M.P.I.Q.

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M.P.I.Q.
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Appears in Mario Party 3
Type 4-Player minigame
Time limit 5 seconds per turn
Music track Got It?
Music sample

M.P.I.Q. is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 3.

Overview[edit]

Toad asks a question related to the Mario Party series, with his questions appearing onscreen one letter at a time. Players try to answer first by hitting the ? Block, even if the question is not revealed. If the player answers correctly, a circle is displayed next to the answer. If the player is incorrect, an "X" is shown, and the ? Block crushes that player, who is disqualified the following turn, or if they do not answer within five seconds. The player that first provides three correct answers wins, but if no one accomplishes this after ten questions, the minigame ends.

M.P.I.Q. features the following questions and answers:

Question Answer 1 Answer 2 Answer 3
How many Dice Blocks appear when you use a Golden Mushroom? 2 3 4
How many coins does it take to have Boo steal a star? 20 30 50
Of all types of Mini-Games, which never appeared in Mario Party or Mario Party 2? Battle Mini-Game Item Mini-Game Gamble Mini-Game[note 1]
On Spiny Desert, how many warping pits of quicksand are there? 2 3 4
On Deep Bloober Sea, how many switches are there that may launch Bullet Bill? 2 3 4
How many Dice Blocks appear when you use a Mushroom? 1 2 3
What is the current record in (minigame)?[note 2] Varies
How many times has (board) been played? Varies
Which board has been played the most/least amount of times? Varies
How many times has (character) won a board? Varies
Which character has won the most/least amount of boards? Varies
If you add up the coins everyone is carrying, how many are there? Varies
If you add up all the stars everyone is carrying, how many are there? Varies
Who has the most amount of Stars right now? Varies
Who currently has the fewest stars? Varies
In total, how many red spaces have the players landed on so far? Varies
How many coins are in the bank at this point? Varies
What color is Wario's hat? Red Yellow Green
How many people does it take to crack the ice on Chilly Waters? 1 2 3
Which button do you press to hit a Dice Block? A Button B Button Z Button
Which button do you press to use an item? A Button B Button Z Button
What item do you need to open gates? Boo Bell Skeleton Key Secret Key
On a Battle Royale map, how many spaces are there that a player can stop on? 7 8 9
To do a Ground Pound, which button do you need to press while jumping? A Button B Button Z Button
On a Battle Royal Map, how many coins does it take to get a star? 30 50 20
What is the highest number you can get on a Dice Block when affected by a poison mushroom? 3 2 1
What is written on Donkey Kong's necktie? DK TK PK
What color is Luigi's hat? Yellow Red Green
What number in the Mario Party series are you playing now? 3 1 2
What color is Mario's hat? Green Yellow Red
Which button do you press to practice a Mini-Game? The A Button START The R Button
Who explains Item Mini-Games? Toad Goomba Tumble
Who is Mario's little brother? Wario Luigi Waluigi
How many different types of movement speeds are there on Battle Royale maps? 2 3 4

Controls[edit]

  • A Button – Hit block / Select answer
  • B Button – Select answer
  • Z Button – Select answer

In-game text[edit]

  • Game Rules"Hit the block quickly for your chance to answer the question. The first player to reach 3 points, wins."
  • Advice"If you hit the block in the middle of the question, you won't see the entire question."

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

The minigame title is intended to be an abbreviation of "Mario Party Intelligence Quotient."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キノピオクイズ[?]
Kinopio kuizu
Toad Quiz
French Le Quizz[?] The Quiz
German M.P.I.Q.[?] -
Spanish Concurso M.P.[?] M.P. Quiz

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Mistranslated from Game Guy minigames
  2. ^ The possible minigames mentioned can be either Bowser Toss, Cosmic Coaster, Dizzy Dinghies, Mario's Puzzle Party Pro, Pump, Pump and Away, Rockin' Raceway, Stardust Battle, or Water Whirled.