On a true/false quiz, if the first question is true, is the second question more likely to be true or false?
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Interesting Question of the Day – 11 May 2020
Christians drink wine during Communion, which represents the blood of Christ.
How many times would you need to take Communion to have consumed one “Jesus” of blood?
That is, how many sips of wine would it take to equal the volume of blood in a human being.
(We found data on average sip size and blood volume, and took the lower end of the estimate given that people were smaller 2,000 years ago.)
The first new player to comment on the website within 20 Communions of the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.
Interesting Question of the Day – 5 August 2019
On a summer day, researchers in America set out free sunscreen dispensers and assessed how much of their exposed skin people applied sunscreen to.
What body part did most people apply sunscreen to, and what body part did the fewest people apply sunscreen to?
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Interesting Question of the Day – 2 August 2019
In a 2017 survey, what percent of smartphone users had no screen lock?
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Interesting Question of the Day – 31 July 2019
According to a 2017 survey, what percent of Australians washed their pillowcases at least once per week?
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Interesting Question of the Day – 19 October 2018
There has been a lot of discussion about the housing market, and about how certain generations might have an easier time buying houses if they didn’t spend so much of their money on avocados.
So we wondered… what costs more? Houses, or avocados?
Specifically, what costs more per kilogram? The average 200m² two storey Australian house with a timber frame & brick exterior, or an avocado from Woolworths or Coles.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show… or an avocado.
Interesting Question of the Day – 6 September 2017
In a 2014 survey, were people in each of the following countries more likely or less likely to agree with the statement “most people can be trusted”?
New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States.
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Interesting Question of the Day – 20 January 2017
According to the World Happiness Report of 2016, do the following countries rate higher or lower than Australia on happiness?
New Zealand, the USA, and the UK.
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Interesting Question of the Day – 30 December 2016
Statistically speaking, is the answer to a true or false question more likely to be true or false?
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Interesting Question of the Day – 13 October 2016
According to a 2011 estimate, how many people does the President of the United States meet in a year?
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