History IQ

History IQ
History IQ logo.
Created by	Dana Calderwood Michael Klinghoffer
Presented by	Marc Summers
Narrated by	Harvey
Composer(s)	Edd Kalehoff
Country of origin	USA
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	110
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	The History Channel
Original release	October 2, 2000 – June 22, 2001

History IQ is a game show on the History Channel which premiered on October 2, 2000 and aired for two seasons. Marc Summers hosted and Harvey announced, reuniting the two from the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare. History IQ was produced by Glow in the Dark Productions.

During each episode, three contestants participated in a process of elimination game. Season one's daily grand prize was $25,000. The daily grand prize was lowered to $5,000 in season two, but contestants also played for a spot to advance in a tournament for a top prize of $250,000.

During the show's original run, home viewers could play along with the game online at the History IQ website. Shortly after the last original episode aired, reruns began airing at 6AM E/T on Saturday mornings, and continued until June 27, 2009.

A toss-up question was posed to the contestants after a brief historical video clip. The first contestant to buzz-in and correctly answer the question earned $100 and control of the game. That contestant was allowed to answer questions related to the toss-up with each correct answer worth an additional $50. If the contestant answered incorrectly or ran out of time to answer, the other contestants could buzz-in and earn $50 and control of the game. If the opponents were unable to give a correct answer, the round continued with another toss-up question asked to all three players for $50. Questions about the clip were asked until time was called. The player with the lowest score after time was called (four video clips) was eliminated from the game.

If a tie occurred between two contestants for last place, or if all three contestants tied for first place after time was called, one final toss-up question was given. The first person to buzz in with the correct answer advanced to the next round, and the other contestant was eliminated. An incorrect answer on that question resulted in elimination.

In the Tri Q round, the two remaining contestants were presented with a list of three people or items, followed by a question from Summers. The contestants needed to determine which of the people or items pertained to the question. Correct answers earned $200 and control of a follow-up question. The player in control could either answer the follow-up or pass it to the opponent. A correct answer earned $100, but incorrect answers lost the value of the question.

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