M.P.I.Q.

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 slowly shows 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 circle 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 within ten questions, the minigame ends. If multiple players have the highest score, the minigame ends in a draw.

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."

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.

M.P.I.Q.