The Book of General Ignorance round differs, in particular during the Christmas specials. During the course of the "B" Series special, Fry and Davies swapped places for "General Ignorance", with Fry attempting to answer questions ostensibly written by Davies to stump him. During "D"s Christmas Special, all the "GI" questions revolved around saints. "The Book of General Ignorance" contains a list of 230 questions, most of which previously appeared in episodes of "QI". Each question explains the correct answer, and usually attempts to show why people tend to make the wrong assumptions, or believe certain myths. Each book contains two forewords, one by Fry, the
Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle which Phoebe is only too happy to accept his proposal. Sylvester, the Duke of Salford - the hero Phoebe - the heroine, a writer Tom Orde - Phoebe's childhood friend and neighbour Lady Ingham - Sylvester's godmother and Phoebe's grandmother Lady Ianthe - widow of Sylvester's younger twin brother Edmund - Lady Ianthe's son and Sylvester's only nephew Sir Nugent Fotherby - a dandy Button - Edmund's nurse Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle is a Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer. First published by Heinemann, London and Putnam, New York in 1957, it is the