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Hockey Hall of Fame Book Of Trivia by Don Weekes

Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Trivia Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com The Hockey Hall of Fame has put a good number of high quality books over the past few years. They always fill the glossy pages with brilliant photography and interesting sidebars filled with information. And they always fill get a top writer to fill the main content of the book. So when the Hockey Hall of Fame decided to release a book of trivia they went after hockey's trivia king - Don Weekes. Weekes has put out more hockey trivia books than I can count. The man has this down to a science. He knows how to create a book for every level of hockey fan, whether they are new to the game and learning about it's fantastic history, or an expert who is tough to stump. Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Trivia  is no exception. It is a perfect Christmas gift for any hockey fan.  From the publisher: Unique facts and little-known data for the fervent fan. Hockey Hall of Fame Trivia features ...

Hockey Trivia For Kids 3

Hockey Trivia for Kids 3: Stanley Cup Edition  is the ultimate hockey trivia collection - all about our beloved Cup! How many Stanley Cups are there? Why does the Cup always seem to end up in Mario Lemieux''s pool? What are some of the strangest things that have sat in the Cup bowl? This book answers all of these questions and more - all about our beloved Stanley Cup! Kids can continue to wow their friends with their amazing hockey knowledge. Chock full of amazing facts delivered in the same style as the previous Hockey Trivia books, this book is a flat-out winner! About The Author: Eric Zweig''s love of sports and compiling facts about them started early: by the age of ten, he was already filling school notebooks with game reports and statistics. Eric has also worked as a writer and producer for CBC Radio Sports and TSN SportsRadio. He lives in Owen Sound, Ontario, with his wife Barbara. Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com

Interview With Don Weekes

Our interview today is with Don Weekes, the legendary trivia king. He has two new books this autumn, The Biggest Book of Hockey Trivia and World Class Hockey Trivia . How many books does this make for you over the years now Don? I have been writing hockey trivia and statistic books every year since 1992. On a few occasions two per year and once three trivia books in one season, including the Great Gretzky Trivia Book in 1999. The number must be close to 30, if you count the books I've co-authored with Kerry Banks. Do you have a favorite book out of that collection? Not one book, because they were all fun to research and write in their own way, but a few held something special, particularly The Unofficial Guide series of three books that looked at hockey's most unusual records and the best and worst firsts in the game. You must be banned from playing in all those hockey trivia contests at bars and on radio stations. Have you ever tried to enter one of those anonymously an...

Two New Books From Hockey's Trivia King

This is Don Weekes new book World Class Hockey Trivia , one of two new trivia books out by everybody's favorite trivia king. This book is all about international hockey, which is timely considering the Olympics are coming. Olympics, Canada/World Cups, world championships, the 1972 Summit Series...they're all covered. The questions and games are challenging - I should know, I had the great pleasure on working on this book as a fact checker with Weekes. Buy The Book | Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com | The other Don Weekes entry of 2009 is The Biggest Book of Hockey Trivia . Big it is! There is 576 pages with over 800 questions, his biggest compilation yet. It is a combination of the best of Weekes' past books, completely updated, and new trivia. Described as "irreverent, captivating and even bizarre," there are over 800 compelling trivia questions as well as entertaining stories and historic milestones. Buy The Book | Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com | W...

2009 Hockey Book Previews: Two Books From Don Weekes

This is Don Weekes new book World Class Hockey Trivia , one of two new trivia books out by everybody's favorite trivia king. This book is all about international hockey, which is timely considering the Olympics are coming. Olympics, Canada/World Cups, world championships, the 1972 Summit Series...they're all covered. The questions and games are challenging - I should know, I had the great pleasure on working on this book with Weekes. Pre Order | Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com | The other Don Weekes entry of 2009 is The Biggest Book of Hockey Trivia . Big it is! There is 576 pages with over 800 questions! Pre-Order | Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com |

Hockey Trivia Anyone?

Hey what sports doesn't like a little hockey trivia? And it makes for a perfect small Christmas gift or stocking stuffer. Well there's no shortage of options of trivia books again this Christmas. The king of hockey trivia is Don Weekes, author of (by my count) 24 hockey trivia books! In 2007 he's teamed with Greystone Books for two new titles: Shootout Hockey Trivia and Crease-Crashing Hockey Trivia , both selling for under $10! By the way, here's some Don Weekes trivia for you - Weekes is an award winning television producer-director at CTV Montreal, and his trivia has been used by TV stations, radio stations, websites and magazines all around the world. Most interestingly, his hockey trivia has ended up on cartons of Post cereal and Jell-O Pudding Cups! Jesse Ross and Raincoast Books offers something a little more geared towards younger fans in the new title: Hockey: Games, Trivia, Quizzes and More! There's trivia, crosswords, matching games, word searches and...