Flaming Olympics

Yucky Olympic facts and 300 quiz questions. Win a gold medal for your smarts. Are you ready for Rio 2016? Or does your brain need whipping into shape? Well – this laugh-out-loud guide from the home of Horrible Histories is the funny way to train up your sports smarts. The Olympics have been setting the world on fire for nearly 3000 years. Is it all fun and games? Or more like absolute torch-ure? Get the lowdown on the world’s biggest sporting event, from the hottest gossip to the nastiest cheaters.

  • Olympics fun in the style of Horrible Histories
  • Packed with trivia, jokes and cartoons
  • 300 quiz questions at the end of the book
  • Wacky facts from the ancient Olympics to today

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  • Michael Coleman

    Michael Coleman is a long-standing author on the non-fiction list. As well as clocking up eleven books in his own FOUL FOOTBALL series, he has written titles for THE KNOWLEDGE, notably Flaming Olympics, and TOP TEN.

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