Frank Carlson Library

"Space travel and the exploration of the far reaches of the universe have advanced at an astounding pace since the early days of the Space Race in the 1950s. This edition of Timeless Trivia presents questions, answers and commentary ranging from those early days to the Space Shuttle and beyond."--Container.

Questions and answers present information about the theory and process of evolution. Preguntas y respuestas presentan informacion acerca de la teoria y proceso de evolucion.

Test your knowledge with challenging questions on a variety of tough grade school subjects. Whether you're the class clown or the teacher's pet, it's time to stand in front of the class and show what you know! Cheat, peek, do whatever you can to answer enough questions to cash in. But watch out or you'll walk away with nothing and have to admit "I am NOT smarter than a 5th grader!"

Discover 1000 unbelievable-but-true facts on every topic you can imagine! Wand to know how your blood is similar to seawater? Can you guess whose tomb is guarded by over 8000 soldiers? Would you believe that you could stand on an egg without breaking it? Amaze your friends and astound your family with extraordinary facts about everything! They're exciting. They're incredible. They're waiting to be discovered!

Brief text, in question and answer form, and accompanying photographs introduce a variety of objects, their purpose, and who uses them.

A collection of facts and trivia about various countries and people, usually framed in a question and answer format.

Provides answers to "what would happen if" scenarios, including what would happen if someone got sucked into a black hole, humans could fly, and dinosaurs still existed.

Facts about human physiology in question-and-answer format, dealing with such phenomena as blinking, crying, burping, shivering, and sweating, as well as goose bumps, dizziness, pimples, allergies, and flat feet.

Questions and answers concerning man's attempts to study space and other planets by space probes and manned missions.