This fun-filled, fact-filled trivial
extravaganza will keep you laughing, keep you learning,
and keep you guessing. Trivia Queen Janet Spencer scoured
libraries, archives, and museums for the oddest and most
obscure figures, facts, and fascination she could find.
The perfect campfire companion! Use the book to play a
homemade version of Trivial PursuitTM. Keep a copy in your
glovebox, or put it in your bathroom!
About
the Author
Janet Spencer started her trivial career
in 1987 when she started a weekly paper entitled "Tidbits".
The paper was dedicated to publishing odd and interesting
bits of information, as well as jokes, quotes, quizzes,
contests, and cartoons. She authored the book "Tidbits
Treasury of Trivia and Compendium of Miscellany: Odd and
Unusual, Amazing and Amusing Facts, Stories, and Statistics" in
1995. In addition, she's been a staff writer for the Bathroom
Reader's Institute, a columnist for "Montana Magazine",
and the author of the book "Montana Trivia" published
by Riverbend Publishing in 2005, among other things.
She has done much of her writing from unusual
retreats. Recently, she spent two winters caretaking a
closed lodge in the middle of Glacier National Park, a
la Jack Nicholson in "The Shining". Spending
such vast periods of time alone has given her a different
perspective of society. She also spent ten consecutive
summers on forest fire lookout towers atop remote peaks
of Montana, where she was hit by lightning an incredible
five times. Such proximity to enormous amounts of electricity
has perhaps been responsible for the extra current running
through her life.
When not off on wilderness adventures,
she resides in Helena, Montana with her husband of 25 years
and a varying menagerie of animals. Hobbies include singing,
acting, gardening, rehabilitating a century-old home, canoeing,
and camping.
Press
Release
New
book explores Yellowstone’s trivialities
Yellowstone’s
trivia is fun and fascinating
A
new book called “Yellowstone Trivia” serves
up a feast of facts for fans of Yellowstone National
Park.
Written
by self-proclaimed “Trivia Queen” Janet Spencer
of Helena, the Yellowstone book delights with odd and
obscure nuggets of knowledge, along with quirky quotes,
original puzzles, whimsical cartoons, fascinating footnotes,
and innovative flip-art animation.
“Yellowstone
is one of the most unique places on our planet,” said
Spencer, who calls herself the Royal Ruler of Useless
Information, the Master of Arcane Knowledge and Extraneous
Lore, and the Keeper of Forgotten Facts and Startling
Statistics. “I wanted to build a book that was
just as unique.”
The
amazing and amusing material is presented in an entertaining
format of questions and answers, making the book perfect
for campfire quizzes or backseat travelers.
Spencer,
author of the hugely popular book “Montana Trivia,” has
been involved with trivia for more than two decades. “I
love learning, but even more, I love teaching people.
Trivia is the best tool I’ve found to do that.”
Anyone
who would like to learn such things as how many items
are turned into the park’s lost and found each
summer, or what percent of people injured by bears are
men, or how small the park’s smallest geyser was,
should pick up a copy of “Yellowstone Trivia.” The
120-page paperback sells for $9.95 and is available at
bookstores and from Riverbend Publishing by calling toll-free
1-866-787-2363.
