- Published: 15 October 2019
- ISBN: 9780241986035
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $26.00
The Penguin Book Quiz
From The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Ulysses – The Perfect Gift!
- Published: 15 October 2019
- ISBN: 9780241986035
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $26.00
The perfect gift for the sort of person (like me) who shouts the answers at University Challenge
Lynne Truss, bestselling author of 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts'
Fiendish, funny and endlessly surprising, James Walton has provided the perfect volume for anyone who loves books, relishes a quiz or just fancies showing off at a dinner party
Mark Billingham, bestselling author of the Tom Thorne novels on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts'
A must for those who think they know their literature . . . includes the unexpected, alongside the more serious
Independent on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts'
How nice it would be if the family would sit around the Boxing Day fireside considering the questions in affable competition
Daily Telegraph on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts'
Quite possibly the greatest social lubricant since the invention of alcohol. An absolute delight
John Preston, author of A Very English Scandal
Detailed, entertaining and wonderfully informative, a must-have for quiz aficionados and bibliophiles alike
Kevin Ashman
Few quiz questions make you smile, laugh or gasp. James Walton's always do. The Penguin Book Quiz is unceasingly enormous fun
Alan Connor, author of Two Girls, One on Each Knee and The Joy of Quiz
It's so much fun. The perfect level for keen but not necessarily expert readers. Specific enough to make you reach back into your memory and occasionally kick yourself at not finding the answer, but not so specialised that you want to give up . . . I'll definitely be buying copies of this book as gifts
Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing
Attractively presented in vintage Penguin livery, this is the ultimate literary quiz, packed full of questions on everyone from Dickens to Dahl. With such a broad range of genres and topics covered, The Penguin Book Quiz really is the perfect antidote to tired parlour games and awkward small talk this Christmas
Waterstones, Top 10 Gifts for Bookworms this Christmas
Tip: Start the day with a quiz. My long-suffering partner bought me James Walton's The Penguin Book Quiz for Christmas. It wakes you up, gives you a laugh and makes you feel like you're not wasting your time, because you're learning things
Jacqueline Wilson, The Sunday Times