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

Being a big fan of Laura Linney really paid off.

He failed at making gremolata, but he remembered what was in it, and won a jackpot single-handedly.

TEAM NAMES

We’re learning that O is a funny vowel.

Brooklyn Nono Nono

Soonfold

Poppo Pog

Peeky Blenders

Thu U Tuum

Strangar Thangs

Porks Ond Rocrootoon

Sooth Pork

Hooso

Hinnih Mintini

Scrabs

Mastar Dags

Ployschool

Bobs Borgors

Nooghboors

Grand Dasagns

Olympocs

Get Smert

Fraands

Froonds

Poop Show

M*U*S*H

Tha Watchar

Fitirimi

Spongobob Sqooroponts

Tha Baak af Baba Faat

Shorlock Holmos

Modorn Fomoly

Breekeng Bed

Hippy DIYS

Cilifirnicitiin

Mordor Ono

X-Fuctur

Doctor Who

Schott’s Crook

Schatt’s Craak

NYPD Bloo

Homo ond Owoy

TriviArt

Sinister Canberra

Fluffy Ferris Wheel

Kermitesque Beer

I’m Not Fat I’m Big Boned

Sober Motorboat

Squelching Beaver

Mischevious Platypi

Deciduous Sitcom

INTERESTING MOMENTS

Our bonus question on French expressions for hangovers was answered very quickly… by a Frenchman.

On a question about countries with large populations that are spelled with the letters TA, that Antarctica was incorrect, because it’s not a country, and even if it was, it’s population isn’t all that high.

And as always, we saw people arguing intensely about the gambler’s question, when not one of them knew the answer. But their confidence was impressive.

See you next 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 

They won first place and a jackpot.

TEAM NAMES 

Animals with vowels changed to the letter O. (Honestly, it took us a while to decipher some of these.)

Doggo

Lynx

Cockor Sponool

Goroffo

Olophonts

Plotypos

Snool

Door

Kottoos

Porosoorolophos

Rodolf tho Rod Nosod Roondoor

Wombots

Jollyfosh

Omo

Mooso

Boovor

Oordvork

Pongolon

Moontoon Gorollos

Hoppopotomos

Obos

Flomongo

Bombloboos

TriviArt

Charismatic Anteater

Rabbit Rock Dolphin

Dancing Postbox

Running Cher

Aggressive Dumplings

Jealous Disney

INTERESTING MOMENTS

One team was all set to guess wrong on a jackpot question, before they reconsidered, concluding that their first instinct was too obvious to be a jackpot answer. Turns out they were right.

When we asked about how long you would survive on planets other than Earth, one team told us that was a silly question. Hey, that’s our speciality!

And one team came up short of first prize by a single point… after forgetting to make a choice on the dilemma question. Dammit people! These are really basic mistakes!

See you next 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

Try to guess which of the films in these pairings are loved, and which are overrated.

Eat, Pray, Die Hard

Gladiator, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Dune 1980s v Dune 2021

Parasite, Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction, Shrek

Gone With the Wind, Shrek

Schindler’s Shrek

Schindler’s List, Independence Day

Police Academy, Police Academy 3 or later

Big Daddy, The Mummy

Star Wars Revenge of the Hobbits

The Notebook, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days

Austin Powers, James Bond

Cars, The Fast and the Furious

Elf, Matrix

Back to the Future, Forrest Gump

Interstellar, Star Wars

Big Momma’s House 2, Napoleon Dynamite

Harry Potter and the Quantum of Solace

Picnic at Hanging Rocky III

Lord of the Rings, Jaws

Some Like It Hot Tub Time Machine

Mad Max, Mad Max Fury Road

Walle-E, Wall-E

Bladerunner, Bladerunner

The Princess Bride, The Princess Bride

Kill Bill 1, Kill Bill 2

Taxi Driver, Driving Miss Daisy

The Revenant Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion

Kim Kardashian’s sex tape & Paris Hilton’s sex tape

TriviArt

Slutty Marijuana

Shreky Headdress

Tom Foolish Bridge

Moist Train

Tall Foot

Spikey Goats

Spider Deja Vu

INTERESTING MOMENTS

We got complaints that we weren’t asking any English questions… you know, at a trivia night in Australia. They didn’t seem to care for our remark that literally all of the questions were in English.

If you suck at using your inside voice, you’re going to give away answers. Lots of them.

We witnessed two teammates arguing bitterly about who was right on a question about countries bordering Austria. Turn out both of them were wrong.

And we had a theme to our picture questions with all of them being movies & TV series filmed in the same cafe. After the second question, someone announced to the whole room “hey these are all in the same cafe.” Which meant everyone got our question on whether they were all filmed in the same place or not.

Sometimes you really need to remember to keep your mouth shut. 

See you next week.

Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.

WINNERS

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TEAM NAMES 

Here’s what you’ve learned from COVID.

Ivermectin tastes like licorice

Quarantine blows

You can get COVID twice

Touching people is overrated

This mask breath makes me miss my dentist

Tasmania has a moat

I learned to crochet

Love is fleeting

You’re still on mute

Sneeze and you’re off the team

Masturbation 24/7

We won’t handle a zombie outbreak

No one is in charge of the country

Boris Johnson can’t say no to a cheeky office party

Pyjama pants are corporate attire

Sourdough, Wordle, and Zoom

The Greek alphabet

Webcams don’t switch off in the bathroom

I can’t remember pants

Time is meaningless

TriviArt

Spicy Hat

Crafty Table

Rancid Bear

Goulburn Weather

Arrogant Jerboa (featuring a soccer team at the trivia night called The Jerboas.)

Jiggly Tree

Fluffy Massage

INTERESTING MOMENTS 

When we asked about Italian cheeses versus Italian rivers, one played of Italian descent managed to get all three, and as his teammates reminded him, he “got to keep his Italian card”.

Countries spelled using the letter V? We got Bavaria & the Soviet Union, which at least used to be countries. We also got Ibiza, which isn’t a country now, wasn’t a country in the past, and doesn’t contain the letter V.

Who played Dracula in the 1958 film? Betty White according to one team. (It would explain why she lived so long.)

See you next 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

Knowing about characters form Curb Your Enthusiasm paid off.

Once in a rare while it’s REALLY useful to know about the geography of The Philippines.

TEAM NAMES

You were pretty good at coming up with incorrect acronyms

Bieber Times Seven

Potential Murder Suspect

F*ck You Idiot

Fired Up

Touched By Clergy

Look Out Linda

Super Talented Individuals

Let’s Marvel At Owls

Don’t Understand Intoxication

Flying Boys in Igloos

Where’s Wally’s Willy

Naps For Tireds

Rancid And Tenacious

Reasonably Accurate Tweet

Required Absent Things

Rarely Available Tests

TriviArt

Glistening Parrot

Blossoming Cat

Pretty Rabbit

Flying Bottle

Crispy Crispy Spring Rolls

Whiny Tigger

 INTERESTING MOMENTS

A team that really needed points went for it in the bonus round when we were looking for a US state with 3/4 of the letters being vowels. Their guess… Philadelphia. Which is neither a state, nor does it contain enough vowels. But they went for it and we salute that.

The blokiest team at one of our shows turned out to be big fans of Shania Twain. Don’t let preconceptions deceive you.

A math question about John Travolta’s film career saw one team get every element of the math correct, and then forget to actually do the math. You’ve got to finish the job people!

Someone complained that by playing an audio clip of Breaking Bad, we made them watch the whole series again. We make no apologies.

See you next week.

Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.

WINNERS

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TEAM NAMES

Let’s see what New Year’s Resolutions famous people are making.

Novak Djokovic: Spark a diplomatic incident between Serbia and Australia

Jeff Bezos: Buy Finland

Ghislaine Maxwell: Don’t die in prison

Trivia host Joe: Try not to kill the baby

Elon Musk: Be less musky

Rudy Giuliani: Stop sweating cockroach blood

Prince Andrew: Get better friends

Barnaby Joyce: Get cosmetic surgery to look like Amber Heard’s dog

Disney: Come up with an original movie idea

Betty White: Turn 100

Sidney Poitier: Outlive Betty White

TriviArt

Gambling Bond Rodent

Philanthropic James Webb Telescope

Tiny Light

Exciting Submarine

Munted Bird

Jellyfish Potter

INTERESTING MOMENTS 

One of our hosts gave a clue that a word we were looking for was 6 letters… when the word was militia… which is seven letters. Because sometimes counting is hard.

There was a debate over whether or not Russia counts as a European country. By the way… it is.

One team responded that there were no smart asses on their team. Which is untrue. We can state without fear of contradiction that their team is made up ENTIRELY of smart asses.

See you next week.

Here’s what you may have missed this week at iQ Trivia.

WINNERS

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TEAM NAMES

You know how to ruin Christmas songs.

O Little Town of Methlehem

Silent Fight

Helly Jolly Christmas

Dick the Halls

Deck the Balls

The First Hoel

Bingle Balls

Let it Snot

Let it Snog

Away in a Minger

Good Kong Wenceslas

Good King Wankceslas

The 12 Gays of Christmas

TriviArt

Glistening Bacon

Bouncy Curb

Cheerful Bauble

Vegemite Nativity

INTERESTING MOMENTS

Someone tried to answer a yes/no dilemma question by saying “yeah nah”, which according to broad understanding of Australian slang, means no. The overall answer was no, but we proceeded to poll the crowd on whether they should get the point.

They did. And they still managed to come in last.

Next week will be quiet with most venues shut down, though we are planning an online show for those of you who get bored having time off.

See you next 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

Knowing about Sarah Silverman paid off.

TEAM NAMES 

There were a lot of half baked anagram conspiracies.

 Try eel sperm = Meryl Streep

Wanky tees = Kanye West

Periodic anal odor – Leonardo DiCaprio

Damn, nil goon = Moon landing

Voldemort lives = Most loved liver

Kill by cello = Bill Lockley

Deviant helps = Phil and Steve

Shocked utopians = Dickson Taphouse

One anal punish = Pauline Hanson

Sitcom on rorts = Scott Morrison

TriviArt

Peaceful Spaghetti

Delicious Potato

Slimy Beaver (surprisingly safe for work)

Scroogey Banana

Christmas in Goulburn

Sexy Newcastle

Gorgeous Womb

Saucy Cactus

Deepfake Hillbilly

INTERESTING MOMENTS

In what month beginning with “O” is one of our hosts born? May.

Things beginning with C that are used to fuel barbecues? Cyanide. (Remind us never to attend a BBQ at your house.) 

See you next 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

Terrible employees. You had plenty of examples.

You hired me to stock shelves. Can’t I work from home?

Can I drink on the job? Driving a bus isn’t that hard.

Are pants optional?

I thought the lunches in the fridge were for whoever.

A woman who would shit BEHIND the toilet.

The lunchtime bathroom wanker.

I’m hungover. Can you cover my shift?

It’s raining so I’m working from home.

Sliced their finger off to get a week off.

Can I take Christmas in July off?

It’s been five minutes since my last break.

I deserve a raise because I bought a new car.

It’s Yom Kippur tomorrow, so I’m Jewish again.

We can’t say because he’s at the table.

TriviArt

Gorgeous Womb

Murderous Dirt

Funny Cat

Succulent BusFestively Plump

Festive Brothel (NSFW)

Winning Glass

Australian Dictionary

INTERESTING MOMENTS

One member of one team chose the special subject, and then wasn’t there the next week. He has since been banned from choosing special subjects.

A bonus question on countries NOT including the letter “I” drew guesses of China, Indonesia, Brazil, and Nigeria… from veteran players who really need to learn the alphabet.

One team answered a question on European geography with “Czech Republic or Czechia or whatever they’re calling themselves this week”. Yeah, we’re going to be walking that line until that question gets settled.

When we announced that the answer to one question was “sexual harassment”, one team at a corporate show applauded. Whether or not they were sent away to a training seminar we’re not sure.

When we asked a bonus question how long Great Britain had been an island, one team guessed zero years. Zero. As in Great Britain is not currently an island. Which is an obviously wrong answer… which was still closer than everyone else’s answer, so they still got a point.

We had to explain that Don’t Stop Believing, a song released over a decade after the Beatles broke up, and over year after John Lennon was shot, was not a song by The Beatles.

See you next 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

We moved on to terrible employers.

You don’t get a break because you don’t smoke

I know you just vomited, but can you get back in the kitchen?

Old white men club

Barnaby Joyce if you’re a nanny

Exxon

You get paid in cocaine

MY boss spent my bonus on cocaine… and didn’t share

Female employees must have self respect and wear makeup

Minimum wage is more like a guideline than an actual rule

The Australian government

Centrelink

I’m making my son your new boss. Can you teach him the ropes?

TriviArt

Bulbous Plants

Merry Scissors

Rambunctious Ship

Beer Goggles

Spicy Seven

Obliterated Elephant

INTERESTING MOMENTS

The most common words beginning with MUN? The fact that someone went with “munted” reflects on them.

We had to explain to one team that Avril Lavigne and Britney Spears are NOT the same person.

On a do the math and show your work question, one team got every element of the question right, and then said that 4 * 4 – 9 = 5.

See you next week.