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This Week in iQ Trivia – 12 September 2026

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

WINNERS

First time winners, and they managed 82 points.  Everything went their way.

JACKPOT

Knowing the answer to a question on Greek geography is easier when you have an actual Greek person on the team… and he also write the answer in Greek.

TEAM NAMES

You’re all set to become action figures complete with accessories.

Coffee I.V.

Cat ears and handcuffs

A joint

Glee Season 1 DVD

Detachable foreskin

Trivia voucher

Spongebob tee, Temu wallet, caseless phone

Mediocrity and crushed dreams

An excel spreadsheet

Stethoscope

Jockstrap

Pocket protectors

Cat & wine

Cat, cap, beer

Drink pint action

Knee pillow

Deep Heat

A camera and IBS tablets

Ointment and mt glasses

Dexies & and iPad

A Stanley cup

Baby on the hip

A pillow and some snacks

A smaller action figure

My best friend

And one of our players was given an action figure of himself for Father’s Day

TriviArt

Skinny Toilet

Baffling Parachute

Chocolate Porcupine

Funky Flowers

Fairy Satellite

Paprika Capitalism

Sticky Aldi

INTERESTING MOMENTS

After hearing us introduce question 17, one group of patrons who had just walked in exclaimed “oh it’s Bingo!” No, not it isn’t.

And our leaders are in a pretty good position in the quarterly tournament. For highest average, we have a tie broken in favour of the team with the higher high score.

Team Wins Score Average
Foxolotl 9 670 74.44
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 7 515 73.57
The Smith Family 7 498 71.14
Kenmore Inmates Association 6 436.5 72.75
Trough Lobster 6 425 70.83
Divided Kingdom 6 382 63.67
Al’s Team 5 378 75.60
Diversity Council 5 362 72.40
That sounds like a you problem 4 305 76.25
Fish and Friends 4 307 76.75
Captain Kathie’s Mandarin 4 290 72.50
My Bolognese is Too Saucy 4 277 69.25
Bagpuss 3 227 75.67
Professional Cuddlers 3 222 74.00
Mara’s Angels 3 217 72.33
Israel and Cannibalism 3 215 71.67
Wine Not 3 195.5 65.17
Bussy Cat Dolls 2 154 77.00
Thor’s Thundercats 2 150 75.00
Lebrons of Trivia 2 137 68.50
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 2 137 68.50
The Norms 2 134 67.00
Jockstrap 1 82 82.00
Team Baby 1 80 80.00

See you next week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 5 September 2026

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

WINNERS

JACKPOT

It was a big week for jackpots, whether you knew about avocados, websites, or anything else.

TEAM NAMES

What’s an inappropriate movie quote for a funeral?

Looks like meat’s back on the menu boys!

I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti

Shall we shag now or shag later

This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship

If it bleeds we can kill it

Yippee ka-yay motherf*cker

I’ll have what she’s having

Why so serious?

All dogs go to heaven

Hasta la vista baby

Soylent Green is people

Choose life

That’ll do pig

You shall not pass!

I see dead people

TriviArt

Slimy Office

Volcano Boutonniere

Hedgehog Borat

Disco Ball Roller Coaster

Hypothetical Airport

Extreme Haka

INTERESTING MOMENTS

One team asked if they could have a bonus point on a picture question about The Lorax because they recently dressed as The Lorax.

Yes. Under these circumstances.

We asked a bonus question where the answer was 5. One team guessed 4. We said no. Ten seconds later another team guessed 4. Again, we said no. Then we got a third guess of 4. OH COME ON! It wasn’t 4 the first two times, it still isn’t 4.

A question on why the furthest point from the centre of the earth isn’t Mt Everest resulted in a couple of teams both answering the question and adding diagrams to explain.

We’re coming towards the end of the quarterly tournament and there’s still a lot up in the air.

See you next week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 29 August 2026

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

WINNERS

JACKPOT

First place and a jackpot for knowing about early American Presidents.

TEAM NAMES

Your team names contained a lot of insults, given that the theme was “unmoanable names”.

Hitler

JD Vance

Osama bin Laden

J.R.R. Tolkein’

Dobby

Phillis

Ursula

Karen

Cornelius

Bartholomew

Uncle Gary

Grandma Rudolph

Smithers

Dilbert

Jimothy

Engelbert Humperdink

Gargamel

Rolf Harris

Pauline

Anthony Albanese

My pet’s name

And several teams just named the host of their respective quiz

TriviArt

Seal Cornucopia

Soggy Military

Troublesome Tiger

Polar Trampoline

Flat Skydiving

Club Moby

INTERESTING MOMENTS

One player learned why you should write down the answer to a bonus question instead of yelling it out loud enough that the team next to you can hear, and write it down themselves.

One team answered each question in words, and in pictures. They literally drew a picture of every answer.

Every team got a question on the origins of Apartheid… except for the one team that had a South African on their team.

And our leaders in the quarterly tournament extended their lead.

Team Wins Score Average
Foxolotl 8 596 74.50
The Smith Family 7 498 71.14
Al’s Team 5 378 75.60
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 5 367 73.40
Trough Lobster 5 363 72.60
Kenmore Inmates Association 5 360.5 72.10
Divided Kingdom 5 322 64.40
Captain Kathie’s Mandarin 4 290 72.50
Diversity Council 4 287 71.75
Fish and Friends 3 234 78.00
That sounds like a you problem 3 232 77.33
Bagpuss 3 227 75.67
Professional Cuddlers 3 222 74.00
Bussy Cat Dolls 2 154 77.00
Israel and cannibalism 2 149 74.50
Mara’s Angels 2 145 72.50
My Bolognese is Too Saucy 2 141 70.50
Lebrons of Trivia 2 137 68.50
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 2 137 68.50
Wine Not 2 129 64.50
Team Baby 1 80 80.00
Chappell Groan 1 79 79.00
Tullynessle 1 78 78.00
Gnom 1 77 77.00
New Kidz On The Block 1 75 75.00
Blink 360 1 74 74.00
Demi Devito 1 74 74.00

See you next week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 22 August 2026

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

WINNERS

JACKPOT

Whether it was an encyclopedic knowledge of Glee or a lucky guess, they turned it into a jackpot win.

TEAM NAMES

What would you spend $99 on that’s better value than Kyle Sandiland’s podcast?

Buy four $40 sessions with a math tutor

Bribing the trivia host for first place

Anything at my garage sale this weekend, 69 George St, The Rocks, 10am-3pm

37.35 Wicked Wings

9 Double Quarter Pounders

99 red balloons

Homeopathic medicine

A single avocado

4 spicy margaritas

A dozen Costco chickens

$99 into the jackpot to win $50 worth of New & Blue

10 beers

3 beers in the city

Put it all on black

A $99 Kalshi bet on the return of Jesus

5 $18 frozen yogurts

99 Bananas

9.9 Bananas (how much can a banana cast? $10?)

One trillion Argentinian Pesos

Convert to pennies, throw one into a wishing well every second for 2 hrs 45 mins wishing for Kyle to retire

The right to never hear Kyle again

TriviArt

Effervescent Player

Potato Hula Hoop

Superman Bagel

Zen Zebra

Apocalypse Bong

Contagious Wombat

Oreo Cave

INTERESTING MOMENTS

On a gambler’s question asking for a sport, one team took the time to write down 6 sports and then asked “is it any of these”… and got one of them right.

There was a Welsh language question which a player who was FROM Wales got wrong.

Who starred in Black Swan? The Rock and Kevin Hart. Well… they have range.

And a loss for our leaders made our quarterly tournament much closer.

Team Wins Score Average
Foxolotl 7 524 74.86
The Smith Family 7 498 71.14
Al’s Team 5 378 75.60
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 5 367 73.40
Kenmore Inmates Association 4 291.5 72.88
Captain Kathie’s Mandarin 4 290 72.50
Trough Lobster 4 289 72.25
Divided Kingdom 4 260 65.00
Fish and Friends 3 234 78.00
That sounds like a you problem 3 232 77.33
Bagpuss 3 227 75.67
Diversity Council 3 214 71.33
Bussy Cat Dolls 2 154 77.00
Israel and cannibalism 2 149 74.50
Professional Cuddlers 2 148 74.00
My Bolognese is Too Saucy 2 141 70.50
Lebrons of Trivia 2 137 68.50
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 2 137 68.50
Team Baby 1 80 80.00
Chappell Groan 1 79 79.00
Tullynessle 1 78 78.00
Gnom 1 77 77.00
New Kidz On The Block 1 75 75.00
Blink 360 1 74 74.00
Demi Devito 1 74 74.00
Mara’s Angels 1 74 74.00
Bread Hot Chili Peppers 1 73 73.00
Britney Tears 1 73 73.00
The Pigeons 1 73 73.00
Thor’s Thundercats 1 73 73.00
Flourish the Pinky 1 72 72.00
Food Fighters 1 72 72.00
Phil 1 71 71.00
America is about to invade Greenland 1 70 70.00
La Triviata 1 70 70.00
Smashing your face with a hammer 1 70 70.00
The Serial Killers 1 70 70.00

See you next week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 15 August 2026

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

WINNERS

TEAM NAMES

Opinions that would have sounded insane 20 years ago…

George W. Bush is NOT the dumbest President ever

You’ll never guess what happens to that blowhard from The Apprentice

I want more strangers following me

Smashing your face with a hammer

Is that sofa made of cake?

I hate downloading apps to my EV

My computer is my therapist

Sober ravers

People will pay to watch you play videogames

My phone is my wallet

I prefer my hair with a middle part

Harry Potter again?

Lowkey now you can smoke strawberry no cap iykyk

67

Women’s soccer is better than men’s soccer

I love doomscrolling

Nobody watches DVDs

Pauline Hanson is still a thing

Jeffrey Epstein is an American financier

America is going to invade Greenland

There will never be a black President

Zipoff cargo pants are back

You need to text someone to see if you can call

My car is a better a driver than me

$18 is reasonable for frozen yogurt

$12 schooners

I would pay a subscription for heated car seats

TriviArt

Beautiful Memory

Michelangelo Bean

Stingray Clown

Beheaded Blob

Whatever Apple Pie

Eclipse Pool

INTERESTING MOMENTS

We asked if you’d rather be trapped in a room with a tiger snake or 30 funnel web spiders, and one team’s answer was Sabrina Carpenter… which we’re pretty sure was a mistake based on the audio question that came before.

One team opted on the dilemma question for living on a traffic island rather than the Jurassic Park island, but noted that they actually would have preferred the dinosaurs… and that was the decisive vote in a 7-6 decision. So they played it perfectly. Either way they were going to win.

A team who said they weren’t going to play… still stayed and created their own answer sheet.

And our leaders have managed to win every week so far.

Team Wins Score Average
Foxolotl 7 524 74.86
The Smith Family 6 434 72.33
Al’s Team 5 378 75.60
Kenmore Inmates Association 4 291.5 72.88
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 4 291 72.75
Captain Kathie’s Mandarin 4 290 72.50
Trough Lobster 4 289 72.25
Divided Kingdom 4 260 65.00
That sounds like a you problem 3 232 77.33
Fish and Friends 2 159 79.50
Bagpuss 2 152 76.00
Israel and cannibalism 2 149 74.50
Professional Cuddlers 2 148 74.00
Diversity Council 2 147 73.50
My Bolognese is Too Saucy 2 141 70.50
Lebrons of Trivia 2 137 68.50
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 2 137 68.50
Chappell Groan 1 79 79.00
Tullynessle 1 78 78.00
Bussy Cat Dolls 1 77 77.00
Gnom 1 77 77.00
Blink 360 1 74 74.00
Demi Devito 1 74 74.00
Mara’s Angels 1 74 74.00

See you next week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 8 August 2026

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

WINNERS

TEAM NAMES

You came up with a lot of out of touch complaints.

The school doesn’t even have an equestrian team

Daddy bought the wrong horse

The champagne on this helicopter isn’t adequately chilled

The pool boy is off sick

None of my concubines are pretty

My private island is too far away

The war means no Euro vacation this year

I can’t access my trust fund until I’m 18

If I want more than $1000 spending money I have to ask for it

Gina Rinehart retirement fund appeal

My billionaire donor doesn’t like my red hair

The caviar is too cold

Where is your smoking jacket

My puppy has already outgrown his cashmere sweater

My helipad is crooked, build me a new one

My crypto portfolio took me into a higher tax bracket

I’m too fat to fit in my Lamborghini

I have to leave my investment property empty for tax purposes

My tenants are unionising

Damn you Albo, I can’t afford my 96th investment property

My Gulfstream is grounded so I had to fly first class

TriviArt

Engorged Referee

Bikini Chameleon

Mona Lisa Kevin Rudd

Edgy Echidna

Fascist Salmon

Botanical Epstein

Re-Gifted Iron Man

INTERESTING MOMENTS

One player cheered for prostate cancer & hemophilia.

When we asked a leaked current events question about where Katy Perry got trapped, two teams went with “in a relationship with Justin Trudeau”.

Having bid that they could name 7 Shakespearean tragedies, one team just gave up and walked back to their seat. We’ve never seen anyone quit so readily.

And our leaders have maintained their place at the top of our tournament leader board.

Team Wins Score Average
Foxolotl 6 445 74.17
The Smith Family 5 363 72.60
Al’s Team 4 302 75.50
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 4 291 72.75
Captain Kathie’s Mandarin 4 290 72.50
Trough Lobster 4 289 72.25
Kenmore Inmates Association 3 225.5 75.17
Divided Kingdom 3 192 64.00
Fish and Friends 2 159 79.50
That sounds like a you problem 2 155 77.50
Bagpuss 2 152 76.00
Diversity Council 2 147 73.50
Lebrons of Trivia 2 137 68.50
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 2 137 68.50
Chappell Groan 1 79 79.00
Tullynessle 1 78 78.00
Bussy Cat Dolls 1 77 77.00
Gnom 1 77 77.00
Professional Cuddlers 1 76 76.00
Blink 360 1 74 74.00
Demi Devito 1 74 74.00
Mara’s Angels 1 74 74.00
Bread Hot Chili Peppers 1 73 73.00
Britney Tears 1 73 73.00
Flourish the Pinky 1 72 72.00
Food Fighters 1 72 72.00
Mick 1 72 72.00
Phil 1 71 71.00
La Triviata 1 70 70.00
The Serial Killers 1 70 70.00

See you next week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 1 August 2026

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

WINNERS

TEAM NAMES

Depressed bands.

Self Harm! At the Disco

ELOhMyGodI’mSoDepressed

Lexapro’s Midnight Runners

John Cougar Melancholy

The Boo Hoo Dolls

Post Partum Depression Malone

Britney Tears

Sad Charlotte

Joyless Division

Shed Tearan

Beyonsad

David Lowie

Morgan Wailing

System of a Feeling Down

5 Seconds of Seratonin

Manic Depressive Street Preachers

Shaboohoohoozey

The Ramoans

Chappell Groan

The Weeknd where I closed the drapes and stayed in bed for two whole days

Sob Marley and the Wailers

TriviArt

Effervescent Pope

Anaconda Princess

Schooner Blasphemy

NATO Alphabet

Merengue Regret

Pingu Fingers

Arrest Complaint

INTERESTING MOMENTS

One team gave us a summary of the plot of To Kill A Mockingbird including character names, but couldn’t remember the name of the book.

One player had sufficiently little faith in his teammates that he charged back from the bar in the middle of ordrering to answer a question rather than risk them messing it up.

When we asked for London football clubs, we didn’t expect someone to go with Liverpool.

And our quarterly tournament has a clear leader as we approach the half way point.

Team Wins Score Average
Foxolotl 5 371 74.20
The Smith Family 4 291 72.75
Captain Kathie’s Mandarin 4 290 72.50
Al’s Team 3 232 77.33
Kenmore Inmates Association 3 225.5 75.17
Trough Lobster 3 216 72.00
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 3 213 71.00
Fish and Friends 2 159 79.50
That sounds like a you problem 2 155 77.50
Diversity Council 2 147 73.50
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 2 137 68.50
Divided Kingdom 2 132 66.00
Bagpuss 1 79 79.00
Chappell Groan 1 79 79.00
Tullynessle 1 78 78.00
Bussy Cat Dolls 1 77 77.00
Gnom 1 77 77.00
Professional Cuddlers 1 76 76.00
Blink 360 1 74 74.00
Demi Devito 1 74 74.00
Mara’s Angels 1 74 74.00
Bread Hot Chili Peppers 1 73 73.00
Britney Tears 1 73 73.00
Food Fighters 1 72 72.00

See you next week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 25 July 2026

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

WINNERS

TEAM NAMES

Drunk bands & musicians?

Gins N Rosé

Rum DMC

Jimi Hendricks Gin

Bacardi B

Drink 182

The Beertles

Chunder-Wamba

Pissed Malone

Benson Booze

50 Shots

The Arctic Drunkeys

Smashed Mouth

Singapore Sting

Sex on the Beach Boys

Little Mixer

Travis Scotch

The Vodka Cranberries

9 Inch Ales

Charlie XXXX

Britney Beers

AC/VB

5 Seconds of Sober

Earth, Wind, and Fireball

The Captain Morgan & Tennille

Draft Punk

Taylor Swig

Mick Jagermeister

Long Island Ice-T

Abba-sinth

TriviArt

Excellent Shit

Banana Holiday

Labrador Jesus

Christmas in July

Hockey Shame

Indoctrinated Corgi

Marx Pi

INTERESTING MOMENTS

If you want to contest a question on Transformers vs Electronic music, and you have highly detailed info on an obscure Transformers character AND a Transformers chest tattoo… we’re probably going to take your word for it.

We got a complaint that a 1991 Morgan Freeman film was “before my time” despite the fact that they got a 1989 Morgan Freeman film which was even more “before their time”.

We expected when we asked about states that had a city called Kansas City, that everyone would go for Kansas. Three teams went for Texas instead.

One team nearly got a jackpot, but their answer was Kirribatti instead of Kiribati. Them’s the rules.

And our quarterly tournament has a new leader.

Team Wins Score Average
Foxolotl 4 300 75.00
Captain Kathie’s Mandarin 4 290 72.50
The Smith Family 3 224 74.67
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 3 213 71.00
Fish and Friends 2 159 79.50
Trough Lobster 2 153 76.50
Al’s Team 2 150 75.00
Kenmore Inmates Association 2 150 75.00
Diversity Council 2 147 73.50
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 2 137 68.50
That sounds like a you problem 1 82 82.00
Bagpuss 1 79 79.00
Tullynessle 1 78 78.00
Bussy Cat Dolls 1 77 77.00
Gnom 1 77 77.00
Professional Cuddlers 1 76 76.00
Blink 360 1 74 74.00
Demi Devito 1 74 74.00
Mara’s Angels 1 74 74.00
Bread Hot Chili Peppers 1 73 73.00
Food Fighters 1 72 72.00
La Triviata 1 70 70.00
The Serial Killers 1 70 70.00
Lebrons of Trivia 1 69 69.00

See you next week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 18 July 2026

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

WINNERS

JACKPOT

It was a big week for jackpots, whether you knew about Steve McQueen.

Tom Jones.

Or honey based alcohol.

TEAM NAMES

Edible bands & musicians?

The Tempura Trap

Men at Wok

Bruno Mars Bar

Bjorkfast

Offspring Roll

The Meatles

Lana Del Taco

Buns N Roses

Elvis Pretzely

Picnic! At the Disco

Rage Against the Sardine

Soybeana Carpenter

Sabrina Carbsenter

The Smiths Chips

Wu Tang Beef Soup

Bad Banh Mi

Fleetwodd Big Mac

Little Trail Mix

BBQ Kingsgrove

Calvin Haggis

Lady Foie Gras

Lady Gagaganoush

TriviArt

Sparkly Nun

Busy Magpie

Occy Arse

Bot Farm

Thirsty Chimney

Soccer Guillotine

Cyclospora Hors d’Oeuvres

INTERESTING MOMENTS

Team that lost an NRL grand final? The Swans. Well I would think so, given that they don’t even play the sport.

When we asked teams to identify the film given frequently asked question, one team not only got it, but answer the questions too.

One team noted that they were very angry about a question on gravity. Why they were angry at one of the fundamental forces of the universe we don’t know.

And we have new leaders with a slim lead in our quarterly tournament.

Team Wins Score Average
The Smith Family 3 224 74.67
Foxolotl 3 223 74.33
Captain Kathie’s Mandarin 3 218 72.67
Fish and Friends 2 159 79.50
Trough Lobster 2 153 76.50
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 2 147 73.50
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 2 137 68.50
That sounds like a you problem 1 82 82.00
Kenmore Inmates Association 1 79.5 79.50
Gnom 1 77 77.00
Diversity Council 1 76 76.00
Professional Cuddlers 1 76 76.00
Al’s Team 1 74 74.00
Blink 360 1 74 74.00
Demi Devito 1 74 74.00
Bread Hot Chili Peppers 1 73 73.00
Food Fighters 1 72 72.00
La Triviata 1 70 70.00
The Serial Killers 1 70 70.00
Blink 189 1 68 68.00
Lachie is Really Hot 1 68 68.00
Tournament Name 1 67 67.00
Dim Sum 41 1 66 66.00
Savage Gardeners 1 65 65.00
Californication 1 64 64.00
The Norms 1 64 64.00
Mitrah 1 59 59.00

See you next week.

This Week in iQ Trivia – 11 July 2026

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

WINNERS

     

TEAM NAMES

You made a lot of musicians and bands a bit bigger.

Sabrina Developer

Linkin Stadium

Fatboy Fat

Paramost

Moderately Priced Trick

Queens of the Bronze Age

U7

The Jackson 6

Blink 183

Destiny’s Children

Diamond Jam

The Long Weeknd

King

Biggie Mediums

The Serial Killers

The Rolling Mountains

The Rolling Boulders

Hotplay

6 Seconds of Summer

The Infrared Hot Chili Peppers

My Chemical Marriage

TriviArt

Smelly Minister

Android Bookclub

Magic Shrek

Tired Pole

Reversible Japan

Dumbbell Lake

INTERESTING MOMENTS

When we played a song and said name the song, one new player asked “do you mean name any song?” No, we mean the song we played.

One very performative team didn’t just answer that a classical clip was Ode to Joy, they acted it out.

Where was Love Island UK filmed? Epstein Island said one team.

And we’ve got new leaders in the quarterly tournament, and a score of 80 as the highest average.

Team Wins Score Average
Foxolotl 2 150 75.00
Captain Kathie’s Mandarin 2 149 74.50
The Smith Family 2 149 74.50
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 2 147 73.50
Fish and Friends 1 80 80.00
Gnom 1 77 77.00
Diversity Council 1 76 76.00
Al’s Team 1 74 74.00
Blink 360 1 74 74.00
Demi Devito 1 74 74.00
Trough Lobster 1 73 73.00
Richard Gere Appreciation Society 1 71 71.00
La Triviata 1 70 70.00
The Serial Killers 1 70 70.00
Blink 189 1 68 68.00
Lachie is Really Hot 1 68 68.00
Tournament Name 1 67 67.00
Californication 1 64 64.00
Mitrah 1 59 59.00

See you next week.