M.P.I.Q.

M.P.I.Q.
Appears in	Mario Party 3
Type	4-Player mini-game
Time limit	5 seconds per turn
Music track	Got It?
Music sample 0:30

M.P.I.Q. is a 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party 3. The name is intended to stand for "Mario Party Intelligence Quotient."

Gameplay

Players have to listen to Toad when he is asking something based on the activities on the board, player characters, or anything related. First, Toad will slowly show the question letter by letter. A player must press to hit the ? Block and answer the question, and players can hit the ? Block before the question is fully revealed. A "○" means the answer is correct, and an "X" means the answer is incorrect. If an answer is incorrect, the player who answered the question gets squashed by the ? Block and loses their next turn. Players are also squashed if a question is not answered within five seconds. The first player to answer three questions correctly wins. If no one answers three questions correctly after ten questions, the minigame ends. If multiple players have the highest score, the game ends in a draw.

Possible questions

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
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)?	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 all the coins together how many are there in total?	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
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

Possible minigame mentions

The minigames with a record system that can be mentioned in the question "What is the current record in (minigame)?" include the following:

• Water Whirled
• Mario's Puzzle Party Pro
• Bowser Toss
• Stardust Battle
• Cosmic Coaster
• Dizzy Dinghies (course 1, 2, or 3)
• Rockin' Raceway
• Pump, Pump and Away

Controls

• – Hit block / Select answer
• – Select answer
• – Select answer

In-game text

• 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

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	M.P.I.Q.[?]	-
Spanish	Concurso M.P.[?]	M.P. Quiz

Trivia

• For the question about the initials on Donkey Kong's necktie, "TK" from one of the three possible answers might be a reference to Tiny Kong.
• The question about which type of minigame did not appear in Mario Party or Mario Party 2 erroneously uses the Japanese name of Game Guy minigames as its correct answer in the English version.