Whitaker’s Little Book of Knowledge

328 Pages·2018·6.87 MB·English

by  Whitaker’s Almanack

WHITAKER’S
LITTLE BOOK OF
KNOWLEDGE

CONTENTS
Biggest and Best
Most Streamed Artists
Most Powerful Comic Book Characters
Highest-earning Actors
Fastest Production Cars by Top Speed
Best-selling Toys of All Time
All-time Olympic Medals by Country
World’s Most Expensive Hotel Rooms
Sport Stadiums by Capacity
Largest Empires
Best-selling Cars of All Time
Highest-paid UK Civil Servants
Highest-earning Heads of State
Best-selling Books of All Time
Longest-running UK TV Shows
All-time Eurovision Winners
Most-visited Museums in the World
Top-Ten Philanthropists
Largest Employers in the World
Largest City Squares in the World
Largest Passenger Ships in the World
World’s Busiest Airports
Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold
Biggest Underground Networks
Tallest Buildings in the World
Most Aces in a Tennis Match
Biggest Film Flops
Most Streamed Tracks
Most Streamed Albums
School Condensed
Plot Summaries of Shakespeare’s Plays
Plot Summaries of Great Novels
Summaries of Great Poems
Great Historical Figures
Famous Battles
Major Revolutions
Major Civil Wars
A Sporting Guide
Association Football
Tennis
Basketball
Cricket
Formula One
The Olympic Games
Unusual Sports
How to Sound Clever
The 10 Films You Should Have Heard Of
The 10 Playwrights You Should Have Heard Of
The 10 Novelists You Should Have Heard Of
The 10 Artists You Should Have Heard Of
The 10 Art Movements You Should Have Heard Of
The 10 Philosophers You Should Have Heard Of
The 10 Scientists You Should Have Heard Of
Nostalgia
TV Shows
Video Games
Music
Toys
Cars
Treasure Trove
Introduction
Remarkable Occurrences
Notable Historical Events
British Holiday and Health Resorts 1905–30
Facts and Figures
Ready Reference
International Radio Alphabet
Noms de Plume
Booker Prize Winners
Poets Laureate
Prime Ministers
Ranks in the Armed Forces
Oscar Winners
Types of Cheese
Beef Cuts
Culinary Terms
The Earth
Earthquakes
Weather
World Geographical Statistics
Collective Nouns for Animals
Names of Male, Female and Young Animals
Arrangement of the Orchestra
Musical Compositions and Sections
Presidents of the USA
Secretaries-General of the United Nations
Popes
Roman Emperors
The Seven Wonders of the World
Greek and Roman Gods
The Solar System
Record-breaking Animals and Plants
Evolution
Parts of a Flower
The Human Body
Athletics
Cricket
Association Football
Golf
Grand National
Formula One World Champions
The University Boat Race
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Snooker
Tennis