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Now You Know Big Book of Sports
Now You Know, Band 18
6,49 € |
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Verlag: | Dundurn |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 07.09.2009 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781770705876 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 536 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>Ever wonder where the figure skating terms axel, salchow, and lutz came from? Or why a curling tournament is called a "brier"? And how about a "haymaker" in boxing or a "high five" in any sport? Well, Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q&A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to know from archery and cycling to skiing and wrestling and everything in between. What's more, Doug goes for gold with a wealth of Winter and Summer Olympics lore and legend that will amaze and captivate armchair fans and fervent competitors alike.</p>
<ul>
<li>What do the five Olympic rings and their colours represent?</li>
<li>Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in victory lane?</li>
<li>Who was the first player ever to perform a slam dunk in a basketball game?</li>
<li>Why are golfers' shortened pants called "plus-fours"?</li>
<li>When was the Stanley Cup not awarded?</li>
<li>Why does the letter k signify a strikeout on a baseball score sheet?</li>
<li>Where is the world's oldest tennis court?</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>What do the five Olympic rings and their colours represent?</li>
<li>Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in victory lane?</li>
<li>Who was the first player ever to perform a slam dunk in a basketball game?</li>
<li>Why are golfers' shortened pants called "plus-fours"?</li>
<li>When was the Stanley Cup not awarded?</li>
<li>Why does the letter k signify a strikeout on a baseball score sheet?</li>
<li>Where is the world's oldest tennis court?</li>
</ul>
<p>Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q&A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to know about sports, from archery and cycling to skiing and wrestling and everything in between.</p>
<p><b>Doug Lennox</b> is an internationally acclaimed broadcaster, a veteran character actor, a commercial voice artist, and a bestselling author. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television features, including <i>X-Men</i>, <i>Police Academy</i>, <i>Lonesome Dove</i>, and <i>Against the Ropes</i>, and has shared screen time with Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, James Garner, Burt Reynolds, Holly Hunter, Charles Bronson, Eric McCormack, Gary Oldman, and a myriad of others.</p>
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