The Book of General Ignorance
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The Book of General Ignorance is a humorous trivia book that debunks common misconceptions and wrong “facts,” based on the British TV quiz show QI.
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| The Book of General Ignorance canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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humor book ⓘ trivia book ⓘ |
| author |
John Lloyd
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John Mitchinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
British TV quiz show QI
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QI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | short question-and-answer entries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | QI team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
John Lloyd
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John Mitchinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
correcting misconceptions
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debunking wrong facts ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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popular science ⓘ trivia ⓘ |
| hasEdition | The Book of General Ignorance: The Noticeably Stouter Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Book of Animal Ignorance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780571233687 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
common misconceptions
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general knowledge ⓘ urban myths ⓘ |
| marketedAs | antidote to conventional wisdom ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with QI television series
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debunking widely believed myths ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | ~300 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | QI books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | QI: The Book of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | various real-world topics ⓘ |
| style | question and answer ⓘ |
| subject |
general knowledge questions
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misconceptions ⓘ myths ⓘ trivia ⓘ |
| title | The Book of General Ignorance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
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