Bobby Derie’s free book is distributed in Cross Plains on Howard Days 2023. It’s a trivia book with six hundred questions about Robert E. Howard and everything related. You can play it like Trivial Pursuit, assigning a color to each category. Trivia questions are divided into six categories; each set of questions are on the right-hand (odd-numbered) pages and the answers are on the back. Limited to 200 copies.

Readers might want to flip through this book for their own enjoyment, but if you want to play a game with friends, try starting at a random page and taking turns asking questions from each category. Each question successfully answered is worth 1 point; the first to 30 points wins. (Why 30? Because Robert E. Howard was only 30 years old when he died.)

From the back of the book you can read:

What do you know about Robert E. Howard? In this book are six hundred questions in six categories that run the gamut from the obvious to the obscure…even some Howard scholars may be stumped.

GEOGRAPHY
What do you know of the world where Robert E. Howard lived? The towns and cities he visited in Texas and elsewhere?

HISTORY
Do you love history like Robert E. Howard did? Can you answer questions from the Crusades to the Texas revolution, from Prohibition and the Great Depression to the opening salvos of World War II?

SPORTS
Who were the heavyweight champions of Robert E. Howard’s day? Do you know as much about boxing and other sports as he did?

ARTS
Who illustrated Robert E. Howard’s stories and characters? What music, games, films, and comic books have adapted his work?

BIOGRAPHY
Do you know the facts of Robert E. Howard’s life? Are you familiar with his friends and family, his quirks and habits, pets and automobiles?

LITERATURE
What do you know of Howard’s writing? Have you read his stories, can you rattle off facts about Conan, Kull, Bran Mak Morn, Solomon Kane, Breckinridge Elkins, Sailor Steve Costigan and their settings?

Notes

Compiled and edited by Bobby Derie
Limited Edition of 200 copies.
First distributed at Robert E. Howard Days 2023.