Colombia v Ivory Coast is the 8th episode of International Factball, and the 22nd episode of 2014. It features presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Example Facts[]
- Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar kept numerous wild animals in his house, and his hippos kept escaping and terrorising local towns. (Harkin)
- The remote Columbian town of Las Piñas is separated from everywhere else by the Rio Negro, and so children zipwire across the ravine to get to school. (Ptaszynski)
- The Ivory Coast's Independence Day is the 7th of August, but they celebrate it on the 7th of December. (Schreiber)
- There is a basilica at Yamoussoukro in the Ivory Coast which was built slightly shorter than St. Peter's in Rome at the request of the Pope. Once it was built, the Ivory Coast put a huge golden cross on top, making it the tallest basilica in the world. (Murray)
Half Time Show[]
As Factball is made in association with VisitEngland, the presenters ask three trivia questions about England during half time, and provide answers at the end.
- In the Lake District there is only one lake, Bassenthwaite, as most of the others are meres or waters. (Harkin)
- The southernmost point of mainland England is Lizard Point, not Land's End. (Murray)
- In 1868 the world's first traffic light was built outside the House of Commons, but it had to be taken down after it exploded in the face of a policeman. (Ptaszynski)
Winner[]
As chosen by Harkin, the Ivory Coast.