We asked a question recently where the answer we were going for was Lawyer, but a lot of teams guessed that it was Drag Queen.
Why not a Drag Queen Lawyer?
That got us thinking. What other occupations could you mix?
Bartender & marriage counsellor
Bank teller & ski mask salesman
Gravedigger & used goods dealer
Veterinarian & butcher
Any two combined jobs 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.
JACKPOT
They can’t speak Arabic, but they got a question on Arabic speakers.
TEAM NAMES
Scott Morrison has been pretty busy.
Pfizer executive
@scomo_69 on OnlyFans
Archbishop of Canberra
Avatar of Mark Zuckerberg
Head of marketing for Chicken Tonight
Minister for Curries and Cronyism
Minister for Women
Minister for Trivia
Minister of Magic
Minister of Dark Arts
Minister for Miracles
Federal ICAC Commissioner
The 8th member of BTS
Brothel manager
Head of Morrison’s Landscaping
Barnaby Joyce’s illegitimate child
Dude that cleans windscreens on Northbourne Avenue
Secretary of the Department of Hose Holding
Hawaiian Minister for Tourism
Hula dancer
Tackle coach for Cronulla Sharks
New York Trade Commissioner
Stealing grants & sh!tting pants
Engadine Maccas cleaner
TriviArt
Siamese Great Danes
Crusty Breakfast
Moose Hoodie
Cantankerous Tractor
Handsome Mullumbimby
Tropical Barnaby Joyce
Dancing Bench TriviArt
Stinky Pig Gets Rich
Frightening Cambodia
Burlesque Dreadlocks
INTERESTING MOMENTS
In keeping with our team name theme, one team guessed that I Love Rock & Roll was performed not by Joan Jett, but by Scott Morrison.
One team nearly won a jackpot, but they spelled their answer Garry instead of Gary… because someone on their team was named Garry. They would have gotten credit any other time except for in the jackpot round.
When we asked how long hugs are ideally supposed to take according to a scientific study, several teams tested the theory in the most scientific way they could think of… by hugging.
When faced with a question on Maggie Smith, one team could only come up with “that old English actress who isn’t Judi Dench or Helen Mirren”.
And we’ve had heaps of interest from corporate groups for trivia, including one show that was done on less than 24 hours notice. Let us know when you need us and we will get something together for you.
See you next week.
You’ve probably heard that Scott Morrison had himself sworn into a bunch of extra ministerial jobs while he was Prime Minister.
There has even been speculation that he may have been sworn into other jobs too.
So for your team name this week, we want you to speculate about what other jobs he may have been secretly doing.
Captain of the Cronulla Sharks
Thoracic surgeon
Scomo will be challenging for the middleweight UFC title
PE teacher
I’m pretty sure Scomo was my Uber driver
Any prospective job for Scomo 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.
JACKPOT
It wasn’t a lot, but they walked out with cash.
TEAM NAMES
You came up with a lot of films with different animals in the title.
Reservoir Frogs
Reservoir Cats
Reservoir Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Clifford the Big Red Hog
The Silence of the Clams
The Silence of the Cicadas
The Silence of the Armadillo
The Silence of the Cock
Meerkatnado
Cat Fishing in the Yemen
How to Train Your Son
Frog Day Afternoon
Squidbob Squarepants
Harry Potter and the Chamber of the Dog
All Rats go to Heaven
All Cockroaches go to Heaven
Kung Fu Slug
Kung Fu Crab
Kung Fu Chicken
To Kill a Beaver
Iron Beagle
Gone with the Donkey
Croching Giraffe, Hidden Whale
Crouching Otter, Hidden Blobfish
Crouching Koala, Hidden Kangaroo
Dogatouille
Batatouille
Catatouille
The Naked Molerat King
The Ass King
The Hyena King
Teenage Mutant Ninja Platypuses
Teenage Mutant Ninja Penguins
Babe, Giraffe in the City
The Maltese Dog
The Sea Lion, the Wizard, and the Clothing Rock
A Panda Called Wanda
Three Men and a Cougar
Dances with Public Lice
The Centipede Centipede
Pigeonman Begins
Rise of the Planet of the Yaks
Pup Fiction
The Fantastic Mr Fish
Dog Dog
Cockroach Dundee
The Daddy Longlegs of Wall Street
101 Floofy Malamutes
101 Pugs
101 Sperm Whales
101 Crustaceans
TriviArt
Bamboozled Anglerfish
Icky Oyster
Revolting Mountain
Sinister Knife
Cylindrical Diana Ross
Tall Banana
Bouncy Willie Wonka
Millennial Yetis
Loud Lamp
INTERESTING MOMENTS
We asked about Horatio Hornblower, and one team guessed the answer was Ozzy Osbourne.
In addition to correctly answering a question on the kimono, one team wrote their answer in Japanese. Which we confirmed as accurate.
A Google auto-complete question was looking for “lawyer” as an occupation, and a number of guesses were prostitute and drag queen.
When asked about major actors in The King’s Speech, one team guessed that Chris Rock had a starring role.
See you next week.
Sydney trivia is on every Tuesday, and it’s just a stone’s throw from Wynyard so it’s easy to find.
It’s at The Occidental at 43 York Street in Sydney and it is kicking off every Tuesday at 7:15pm.
We’ve got interesting trivia, we’ve got great food from the bistro, we’ve got happy hour prices until 6:30 (so get in early), and we’ve got prizes courtesy of The Occi.
In short, we have got everything you need for a great night out in Sydney.
So when you finish work on a Tuesday, you can either go home right away, or you can assemble your friends in Wynyard for the most interesting trivia in Sydney. It’s bound to be a great night out if you are into beer and trivia. (And if you’re not, we have no idea why you are still reading.)
If you’re the kind of person who has memorised every Melbourne Cup winner, congratulations. But to be honest, that probably won’t help you. This isn’t an exam. Rather than just spitting out facts, you’ll probably have 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 will enjoy arguing about 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 [email protected] with Occidental in the subject line to be added to our mailing list.
And the Facebook page dedicated to the show will have additional information to help you out.
Book yourselves in for the best trivia in Sydney by calling 9299 2531.
And we will see you at 7:15pm every Tuesday at Wynyard at The Occi.
This week your team names are going to be dealing with film titles.
A lot of film titles include animals. This week, we want you to take one of those film titles, but change the animal.
Cats on a Plane
The Amazing Dog-Man
Kung Fu Parrot
Of Mice and Mice
Alvin and the Cockroaches
Any films with a different animal in the title 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.
JACKPOT
A lucky guess still counts, even if you know nothing about Uzbekistan.
TEAM NAMES
All of you have done some pretty stupid things.
Looking for your phone with your phone’s torch
I put the whole chopping board in the oven
Forgot to put my team name on my answer sheet at trivia
Left my card in the card reader
I ate brown paint thinking it was chocolate
Send an e-mail sh*t talking someone to the actual person
Called my partner by my exes name
Proposed to my wife
Said “I love you” on the first date
Forgot a condom… twice
Called my ex instead of my mum
Jumped a foot in the air when I had 6 inches of headroom
I used nail polish remover as eye makeup remover
I called the teacher mum
Lighting the filter end of a durry not once, not twice, but three times in the same night
Tried to make toast in the microwave
Poured boiling water in the coffee jar
Put the cereal back in the fridge & the milk in the cupboard
Put my dirty clothes in the dishwasher
Drove back to my old house
Sexted my mother in law by mistake
Jumped into an Uber, it wasn’t an Uber
Named my trivia team “Trivia Newton John”
Left my credit card in the freezer for four months after putting groceries away
I accidentally booked a landscaping company instead of the Four Seasons Hotel for a press conference
TriviArt
Becoming Sheep
Hairy Fairy
Saucy Sesame Street
Juicy Bin
Hot Nicaragua
Drunk Canada
Basic Arrow
Fluffy Big Ben
Hebrew Rhombus
INTERESTING MOMENTS
We had a team guess that the medical drama House starred The Rock. That would have been a VERY different show.
One of our teams seems to be getting used to winning bar tabs.
And one team argued the answer on a question about the Millennium Falcon, on the basis that it doesn’t actually exist.
See you next week.
Sometimes you do stupid things. This week we want to hear about them.
Specifically, we want to know the dumbest thing you did while your brain was on auto-pilot.
I drove all the way to the office on my day off.
I microwaved dinner and then dropped it in the bin.
I waited for a stop sign to turn green.
Grabbed a roll of toilet paper, walked to the toilet to replace the empty roll, and dropped the new roll in right in the bowl.
Any stupid thing you did without thinking 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.
JACKPOT
Knowing about oil companies paid off.
TEAM NAMES
Pizza films? You came through.
Edward Pizzahands
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Pizza
Five Easy Pizzas
Schindler’s Pizza
The Hunt for Red Pizza
The 40 Year Old Pizza
Ocean’s Pizza
In Cold Pizza
Pizza Actually
Harry Potter and the Pizza of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Pizza
Harry Potter and the Pizza of Fire
Fantastic Pizzas and Where to Find Them
The Lord of the Pizza: Fellowship of the Pepperoni
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Pizza
Debbie Does Pizza
Pizza Does Dallas
Teenage Mutant Ninja Pizza
Jurassic Pizza
Dial M for Pizza
Dude, Where’s My Pizza
Pizzas on a Plane
No Pizza for Old Men
Mystic Pizza
TriviArt
Sexy Pickle
Gamey Squid
Useless Bacon
Horny Sydney
Buoyant Tupac
Voluptuous Motorcycle
Mysterious Tuba
Biased Doctor
INTERESTING MOMENTS
We asked a slightly risque question about pegging at some of our shows, and we’re pretty sure some people got it wrong rather than admit to knowing what pegging is.
Apparently doing air guitar helps you identify a song when you only get to hear the guitar part of We Will Rock You.
One team left the homework on the Chinese Zodiac up to one member of their team who was Chinese, assuming he would know it without googling. It sounds like ethnic stereotyping, and maybe it was, but it worked. He did know it without googling.
When we asked a beer question and told the room the bar sold this exact beer, one player went to the bar to order “the Trivia Special”. Hey, that’s just buying a drink.
Faced with trying to name Pierce Brosnan Bond films, one team said Mamma Mia… which would have been a VERY different film.
And one team of first timers announced at the start of the show that they were going to cheat. They came in last. So if they cheated, they really suck at it.
See you next week.
This week we’re going to be thinking about pizza.
Specifically, your team names are going to replace one word in a film title with the word “pizza”.
He’s Just Not That Into Pizza
Pizza at Tiffany’s
500 Days of Pizza
My Big Far Greek Pizza
Pizza of the Caribbean
Pizza Pan
Zack and Miri Make a Pizza
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Pizza
Any pizza based films will get a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.