"What's your History IQ?" |
Why is there a History IQ page on a site primarily dedicated to older shows? I find History IQ to be the most thought provoking and challenging game on U.S. television in a decade, the last of which was "The Challengers" from 1990-1. I played the enhanced game with the show every weekday at 2:30 PM Eastern (until 2nd and 3rd shift at the place I work at was canned; <grumble grumble grumble>). If you see "mikekinoh" on the leader board, that's me!
The 2nd round is called Tri Q. 3 answers are shown and a question is read to the 2 remaining participants. A correct answer is worth $200 and the option of taking a follow-up question for $100. There is a risk in this round since incorrect answers take away the value of the question, whether it's a $200 question or a $100 follow-up. If a player is incorrect on a follow-up question, the opponent does not get a chance to answer the question.
When there is under one minute left in the Tri Q round, the remainder of the round becomes a speed challenge with the same 3 responses like New York, Philadelphia, or Boston, etc. One of the 3 choices answers a question or completes a phrase. Each right response in the speed round is worth $100 while each wrong answer deducts $100. The opposing player does not get a chance to reply after an incorrect answer. Whomever is ahead after the speed round wins their money and the opportunity to add $25,000 in the History IQ Timeline. The contestant with the lower score leaves with a nice 2nd place prize.
The key strategy in the Timeline round is placing the items you are 100% sure about in the right places and then use a hot button. When the events are shown, make a mental note of where the event is in the list and the year/decade it happened and place the events you know in the proper places first. Don't throw all 10 events into slots since it wastes time, both placing the events there and rearranging the incorrect items when you find out you only have 2 or 3 right.
Did you know...
* Marc Summers was in the Navy for 28 days?
Broadcast History: October 2, 2000-present
Host: Marc Summers
Announcers: Harvey
Executive Producers: Dana Calderwood, Michael Klinghoffer, Shirley Abraham, Charles Nordlander
Music: Edd Kalehoff
Packager: Glow in the Dark Productions for The History Channel
To start the show and the Eye Q round, a video clip is shown. The question that accompanies that clip is worth $100 and control for the group of follow-up questions about the topic or some variant of it (like questions about Julius Caesar and Caesar salad or the Boxer Rebellion and famed boxers) each worth $50. If a question is missed, either of the opponents can answer it for $50 and control of the follow-up questions. The Eye Q portion continues for 4 rounds of questions. The person with the lowest score is eliminated and takes home a parting gift.
The object of the History IQ Timeline is to place 10 events in chronological order in a 10 year span or a 10 decade span in 60 seconds. Each correct answer is worth $500. All 10 items in correct order is worth $25,000. There are 5 "hot buttons" available at the contestant's disposal to see how many answers are in the right places. Even though it sounds incredibly difficult, the $25,000 has been won approximately once every 7 shows. In addition, the $25K was almost won on the 2nd show. The contestant had 9 items correct with no time left. If he had another second, he would have taken home an additional $25,000 instead of just $4500. (Easy for me to say, *just* $4500...)
