The Economist Quiz Book: 60 Brain Teasers for Inquisitive Minds

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Calling all problem-solvers drawn to the smart, quirky and counter-intuitive.Challenge yourself to join the dots, get your facts straight and sort the genuine from the fake in this puzzle book inspired by the sharpest brains at The Economist. Do stocks with catchy names outperform the market Is Bohemian Rhapsody really longer than Hey Jude And can geopolitics affect the popularity of dog breeds Packed with hidden connections and mind-bending facts, The Economist Quiz Book is guaranteed to stretch your mind to its very limits.

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Praise for Tom Standage: 'Uncommonly brilliant * Daily Mail *
The Father Christmas of knowledge -- Giles Coren
Books like this make you wary of ever guessing the answer to anything * Daily Mail *

Author Bio

Tom Standage is Deputy Editor of The Economist. He is the author of several books, including Uncommon Knowledge, Seriously Curious, Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years and The Victorian Internet. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and Wired.