Q.I.: Tropes

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• The Points Mean NothingRare · in 53 titlesEven the show's creators don't know how the scoring for the questions works — they apparently hire a man to sit in a room and work it out, and no-one knows how he decides it.Read →
• That Came Out Wrongin 589 titlesMost of the innuendo is deliberate, but even so...Read →
• Genre Savvyin 1,335 titlesWitness any moment when Stephen Fry asks a seemingly straightforward question... only for an awkward pause to ensue as no one wants to give the obvious answer because they think it's a trap.Read →
• Smart Ballin 114 titlesHalf the fun of the show is when it turns out that one of the panelists happens to be a massive nerd with regard to a particular subject, the more obscure the better.Read →
• Brief Accent Imitationin 564 titlesStephen does this frequently (and utterly uncannily) with a multitude of accents and regional dialects from all over the world.Read →
• Science Marches OnRare · in 29 titlesThe K series episode "Knowledge" is based on this concept. After the panel is asked the infamous question "How many moons does the Earth have?"Read →