WorksheetsTrivial Pursuit Trivia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
In what year did the breakout board game Trivial Pursuit debut?
1979
1981
1983
1985
What was the official name of the first Trivial Pursuit edition?
Genius Edition
Genus Edition
Knowledge Edition
General Edition
With the success of their initial product, the folks at Parker Brothers began issuing a series of more specialized editions, many with creative names. One example of this creativity was the edition devoted to sports. What was the name of this edition?
Home Run Edition
Championship Sports Edition
All-Star Sports Edition
Touchdown Edition
Another popular set of questions took a more unique tack. This edition targeted people born between World War II and 1960. What was the name of this collection?
Post-War Edition
Baby Boomer Edition
Woodstock Edition
Hippie Generation Edition
There was also a Trivial Pursuit edition dedicated to films ... what was the name of this set?
Celluloid Edition
Hollywood Edition
Silver Screen Edition
Entertainment Edition
In addition to sports and movies, there was a Trivial Pursuit edition dedicated solely to music. What was the name for this supplemental box?
Music Edition
RPM Edition
Reelin' and Rockin' Edition
Studio Edition
What color was the box for Trivial Pursuit's "Young Players Edition"?
Rocket Red
Canary Yellow
Baby Blue
Ron Burgundy
Which of these bastions of popular culture has had its own edition of Trivial Pursuit?
The Mr. Ed Television Series
The Star Wars Movies
The Music of Elvis Presley
They Plays of Broadway
By the time the fifth edition of the core Trivial Pursuit game came out in 2000, the categories had evolved to reflect a new direction in the game. Which of these was the only category to go unchanged, both in name and wedge color, between the first and fifth editions?
Blue: Geography
Pink: Entertainment
Yellow: History
Brown: Arts & Literature
Finally, which of these is a real Trivial Pursuit category from at least one edition?
Your Mother Should Know
Medications of the Stars
The Bold and the Beautiful
Mountains and Molehills
Trivial Pursuit began in 1979 when Chris Haney and Scott Abbott came up with the game's primary concept. In what city did Haney and Abbott first meet in 1975 to support coverage of the upcoming Olympic Games?
Los Angeles
Montreal
Vancouver
Moscow
The object of the game is to completely fill a player's piece and then correctly answer a question correct in the middle of the board. How many colored wedges does a player need to fill his/her playing piece?
4
6
8
10
In 1985 Trivial Pursuit released one of its first card sets that was had questions focused on a particular entertainment company. What was the name of this edition that featured categories such as World of Places, World of Fantasy, and World of Science?
Walt Disney Family Edition
Nickelodeon Family Edition
Universal Studios Family Edition
Sesame Street Family Edition
In 1996, Trivial Pursuit Genus IV was released and it featured an updated game board. Which of the following was one of the changes that were made to the game board?
The "Roll Again" spaces were eliminated
Instead of drawings, there were photos on non-wedge spaces
The game board expanded vertically to provide more challenges
Additional spaces like "Lose a Turn" were added
In 1998 Trivial Pursuit released a Subsidiary Card Set that featured a special category die, a scoring die, and score sheets in addition to the standard question and answer cards. What rather vain name did the edition have?
"Know-it-All" edition
"Beat the Geek" edition
"Smarter than Einstein" edition
"No-More-Freebies" edition
What version was released in 2004 that included categories like Classics, Non-Fiction, and Authors?
Book Lovers Edition
Read to Succeed Edition
The Library Edition
Book Club Edition
What network originally broadcast "Trivial Pursuit" the game show, from 1993 to 1994?
E!
The Family Channel
Lifetime
Challenge TV
What 'Seinfeld' character played Trivial Pursuit with the "Bubble Boy" in an episode?
Kramer
George
Jerry
Elaine
What inspired the design of the game board?
Bicycle Wheel
Ship's Wheel
Clock
Game of Life Wheel
How many investors did the game's inventors need to raise the necessary $75,000 to launch the initial production?
1
34
57
75
