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"Dictionaries" is the fourth episode of the D Series of QI and the 40th episode overall. It was first broadcast on BBC Four on 13 October 2006, and was broadcast on BBC Two on 20 October 2006. Ronnia Ancona and Rory Bremner made their first appearances. The episode was preceded by "Dogs" and followed by "Death".

"Dictionaries" was the first episode in which there was a three-way tie: everyone except Ronnia Ancona tied for second place with -7 points. Interestingly, the episode had only three forfeits and none of these were first questions in the General Ignorance round.

Scores[]

Numbers in brackets mark appearances - e.g. "(2)" means "(second appearance)".

  1. Ronni Ancona (1): 13 points
  2. Rory Bremner (1): -7 points
  3. Alan Davies (40): -7 points
  4. Phill Jupitus (8): -7 points

Subjects[]

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  • Dictionary writers like to start at the letter "M".[1]
  • A 3 volume book about Didcot contains The Long Years of Obscurity as its first volume.
  • The Bubi people of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea cannot talk in the dark, as their language is mostly gesture. They cannot see what they are saying.
  • Prince Charles owns Dartmoor Prison, because he is the occupier of the Duchy of Cornwall.
  • When knighting someone, the Queen says nothing.[2]
  • A raindrop is spherical.[3]
  • The world's biggest drip is a stalactite in the Gruta Rei do Mato, Brazil.
  • The world's biggest crashing bore is a tidal bore in China on the Qiantang River.
  • The biggest thing in the Solar System that can float in water, with the exception of the Sun is Saturn.

General Ignorance[]

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  • There are less than a three-quarters of plants than we first thought.
  • There were several different countries fighting in the Battle of Culloden. There were more Scots fighting against Bonnie Prince Charlie than were fighting for him.
  • Dolphins do not drink.

Forfeits[]

  1. A
  2. Arise, Sir Alan
  3. Pear-shaped
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