602:
221:
The reason for the number of facts being 1,227, according to Lloyd and
Mitchinson, was that they had originally planned to have 1,000 facts and when they wrote down the list containing all the facts that would go in the book, they discovered that they had gone past the number, to 1,227.
29:
176:
book containing 1,227 facts collected during the making of the series, which had been ten years in the making at the time of publication.
265:
643:
692:
677:
312:
129:
489:
239:
140:
697:
687:
682:
202:
The book contains lists of facts, normally four per page. All the sources for the facts are listed online on the
636:
617:
461:
468:
415:
340:
296:
169:
46:
172:, and chief researcher James Harkin. Published on 1 November 2012 (9 September 2013 in the US), it is a
662:
629:
576:
563:
82:
50:
556:
549:
482:
672:
667:
443:
385:
529:
513:
243:
215:
211:
8:
581:
438:
336:
292:
270:
206:
website. Other than Lloyd, Mitchinson and Harkin, credit for authorship is also given to
186:
165:
42:
308:
124:
408:
521:
475:
304:
78:
613:
194:. I think it's the best thing we've ever done. It has purity and simplicity."
656:
348:
328:
344:
332:
401:
601:
354:
156:
379:
155:
is the sixth in a series of books based on the intellectual
British
291:
570:
362:
28:
609:
173:
68:
191:
358:
425:
160:
266:"John Lloyd: Creating QI brought me out of depression"
393:
388:
654:
240:"1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off (Book)"
637:
409:
644:
630:
416:
402:
95:1 November 2012 (UK) 9 September 2013 (US)
608:This article about a non-fiction book on
655:
263:
179:
22:1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off
497:1,227 QI Facts to Blow Your Socks Off
397:
301:1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off
152:1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off
596:
490:The Second Book of General Ignorance
210:researchers (also known as "Elves")
141:The Second Book of General Ignorance
299:; Harkin, James (1 November 2012).
13:
264:Garner, Lesley (29 October 2012).
14:
709:
373:
345:"BBC Breakfast, 6 November, 2012"
693:W. W. Norton & Company books
600:
184:Lloyd said in an interview with
27:
678:Books by John Lloyd (producer)
321:
285:
257:
232:
190:: "This book is like a set of
1:
462:The Book of General Ignorance
225:
616:. You can help Knowledge by
469:The Book of Animal Ignorance
197:
164:, written by series-creator
7:
10:
714:
698:Popular culture book stubs
595:
83:W. W. Norton & Company
577:Quite Interesting Limited
564:No Such Thing as the News
541:
506:
453:
433:
135:
123:
115:
107:
99:
89:
74:
64:
56:
38:
26:
688:Faber & Faber books
557:No Such Thing as a Fish
550:The Museum of Curiosity
483:The QI Book of the Dead
168:, director of research
683:2012 non-fiction books
507:International versions
423:
33:The original UK cover.
357:. 7:45 minutes in.
244:British Comedy Guide
343:(6 November 2012).
271:The Daily Telegraph
187:The Daily Telegraph
180:Publication history
23:
21:
16:Book by John Lloyd
663:Books based on QI
625:
624:
590:
589:
525:(Swedish version)
382:- List of sources
314:978-0-571-29791-7
148:
147:
130:978-0-571-29791-7
100:Publication place
705:
646:
639:
632:
604:
597:
542:Related projects
418:
411:
404:
395:
394:
367:
366:
341:Mitchinson, John
325:
319:
318:
297:Mitchinson, John
289:
283:
282:
280:
278:
261:
255:
254:
252:
250:
236:
136:Preceded by
91:Publication date
31:
24:
20:
713:
712:
708:
707:
706:
704:
703:
702:
653:
652:
651:
650:
593:
591:
586:
537:
533:(Czech version)
523:Intresseklubben
517:(Dutch version)
502:
476:Advanced Banter
449:
448:
429:
422:
376:
371:
370:
327:
326:
322:
315:
307:. p. 310.
305:Faber and Faber
290:
286:
276:
274:
262:
258:
248:
246:
238:
237:
233:
228:
218:and Alex Bell.
200:
182:
170:John Mitchinson
108:Media type
92:
79:Faber and Faber
49:
47:John Mitchinson
45:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
711:
701:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
649:
648:
641:
634:
626:
623:
622:
605:
588:
587:
585:
584:
579:
574:
567:
560:
553:
545:
543:
539:
538:
536:
535:
527:
519:
510:
508:
504:
503:
501:
500:
493:
486:
479:
472:
465:
457:
455:
451:
450:
447:
446:
441:
435:
434:
431:
430:
421:
420:
413:
406:
398:
392:
391:
386:US edition of
383:
375:
374:External links
372:
369:
368:
329:Stayt, Charlie
320:
313:
284:
256:
230:
229:
227:
224:
199:
196:
181:
178:
146:
145:
137:
133:
132:
127:
121:
120:
117:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
103:United Kingdom
101:
97:
96:
93:
90:
87:
86:
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
40:
36:
35:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
710:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
673:British books
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
660:
658:
647:
642:
640:
635:
633:
628:
627:
621:
619:
615:
611:
606:
603:
599:
598:
594:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
572:
568:
566:
565:
561:
559:
558:
554:
552:
551:
547:
546:
544:
540:
534:
532:
528:
526:
524:
520:
518:
516:
512:
511:
509:
505:
499:
498:
494:
492:
491:
487:
485:
484:
480:
478:
477:
473:
471:
470:
466:
464:
463:
459:
458:
456:
452:
445:
442:
440:
437:
436:
432:
428:
427:
419:
414:
412:
407:
405:
400:
399:
396:
390:
389:
384:
381:
378:
377:
364:
360:
356:
352:
351:
350:BBC Breakfast
346:
342:
338:
334:
333:Reid, Susanna
330:
324:
316:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
288:
273:
272:
267:
260:
245:
241:
235:
231:
223:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
195:
193:
189:
188:
177:
175:
171:
167:
163:
162:
158:
154:
153:
144:
142:
138:
134:
131:
128:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
88:
84:
80:
77:
73:
70:
67:
63:
59:
55:
52:
48:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
19:
668:Trivia books
618:expanding it
607:
592:
569:
562:
555:
548:
530:
522:
514:
496:
495:
488:
481:
474:
467:
460:
424:
387:
349:
323:
300:
287:
275:. Retrieved
269:
259:
247:. Retrieved
234:
220:
207:
203:
201:
185:
183:
159:
151:
150:
149:
139:
51:James Harkin
18:
380:QI homepage
337:Lloyd, John
293:Lloyd, John
216:Andy Murray
212:Anne Miller
657:Categories
444:Panellists
355:Manchester
277:29 October
249:29 October
226:References
166:John Lloyd
157:panel game
43:John Lloyd
198:Structure
75:Publisher
439:Episodes
111:Hardback
57:Language
582:Unbound
571:QI News
363:BBC Two
65:Subject
60:English
610:trivia
311:
174:trivia
143:
69:Trivia
39:Author
612:is a
454:Books
192:haiku
116:Pages
81:(UK)
614:stub
309:ISBN
279:2012
251:2012
125:ISBN
85:(US)
359:BBC
119:322
659::
531:QI
515:QI
426:QI
361:.
353:.
347:.
339:;
335:;
331:;
303:.
295:;
268:.
242:.
214:,
208:QI
204:QI
161:QI
645:e
638:t
631:v
620:.
417:e
410:t
403:v
365:.
317:.
281:.
253:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
