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User Reviews about QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance
I had give this book General Ignorance as a gift to my friend on hes birthday ,
he like it and said that is a very nice gift,I cant tell much because I had no read yet.. -- This book was a gift.
This is a great book with tons of great random information. Definitely a good buy. -- This book dominates!
I may not be the next Ken Jennings upon finishing this book, but it's possible I could stand a reasonable chance to win a few bucks should I ever appear on a trivia-based game show. Short, witty, and cleverishly devil- wait, that's not right. Whatever. The Book of General Ignorance is a perfect book to test the contents of your brain to see what floats...and if it floats, it should be flushed. (Too gross an analogy? Sorry.) To be honest, since I have a trivial brain (and, yes, I mean every word of that), I actually knew quite a few of the tidbits presented within the book, although if someone had asked me to name them directly, the most intelligible answer they would've received would've been something along the lines of, "Um, wait, I know who/what/where/when that is, I just can't quite remember. I definitely know it's not who/what/where/when you think it is. Give me a minute, 'kay?" (At least that's a more coherent response than if I actually did appear on a game show; with the glare of the bright lights and glittering eyes of a studio audience, I would be reduced to a quivering mass unable to say anything more than "Durumdedumyoupdedoodleedoododulawhat?" Or something equivalent.) However, there were enough surprises sprinkled throughout the entries to have me gasping out a "No way!" every few pages.
For a quick read or as something to scan in between reading projects, The Book of General Knowledge is a perfect book for that most entertaining of past times, that of stuffing your brain with useless information (and risking the possibility of losing important information along the way) just to whip out said trivia to entertain your friends. Hey, it makes for great fun at parties! Especially when you start drooling and can't remember your own name...but at least you know how many penises a European earwig has. (Curious to know how many too? Read the book to find out.) -- Hey, I knew more than I thought I did!
This is a family favorite. I've even given this as a gift to people who "have everything". It is a great conversation starter and a fun read. I would highly recommend it. -- Best coffee table book and conversation starter
The tallest mountain is Mauna Kea in Hawaii from base to tip but some of it is below sea level so the highest mountain is Everest from sea level to tip. Henry VIII has 2 wives, his other 4 marriages were annulled. The most dangerous animal that ever lived is the mosquito, having killed an estimated 45 billion humans since we've been around. Hitler was not a vegetarian whose favourite dish was Bavarian sausage and who was not an atheist but a catholic.
Who invented champagne? The steam engine? The telephone? Where does ring a ring of roses come from? Who blew the nose off the Sphinx? What has a 3 second memory? How do lemmings die?
I'll stop there but if any of the above tickles your fancy, you'll love this book. Full of amazing facts disproving a lot of the common knowledge we take for granted, and written up very clearly by John Lloyd, this is a fantastic read and great for conversations. Some will say it's a bog book but I found myself taking it out of the bathroom and continue reading it until I was finished. Great stuff, highly recommended. -- Generally brilliant
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