What children’s book comes in a Latin translation titled Cattus Petasatus? The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
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Interesting Question of the Day – 3 May 2019
What word entered the English language during one of Captain Cook’s voyages, and is related to a Polynesian word meaning “to tap”? The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at…
Interesting Question of the Day – 10 December 2018
What does the Danish word for the mullet hairstyle mean? The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
Interesting Question of the Day – 26 September 2018
The Mandarin words for “wind” & “water” translate as what? The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
Interesting Question of the Day – 16 July 2018
Croatia has just played the final game of the FIFA World Cup. Out of the 11 players in their starting line up, 8 have surnames that end in “ic”. Why do so many Croatian names end in “ic”? The first…
Interesting Question of the Day – 21 March 2018
In Morse Code, A is represented by “dot-dash”. C is represented by “dash-dot-dash-dot”. What is represented by “dot-dash-dash-dot-dash-dot”? (Basically a combination of A & C.) The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a…
Interesting Question of the Day – 25 December 2017
We’ve taken a lyric from a Christmas song and run it through a translator several times. What has gone from English to Latin to Tajik to Lao to Irish to Finnish, and then back into English? “That’s how I kissed…
Interesting Question of the Day – 13 December 2017
What Disney character is being described in the following passage? (It’s in the language that character would have spoken in real life.) “His fist is iron, his opinion is always right, a wise ruler.” “He’s far more brave than the…
Interesting Question of the Day – 17 November 2017
What term is derived from a Latin word meaning “another place”? (We didn’t use this photo for no reason.) The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ…
Interesting Question of the Day – 9 October 2017
What do Japanese speakers mean when they refer to “barcode men”? The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
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