Now You Know Canada S Heroes

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When it comes to Q&A trivia, Doug Lennox has no peer. Sir Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Laura Secord, Norman Bethune, Terry Fox, and Roberta Bondar are all Canadian icons we've come to cherish. Doug gives the dope on all those famous heroes and many more, but you'll also discover the amazing courage, pluck, and accomplishments of Upper Canada Rebellion heroine Elizabeth Barnett, privateer Joseph Barss, the Angel of Long Point Abigail Becker, the First Lady of Labrador Mina Hubbard, and Second World War pilot Charley Fox - genuine heroes all! Who was the "musketeer in petticoats"? Who was the "Laura Secord of Gananoque"? What War of 1812 privateer was the founder of a major Canadian bank? How did an aristocratic French girl become a Canadian Robinson Crusoe? Who was the first Canadian firefighter to die in the line of duty? How did Tom Longboat astound the world in 1907? Who was the first Black woman electedt o Canada's Parliament? How did a dog named Gander become a Canadian war hero?

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Genre : Reference
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Release : 2009-08-24
File : 195 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781770706187


Now You Know Heroes Villains And Visionaries

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Presenting four books in the popular and exhaustive trivia series. In these Doug Lennox’s brain-teasers focus on famous figures, both real and mythological, dealing with kings and queens, villains, Canada’s heroes, and dastardly pirates. Questions answered include: What is the difference between a pirate and a privateer? What royal family in the world today has ruled the longest? How did Tom Longboat astound the world in 1907? What caused Moses to break the tablets of the Ten Commandments? and hundreds more. Includes Now You Know Pirates Now You Know Royalty Now You Know Canada’s Heroes Now You Know the Bible

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Genre : Reference
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Release : 2013-11-20
File : 472 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781459724778


Now You Know Canada

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Just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday is this collection of the best in Canadian questions and answers, covering history, famous Canadians, sports, word origins, geography, and everything in between.

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Genre : Reference
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Release : 2017-06-03
File : 209 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781459739437


Now You Know Absolutely Everything

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This bundle presents Doug Lennox’s popular trivia book series in its entirety. These books will provide years and years of fun, with countless questions to be asked and tons of knowledge to be learned. The books cover general trivia but also such topics as sports (baseball, hockey, football, golf, soccer, among others), Christmas and the Bible, disasters and harsh weather, royal figures, crime and criminology, important people in Canada’s history, and so much more! Along the way we find out the answers to such questions as: Why do the British drive on the left and North Americans on the right? What football team was named after a Burt Reynolds character? Who started the first forensics laboratory? Which member of the British royal family competed at the Olympics? Lennox’s exhaustive series is fun for all ages. Includes Now You Know Now You Know More Now You Know Almost Everything Now You Know, Volume 4 Now You Know Big Book of Answers Now You Know Christmas Now You Know Big Book of Answers 2 Now You Know Golf Now You Know Hockey Now You Know Soccer Now You Know Football Now You Know Big Book of Sports Now You Know Baseball Now You Know Crime Scenes Now You Know Extreme Weather Now You Know Disasters Now You Know Pirates Now You Know Royalty Now You Know Canada’s Heroes Now You Know The Bible

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Genre : Reference
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Release : 2013-12-06
File : 3090 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781459724785


Now You Know Big Book Of Sports

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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 about sports, from archery and cycling to skiing and wrestling and everything in between.

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Genre : Reference
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Release : 2009-09-07
File : 538 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781459718739


Now You Know Football

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It's easy to be a Monday-morning quarterback, but the true football fan has the answers all week long. Doug Lennox, the all-pro of Q&A, leads the drive as he tells us why a touchdown is worth six points, who first decided to pick up the ball and throw it, and how a children's toy changed the sport's biggest championship. Along the way we'll meet players great and not-so-great and encounter the various leagues that have come and gone throughout the world. Why is the sport called "football"? Who first used the term sack? Why did one American president consider banning football? What football team was named after a Burt Reynolds character? Why are footballs shaped the way they are? How many times have NFL and CFL teams squared off? Which came first - the Ottawa Rough Riders or the Saskatchewan Roughriders? Whose Super Bowl ring is a size 25?

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Genre : Reference
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Release : 2009-08-24
File : 194 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781770705869


Now You Know The Bible

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Doug Lennox, the vicar of Q&A, serves up an entertaining but informative slice of biblical lore, literature, and history, including who the only left-handed person in the Bible is, and who was taken up to heaven in a ?chariot of fire.” You'll ?eat, drink, and be merry” with this collection of minutiae!

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Genre : Religion
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Release : 2010-11-01
File : 195 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781554887989


Hard Cash

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Genre : English fiction
Author : Charles Reade
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Release : 1869
File : 432 Pages
ISBN-13 : UVA:X000835695


All The Year Round

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Release : 1888
File : 770 Pages
ISBN-13 : HARVARD:HXTAPV


The Hero In Scandinavian Literature

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : University of Texas at Austin. Department of Germanic Languages
Publisher : Austin : University of Texas Press
Release : 1975
File : 266 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015004194810