Tag Archives: odd statistics

Interesting Question of the Day – 19 July 2016

July 19, 2016Uncategorizedinteresting questions, odd statistics, triviaiqtrivia

iQTrivia.com.au is two years old today.

In the past two years we’ve hosted hundreds of quizzes for tens of thousands of Australia’s most interesting trivia players, and there are more Australians than ever turning up week after week at our shows.

To that end…

To the nearest 100,000, by how much has the population of Australia grown in the two years that iQTrivia.com.au has been online?

australia population trivia

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

And here’s to plenty more iQ Trivia over the next two years!

Interesting Question of the Day – 27 May 2016

May 27, 2016Uncategorizedinteresting questions, odd statistics, triviaiqtrivia

According to a 2015 study, what percentage of Australian dwellings had at least one surplus bedroom? (i.e. A bedroom that nobody regularly occupied.)

spare bedroom trivia

The first new player to comment on the website within 5% of the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.

Interesting Question of the Day – 4 May 2016

May 4, 2016Uncategorizedinteresting questions, odd statistics, triviaiqtrivia

110 people all got the same 5 out of 6 numbers right on the Powerball lottery in America in 2005, leading to payout of $19 million. Officials suspected cheating.

lottery trivia 2

What actually caused the unusual result?

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

Interesting Question of the Day – 28 April 2016

April 28, 2016Uncategorizedinteresting questions, odd statistics, triviaiqtrivia

What is the only country on earth that has more vehicles than people?

car trivia

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Interesting Question of the Day – 11 March 2016

March 11, 2016Uncategorizedinteresting questions, odd statistics, triviaiqtrivia

According to a 2015 survey, what percent of Australian shoppers broken the “12 items or less” rule? 37%, 47%, 57%, 67%, or 77%?

checkout manners trivia

Also, who was more likely to break the rules? Men or women?

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

Interesting Question of the Day – 3 March 2016

March 3, 2016Uncategorizedinteresting questions, odd statistics, science, triviaiqtrivia

The Dunbar Number is a theoretical limit to the number of social relationships a person can maintain. In essence, it is the number of friends you can have.

friends trivia

Within 20, what is the commonly cited value of the Dunbar Number?

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

Interesting Question of the Day – 4 January 2016

January 4, 2016Uncategorizedinteresting questions, odd statistics, politicsiqtrivia

In a 2014 survey that asked how willing people would be to fight for their country, in which of the following countries were people the most likely and the least likely to say yes? Australia, Finland, Japan, Russia, and the United States?

war trivia 1

war trivia 2

war trivia 3

war trivia 4

war trivia 5

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

Interesting Question of the Day – 30 September 2015

September 30, 2015Uncategorizedbusiness, fashion, interesting questions, odd statistics, triviaiqtrivia

Economist George Taylor developed the Hemline Index which links the economy to the length of women’s skirts.

According to the Hemline Index, are short skirts associated with a good economy or a bad economy?

Make sure you give us your theory explaining the correlation.

The first new player to link the two wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia show.

Interesting Question of the Day – 1 June 2015

June 1, 2015Uncategorizedinteresting questions, odd statisticsiqtrivia

What do women find more attractive? Athletes, musicians, or regular guys?

Specifically, French researchers had a conventionally attractive man ask 300 women for their phone numbers. He asked for 100 whilst carrying an athletic bag, 100 whilst carrying a guitar case, and 100 whilst empty handed.