The Very British Problems Quiz Book
Published on 16. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7515-8536-0 (ISBN)
Description
What does 'custard and jelly' mean in cockney rhyming slang?
Which biscuit has half of its name on top of the cooker and the other half on the door?
And 25 million of what drink are served by British Airways each year?
We Brits can't get enough of a quiz. Stumped for office party chit-chat? Quiz. Midweek visit to the pub? Quiz. Stuck inside in pyjamas on a rainy night and in the mood to cause a big family argument? You got it - quiz.
This book is correspondingly filled with questions on all things wonderfully and unequivocally British - you'll find all sorts of tickly teasers, complex conundrums, worrisome word searches and much more on topics ranging from our iconic weather to types of cake. Best enjoyed with a cup of tea and your favourite biscuit(s).
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ANSWERS: Telly, Hobnob, buy the book and find out!
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Praise for Very British Problems
'Had us guffawing into our Earl Grey tea' Bella
'My favourite twitter account at the moment is Very British Problems (@soverybritish) . . . it makes me laugh out loud' Tom Hiddleston
'Hilarious' Daily Express
'Temple pays affectionate and comic homage to the sheer quirkiness of being British' Good Book Guide
Which biscuit has half of its name on top of the cooker and the other half on the door?
And 25 million of what drink are served by British Airways each year?
We Brits can't get enough of a quiz. Stumped for office party chit-chat? Quiz. Midweek visit to the pub? Quiz. Stuck inside in pyjamas on a rainy night and in the mood to cause a big family argument? You got it - quiz.
This book is correspondingly filled with questions on all things wonderfully and unequivocally British - you'll find all sorts of tickly teasers, complex conundrums, worrisome word searches and much more on topics ranging from our iconic weather to types of cake. Best enjoyed with a cup of tea and your favourite biscuit(s).
***
ANSWERS: Telly, Hobnob, buy the book and find out!
***
Praise for Very British Problems
'Had us guffawing into our Earl Grey tea' Bella
'My favourite twitter account at the moment is Very British Problems (@soverybritish) . . . it makes me laugh out loud' Tom Hiddleston
'Hilarious' Daily Express
'Temple pays affectionate and comic homage to the sheer quirkiness of being British' Good Book Guide
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
ELT/ESL
Dimensions
Height: 126 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7515-8536-0 (9780751585360)
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Person
Rob Temple is a journalist and founder of the Very British Problems Twitter, Instagram and TikTok accounts, which together have 5 million followers. Originally from Peterborough, he moved from south London to the countryside to provide more storage space for his rapidly expanding collection of inedible hot sauces and to be alone with his thought(s).