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Team Name Bonus Point – Week of 15 September 2024

Maybe you saw the Presidential debate. But even if you didn’t you probably heard the accusation that immigrants are eating cats and dogs.

For your team name this week, we want you to imagine you are in a political campaign, and come up with a more unhinged accusation. It doesn’t have to be real. In fact, it will be better if it’s definitely not real.

My opponent is actully a zombie

Dolphins have figured out mind control and if we don’t stop them they will start WW III

Cavemen are voting

Unicorns exist and are being used by the military

Any crazy accusation gets a bonus point.  No truth allowed.

Have an interesting week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 14 September 2024

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 a little bit of math and how not to panic won them money.

TEAM NAMES

What’s something you like that nobody else finds attractive.

Miners (not minors)

Pedantry

Cynicism

Low self esteem

Baldness

Monobrows

Crooked noses

Dad bods

Double chins

Webbed feet

Short shorts & hairy thighs

Unshaved legs

Baby talk

Body odour

Steve Buscemi eyes

Overbites

Quizmasters

TriviArt

Cake Election

Dry Kangaroo

Gregarious Australia

Muscular Hot Chip

Cowboy Tycoon

Rodeo Slay

Chihuahua Tank

INTERESTING MOMENTS

When they heard a 90s song, one team guessed that it was Creed, Nickelback, and Pearl Jam, none of which were correct.

Instead of answering Taylor Swift, one team answered “a childless cat lady”.

What sport has the most drug violations? Breakdancing according to one team. Well, it would explain Raygun.

And our quarterly tournament is as close as it can be. It’s a tie, broken only by the fact that Leader Housen has a higher maximum score. And in third place we have a team just four points behind.

Team Wins Score Average
Leader Housen 8 520 65.00
Flashy Red Ponies 8 520 65.00
Smith Family 7 516 73.71
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 7 509 72.71
6 Go Crazy 7 452 64.57
Bagpuss 6 442 73.67
Foxolotl 6 437 72.83
Diversity 5 364 72.80
Whale Emoji 4 281 70.25
Menace to Sobriety 4 277 69.25
Thor’s Thundercats 4 274 68.50
We went to the dentist 3 221 73.67
Shannon & Co 3 218 72.67
Mara’s Angels 3 216 72.00
Tribe 3 213.5 71.17
Spongebob 3 207 69.00
Captain Kathie’s Mandolin 3 199 66.33
Team Knox 3 192 64.00
Sigma 3 184 61.33

See you next week.

Team Name Bonus Point – Week of 8 September 2024

Last week we asked about things many people find attractive that you don’t.

This week your team name is going to be something most people don’t find attractive that you do.

A man who looks like he’d make a good shopping mall Santa

Slightly crooked teeth

Deep voiced women

Bigger than average noses

When they absentmindedly hum to themselves

Any unusual thing you find attractive gets a bonus point.

Have an interesting week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 7 September 2024

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.

TEAM NAMES

What’s something everyone but you seems to find attractive.

Men

Straight men

Timothy Chalamet

Channing Tatum

Juicy Couture tracksuits

High heels

Natural tans

Finance bros

Whale tails

Mullets

Piercings

Long nails

Dimples

Brazilian butt lifts

Uncomfortable underwear

British accents

TriviArt

Elderly Skatepark

LARP on Mars

Windy Eggplant

Angry Wombat

British Dragon

Perky Shoe

Obtuse Pie

Hippopotamus Reindeer

Kafkaesque Snuffleuppagus

INTERESTING MOMENTS

On a question about British Prime Ministers and Hugh Grant characters, a team of Brits managed to pick just 3/5 correctly, which is barely better than average. (They still won though.)

One team saw a picture of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas, and guessed that it was Rishi Sunak.

Two minutes after we played a song, it came up on the jukebox and half the room heard it in full all over again.

One team only knew Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven because of the Simpsons. Which is a perfectly fair place to pick up knowledge on higher culture.

And our quarterly tournment has three weeks left and there are still plenty of teams in the running both for the overall title and for the highest average.

Team Wins Score Average
Leader Housen 7 458 65.43
Flashy Red Ponies 7 448 64.00
Smith Family 6 444 74.00
Foxolotl 6 437 72.83
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 6 436 72.67
6 Go Crazy 6 382 63.67
Bagpuss 5 378 75.60
Diversity 4 292 73.00
Whale Emoji 4 281 70.25
Menace to Sobriety 4 277 69.25
We went to the dentist 3 221 73.67
Shannon & Co 3 218 72.67
Mara’s Angels 3 216 72.00
Tribe 3 213.5 71.17
Spongebob 3 207 69.00
Thor’s Thundercats 3 202 67.33
Captain Kathie’s Mandolin 3 199 66.33
Sigma 3 184 61.33

See you next week.

Interesting Question of the Day – 5 September 2024

The Australian Election Study is run after every federal election, and rates Prime Ministers on a 10 point scale for likeability. Going back to 1987, which two Prime Ministers have won an election while having the lowest likeability ratings?

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