History YMMV / TheImpossibleQuiz

*** Question 106, where you must keep your mouse on a road that's constantly moving and where going even ''slightly'' off the path kills you (think ''VideoGame/SilverSurfer'' for NES). Made even harder with the ObviousRulePatch that made right-clicking kill you as well[[note]][[GoodBadBugs Although, holding left click doesn't kill you]][[/note]].

*** Question 67, a ''ridiculously'' hard maze where your mouse cursor is invisible and half the corridors you need to go through are barely wider than the cursor itself. The preloader even lampshades this.[[note]]Of course, people have found a way to cheat through this question. The cheat is so widely known that it's surprising Splapp hasn't patched it like with question 106 above.[[/note]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5228poF4Bg0 The song for Chapter One of Quiz Book]] is a delight.

%%** The Game Over screen also tends to give you an icky feeling after you've seen it like a hundred times.

* NightmareFuel: The second game has a question where a disgusting somewhat deformed unhygenic face on a foot appears when you turn the light on; creating immense amounts of {{Squick}}. The Game Over screen also tends to give you an icky feeling after you've seen it like a hundred times.
** The deformed face is actually a reference to a VideoGame/{{Worms}} comic Splapp made, entitled 'Eyes on Legs', in which Slick, after obtaining several facial injuries, somehow ends up getting a massive 'handsome' face, which is the face we see (except covered in zits and pimples, of course).

** ''The Impossible Quiz 2'' tends to be considered an improvement over the original due to the difficulty being much more fair, [[spoiler:allowing the player to use their power-ups]] and having less questions rely on random logic. For fans of the series, this was also the game that introduced Fusestoppers and gave Chris the Cat a larger role.

** The song for Chapter One of Quiz Book is a delight. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5228poF4Bg0]]

* CrossesTheLineTwice: At many, ''many'' points.

* PopCultureIsolation: If you're doing one of these blind and you're not British, you will soon find a recurring obstacle in the cultural barrier between you and Splapp. Of course, even being British won't save you completely thanks to the game's age rendering plenty of the references outdated. You will also need knowledge of Splapp's previous work, all of which is best known only for this reason, as this series is Splapp's most famous work.

* PopCultureIsolation: If you're doing one of these blind and you're not British, you will soon find a recurring obstacle in the cultural barrier between you and Splapp. Of course, even being British won't save you now thanks to the game also being an UnintentedPeriodPiece, with plenty of outdated references. Many of the questions also need knowledge of Splapp's previous work, all of which are best known only for this reason, as this series is Splapp's most famous work.

*** Chapter 2 also has question 86, which asks for a very precise circling motion with the mouse. ''While under a ten second time limit''. It's no wonder most walkthroughs for the game recommend saving the chapter's only Fusestopper for this question.

* NightmareFuel: There is a question where a disgusting somewhat deformed unhygenic face on a foot appears when you turn the light on; creating immense amounts of {{Squick}}. The Game Over screen also tends to give you an icky feeling after you've seen it like a hundred times.

* RealSongThemeTune:
** The original game loops "Gonna Fly Now" (aka the ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' theme) and a lyric-less version of "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" by the Flaming Lips. One of the questions also plays a clip from another Flaming Lips song, namely [[Music/TheSoftBulletin What Is The Light?]]
** The second quiz features songs from The Go! Team's ''Thunder, Lightning, Strike:'' Ladyflash, Get it Together, and Panther Dash.

*** Question 104 has you washing seven windows by moving your mouse cursor over them until all the crud is gone. Unless you can move your mouse move really ''really'' fast, you'll likely have to use a Fusestopper to stay alive, which means bye-bye [[OneHundredPercentCompletion A* rank]].

*** Chapter 2 also has also has question 86, which asks for a very precise circling motion with the mouse. ''While under a ten second time limit''. It's no wonder most walkthroughs for the game recommend saving the chapter's only Fusestopper for this question.

* [[ThatOneLevel That One Question]]: Every quiz has at least one:

*** Question 102, where you have to touch dots before they disappear, while also avoiding squares. If you touch a square or take too long to get to a dot, you not only lose a life, but also have start the question from scratch.

** Question 102 in the first game, where you have to touch dots before they disappear. Not to mention though, eventually squares also appear, which kills you if you touch them. If you touch a square or miss a dot, not only do you lose a life, but also have to start the question from the start.
** There is also question 106 in the first quiz, where you must keep your mouse on a road that's constantly moving and where going even ''slightly'' off kills you (think ''VideoGame/SilverSurfer'' for the NES). Made even harder with the ObviousRulePatch that made right-clicking kill you as well [[note]]although holding the left click doesn't kill you[[/note]].
** The second one has ''two'':

*** Question 104 has you washing seven windows by moving your mouse cursor over them until all the crud is gone. Unless you can move your mouse really ''really'' fast, you'll likely have to use a Fusestopper to stay alive, which means bye-bye, [[OneHundredPercentCompletion A* rank]].
** The Impossible Quiz Book Chapter 1 has question 47, which is hard for the same reasons question 104 above is.
** The Impossible Quiz Book Chapter 2 has Pac-Frank (question 70), a scaled-down version of ''VideoGame/PacMan'' with ''scarily'' good ghost AI (not counting [[ShoutOut the blue one]]).
** The Impossible Quiz Book Chapter 3 contains question 138, or [[spoiler:the "Charge ur lazer" question stated above]]. It follows the same tactic as question 104 in the second quiz.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9_d1V-9Kek The BGM of Chris's Incredible 20]] really sets up the mood for the home stretch.

** The Impossible Quiz Book Chapter 2 has Pac-Frank (question 70), a scaled-down version of ''PacMan'' with ''scarily'' good ghost AI (not counting [[ShoutOut the blue one]]).