Knowledge and Trivia Decks

Published with: the Library of Congress This deck of 48 Knowledge Cards offers a concise illustrated history of the civil rights movement and a cha...

A deceptive knight, a lawyer’s wig, and a scarlet elfcup? If you know what they have in common, you are likely a mushroom enthusiast. Beyond their ...

Whether it’s the iconic Northern Cardinal, the resourceful American Crow, or the endearingly awkward Mallard, birds continue to capture our attenti...

Past meets present in this comprehensive and eye-opening deck of quiz cards on Native American history and culture. Trying to describe a group comp...

From the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, paintings, prints, and photographs of 45 American presidents are brought together in this de...

Here we have a truly killer Q&A deck! It’s a good set of mental monkey bars for individuals who want to keep their powers of memory in fit cond...

As America has made its raucous way from calamity to glory to debacle to triumph, certain former cow pastures, unsuspecting streetcorners, and publ...

Much more than a simple chart, the periodic table of elements identifies and categorizes chemical elements. But what exactly is an element? What do...

The ancient Greeks were not the first to invent gods to explain Earth’s creation or natural phenomena, but they were the first to fashion them in t...

Pristine diamonds, radiant rubies and sapphires, and other gorgeous gems captivate us with their extraordinary beauty and brilliance. But beyond th...

How does catnip work its magic on cats? Why do the ice cubes in my freezer often develop stalagmite-like spikes? Did any dinosaurs have poisonous s...

Ever wonder why horseshoes are considered lucky and umbrellas opened inside are unlucky? Or where the high five came from? Why brides wear white an...

Great buildings bring joy to the beholder. But the pleasure increases with knowledge of the bits and pieces from which they are made, of the techni...

For more than two centuries, the U.S. Constitution has weathered unprecedented social, political, economic, and technological change with a vitalit...

Everyone who ventures into the backcountry goes equipped with tips for preventing or treating the injuries and maladies that can arise there. Don’t...

Who can deny the satisfaction in coming up with the right words at the right time to put a rude, insulting, or otherwise unpleasant person in his o...

Before the science of pharmacology was confined to the laboratory, all medicines were remedies made from plant materials. Healers—from the Neolithi...

Were there really giant sloths? Are sponges animals or plants? Why can’t dogs be vegetarians? This deck asks the questions about life on Earth that...

Passion and ambition, insight and determination, shrewdness and courage: the 48 remarkable women profiled in these Knowledge Cards had them in spad...

Artist and naturalist John James Audubon made history with his monumental work The Birds of America. Audubon was not the first to attempt to docume...

People have been inventing constellations—shapes made by mentally connecting the astral dots—for at least 6,000 years. Celestial landmarks that pro...

Riddles are the oldest language game in the world. The 48 brain benders collected here will beguile all ages, feeding young minds and keeping old b...

Riddled with rhymes and rapt with wordplay, this deck of Knowledge Cards offers 48 enigmas that function as a brain gym in a box. With science reve...

They once romped and stomped all over the continents of Earth. The oldest lived 230 million years ago; they all died out about 65 million years ago...

Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole? Is hippo sweat really pink? What causes a meteor shower? In this intriguing deck of cards, the Ex...

How do you tell a badger’s track from a porcupine’s, or a red-headed woodpecker’s from a red-tailed hawk’s? It might behoove you to know if those t...

Once only angels and astronauts knew what our planet looked like from space. Today, thanks to satellites, we can peer down at nearly every square i...

Start with a knack for anagrams. Multiply that by a way with numbers. Subtract from the result any morning or late-night fuzzyheadedness. You now k...

Everyone who ventures into the backcountry goes equipped with tips for preventing or treating the injuries and maladies that can arise there . . . ...

The Highest, Deepest, Widest, Smallest, Heaviest, and Fastest Places and Living ThingsNot one for mediocrity, Mother Nature frequently pushes the e...