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From Publishers WeeklyIf you think you're a trivia expert, British TV men Lloyd (producer of the hit comedy shows Spitting Image and Black Adder) and Mitchinson (writer for Quite Interesting) may disabuse you of the notion that you're a true scholar of random facts-and quickly. Their surprisingly lengthy tome is jam-packed with real answers to a number of less-than-burning questions-camels store fat, not water, in their humps; only five out of every 100,000 paper clips are used to clip papers; the first American president was in fact Peyton Randolph-that you nevertheless may be embarrassed to have completely wrong. Although some of the entries rely on technicality more than actual excavation of obscure fact (Honolulu is technically the world's largest city, despite the fact that 72% of its 2,127 square miles is underwater), these page-length entries prove entertaining and informative, perfect for trivia buffs and know-it-alls; it also makes a fine coffee table conversation piece and a handy resource for prepping clever cocktail party banter. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review“Trivia buffs and know-it-alls alike will e
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- Author
- John Lloyd & John Mitchinson [Lloyd, John & Mitchinson, John]
- Publisher
- Random House, Incorporated
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307394910
- Category
- humor
- Subjects
- Reference, Fiction, Humour
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (4,391 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Qi: The Book of General Ignorance (The Noticeably Stouter Edition) (2010)
- The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong (2006)
- The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong (2007)
- Qi: The Book Of General Ignorance - The Noticeably Stouter Edition (2007)
- The Book of General Ignorance (2006)
- Qi: The Book Of General Ignorance - The Noticeably Stouter Edition (2006)
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