{"product_id":"sorry-wrong-answer-trivia-questions-that-even-know-it-alls-get-wrong-9780399535864","title":"Sorry, Wrong Answer: Trivia Questions That Even Know-It-Alls Get Wrong","description":"Where were Venetian blinds invented? \u003cbr\u003e What color is the black box on a commercial airplane? \u003cbr\u003e Where did India ink originate?* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most of us know more than we think we know. We also think we know more than we actually do-because some of what we think we know simply \"ain't so.\" We all harbor misconceptions that are accepted not only because they are popular but also because they make sense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It makes sense to believe, for example, that German chocolate originated in Germany rather than the truth: that German chocolate is so named because it was created by Sam German. It seems logical to believe that Mercury is the hottest planet because of its proximity to the sun, or that buttermilk contains butter, that Danish pastry is from Denmark, and that the boat race America's Cup was named after the United States of America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSorry, Wrong Answer\u003c\/i\u003e, Rod Evans takes readers on a tour of misleading trivia, debunking commonly held assumptions and sharing surprising \"right\" answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *Answers: Japan; Orange; China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rod L. Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 4.47w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399535864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRod L. Evans, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of philosophy at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Good Boy Deserves Fudge; The Artful Nuance; Sorry, Wrong Answer; Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits; \u003c\/i\u003eand many other books. Dr. Evans' lecture topics and philosophical interests include language, trivia, and ethics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45108140408947,"sku":"9780399535864","price":32.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_59ce9656-ba8e-4fc7-bf48-087bfee1d293.jpg?v=1781611583","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sorry-wrong-answer-trivia-questions-that-even-know-it-alls-get-wrong-9780399535864","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}