This Week in iQ Trivia – 13 April 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

They keep winning jackpots. Lucky? Perhaps.

They didn’t win the quiz, but they did win cash.

TEAM NAMES

Who would make an awful James Bond?

Jojo Siwa

Stephen Hawking

Danny Devito

Donald Trump

Chadwick Bozeman

Boris Johnson

Barnaby Joyce

Tony Abbott

Kid Rock

Melissa McCarthy

Christopher Walken

Ru Paul

Literally any woman (this team got pretty heavily booed)

Steve Buscemi

Nick Cage

Jason Alexander

Dua Lipa

Susan Boyle

Lizzo

Clive Palmer

Mr T

Prince Andrew

TriviArt

K-Mart Twink

Large Corgi

Dizzy Rat

Bermuda Squirrel

Litigious Flamingo

Yucky Cap

Rainbow Hairspray

Champagne Zoo

Brontesque Green

INTERESTING MOMENTS

Most of the room spontaneously did the Chicken Dance when we asked a question about it.

We asked about locations of Big Bash League cricket teams and got guesses including Darwin, Broome, Cairns, and Cape Tribulation.

The biggest cities in the world in 1900? How about Pompeii? Yeah we think you may be off by a couple thousand years there.

And we’ve got four team with two wins in our current quarterly tournament.

Team Wins Score
Superstars of Yacht Rock 2 152
The Fellas 2 143
6 Go Crazy 2 135
Cormac’s Angels 1 79
Erko 1 77
Foxolotl 1 77
Prime Head 1 77
The Smith Family 1 77
Spongebob 1 75
Triv Laugh Love 1 75
Jojo Siwa 1 74
Tribe 1 74
Who deserved to win the first Australian Idol 1 74
Pebs & Pud 1 73
Regicide 1 73
Trivia La Vida Loca 1 73
Whale Emoji 1 73
Olivia Newton Trivia 1 72
Time travel is not good for women 1 72

See you next week.

Team Name Bonus Point – Week of 7 April 2024

So we know who the next James Bond is going to be.

But eventually they are going to need a new James Bond

For your team name this week, we want you to pick the worst person to play James Bond.

Adam Sandler

Steven Seagal

Gilbert Gottfried

Ellen Degeneres

Rowan Atkinson

Russell Brand

Michael Cera

Any options for a terrible James Bond actor will get a bonus point.

Have an interesting week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 6 April 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

Correctly gauging the size of South Australia netted them over $100.

And Tasmanian population growth had what we are pretty sure was lucky guesses. It still counts.

TEAM NAMES

What do you want on the citizenship test?

Whether you kill a huntsman spider if it comes into your home.

Vegemite vs Marmite

Demonstrate the use of the C word in five different ways

Where do you wear a thong?

Who deserved to win the first Australian Idol?

The Nutbush

How many investment properties do you own?

Define an eshay?

How do you pronounce the 26th letter of the Australian alphabet?

What is Goon of Fortune?

Do you want to be an Australian Citizen?

How racist are you?

What is Engadine Maccas best known for?

How many Prime Ministers have we lost at sea?

Name a Kevin Bloody Wilson album

Should we change the date?

The whole 80,000 year history?

Is Australia a continent?

What is the charge for eating a succulent Chinese meal?

Is this democracy manifest?

Why was Jan sacked?

How many locations can you go barefoot?

Is it spelled “No” or “Naur”?

Parma or Parmi?

Dropping your phone instead of your beer.

Who did Rhonda hook up with in Bali?

Spell Wooloomooloo

Do a shoey

What is the proper Drop Bear emergency protocol?

TriviArt

Easter Slurpee

Sticky Whale

Bedazzled Dog

French David Hasslehoff

Boisterous Umbrella

The Little Tugboat that Couldn’t

Voluptuous Door

Tactical Chandelier

Eclipse Spots

INTERESTING MOMENTS

We were asked if Tasmania counts as an overseas country. No. No it does not.

Attending trivia on the Easter Monday holiday, one player who normally rolls up in t-shirt & shorts wore a tuxedo just to be opposite.

An American host was asked how many syllables are in Canberra.

Countries that were neutral throughout World War II? How about Germany.

And we started a new quarterly tournament. Here are the current standings after one week.  We’ve got a 4 way tie.

Team Wins Score
Foxolotl 1 77
Erko 1 77
Superstars of Yacht Rock 1 77
Prime Head 1 77
Triv Laugh Love 1 75
Spongebob 1 75
Who deserved to win the first Australian Idol 1 74
Whale Emoji 1 73
Regicide 1 73
Olivia Newton Trivia 1 72
Shannon & Co 1 71.5
Al’s Team 1 68
Leader Housen 1 67
6 Go Crazy 1 66
The Fellas 1 66
Tuxedo 1 64

See you next week.