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Jul 23, 2020, 10 tweets

Tonight at 9pm our brand new RADIOACTIVE episode goes out on BBC Two. Starring Sandi, Alan, Joe Lycett, Shazia Mirza and Josh Widdicombe! #QI ☢️☢️☢️☢️

But before then it's time for our pre-QI quiz!

TRUE OR FALSE

The Marianas Trench in the Pacific is so deep that a pebble dropped from the surface will take over an hour to reach the bottom.

77.9% said True and... it is True!

TRUE OR FALSE

The Beatles classic ‘Yesterday’ was originally titled ‘Eggs on Toast’.

55% said True but it's actually False!

It was actually called 'Scrambled Eggs'.

TRUE OR FALSE

There’s enough carbon in your body to make over 9,000 pencils. ✏️✏️✏️

62% said True and...

And finally...

TRUE OR FALSE

The Japanese word kareishu refers to the smell of old people.

68.8% said True and it is!
When we played this quiz in the studio Stephen got every question right and was crowned The Cleverest Person In The Room. Congratulations Stephen!

Right, we're off to get cosy before tonight's episode.
Don't forget - QI, 9pm, BBC Two. See you there! #QI

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