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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of General Ignorance canonical | 3 |
| The Book of General Ignorance: The Noticeably Stouter Edition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10588549 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of General Ignorance Context triple: [QI, hasAssociatedBookSeries, The Book of General Ignorance]
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A.
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters is a postmodern novel by Julian Barnes that playfully reimagines episodes from human and natural history through a series of loosely connected, genre-blending narratives.
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B.
A Smattering of Ignorance
A Smattering of Ignorance is a collection of witty, self-deprecating essays and anecdotes by American pianist, composer, and humorist Oscar Levant.
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C.
The History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
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D.
Don’t Know Much
"Don’t Know Much" is a popular 1989 adult contemporary ballad best known for Linda Ronstadt’s Grammy-winning duet version with Aaron Neville.
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E.
The Book of Everything
The Book of Everything is a work by designer and information graphics expert Nigel Holmes that showcases his distinctive, playful approach to visual explanation and data visualization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of General Ignorance Target entity description: 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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A.
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters is a postmodern novel by Julian Barnes that playfully reimagines episodes from human and natural history through a series of loosely connected, genre-blending narratives.
-
B.
A Smattering of Ignorance
A Smattering of Ignorance is a collection of witty, self-deprecating essays and anecdotes by American pianist, composer, and humorist Oscar Levant.
-
C.
The History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
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D.
Don’t Know Much
"Don’t Know Much" is a popular 1989 adult contemporary ballad best known for Linda Ronstadt’s Grammy-winning duet version with Aaron Neville.
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E.
The Book of Everything
The Book of Everything is a work by designer and information graphics expert Nigel Holmes that showcases his distinctive, playful approach to visual explanation and data visualization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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humor book ⓘ trivia book ⓘ |
| author |
John Lloyd
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John Mitchinson ⓘ |
| basedOn |
British TV quiz show QI
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linked to:
Call My Bluff
QI ⓘ |
| contains | short question-and-answer entries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
QI team
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linked to:
QI
|
| editor |
John Lloyd
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John Mitchinson ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
correcting misconceptions
ⓘ
debunking wrong facts ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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popular science ⓘ trivia ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
The Book of General Ignorance: The Noticeably Stouter Edition
ⓘ
linked to:
The Book of General Ignorance
|
| hasSequel | The Book of Animal Ignorance ⓘ |
| 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
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linked to:
QI
|
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
QI: The Book of the Dead
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linked to:
QI
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Book of General Ignorance Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Book of General Ignorance
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hasEdition
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The Book of General Ignorance: The Noticeably Stouter Edition
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linked to: The Book of General Ignorance