Beadle's Miscellany

In this brilliantly entertaining book, Britain's quizmaster general, Jeremy Beadle, has compiled the best of his weekly challenge Beadle's Miscellany, from The Independent newspaper. Each Saturday, thousands of fans get to grips with the general knowledge brainteasers posed in this unique and challenging test. These popular quizzes are brilliant for testing yourself, great for puzzling over with your mates at the pub and make a wonderful diversion for the whole family too. So get started and see if you can beat Beadle at his own game!

For almost 20 years Jeremy Beadle was responsible for some of the funniest and most memorable moments on British television. He is also a renowned quiz buff. His love of quizzes and trivia led him to write the massive 'Toay's the Day - A Chronicle of the Curious' and for over two years he scripted a daily cartoon series of the same name in the Daily Express. He was the biggets contributor for successful Book of Lists (1,2,3) and People's Almanac (1,2,3) and also wrote and hosted The Atlantic Grill, London's most talked about, and difficult quiz. Using his knowledge of true crime he won 'Nobody Likes a Smartarse' and 'Celebrity Mastermind'. He currently writes Beadle's Miscellany an expectionallytough but hugely popular quiz for the colour supplement in Saturday's Independent.