Trivial Pursuit
The timeless classic and the godfather of trivia games.
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Trivial Pursuit is a board game created in Montreal, Quebec, on December 15, 1979, by Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott.[1] The game uses round playing pieces divided into six wedge-shaped sections, and players place small plastic wedges into these sections to mark progress.[2]
Making and release
The rights were initially licensed to Selchow and Righter in 1982, then to Parker Brothers in 1988, and Hasbro bought the full rights for US$80 million in 2008.[3] On December 15, 1979, in Montreal, Quebec, Chris Haney and Scott Abbott created the game in 45 minutes, sketching it on the back of a cigarette carton.[1] Chris and John Haney wrote some early questions while staying with family in Weymouth Library, Dorset.[4] In Canada, 100,000 copies of the game had been sold by 1982.[5]
The game went on sale in the U.S. starting in 1983.[5]
What the cited sources add
A 2024 press release from The CW states that a new Trivial Pursuit game show hosted by LeVar Burton premiered on October 7, 2024.[6] A 2016 newspaper article by Stelfox notes that the original Trivial Pursuit had players competing for "cheeses" in categories including sport, literature, geography, science, history, and entertainment.[7] The same article mentions that there are now many themed versions and a family edition with different questions for different ages.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Trivial Pursuit" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Trivial Pursuit History", ideafinder.com; Meyers, "How SCRABBLE (& 2 Men) Created Trivial Pursuit — RIP Chris Haney", WonderHowTo, 2011-09-08 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Trivial Pursuit" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stelfox, "Tried and tested family games for Christmas", Huddersfield Examiner, 19 December 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Trivial Pursuit" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Trivial Pursuit sells for a non-trivial sum: $80 million US", CBC News, 31 March 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Trivial Pursuit" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Smith, "Trivia: It's become big at parties, but game hard to find", Cedar Rapids Gazette, 13 February 1984, p. 16; "Trivial Pursuit History", ideafinder.com; Smith, "Trivia: It's become big at parties, but game hard to find", Cedar Rapids Gazette, 13 February 1984, p. 16; Youngblood, "New Game Tests 'Scruples'", Cumberland News, p. 5 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Trivial Pursuit" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Smith, "Trivia: It's become big at parties, but game hard to find", Cedar Rapids Gazette, 13 February 1984, p. 16; Rix, "'Pictionary' draws big in U.S.", Nashua Telegraph, 24 January 1988, p. 57 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "The CW Network Sets Fall 2024 Primetime Premiere Dates", The CW, June 20, 2024. facts only, no text reused. thefutoncritic.com
- Stelfox, "Tried and tested family games for Christmas", Huddersfield Examiner, 19 December 2016. facts only, no text reused. examiner.co.uk
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Trivial Pursuit (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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