Editing (section) Common Knowledge 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Subjects</h2> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BWikipedia%7CQI%20%28C%20series%29%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Wikipedia%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <ul><li>The commonest bird in the world is the domesticated chicken. </li><li>John Napier, inventor of the decimal point and logarithms, kept a black cockerel which he used as a ploy to catch a thieving servant. He would hide the cockerel in a darkened room and ask all his servants to stroke it, but they didn't know he covered the cockerel in soot, so the innocent ones would stroke it and have dirty fingers, but the guilty one would pretend to stroke it and have clean hands. Napier supposedly invented the machine gun. </li><li>A chevin, or chavender, is a type of carp,<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EA%20chav%20called%20Kevin%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a 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contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> better known as the European chub. </li><li>Fry stated that marsupials are not mammals. <i>(Note: this is incorrect.)</i> </li><li>The fingerprints of a koala are indistinguishable from those of a human. </li><li>'Dermatoglyphics' and 'uncopyrightable' are the longest words in English language with no repetition of a letter. </li><li>The commonest metal in the human body is calcium,<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EIron%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a 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("Genius" award - 100 points to Rory McGrath). </li><li>The "first" Prime Minister was Henry Campbell-Bannerman;<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EWalpole%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-4" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-4 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_note-4"><span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>5<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span><span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EPitt%20the%20Elder%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-5" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-5 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_note-5"><span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>6<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> prior to this the official title was First Lord of the Treasury. He became Prime Minister in 1905, 5 days after becoming First Lord of the Treasury. Prime Ministers nowadays become both Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. Campbell-Bannerman's last words were "This is not the end of me". Walpole never referred to his position as "Prime Minister". </li></ul> <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">General Ignorance</h3> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BWikipedia%7CQI%20%28C%20series%29%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Wikipedia%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <ul><li>Another name for the common cormorant is the seacrow.<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EShag%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-6" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-6 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_note-6"><span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>7<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </li><li>The Queen's corgis are of the Pembroke variety, not the Cardigan. </li><li>Tweed used to be fixed with stale urine. </li><li>Mr Chicken lived in 10 Downing Street,<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EKentucky%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-7" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-7 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_note-7"><span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>8<span data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> he was actually the last private resident. </li></ul> <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Forfeits</h3> <div data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Creferences%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22references%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><ol data-rte-washtml="1" class="references" data-rte-attribs=" class=references"><li data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_note-0" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_note-0"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Cu2191%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_ref-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_ref-0%7C%5Cu2191%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_ref-0">↑</a> <span data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference-text" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference-text">A chav called Kevin</span> </li> <li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" id="cite_note-1" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_note-1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Cu2191%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_ref-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_ref-1%7C%5Cu2191%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a> <span data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference-text" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference-text">A chav in EastEnders</span> </li> <li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" id="cite_note-2" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_note-2"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Cu2191%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_ref-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_ref-2%7C%5Cu2191%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a> <span data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference-text" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference-text">Iron</span> </li> <li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" id="cite_note-3" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_note-3"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Cu2191%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_ref-3%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_ref-3%7C%5Cu2191%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a> <span data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference-text" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference-text">Mercury</span> </li> <li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" id="cite_note-4" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_note-4"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Cu2191%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_ref-4%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_ref-4%7C%5Cu2191%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a> <span data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference-text" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference-text">Walpole</span> </li> <li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" id="cite_note-5" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_note-5"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Cu2191%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_ref-5%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_ref-5%7C%5Cu2191%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a> <span data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference-text" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference-text">Pitt the Elder</span> </li> <li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" id="cite_note-6" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_note-6"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Cu2191%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_ref-6%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_ref-6%7C%5Cu2191%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a> <span data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference-text" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference-text">Shag</span> </li> <li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" id="cite_note-7" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_note-7"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5Cu2191%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_ref-7%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_ref-7%7C%5Cu2191%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="7152-5343916135df7499bcc0d2" href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a> <span data-rte-washtml="1" class="reference-text" data-rte-attribs=" class=reference-text">Kentucky</span> </li></ol>​</div> <p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key qi:rte-parser-cache:2300 --> Loading editor C Series episodes BBC Two episodes 2005 episodes Rory McGrath wins Sean Lock Jimmy Carr Episodes Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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