Name the two fictional characters combined here.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answers wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
Team Name Bonus Point – Week of 7 March 2021
Think of a song you like. Now think of the opposite of that song.
That’s your team name for this week.
Pyongyang Style
Shilling in the name of
We are the losers
I’m utterly indifferent to rock and roll
Lady looks like a dude
I can actually feel my face very well thank you
Give us the opposite of a song title and you will get an easy point.
Have an interesting week.
This Week in iQ Trivia – 6 March 2021
Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.
WINNERS
If you won, here’s evidence just in case anyone doesn’t believe you.
JACKPOT
A new team won both first place and a $93 jackpot, most of which was spent at the bar within the next 15 minutes.
TEAM NAMES
Here’s how you advanced some famous films, TV series, and songs.
Cretaceous Park
Found Nemo
Smells like mid life crisis
The 7th Sense
Gone in 60 minutes
Living on 2 Prayers
January 1964 (Oh what a night)
The Day After Two Days From Now
You only live thrice
From Dusk to Dusk
13 Angry Men
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Cinders
Today
Apocalypse Later
Spongebob Pentagonpants
The Fresh King of Bel-Air
Mad Max: Acceptance Road
I don’t like Tuesdays
Bruce Summersteen
Meal replacement shakes at Tiffany’s
Brunch at Tiffany’s
TriviArt
Light Brain
Naughty Cheese
Spicy Plunger
Turgid Kmart
Dutch Melbourne
Impecunious Dragon
Pickled Cheat
INTERESTING MOMENTS
As we often do, we asked a question about what several people have in common, and said that if your answer wasn’t our answer it had better be both correct and interesting. Naturally, one team answered with the exact words “both correct and interesting”. Ok, you found a loophole. Nobody gets that loophole anymore.
A jackpot question was asking for the name of an Italian author, and four separate teams took a shot at Giuseppe Verdi, Giuseppe Rossi, Giuseppe Ravioli, and Giuseppe Linguini. We’re pretty sure they were just going for the most stereotypically Italian names they could think of.
When we played a song by Big Audio Dynamite, one team responded that the singer used to be in The Clash. We looked it up, and sure enough, Mick Jones sang both for Big Audio Dynamite and The Clash. So saying “that band that had the same lead singer as The Clash” is not technically wrong and got a point. (Though the team that got the point still came last.)
See you next week.
Interesting Question of the Day – 5 March 2021
In what Australian state do people swear the most?
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
Summer Hill Hotel Trivia – New Venue – Wednesdays at 7:30
Inner West trivia has a new home in Summer Hill.
The Summer Hill Hotel has trivia kicking off on Wednesdays at 7:30pm, so start assembling your teams.
If you’re thirsty, they’ve got you covered. If you’re hungry, they’ve got a great menu full of pub classics, including $15 schnitzels. If you like great trivia, well then hot damn we have got Australia’s most interesting trivia, guaranteed to spark some great discussions with your friends and colleagues.
Of course, if you don’t like any of those things, then you’re going to bring down the tone of the room, and we suggest you make room for the cool people.
If you’re the kind of person who has memorised every Melbourne Cup winner, then congratulations. But we’re probably not going to ask about that. This isn’t an exam. Rather than just spitting out facts, you’re probably going to have to do some lateral thinking. We will ask questions that you won’t see coming. We will ask questions you probably won’t know off the top of your head, but you will enjoy arguing the answers with your friends. The IQ in iQ Trivia stands for interesting questions, and that is exactly what we will provide.
As always, we’ve got a homework question to give you an advantage. If you want to be on the e-mail list, just send an e-mail to homework@iqtrivia.com.au with Summer Hill in the subject line and we will add you to our mailing list.
And the Facebook page dedicated to the show will have occasional hints and additional information to help you out.
Book yourselves in for our Inner West trivia in Summer Hill by calling 9798 3264 or contact them on their website.
And we will see you at 7:30pm every Wednesday at the Summer Hill for the absolute best trivia in Sydney.
Interesting Question of the Day – 3 March 2021
There are just two countries where you can’t but Coca Cola. What are they?
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answers wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
Surry Hills Trivia – New Venue – Dove and Olive – Tuesdays at 7pm
Surry Hills trivia has found a new home.
And sure enough, it’s one of Sydney’s great trivia spots.
It’s the Dove and Olive, and it’s kicking off every Tuesday at 7pm.
We’ve got interesting trivia, we’ve got great food, we’ve got drinks, and we’ve got great prizes courtesy of the Dove and Olive. In short, we have got everything you need for a great night out.
And if you don’t like any of those things, then you are most likely a creepy weirdo and to be perfectly honest we want nothing to do with you. (Also, why are you still reading this? Go away!)
If you’re the kind of person who has memorised every Melbourne Cup winner, then congratulations. But to be honest, we’re probably not going to ask about that. This isn’t an exam. Rather than just spitting out facts, you’re probably going to have to do some lateral thinking. We will ask questions that you won’t see coming. We’re will ask questions you probably won’t know off the top of your head, but you will enjoy arguing the answers with your friends. The IQ in iQ Trivia stands for interesting questions, and that is what we will provide.
As always, we’ve got a homework question to give you an advantage. If you want to be on the e-mail list, just send an e-mail to homework@iqtrivia.com.au with Dove and Olive in the subject line and we will add you to our mailing list.
And the Facebook page dedicated to the show will have occasional hints and additional information to help you out.
Book yourselves in for Surry Hills trivia by calling 9699 6001 or contact them on their website.
And we will see you at 7pm every Tuesday at the Dove and Olive for the best trivia in Sydney.
Interesting Question of the Day – 1 March 2021
In the lead up to the 1936 Olympics, what was American basketball player Joe Fortenberry credited with inventing?
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 28 February 2021
This week we are having fun with titles.
We want you to take a movie, TV, or song title, and advance it a bit.
Autumn of ‘69
Born on the 5th of July
The Hunt for Red November
Hey Hey It’s Sunday
Ruby Wednesday
April of the Penguins
Wonder Woman 1985
Any slightly advanced title will get you a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.
This Week in iQ Trivia – 27 February 2021
Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.
WINNERS
If you won, here’s evidence just in case anyone doesn’t believe you.
JACKPOT
We can’t seem to build up a jackpot when teams win three weeks in a row.
Maybe we need tougher questions.
TEAM NAMES
We don’t suggest you try to start these businesses.
A pub with no trivia
Reusable toilet paper
A live action movie of the musical Cats
A brothel based in a quarantine hotel
Uber on a tandem bike
Detachable pockets
Glass hammers
Indoor BBQs
No strings bungee jumping
Bitcoin
Trump University
A credit card you never have to pay for
Do it yourself surgery
Flavoured hand sanitiser
Botox for babies
Waterproof teabags
Vegan steakhouse
Greasy wet wipes
Sexual harassment seminars in Parliament House
Anonymous COVID tracing
TriviArt
Hot Potato
Delicious Tree
Saucy France (NSFW)
What Killed the Dinosaurs
Greedy Brisbane
Tired Scientist
Caffeinated Spring
INTERESTING MOMENTS
We asked about annoying sounds, and instead of the answer of “fingernails on a chalkboard” being similar to the sound of a chimpanzee warning call, one said it was “Bill’s voice”. (For the record, we can be WAY more annoying if we need to be.)
A question on ballets with the initials SB resulted in a guess of Spandau Ballet, which is not completely wrong, and Some Bullsh!t, which is.
A question on Dutch geography on our international quiz was seized on by a team that had players playing in the Netherlands at 4:00am. They got it right, and won by a single point. Yes, it pays to have Dutch people on your team sometimes.
See you next week.