Cool Gift of the Day
Monday, July 07, 2008
What it is:
An entertaining and addictive card game that tests your trivia knowledge as well as your skill at detecting lies.
Why we love it:
The brilliant minds at mental_floss have entertained millions of trivia buffs with their unique magazine and publishing program. Now they've produced their first trivia card game. Each card contains two statements. One is true, the other is not. Can you spot the Big Fat Lie? Here's one from the Music category: A) The first name of actor Will Smith is short for "Willard."
B) Rapper Dr. Dre was briefly enrolled in medical school before turning to a career in hip-hop.
Here's another from the Historical Figures category: A) U.S. presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe all died on July 4. B) Authors Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley were both born on October 31. If you guessed B for both, you've identified the Big Fat Lies! Contains 500 questions covering a wide range of categories from Science and History to Popular Culture.
Where to get it:
From
Amazon.com for a fiendishly deceptive $14.95.