**Which star of *The Crown* is the great-granddaughter of a British prime minister?** **Which TV quiz show is based on the creator’s experience of being interrogated as a prisoner of war?** **Which property on the Monopoly board does not exist in the real-life London?** For lovers of the most obscure and unlikely facts – as well as the unsung quizzing geniuses out there (we all know a couple) – comes *Pointless Facts for Curious Minds* , the book where obvious answers mean nothing and obscurity reigns. A compendium of fascinating and arcane bits of knowledge, mixed amongst a healthy dose of Pointless quizzing, this is a book that takes a quiz as only the starting point of your intelligent adventures. *Pointless Facts for Curious Minds* gives you the chance to put your knowledge to the test and prove your Pointless credentials.