Name: Now You Know Big Book of Sports: Featuring a Special Section of OLYMPICS Facts, Legends, and Lore!
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Author: Lennox, Doug
ISBN: 9781554884544

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Now You Know Big Book of Sports: Featuring a Special Section of OLYMPICS Facts, Legends, and Lore!

Type

Physical Book

Author

Doug Lennox

Publisher

Dundurn Press

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

536

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.4 x 17.8 x 4.3 cm

Weight

0.93 kg.

ISBN

9781554884544

ISBN13

9781554884544

Synopsis "Now You Know Big Book of Sports: Featuring a Special Section of OLYMPICS Facts, Legends, and Lore!"

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. What do the five Olympic rings and their colours represent? Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in victory lane? Who was the first player ever to perform a slam dunk in a basketball game? Why are golfers' shortened pants called "plus-fours"? When was the Stanley Cup not awarded? Why does the letter k signify a strikeout on a baseball score sheet? Where is the world's oldest tennis court?

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