English police in Sheffield in 1997 staged a lineup after catching an offender who was 6’3” and black but they didn’t have any volunteers who looked like the man they caught.
What did they do for the lineup?
illustration of a police lineup
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
The Wright Brothers flew for the first time in 1903.
Six years later, John Moore Brabazon flew what is believed to be the first flight with live cargo. What animal did he take with him on a flight?
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
Think of a band.
Now think of another band.
Now combine those two bands.
That’s your team name this week.
Fallout Boy George
Simply Red Hot Chili Peppers
30 Seconds to Bruno Mars
Earth, Wham, and Fire
The Four ZZ Tops
The Beastie Boys II Men
Any combination of band names will get a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.
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.
JACKPOTS
Knowing (or guessing) about Census figures won them cash.
TEAM NAMES
We had a lot of historical mistakes in your team names.
Morgan Freeman ended Apartheid.
John Lennon started the Russian Revolution.
Jesus was white.
Tupac was white.
John Wilkes Booth shot JFK.
Stephen Hawking created the nuclear bomb.
Hitler led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Hitler discovered Australia.
Marty McFly invented rock n roll.
John Howard shat himself at Engadine Maccas in 1997.
Scott Morrison shat himself at Heathcote Maccas in 1997.
Lance Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon.
Michael Jackson walks on the moon.
Bush did 7/11.
Harry is Prince Charles’ son.
Gadigal tribe invites the English to take control of their land.
Private Trump wins Purple Heart in Vietnam.
NOTHING happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
TriviArt
Flamboyant Apples
Swimming Forklift
Thorny Dog
Fermenting Potato
Savage Caterpillar
Red Elvis
Strong Dog
Slimy Paris
Abstract Bucket
INTERESTING MOMENTS
We had to explain to teams that Russia is spelled with the letter A, and that Narnia is not actually a suburb in Sydney.
We asked a question about the Battle of Stalingrad, and were asked if the answer was “funny”. Funny. Stalingrad. Perhaps the first time those words were said together.
Most of the teams at one show thought that New Orleans was a state.
One player came out despite being sick, and concluded that trivia and beer improved their health.
There was yet another incident of players singing the answer to a music question, in this case the 1940s hit Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B.
And someone guessed that the film Blade Runner was based on the novel My Struggle by Oscar Pistorious.
See you next week.
According to a recent British study, wine glasses in 2000 average 300mL in volume.
What is the volume of an average wine glass in 2017?
The first new player to comment on the website within 20mL of the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
Name the city from this historical map.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
Dan Cullen played against Bangladesh in 2006. (In a match in which Jason Gillespie scored a double century as a nightwatchman.)
What cricket record did he set in that test match?
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
President Trump got some historical facts mixed up when he mentioned George Washington’s troops taking over airports.
Social media really went with it.
For your team name this week we want you to make another historical mistake.
Abraham Lincoln got the Hebrews out of Egypt.
Luke Skywalker blew up Pearl Harbour.
The Vikings discovered Australia.
Any obvious historical mistake will get you a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.
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.
JACKPOTS
They knew a lot about Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
TEAM NAMES
We had a lot of mis-attributed quotes, often from teams who asked “how offensive are we allowed to be?”
You’re not you when you’re hungry. – Hannibal Lector
Nice guys finish last. – Steven Bradbury
I did not have sexual relations with that woman. – Joseph
Are you talkin to me? – Helen Keller
Look on my works ye mights, and despair. – Bob the Builder
We will fight them on the beaches. – Cronulla 2005
I have a dream. – Donald Trump
I’ve got the high ground now. – Lady Gaga
Jesus Christ! – Jesus Christ
I’ve got 99 problems but a bitch ain’t one. – Oscar Pistorius
Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. – Batman
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. – Stevie Wonder
Be the change you want to see in the world – Adolf Hitler, or Ted Kaczynski
Friends, Romans Countrymen, lend me your ears. – Vincent van Gogh
Hit me with your best shot! – Abraham Lincoln
Hey Jude, don’t let me down. – Jesus
Say hello to my little friend! – Cardinal George Pell
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. – Anne Frank
TriviArt
Salty Singing
Dazzling Kangaroo
Indefatigable Sausage
Squishy People
Large Parrot
Loquacious Jumpsuit – WE DO NOT ENDORSE HOMOPHOBIC JUMPSUITS, but it does fit the theme
Pooing Rocks
Lascivious Tree
Horrific Clam
Celebratory Battleship
INTERESTING MOMENTS
For the record, if your team is made up entirely of white South Africans, cheering when we mention Nelson Mandela going to prison is kind of a bad look. (Even if you’re just cheering because you got the question right.)
And one of our hosts came home from holiday early, hid in the corner of his usual show, and went completely unnoticed until he revealed himself in the most dramatic way possible.
See you next week.
Name the 1984 film in emoji form.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
