It’s Halloween this week, and we’re going to be dealing with costumes.
But we’re also going to introduce you to the Japanese custom of “mundane Halloween”, for people who want to dress up, but don’t want to go all out in dressing as a zombie or vampire or any of the standard Halloween tropes.
Instead, they dress as very ordinary things.
Any mundane Halloween costumes will get a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.
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.
TEAM NAMES
What are some scary Halloween costumes?
Renters who know their rights
An unannounced phone call – Gen Z
Magpies – Australians
Green flags – Girls with daddy issues
Songs released since 2000 – Some trivia players
The sun to gingers
Unions – Jeff Bezos
Apples – scary to doctors
Boundaries – Indian parents
Medium density zoning – NIMBYs
Facts – MAGA voters
Black Ariel
Condoms – Men
Consent laws – Bruce Lehrman
P. Diddy’s home videos
P. Diddy
TriviArt
French Pumpkin
Blueberry Physiotherapy
Tormented Troll
Smooth Goblin
Hindu Steve
Black Widow Jeopardy
INTERESTING MOMENTS
We were reminded that many people struggle with quantities, when someone guessed that one serving of Vegemite was 50g. That’s a serving of Vegemite about the size of a Mars bar.
What does the R in NRL stand for? National.
Beginning with K what kills Superman? Ketamine.
We overheard this… “Well I answered the question right. I just didn’t listen to the question.” Yes, they were right about a question we didn’t ask.
One of our team argued about whether Jack Nicholson won an Oscar for The Shining or Chinatown. Thirty minutes of discussion and they were both wrong.
And our quarterly tournament has a new leader.
| Team | Wins | Score | Average |
| 6 Go Crazy | 4 | 287 | 71.75 |
| Al’s Team | 3 | 217 | 72.33 |
| Diversity Council | 3 | 215 | 71.67 |
| Foxolotl | 3 | 211 | 70.33 |
| Flashy Red Ponies | 3 | 206 | 68.67 |
| Leader Housen | 3 | 202 | 67.33 |
| Glee | 2 | 151 | 75.50 |
| Tribe | 2 | 144.5 | 72.25 |
| The Smith Family | 2 | 143 | 71.50 |
| Give Lonnie a Pencil | 2 | 98 | 49.00 |
| James & the Quizzly Bears | 1 | 81 | 81.00 |
| Julius Caesar | 1 | 79 | 79.00 |
| Nag’s Soup | 1 | 78 | 78.00 |
| Tournament Name | 1 | 77 | 77.00 |
| Karen, Sharon, and Darren | 1 | 76 | 76.00 |
| Making Phone Calls | 1 | 75 | 75.00 |
| Spongebob | 1 | 75 | 75.00 |
| Miles | 1 | 74 | 74.00 |
| No Idea | 1 | 74 | 74.00 |
| Shannon and Co | 1 | 74 | 74.00 |
| Bandits | 1 | 73 | 73.00 |
| Basketball | 1 | 71 | 71.00 |
| Big Bang Theory | 1 | 71 | 71.00 |
| Thor’s Thundercats | 1 | 71 | 71.00 |
See you next week.
A military aircraft with these insignia would be from what countries?
Both begin with the same letter.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
A military aircraft with these insignia would be from what countries?
Both begin with the same letter.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
A military aircraft with these insignia would be from what countries?
They border each other.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
Halloween is coming, and it’s time to start thinking about scary costumes.
Specifically, we want you to think about costumes that would be scary to specific groups of people.
Being 5’10’’ – Guys on tinder
Student loans – Scary to millennials
The electoral college – Kamala Harris
An out of order printer – Boomers
Someone ignoring you – Influencers
Any scary halloween costumes will get you a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.
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
The won first place with a huge score, and then got not one but TWO questions in the jackpot.
TEAM NAMES
Your minor changes to place names were major.
Asstralia
Snotland
Pewcastle
Tireland
Pornland
Potland
United Kinkdom
Cashville
Mami
C*nterbury
Semen
Ouranus
Chino
The Sutherland Shite
Sexico
Wollonbong
The Vatican Tity
F*ckland, NZ
TriviArt
Salty Priest
Phantom Dynamite
False Spring
Ibis Lifeguard
Fantastic Pylon
Tire Fence
INTERESTING MOMENTS
One team started playing their daily Worldle game as they were waiting for the final scores to be calculated, and they were shown a silhouette of South Korea 20 minutes after we asked a question about a silhouette of South Korea.
South Africans who have won the Nobel Peace Prize? Not Oscar Pistorius or Elon Musk as some teams guessed.
One team with a real live Greek person was the only one to get a question on Greek mythology wrong.
And we’ve got three teams at the top of the table in our quarterly tournament.
| Team | Wins | Score | Average |
| 6 Go Crazy | 3 | 216 | 72.00 |
| Foxolotl | 3 | 211 | 70.33 |
| Flashy Red Ponies | 3 | 206 | 68.67 |
| Glee | 2 | 151 | 75.50 |
| Al’s Team | 2 | 144 | 72.00 |
| Diversity Council | 2 | 144 | 72.00 |
| Leader Housen | 2 | 142 | 71.00 |
| Give Lonnie a Pencil | 2 | 98 | 49.00 |
| Julius Caesar | 1 | 79 | 79.00 |
| Nag’s Soup | 1 | 78 | 78.00 |
| Tournament Name | 1 | 77 | 77.00 |
| Karen, Sharon, and Darren | 1 | 76 | 76.00 |
| Spongebob | 1 | 75 | 75.00 |
| Shannon and Co | 1 | 74 | 74.00 |
| No Idea | 1 | 74 | 74.00 |
| Bandits | 1 | 73 | 73.00 |
| Tribe | 1 | 72 | 72.00 |
| Basketball | 1 | 71 | 71.00 |
| Big Bang Theory | 1 | 71 | 71.00 |
| Thor’s Thundercats | 1 | 71 | 71.00 |
| The Smith Family | 1 | 70 | 70.00 |
See you next week.
Who did Taylor Swift share a stage with in 2011?
As a hint, she is named after them.
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
Nakizumo is a contest held annually for babies in Japan, in which babies are held by sumo wrestlers.
How does a baby win?
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.
What did a Chinese father do to get his son to stop playing video games in 2013? (It involved hiring other gamers.)
The first new player to comment on the website with the correct answer wins a free drink at their next iQ Trivia quiz.