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Tonight at 9pm on @BBCTwo there's REVOLUTION in the air with brand new QI, starring Sandi, Alan, Gyles Brandreth, Susan Calman, Jessica Fostekew and a studio audience! #QI
But before then it's time for our pre-QI quiz!

TRUE OR FALSE

New York has islands called Long Island, Staten Island and Manhattan.
58% said True but... it's not!
The Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that Long Island is a peninsula.
TRUE OR FALSE

In 2017 a roundabout in Derbyshire had 10 crashes in the first 48 hours after it opened.
A whopping 86.5% said True and... it's True!
TRUE OR FALSE

Around 15% of asteroids are shaped like a rubber duck.
55% said True and 55% are right!
Here's Comet 67P, photographed by the European Space Agency. Image
TRUE OR FALSE

Mice can’t hear their own footsteps. 🐁
53.7% said True and 53.7% are correct!
They block out the noise so they can hear other sounds better.
When we played this in the studio before the recording of tonight's show, Catherine got every question right and was crowned The Cleverest Person In The Room! Congratulations Catherine! 👑 Sandi in the studio with Ca...
Right, we're off to get cosy before tonight's episode.
Don't forget - brand new QI, 9pm on @BBCTwo. Sandi and the panellists in...

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Jan 14, 2021
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But before then, let's have a criminally fiendish pre-QI quiz.

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TRUE OR FALSE

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But before then it's time for a recreational quiz...

TRUE OR FALSE

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87.4% said True and it is True! Congratulations to Max the alpaca on his victory.
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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!
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There's brand new QI tonight at 9pm on @BBCTwo and it's all about REFLECTIONS! Starring Sandi, Alan, @joelycett, @zoelyons and Liza Tarbuck.
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But before then it's time for our pre-QI quiz!

TRUE OR FALSE

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83% said True but it's False!
The eruption was in 1883. 🤭
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Tonight at 9pm on BBC Two there's a brand new episode of QI and it is, quite frankly, RIDICULOUS.
But before then it's time for our pre-QI quiz...

TRUE OR FALSE

The fastest red card in football history was given 3 seconds after the whistle was blown for kick-off. ⚽️
82% said True but it's actually False!
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