10 Best Trivia Books
Trivia is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Trivia audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 10 Trivia audiobooks below.
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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- By: Emma Southon
- Narrator: Sophie Ward
- Length: 11 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.14(1899 ratings)
4.14(1899 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDAn entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in ancient Rome In ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common–murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city, Caesar was assassinatedAn entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in ancient Rome
In ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common–murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city, Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic. Caligula was butchered in the theater, Claudius was poisoned at dinner, and Galba was beheaded in the Forum. In one fifty-year period, twenty-six emperors were murdered.
But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? In A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman culture, including how perpetrator, victim, and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside ancient Rome’s darkly fascinating history, we see how the Romans viewed life and death and what it means to be human.
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How to Become a Federal Criminal
- By: Mike Chase
- Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 6 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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4.03(381 ratings)
4.03(381 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USD“Somebody with credentials has combed through a mountain of boring literature, highlighted all the ticklish parts and served them up for appreciation. This is an excellent book for people who like to start sentences with ‘Did you know“Somebody with credentials has combed through a mountain of boring literature, highlighted all the ticklish parts and served them up for appreciation. This is an excellent book for people who like to start sentences with ‘Did you know that…'” —The New York Times
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A hilarious, entertaining, and illuminating compendium of the most bizarre ways you might become a federal criminal in America–from mailing a mongoose to selling Swiss cheese without enough holes–written and illustrated by the creator of the wildly popular @CrimeADay Twitter account.
Have you ever clogged a toilet in a national forest? That could get you six months in federal prison. Written a letter to a pirate? You might be looking at three years in the slammer. Leaving the country with too many nickels, drinking a beer on a bicycle in a national park, or importing a pregnant polar bear are all very real crimes, and this riotously funny, ridiculously entertaining, and fully illustrated book shows how just about anyone can become–or may already be–a federal criminal.
Whether you’re a criminal defense lawyer or just a self-taught expert in outrageous offenses, How to Become a Federal Criminal is your wonderfully weird window into a criminally overlooked sector of American government. -
When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank
- By: Giles Milton
- Narrator: Giles Milton
- Length: 5 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: November 01, 2016
- Language: English
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3.85(532 ratings)
3.85(532 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDMore addictive and mind-blowing true tales from history, told by Giles Milton–one of today’s most entertaining and accessible yet always intelligent and illuminating historiansThis program is read by the author, the host of the popularMore addictive and mind-blowing true tales from history, told by Giles Milton–one of today’s most entertaining and accessible yet always intelligent and illuminating historians
This program is read by the author, the host of the popular podcast, Unknown History with Giles Milton.In When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank, the second installment in his outrageously entertaining series, History’s Unknown Chapters, Giles Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from history, like when Stalin was actually assassinated with poison by one of his inner circle; the Russian scientist, dubbed the “Red Frankenstein,” who attempted to produce a human-ape hybrid through ethically dubious means; the family who survived thirty-eight days at sea with almost no water or supplies after their ship was destroyed by a killer whale; or the plot that served as a template for 9/11 in which four Algerian terrorists attempted to hijack a plane and fly it into the Eiffel Tower.
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College Football Traditions and Rivalries
- By: Morrow Gift
- Narrator: JD Jackson
- Length: 1 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 04, 2018
- Language: English
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3.83(11 ratings)
3.83(11 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDA must-have for football fans of all ages, this handsomely designed gift book is a comprehensive audio guide to the greatest traditions and rivalries in college football. Every Saturday each fall, millions of Americans watch their favorite collegeA must-have for football fans of all ages, this handsomely designed gift book is a comprehensive audio guide to the greatest traditions and rivalries in college football.
Every Saturday each fall, millions of Americans watch their favorite college teams take to the gridiron, battling to make it to the coveted national championship bowl game in January. From the Cornhuskers of the University of Nebraska to the Nittany Lions of Penn State, the USC Trojans to Alabama’s Crimson Tide, the University of Michigan Wolverines to the Clemson Tigers, each school has its own traditions, trivia, and rivalries.
This concise audio handbook is a collection of the past and present lore of college football’s major teams for both novices and diehard followers alike. Focusing on the top schools from each division, this handy guide contains original full-color illustrations that showcase the biggest traditions and rivalries in the sport, along with a short description and fun trivia. Learn about the pink visitor’s locker room at Iowa State, the prisoner exchange preceding the annual Army-Navy showdown, and the University of Miami team’s dramatic smoke-filled stadium entrance. The book also includes a special section of quick facts on some other schools that weren’t fully featured.
Fascinating and informative, College Football Traditions and Rivalries is a must for every college football fan.
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How to Speak Science
- By: Bruce Benamran
- Narrator: Braden Wright
- Length: 13 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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3.82(115 ratings)
3.82(115 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDAs smartphones, supercomputers, supercolliders, and AI propel us into an ever more unfamiliar future, How to Speak Science takes us on a rollicking historical tour of the greatest discoveries and ideas that make today’s cutting-edgeAs smartphones, supercomputers, supercolliders, and AI propel us into an ever more unfamiliar future, How to Speak Science takes us on a rollicking historical tour of the greatest discoveries and ideas that make today’s cutting-edge technologies possible.
Wanting everyone to be able to “speak” science, YouTube science guru Bruce Benamran explains–as accessibly and wittily as in his acclaimed videos–the fundamental ideas of the physical world: matter, life, the solar system, light, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, special and general relativity, and much more.
Along the way, Benamran guides us through the wildest hypotheses and most ingenious ideas of Galileo, Newton, Curie, Einstein, and science’s other greatest minds, reminding us that while they weren’t always exactly right, they were always curious. How to Speak Science acquaints us not only with what scientists know, but how they think, so that each of us can reason like a physicist–and appreciate the world in all its beautiful chaos.
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The Day It Finally Happens
- By: Mike Pearl
- Narrator: Mike Pearl
- Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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3.54(395 ratings)
3.54(395 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDFrom a VICE magazine columnist, “a deeply entertaining–if occasionally horrifying” (Joshua Piven, coauthor of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook) look at how humanity is likely to weather such happenings as nuclear war, aFrom a VICE magazine columnist, “a deeply entertaining–if occasionally horrifying” (Joshua Piven, coauthor of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook) look at how humanity is likely to weather such happenings as nuclear war, a global internet collapse, antibiotics shortages, and even immortality.
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If you live on planet Earth you’re probably scared of the future. How could you not be? Some of the world’s most stable democracies are looking pretty shaky. Technology is invading personal relationships and taking over jobs. Relations among the three superpowers–the US, China, and Russia–are growing more complicated and dangerous. A person watching the news has to wonder: is it safe to go out there or not?
Taking inspiration from his virally popular VICE column “How Scared Should I Be?,” Mike Pearl games out many of the “could it really happen?” scenarios we’ve all speculated about, assigning a probability rating, and taking us through how it would unfold. He explores what would likely occur in dozens of possible scenarios–among them the final failure of antibiotics, the loss of the world’s marine life, a complete ban on guns in the US, and even contact with extraterrestrial life–and reports back from the future, providing a clear picture of how the world would look, feel, and even smell in each of these instances.
For fans of such bestsellers as What If? and The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook, The Day It Finally Happens is about taking future events that we don’t really understand and getting to know them in close detail. Pearl’s “well-researched speculations induce daydreams and nightmares and mark [him] as one of his generation’s most interesting writers” (Alec Ross, New York Times bestselling author). -
Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex
- By: Mark Leyner
- Narrator: Mark Leyner
- Length: 6 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: August 01, 2006
- Language: English
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3.53(1201 ratings)
3.53(1201 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDDid the mega-bestselling Why Do Men Have Nipples? exhaust your curiosity about stuff odd, icky, kinky, noxious, libidinous, or just plain embarrassing? “No,” you say? Well good, because the doctor and his able-bodied buddy are IN! Again!Did the mega-bestselling Why Do Men Have Nipples? exhaust your curiosity about stuff odd, icky, kinky, noxious, libidinous, or just plain embarrassing? “No,” you say? Well good, because the doctor and his able-bodied buddy are IN! Again! Now go-to authorities for that sort of thing, Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D., take on the differences between the sexes—those burning questions like, “Why Doesn’t My Husband Ever Listen?” or “Why Does My Wife ALWAYS Have to Pee?” and of course, “Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?” plus plenty of others to keep you fully informed.
Full of smart and snarky answers to an onslaught of new questions, all in the do-ask-we’ll-tell spirit, that entertain and teach you something at the same time, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? offers the real lowdown on all the myriad of the things that everyone wants to know about all things anatomical, medical, sexual, nutritional, animal, mineral, but would only ask a physician after a few too many. Bigger, funnier, and better than ever, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? proves that in the battle of the sexes, as in most things, a little Q&A is a safe, effective, minimally invasive remedy.
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150 Great Americans
- By: William J. Bennett
- Narrator: William J. Bennett
- Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: October 18, 2022
- Language: English
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3.5(2 ratings)
3.5(2 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDAlmost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation’s history. Now, in this updated and expanded series compiled from The American Patriot’s Almanac, Bennett andAlmost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation’s history. Now, in this updated and expanded series compiled from The American Patriot’s Almanac, Bennett and Cribb’s masterful grasp of our history offers 150 more great Americans.
Our history is a heritage we Americans all share. It ties us together, like a common language or currency. Knowing that heritage helps us understand the central principles underlying American democracy and our responsibilities in passing them on to the next generation.
At a time when so many seem to be losing sight of our identity as a nation, it’s more important than ever to remember our heritage, not only so we can know who we are today, but to set us on the right path for the future.
From the letters of Abigail Adams to the adventures of William Penn, 150 Great Americans sheds light on:
- Incredible stories
- Larger-than-life personalities
- Fun facts, discoveries, and new perspectives
In these easy-to-digest entries, historical Americans reemerge not as marble icons or names in a textbook, but as full-blooded, heroic pioneers whose far-reaching vision forged our nation, connecting you to this great nation’s heritage.
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Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked
- By: Joesph Pisente
- Narrator: Richard Powers
- Length: 5 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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3.31(1 ratings)
3.31(1 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDLooking for something filled with fun facts and trivia questions and answers? Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked will entertain you for hours. When you take the most absurd parts of history, science, economics, and geography, you end upLooking for something filled with fun facts and trivia questions and answers? Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked will entertain you for hours.
When you take the most absurd parts of history, science, economics, and geography, you end up with a pretty confusing picture of humanity. Why do we have borders? What’s the furthest you can get from the ocean? How do you qualify as a country? And why did Vikings wear those silly helmets? These are just a few of the strange questions that bounce around the head of Joseph Pisenti.
In his YouTube channel, Pisenti presents illogical truths in a logical manner. Here, he builds on this nonsensical humor of the universe with in-depth analyses of empires, economies, and ecosystems as he helps answer the ridiculous. Why, you ask? Because someone has to! Pisenti not only details the absurd but also provides explanations on why things are–and why they aren’t. The following are just a few of the many questions answered here:
Where can I move to so that I’m never tempted by McDonalds again?How far into the Pacific does Trump’s wall stretch?If Plato came back to life, what would he think of modern democracy?Why do all empires fail?Who decides what countries are allowed to participate in the Olympics?What makes Finland so great?
Witty, thought-provoking, and occasionally snarky, Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked is for anyone who beams with curiosity and has a belly button.
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I is for Illuminati
- By: Chris Vola
- Narrator: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 2 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 27, 2020
- Language: English
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3.15(29 ratings)
3.15(29 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDAn A to Z compendium for our paranoid times that explores the most popular conspiracy theories, from Area 51 and vaccines to Chemtrails and JFK. Whether you’re a die-hard net-warrior or a freshly initiated paranormal explorer, I is forAn A to Z compendium for our paranoid times that explores the most popular conspiracy theories, from Area 51 and vaccines to Chemtrails and JFK.
Whether you’re a die-hard net-warrior or a freshly initiated paranormal explorer, I is for Illuminati is a mind-blowing trip through the most fascinating–and enduring–conspiracy theories that live on web and circulate the globe.
With the ubiquity of the internet, conspiracy theories have infiltrated nearly every aspect of society, from politics to business, sports, healthcare, history, geology, meteorology, the military-industrial complex, and of course, outer space. Whether you want to take a deep dive into the world of the Freemasons or are curious about what’s really hidden in the restricted areas of the Great Pyramid, Chris Vola has the answers.
- In this fully illustrated, darkly funny guide that plays on the classic ABC primer, he examines the biggest conspiracies of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, including:
- A is for Aliens
- B is for Bermuda Triangle
- C is for Chemtrails
- D is for Denver Airport
- E is for Earth (Flat, Hollow)
- F is for Fluoride
- G is for Giants
- H is for HAARP
- I is for Illuminati
- J is for J. Edgar Hoover
- K is for Kennedy
- L is for Lizard People
- M is for Moon Landing
- N is for Nazi’s in South America
- O is for Opioids
- P is for Pyramids
- Q is for Quantum Energy
- R is for Roswell
- S is for Smithsonian Institution
- T is for Time Travel
- U is for United Nations
- V is for Vaccinations
- W is for Walt Disney
- X is for Planet X
- Y is for Yeti
- Z is for Zeitgeist
With history (and rhymes!) about twenty-six of the most baffling global conspiracies, this is the ultimate gift for X-files fans, Alexa-muters, and all who want to believe (or already do).
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