Mackinac Island is a 10sqkm island in the Great Lakes in the US state of Michigan. Since 1898, it has had a complete ban on what?
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 – 6 October 2026
The origin of what expression for feeling sick referred to sailors sent below decks to recover?
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 – 5 October 2026
An overzealous profanity filter at an online paleontology conference banned the use of what word?
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 4 October 2026
This week we’re having fun with names.
For your team name, we want you to mispronounce a name.
Heat-her
Gra-ham
Ti-fanny
Nic-holas
Ch-loe
The-od-or-e
He-i-d-i
Mi-cha-el
Cat-her-in-e
NO-AH!
Any mispronounced names will get you a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.
This Week in iQ Trivia – 3 October 2026
Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.
WINNERS
JACKPOT
Apparently they won a jackpot because a question on Cate Blanchett’s film career had been on The Chase earlier in the day.
TEAM NAMES
Unexpected branded products?
Palantir Smart Bidet
Sydney Sweeney’s Guide to Feminism
Sydney Swans Motel
Sydney Swans Relationship Advice
Pablo Escobar Rehab Centre
Literally anything from Gwyneth Paltrow
OJ Simpson Gloves
Skeletor Skincare
Vegemite Aftershave
Titanic Swim Club
Durex Chastity Belts
Trump Cheese
Nathan Cleary’s Bone Density
Jacob Elordi’s Bath Water
Alan Jones Speed Dating
Open AI Gender Affirming Surgery
Donald Trump’s Truth Serum
Pauline Hanson’s Burkas
Diddy’s Preschool
Epstein’s Daycare
Gina Rinehart’s Home Solar Kit
Bob Katter’s Lebanese Bread
Ed Sheeran’s Self Digging Graves
JD Vance Leather Conditioner
JD Vance’s Furniture… where every couch is a love seat
TriviArt
Pretty Hotel
Egotistical Beard
Simpsons Sand
Spiky Pokemon
Pokemon Knight
Peach Schnitzel
Sunny Brain
INTERESTING MOMENTS
A player from Philadelphia didn’t get a bonus question on cities in Pennsylvania.
A 10 letter country beginning with E? Englaaaand!
One player from Denmark was not the first on her team to get a Danish geography question.
And we’ve got a new quarterly tournament starting.
| Team | Wins | Score | Average |
| Professional Cuddlers | 1 | 79 | 79.00 |
| The Villain Cut | 1 | 78 | 78.00 |
| Bone Train | 1 | 78 | 78.00 |
| Whale Emoji | 1 | 78 | 78.00 |
| Bagpuss | 1 | 77 | 77.00 |
| Clayton Bigsby | 1 | 77 | 77.00 |
| Mara’s Angels | 1 | 75 | 75.00 |
| Nathan Cleary Appreciation Society | 1 | 73.5 | 73.50 |
| Ed Sheeran’s Self Digging Graves | 1 | 73 | 73.00 |
| Inky and the Brain | 1 | 71 | 71.00 |
| Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo | 1 | 71 | 71.00 |
| Kathy’s Coming Back | 1 | 71 | 71.00 |
| Diversity Council | 1 | 69 | 69.00 |
| 3.49 Aldi Wine | 1 | 65 | 65.00 |
| The Flaming Galahs | 1 | 65 | 65.00 |
| Alan Jones’ Butler | 1 | 64 | 64.00 |
| My Bolognese is Too Saucy | 1 | 62 | 62.00 |
See you next week.
Interesting Question of the Day – 1 October 2026
We’ve got a bit of a theme for this week’s interesting questions. The answers all have something in common.
What is the only song by Bananarama to hit number 1 in Australia?
Also what do all of the answers in this week’s interesting questions have in common?
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 – 30 September 2026
We’ve got a bit of a theme for this week’s interesting questions. The answers all have something in common.
What is the name of the main newspaper in Hobart?
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 – 29 September 2026
We’ve got a bit of a theme for this week’s interesting questions. The answers all have something in common.
What beach on D-Day was assigned to soldiers from Canada?
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 – 28 September 2026
We’ve got a bit of a theme for this week’s interesting questions. The answers all have something in common.
Wayne’s World was set in what satellite city outside of Chicago?
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 27 September 2026
It seems like more and more products these days are branded with pop culture characters.
Some of them are getting more and more unexpected, like this one from Obvious Plant.
For your team name this week we want you to come up with an unexpected branded product.
Pauline Hanson’s Hummus
Do Your Own Colonoscopy with Cristiano Ronaldo
Taylor Swift Kitty Litter
Dwayne Johnson’s Fabric Softener – Finally your laundry can be a soft as The Rock
Hugh Jackman Last Will and Testament Kit
Trump Bible (wait, that one is real)
Any odd choice for branded products will get a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.