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The United States of Trivia

Over 500 Fascinating Facts

Contributors

By William C. MacKay

By Maureen Slattery

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Jul 1, 2014
Page Count
288 pages
Publisher
BookAnnex
ISBN-13
9781435153806

Price

$2.99

Price

$3.99 CAD

Format

ebook (Digital original)

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ebook (Digital original) $2.99 $3.99 CAD

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American history isn't trivial

Where did the Pilgrims first land? Not Plymouth Rock. They actually made landfall in the New World at what is now Provincetown, Massachusetts. We've probably all used a safety pin or two at some point, but who invented it? Walter Hunt of New York, who made the discovery while absent-mindedly twisting a small piece of wire. If you were asked which president was the most avid movie fan, who would you say? According to White House records, Jimmy Carter watched 480 movies during his four years.

These are just a few of the hundreds of fascinating facts in The United States of Trivia. With this fun and handy quiz book, you'll be able to put your knowledge about America to the test.

William C. MacKay

About the Author

William MacKay received his first Bible as a family gift when he was eight. Since then, he has perused and pored over it and all its successors for decades, though perhaps not until recently with the level of diligence that his devout mother would have wished. As an inveterate reader, writer, and editor, he has written, compiled, or edited books, blogs, and magazines on subjects as diverse as creativity and conspiracies; American history and The Lord of the Rings; poetry, biography, ballet, and new book releases. He co-edited Edwin Denby’s Dance Writings, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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