The Handy Science Answer Book Author:Science and Technology Department of the Carnegie Library From Library Journal — Science and technology librarians at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh have mined the extensive ready reference file they have maintained for over 40 years for "gems" of useful and interesting information. The result is a compulsively browsable collection of over 1200 questions and answers on science, technology, and pseud... more »o-science written in nontechnical language. Broad sections (e.g., "Physics and Chemistry") are divided into subcategories (e.g., "Matter"). The entries themselves are arranged in no particular order within subcategories, but the detailed index makes locating specific pieces of information simple. Well-chosen illustrations and tables supplement the succinct, readable answers.« less
This kind of book may have been replaced by the internet. It's for people who need trivia questions (I guess I'm one of them), like, Does the US have a national insect?