declaration, and an eight-year war that founded a nation. Test your knowledge with 500 questions on the causes, battles, leaders, and lasting legacy of the American Revolution - from the Stamp Act to Yorktown and beyond. Inside you'll find 10 rounds of 50 questions each, covering: Causes and the Road to Revolution, The Founding Fathers, The Declaration of Independence, Early Battles, Turning Points of the War, Key Leaders and Generals, The War at Sea and on the Frontier, Yorktown and Victory, Founding the New Nation, and Legacy and Modern Memory. Companion to the Ultimate History Trivia series (Medieval, Military, Ancient Rome, World History, Ancient Greece, Lost Civilizations, WWI, Ancient Egypt). Good candidate for a July 4th seasonal push in addition to its evergreen shelf presence. A full answer key is included at the back, along with a built-in Game Night Kit - play-as-a-group rules and a score sheet for up to four teams.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A single assassination in Sarajevo set off a chain of alliances that pulled the entire world into war. Four years later, empires had fallen, a generation had been changed forever, and the map of Europe was redrawn. Test your knowledge with 500 questions on the causes, battles, leaders, and lasting legacy of the First World War. Inside you'll find 10 rounds of 50 questions each, covering: Causes and the Road to War, The Western Front, The Eastern Front and Other Theaters, Weapons and Technology of the Great War, Leaders and Commanders, Life in the Trenches, The Home Front, America Enters the War, The War at Sea and in the Air, and The End of the War and Its Aftermath. Every round has its own answer key at the back with a one-sentence explanation for each answer. Companion to the Ultimate History Trivia series (Medieval, Military, Ancient Rome, World History, Ancient Greece, Lost Civilizations).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For over six hundred years, the Ottoman Empire stretched across three continents, from the gates of Vienna to the shores of the Persian Gulf. Test your knowledge with 500 questions on its rise, its golden age, its culture, and its fall. Inside you'll find 10 rounds of 50 questions each, covering: Origins and Rise, The Conquest of Constantinople and Beyond, Sultans and the Imperial Court, The Golden Age of Suleiman, Military and the Janissaries, Religion Law and Society, Art Architecture and Culture, Trade and the Silk and Spice Routes, Decline and the Sick Man of Europe, and Fall of the Empire and Legacy. Companion to the Ultimate History Trivia series (Medieval, Military, Ancient Rome, World History, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, Lost Civilizations, WWI). A full answer key is included at the back, along with a built-in Game Night Kit - play-as-a-group rules and a score sheet for up to four teams.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Think you know Rome Prove it. From the legend of Romulus to the empire that never quite ended, The Ultimate Ancient Rome Trivia Book packs 500 multiple-choice questions into ten themed rounds covering emperors and legions, gods and gladiators, roads, aqueducts, and the long decline and fall. And after every round, a Deep Dive essay tells the real story behind one of Rome's best-known myths or mysteries. What's inside: - 500 multiple-choice questions, 50 in each of 10 themed rounds, four options per question- An answer key after every round, with a one-sentence explanation for every answer- 10 Deep Dive essays, one after each round, each ending with its sources- A How to Play page for solo play, head-to-head races, or trivia night>The ten rounds: - Kings, Republics, and Civil Wars- The Emperors- Daily Life in Rome- The Legions- Roman Engineering and Architecture- Religion and Mythology- Provinces and Frontiers- Famous Battles- Decline and Fall>The Deep Dives include: - Was there really a Romulus What archaeology has found- How much of the 'mad emperor' stories should you believe - Rome's famous sanitation: did it actually work - What a legionary really got paid, and why it nearly broke the empire- The Roman concrete that modern engineers struggled to explain- How Rome recruited foreign gods as well as worshipping its own- What was Hadrian's Wall actually for - Cannae: the battle generals have been trying to copy ever since- Why historians still can't agree on why Rome fell>A great gift for history lovers, classics students, travelers headed to Italy, and anyone who thinks about the Roman Empire more often than they'd admit. It works for family game nights, road trips, classrooms, and trivia nights, or for testing yourself one round at a time. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Survival is not luck - it's knowledge applied calmly, in the right order, under pressure. The Complete Survival Handbook is a practical, illustrated guide to staying alive in the situations that matter most: a deserted tropical island, a blizzard or arctic cold snap, a scorching desert, remote forest and mountain terrain, open ocean, dense jungle, an urban disaster, or a wildfire evacuation.Inside, you'll find the universal skills every survival situation demands - first aid, fire craft, water purification, shelter building, navigation, signaling, knots, food procurement, and tool improvisation - followed by in-depth, environment-specific chapters covering the first-hour priorities, hazards, and step-by-step techniques unique to each scenario. Every core technique is paired with a clear illustrated diagram, from tourniquet placement to snow-shelter construction to the shadow-stick navigation method.With 29 hand-drawn diagrams, worked real-world scenarios, chapter checklists, a 30-day skill practice plan, and more than twenty reference appendices - including a plant safety guide, a dangerous wildlife table, a build-your-own kit checklist, and a survival myths debunked section - this handbook is designed to be read once and returned to for the rest of your life.Whether you're preparing for a backcountry trip, a boating expedition, or simply want to be ready for the unexpected, this is the reference that turns panic into a plan.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cattle drives, gold rushes, gunfighters, and railroads pushing ever westward - the American frontier era packed more legend into fifty years than most eras manage in five hundred. Test your knowledge with 500 questions on the real history behind the myth of the Wild West. Inside you'll find 10 rounds of 50 questions each, covering: Cowboys and Cattle Drives, Famous Outlaws, Lawmen and Gunfights, The Gold and Silver Rushes, The Railroad and Westward Expansion, Native Nations and the Frontier, Frontier Towns and Daily Life, Legendary Figures, The US Cavalry and Frontier Forts, and Wild West Myths vs Facts. Companion to the Ultimate History Trivia series. Note: Round 6 covers westward expansion's impact on Indigenous nations - written to a respectful/factual content-safety standard, worth a read-through before upload. A full answer key is included at the back, along with a built-in Game Night Kit - play-as-a-group rules and a score sheet for up to four teams.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For three thousand years, one civilization built monuments that still stand, wrote in symbols we only learned to read two centuries ago, and left behind a mythology and mystery that still fascinates the world. Test your knowledge with 500 questions on the pharaohs, pyramids, gods, and daily life of Ancient Egypt. Inside you'll find 10 rounds of 50 questions each, covering: The Nile and the Land of Egypt, Pharaohs and Dynasties, Tutankhamun and the Valley of the Kings, Pyramids and Monuments, Gods and Mythology, Mummification and the Afterlife, Hieroglyphics and Writing, Cleopatra and the Ptolemaic Era, Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, and Discoveries and Modern Egyptology. Companion to the Ultimate History Trivia series (Medieval, Military, Ancient Rome, World History, Ancient Greece, Lost Civilizations, WWI).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Think you know ancient Greece Prove it. From the gods of Olympus to Alexander's empire, The Ultimate Ancient Greece Trivia Book packs 500 multiple-choice questions into ten themed rounds covering heroes and monsters, Athens and Sparta, philosophers, playwrights, and the first Olympians. And after every round, a Deep Dive essay tells the real story behind one of Greece's best-known myths or mysteries. What's inside: - 500 multiple-choice questions, 50 in each of 10 themed rounds, four options per question- An answer key after every round, with a one-sentence explanation for every answer- 10 Deep Dive essays, one after each round, each ending with its sources- A How to Play page for solo play, head-to-head races, or trivia night>The ten rounds: - Olympian Gods and Mythology- Heroes and Monsters- Athens vs Sparta- The Persian Wars- The Peloponnesian War- Philosophers and Thinkers- Alexander the Great- Greek Art, Theater, and Architecture- The Olympics and Sports>The Deep Dives include: - Why there was never one 'official' version of any Greek myth- The man who found Troy, then dug straight through the layer he was looking for- The real Sparta, darker than the movie version- The Marathon run that nobody actually ran- The plague of Athens: a 2,400-year-old medical mystery- Why Socrates wasn't executed just for asking questions- The detail about Alexander's death that may be the real story- The Parthenon sculptures still at the center of an international dispute- The woman who won at Olympia without being allowed to attend>A great gift for mythology fans, classics students, travelers headed to Greece, and anyone who knows their Zeus from their Hermes. It works for family game nights, road trips, classrooms, and trivia nights, or for testing yourself one round at a time. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A thousand years stretched between the fall of Rome and the dawn of the Renaissance. In that time Europe was remade by Vikings, knights, monks, plague, and the Crusades. Test your knowledge with 500 questions on the era we call medieval. 10 Themed Rounds: Fall of Rome to Charlemagne, Vikings and Norsemen, Knights and Castles, The Crusades, The Byzantine Empire, The Black Death, Medieval Religion and Monasticism, The Hundred Years War, Daily Life in the Middle Ages, Toward the Renaissance. Part of The Ultimate Trivia Series by Marcus Holloway.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At 7:39 on the morning of December 7, 1941, two privates watched an unusual blip creep across a radar screen in Hawaii. They followed every rule. They called it in. They were told not to worry about it. Fifty minutes later, the first bombs fell on Pearl Harbor. History is not only written by generals. It is written, just as often, in the four or five seconds a corporal has to decide whether to fire, hold, or run forward into a kill zone, with no one left above him to ask. Orders from Nowhere tells twelve true stories, spanning six wars and more than a century, of enlisted soldiers who found themselves standing in exactly that silence. A corporal in the Argonne Forest, once a conscientious objector, alone against a hillside of German machine guns after every sergeant above him fell. A sergeant at Guadalcanal who crossed open, burning ground again and again to keep a single gun firing through the night. A helicopter crew who turned their own weapons on American soldiers to stop a massacre. A submarine officer who refused, alone against two of his own superiors, to fire a nuclear torpedo during the most dangerous week of the Cold War. A Marine corporal who was denied permission four times, and drove into the ambush anyway. These are not stories about disobedience for its own sake. They are stories about the exact moment an order runs out, and what an ordinary person does with the seconds that follow. Some of these decisions saved hundreds of lives. One of them, made correctly, was ignored, and a war began anyway. Together they ask a question military history rarely sits with for long: when the chain of command breaks, who actually decides what happens next. Built from official citations, sworn testimony, and the accounts of the men themselves, this is narrative history written the way these moments actually felt, close, fast, and uncertain, rather than the way they read decades later in a museum plaque. No invented dialogue. No sanitized endings. Just the true, largely unrecorded story of the soldiers who were never asked, and answered anyway. If you have ever wondered what one person, with no authority and no instructions, is actually capable of deciding in the space of a single breath, this book will not let you look away until the last page. …

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