What killed more people in total? COVID, or the Black Plague in the 14th century?
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
Alexandria Trivia – Iron Duke Hotel – Wednesdays at 730pm
Alexandria trivia is kicking off in a new venue.
Yes, we’re bringing trivia back to a venue that needs it.
It’s at the Iron Duke Hotel at 220 Botany Road in Alexandria, and it is kicking off every Wednesday at 730pm.
We’ve got interesting trivia, we’ve got great food from the bistro complete with all the pub classics, a fully stocked bar with plenty of rotating taps so you won’t die of thirst or boredom, and we’ve got great prizes courtesy of the Iron Duke.
In short, we have got everything you need for a great Wednesday night out.
Of course, the Iron Duke isn’t your average pub, and iQ Trivia don’t do average trivia. So 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 homework@iqtrivia.com.au with Iron Duke 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 Alexandria trivia on their website or on 8006 3313.
And we will see you at 730pm every Wednesday in Alexandria at the Iron Duke.
Team Name Bonus Point – Week of 13 July 2025
This week we want you to think about everyday items, and then take them beyond their limitations.
Specifically, you’re working with the formula… “every BLANK is a SUCH AND SUCH BLANK if you…”
Look at these examples to get the idea.
Every bag is a sleeping bag if you’re tired enough
Every car is an electric car if you stick an electric motor in the back seat
Every bike is a folding bike if you’re strong enough
Every chair is a lawn chair if you take it outside
Every zoo is a petting zoo if you have no regard for personal safety
Every restaurant is a drive through restaurant if you drive a tank
Every bank is a sperm bank if you’re willing to get arrested for indecent exposure
Any item taken beyond its usual context will get a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.
This Week in iQ Trivia – 12 July 2025
Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.
WINNERS
TEAM NAMES
You made a lot of films a little bit happier.
The 39 Year Old Virgin
Chill Bill
Debate Club
Happiest Feet
Slightly Injure Bill
Titanic 2025 (no icebergs)
Dr Probably Not
Mad Max Grumpyosa
Ice Scream
The World is Just Enough
Some Country for Old Men
The Empire Come Back Home for the Holidays
Star Wars: The Second Last Jedi
Inglorious Children Born in Wedlock
The Smiling Game
Singing in the Drizzle
The Boy in the Comfy Pyjamas
Sophie Saves on Childcare
Schindler’s Christmas List
The Slightly Peckish Games
The Hunger Games at the Buffet
Comatose Poet’s Society
Palliative Poet’s Society
Happier Gilmore
Charcoal Swan
TriviArt
Happy Possum
Snail Shank
Rambunctious Jumper
Anime Adele
INTERESTING MOMENTS
A player mistook My Little Pony for Schindler’s List.
Someone’s commitment to their tournament team name led to them getting a “tattoo”.
When we came up with a couple of wrong answers to mix in with the right answer, every single team fell for one of the red herrings.
And there are three teams at the top of the table in our quarterly tournament with 2 wins in 2 weeks.
| Team | Wins | Score |
| Bagpuss | 2 | 154 |
| Diversity Council | 2 | 145 |
| Trough Lobster | 2 | 139 |
| Wrote a Letter | 1 | 81 |
| Professional Cuddlers | 1 | 78 |
| Fish and Friends | 1 | 74 |
| Hotel Rwanda | 1 | 74 |
| Bandits | 1 | 73 |
| Foxolotl | 1 | 73 |
| Leon & Val | 1 | 73 |
| Tournament Name | 1 | 73 |
| Whale Emoji | 1 | 73 |
| Hipster Dog | 1 | 72 |
| The Smith Family | 1 | 72 |
| Richard Gere Appreciation Society | 1 | 70 |
| Tight End Jesus | 1 | 70 |
| Leader Housen | 1 | 69 |
| There Won’t Be Blood | 1 | 69 |
| Comfortable Mediocre | 1 | 68 |
| We’re just here to have fun | 1 | 65 |
| Team With No Name | 1 | 59 |
| Tourists | 1 | 56 |
| Divided Kingdom | 1 | 55 |
See you next week.
Interesting Question of the Day – 10 July 2025
Some women hyphenate their names when they get married. What would this woman’s name be if she married this man and hyphenated her name? (It rhymes.)
An actress from The OC marries the singer of Coldplay.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
Interesting Question of the Day – 9 July 2025
Some women hyphenate their names when they get married. What would this woman’s name be if she married this man and hyphenated her name? (It rhymes.)
The singer of I Kissed A Girl marries an actor from The Truman Show.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
Interesting Question of the Day – 8 July 2025
Some women hyphenate their names when they get married. What would this woman’s name be if she married this man and hyphenated her name? (It rhymes.)
A gymnast marries the singer of Watermelon Sugar.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
Interesting Question of the Day – 7 July 2025
Some women hyphenate their names when they get married. What would this woman’s name be if she married this man and hyphenated her name? (It rhymes.)
The host of America’s Next Top Model marries the star of Sleepless in Seattle.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
Team Name Bonus Point – Week of 6 July 2025
For your team names this week, we are going to make movies just a little bit happier.
To get a bonus point, think of a movie, and find a way to make it a bit happier. Not a lot, just a bit.
103 Dalmatians
Saving Private Ryan AND Getting Him an Ice Cream
The Lion Emperor
Independence Long Weekend
12 Moderately Annoyed Men
The Good, The Almost as Good, and the Unconventional Looking
The Shawshank Acquittal Following a New Trial
Any slightly happier movies will get you a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.
This Week in iQ Trivia – 5 July 2025
Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.
WINNERS
JACKPOT
Knowing the lyrics of Dancing Queen (with precision) really paid off for them.
TEAM NAMES
You’ve got a lot of skills that aren’t much use anymore.
Knowing your way around Adelaide
HTML coding your MySpace page
Formatting a floppy disk
Subtly putting my arm around a girl’s shoulder when I reverse a car
Long division
Fixing the TV aerial
Counting binary on your fingers
Windows 98 expert
Recording songs off the radio
Burning CDs
Fingering a rolodex
Knowing the second verse of the Australian national anthem
Blowing on the Nintendo cartridge to make it work
Accurately eyeballing deli meat to the gram
Morse Code
Can spell BOOBIES on a calculator
TriviArt
Oil Rig Horse
Steel Tangerine Chip
Fun Table
Working Dogs
Fabulous Lemon
Matrix Statues
Kettle Independence
INTERESTING MOMENTS
Someone wearing an LA Dodgers jacket got a question on the LA Dodgers wrong.
As a rule, we ask you to write down answers to bonus questions, rather than just yelling it out. One new player’s first guess was “dog”, but we reminded the whole room that you have to write it down. It was a good 30 seconds before anyone wrote down the word “dog”.
When we asked about famous actors named Ben from film roles they played, one team just put Ben Stiller five times… and was right once. Well, that’s better than nothing.
And our next quarterly tournament is underway. Remember if you want to have your score recorded to use a consistent team name for tournament purposes in addition to your weekly team name fitting the theme.
| Team | Wins | Score | Average |
| Fish and Friends | 1 | 74 | 74.00 |
| MSN Emoticons | 1 | 74 | 74.00 |
| Bandits | 1 | 73 | 73.00 |
| Foxolotl | 1 | 73 | 73.00 |
| Bagpuss | 1 | 72 | 72.00 |
| Hipster Dog | 1 | 72 | 72.00 |
| The Smith Family | 1 | 72 | 72.00 |
| Diversity Council | 1 | 70 | 70.00 |
| Richard Gere Appreciation Society | 1 | 70 | 70.00 |
| Leader Housen | 1 | 69 | 69.00 |
| Comfortable Mediocre | 1 | 68 | 68.00 |
| Team With No Name | 1 | 59 | 59.00 |
| Divided Kingdom | 1 | 55 | 55.00 |
See you next week.