Monthly Archives: October 2017

Team Name Bonus Point – Week of 15 October 2017

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Recently the founder of iQ Trivia happened to see this ludicrously expensive kettle in a shop clearly catering to people who have way too much money.

Is this kettle actually 10 times better than a kettle costing $23? Really? And what the hell makes it and “artisan” tea kettle?

So this week we want your team name to be an unnecessarily expensive product.

Diamond encrusted smartphone

Platinum toilet seat

Literally anything endorsed by Gwyneth Paltrow

Anything that exists solely to show people you have more money than sense will get you a bonus point.

Have an interesting week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 14 October 2017

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Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.

WINNERS

If you won this week, here’s evidence just in case anyone doesn’t believe you.

These guys forgot to come up with a team name fitting our criteria and so went with “F*ck your point we’re Team Bagpuss” and still managed to come out ahead.

JACKPOTS

These guys came up short in the quiz, but still managed to win $70 in the jackpot round.

TEAM NAMES

Here’s the dumbest things Facebook could advertise to you.

Real estate ads aimed at millennials

Beats headphones for the deaf

Venetian blinds for the homeless

Healthcare for the dead

Pauline Hanson’s Mosque Design

Seasons tickets to Melbourne Storm games

Russian brides advertised to actual Russian brides

iQ Trivia for One Nation Voters

Gym memberships for paraplegics

Tanning salons for Nigerian Princes

Viagra for lesbians

Viagra for eunuchs

How to vote cards for North Koreans

TRIVIART

Vindictive Taco

Beautiful Lions

Fruitful Pint Glass

Salubrious Man

Furry Beaver

Lesbian Scissors

Rusty Salmon

INTERESTING MOMENTS

One team didn’t know that Catalonia was the region of Spain that held a referendum on separation, but they did give us a detailed explanation of the politics of the situation and got a point anyway.

A player who has frequently mentioned his own hubris was asked a question in our lightning around, to which hubris was LITERALLY the answer.

One team guessed that John Cougar Mellancamp’s little ditty about about Jack & Diane included the line “I would really like to eat a leg of ham.”

Lee Lin Chin’s occupation was described (not incorrectly) as Head Bitch of SBS.

One team fell for our obvious lie about the coat of arms of Denmark containing salmon.

A disturbing number of teams didn’t list New York as being one of the four states within 100km of Times Square.

See you next week for more iQ Trivia.

Interesting Question of the Day – 11 October 2017

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An American TV network compiled a list of the 100 most influential people of the millennium in 1999.

Number 94 on the list was the only one of the 100 whose name wasn’t known.  What was number 94 known for?  (There has been speculation about their identity but it’s never been certain.)

The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.

Team Name Bonus Point – Week of 8 October 2017

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Last week the founder of iQ Trivia came across a targeted post on Facebook for a Jewish marriage service.

Which is odd, because he’s not Jewish, and is pretty sure the kind of people who would subscribe to a Jewish marriage service wouldn’t really be into him.

Perhaps you’ve had sponsored posts directed at you on social media that are also badly targeted. This week for your team name, we want you to give us an example of a badly targeted ad.

Daycare ads for people without kids

Beer ads for people who don’t drink

Mortgage ads for people who are bankrupt

Tell us what would be a pointless Facebook ad for you and you’ll get a bonus point.

Have an interesting week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 7 October 2017

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Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.

WINNERS

If you won this week, here’s evidence just in case anyone doesn’t believe you.

TEAM NAMES

Here’s what you thought your computer would say if it could talk.

I don’t want to tell you how to live your life, but a Nigerian Prince? Seriously?

Learn how to spell! I’m sick of always correcting your spelling!

Clear you browser history!

Are you really over 18?

Stop sticking your disc in me

Ram your floppy disc in my hard drive

Stop googling that and go to a doctor!

Why do we always have to watch what you want to watch?

TRIVIART

Sporty Princess

Hot Cakes

Running Square

Funky Glasses

Sh!tty Ship

INTERESTING MOMENTS

When we played a Beyonce song backwards, one team gave us “ecnoyeB” as their answer.

People who forgot to do their homework on New Zealand Prime Ministers gave us Jonah Lomu, Dave Dobbin, and That Whale From That Beached As video.

One team knew the names AND numbers of all British monarchs going back to 1700, and one thought the current Queen was Queen Elizabeth III.

And the mysterious Jono finally turned up and stopped his team from always coming in second to coming in first.

See you next week for more iQ Trivia.