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{{Short description|Board game}}
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{{Infobox game
| subject_name  = ''Trivial Pursuit''
| logo         = Trivialpursuit-logo.svg
| logo_size    = 200
| image         = Trivial pursuit classic edition cover.jpg
| image_size    = 250
| caption  = Cover for the ''Classic Edition''
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| designer = [[Chris Haney (Trivial Pursuit)|Chris Haney]]<br>[[Scott Abbott]]
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| publisher = [[Selchow and Righter]]<br>[[Parker Brothers]]<br>[[Hasbro]]
| date = {{Start date and age|1981}} 
| years = 1981–present
| genre = [[Board game]]
| language = English
| players       = 2–6 (teams allowed)
| setup_time    = 5 minutes
| playing_time  = 45'–90'
| random_chance = Medium ([[dice]], order of question cards)
| skills        = [[Trivia|General knowledge]], knowledge of [[popular culture]]
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'''''Trivial Pursuit''''' is a [[board game]] in which winning is determined by a player's ability to answer [[trivia]] and [[popular culture]] questions. Players move their pieces around a board, the squares they land on determining the subject of a question they are asked from a card (from six categories including "history" and "science and nature"). Each correct answer allows the player's turn to continue; a correct answer on one of the six "category headquarters" spaces earns a plastic wedge which is slotted into the answerer's playing piece. The object of the game is to collect all six wedges from each "category headquarters" space, and then return to the center "hub" space to answer a question in a category selected by the other players.

Since the game's first release in 1981, numerous themed editions have been released. Some question sets have been designed for younger players, and others for a specific time period or as [[promotion (marketing)|promotion]]al tie-ins (such as ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', and ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movies).

==History==
The game was created on December 15, 1979, in [[Niagara on the Lake]], [[Ontario]], by Canadians  [[Chris Haney (Trivial Pursuit)|Chris Haney]], a photo editor for Montreal's ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', and [[Scott Abbott]], a sports editor for ''[[The Canadian Press]]''.<ref name="Trivial Pursuit History">{{cite web |url=http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/trivialpursuit.htm |title=Trivial Pursuit History |publisher=ideafinder.com |access-date=2017-07-28 |archive-date=2017-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122155605/http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/trivialpursuit.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> After finding pieces of their ''[[Scrabble]]'' game missing, they decided to create their own game.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mary Bellis |url=http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_trivia_pursuit.htm |title=The History of ''Trivial Pursuit'' |publisher=Inventors.about.com |access-date=2012-07-07|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709084532/http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_trivia_pursuit.htm|archive-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref> With the help of John Haney and Ed Werner, they completed development of the game, which was released in 1981.<ref name="Trivial Pursuit History"/> During the development of the game, some of the early work and question writing was completed by Chris and John Haney in [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]] Library, [[Dorset]] where they were staying with family.

The rights to the game were initially licensed to [[Selchow and Righter]] in 1982, then to [[Parker Brothers]] (later part of [[Hasbro]]) in 1988, after initially being turned down by the [[Virgin Group]]; in 2008, Hasbro bought the full rights, for US$80 million.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/trivial-pursuit-sells-for-a-non-trivial-sum-80-million-us-1.773798 |title=Trivial Pursuit sells for a non-trivial sum: $80 million US|date=31 March 2008|access-date=2012-07-07|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723145658/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2008/03/31/trivial-sale.html|archive-date=23 July 2012}}</ref>

By 1986, the board game had sold 20 million units, grossing $600 million in sales.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strother |first=Susan G. |date=2 January 1986 |title=Classic board games have become a hot item again |work=[[The Evening Independent]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-8LAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA11 |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> {{As of|2014}}, more than 100 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/11293880/Trivial-Pursuit-10-facts-about-the-game.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/11293880/Trivial-Pursuit-10-facts-about-the-game.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |title=Trivial Pursuit: 10 facts about the game |last=Chilton |first=Martin |work=The Telegraph |date=15 December 2014 |access-date=7 July 2021 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}{{cbignore}}</ref> games had been sold in 26 countries and 17 languages. Northern Plastics of [[Elroy, Wisconsin]] produced 30,000,000 games between 1983 and 1985. In December 1993, Trivial Pursuit was named to the "Games Hall of Fame" by [[Games (magazine)|''Games'' magazine]]. An online version of ''Trivial Pursuit'' was launched in September 2003.<ref name="ward">{{cite web |first=Eric |last=Ward |url=http://www.urlwire.com/news/092903.html |title=Trivial Pursuit Launches Online Version |website=URLwire|date=29 September 2003 |access-date=2012-07-07|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205044811/http://www.urlwire.com/news/092903.html|archive-date=5 February 2013}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
The object of the game is to move around the board by correctly answering trivia questions. Questions are split into six categories, with each one having its own color to readily identify itself; in the classic version of ''Trivial Pursuit'', the [[Geography]] category is blue, [[Entertainment]] is pink, [[History]] is yellow, [[Art]] & [[Literature]] is originally brown, later purple, [[Science]] & [[Nature]] is green, and [[Sports]] & [[Leisure]] is orange. The game includes a board, playing pieces, question cards, a box, small plastic wedges to fit into the playing pieces, and a die.

Playing pieces used in ''Trivial Pursuit'' are round and divided into six sections like wedges of pie. A small plastic wedge, sometimes called a cheese (like [[cheese spread|cheese triangle]]s),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stelfox|first1=Hilarie|title=Tried and tested family games for Christmas|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/13-board-games-keep-family-12326946|work=Huddersfield Examiner|date=19 December 2016|access-date=30 May 2017|archive-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223171827/http://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/13-board-games-keep-family-12326946|url-status=live}}</ref> can be placed into each of these sections to mark each player's progress.

[[File:Trivialpursuit Token.jpg|thumb|200px|A ''Trivial Pursuit'' playing piece, with all six wedges filled]]
During the game, players move their playing pieces around a board which is shaped like a wheel with six spokes, rolling a single die to determine how far to move. The board is divided into spaces of different colors, and the center space is a hexagonal "hub." At the end of each spoke is a "category headquarters" space. After landing on a space, the player is asked a question in the category corresponding to its color. A correct answer allows the player to continue their turn, while a miss passes control to the next player in sequence. Questions must be answered without any outside assistance. Landing on a category headquarters space and answering correctly awards a wedge in that color, if the player does not yet have one; wedges are fitted into the playing pieces as they are earned. The player may move in any available direction and change directions at any category headquarters space or the hub, but may not backtrack.

"Roll Again" spaces allow the player an extra die roll without having to answer a question, while landing on the hub allows a player to answer a question in the category of their choice as long as they do not yet have all six wedges. Any number of playing pieces may occupy a given space at the same time. A variant rule ends a player's turn on collecting a wedge, preventing a single knowledgeable player from running the board.

After collecting all six wedges and filling their playing piece, the player must land on the hub by exact count and correctly answer a question in a category chosen by the opponents in order to win the game. If the player misses the question, they must leave the hub on their next turn and return to it for another chance to win.

==Editions==
{{Main|List of Trivial Pursuit editions}}
[[File:Trivial Pursuit.jpg|thumb|Board and pieces of Trivial Pursuit]]
Over the years, numerous editions of ''Trivial Pursuit'' have been produced, usually specializing in various fields. The original version is known as the ''Genus'' edition (or ''Genus I''). Several different general knowledge editions (such as ''Genus II'') have followed. Other editions include Junior Edition (1985), All-Star Sports, Baby Boomers, 1980s, All About the 80s, 1990s, ''Harry Potter'', and others. In total, over 100 different editions in different languages have been printed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/geeksearch.php?action=search&objecttype=boardgame&q=trivial%20pursuit|title=BoardGameGeek {{!}} Gaming Unplugged Since 2000|website=boardgamegeek.com|access-date=2019-09-15|archive-date=2021-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224164404/https://boardgamegeek.com/geeksearch.php?action=search&objecttype=boardgame&q=trivial%20pursuit|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, ''Trivial Pursuit'' players complained that the 2006 version of the game was [[dumbing down|dumbed down]] in comparison to previous editions, with easier questions and more focus on celebrities and show business.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1537151/Trivial-brain-teasers-enrage-games-fans.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1537151/Trivial-brain-teasers-enrage-games-fans.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Trivial "brain-teasers" enrage game's fans |work=[[The Telegraph (UK)|The Telegraph]] |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=17 December 2006 |first1=Beth |last1=Jones |first2=Julie |last2=Henry |access-date=2014-07-16}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Reception ==
[[File:Trivial Pursuit Party.jpg|thumb|Trivial Pursuit Party is a simplified edition of Trivial Pursuit where every correct answer earns the player a wedge, thus making the game time shorter.]]
The Toy Insider mentioned that it can be "enjoyed by baby boomers, millennials, and everyone in between",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetoyinsider.com/trivial-pursuit-2000s-edition-board-game-review/|title=Trivial Pursuit 2000s - Tabletop Game Reviews - Toy Insider|date=2016-06-16|website=The Toy Insider|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-15|archive-date=2020-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812230720/https://www.thetoyinsider.com/trivial-pursuit-2000s-edition-board-game-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> while Board Games Land called it "The timeless classic and the godfather of trivia games".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamesland.com/best-trivia-board-games/|title=Best Rated Trivia Board Games (Sep. 2019)|date=2019-09-14|website=Board Games Land|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-15|archive-date=2019-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103120037/https://boardgamesland.com/best-trivia-board-games/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a review for Issue 31 of ''Games,'' [[Mike Shenk]] stated the game's questions were "excellent in quantity, scope, and level of difficulty" but warned that "the wait between turns can be uncomfortably long."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shenk |first=Mike |author-link=Mike Shenk |date=September 1982 |title=Games & Books; Trivial Pursuit |url=https://archive.org/details/games-31-1982-September/page/n67/mode/2up |journal=[[Games World of Puzzles|Games]] |issue=31 |pages=65 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> ''Games'' also included ''Trivial Pursuit'' in its [[Games 100]] in 1982,<ref>{{Cite journal |date=November 1982 |title=Trivia; Trivial Pursuit |url=https://archive.org/details/games-33-1982-november/page/n45/mode/2up |journal=[[Games World of Puzzles|Games]] |issue=33 |pages=44 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> 1983,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/games-45-1983-november/page/36/mode/2up | title=GAMES Magazine #45 | date=November 1983 }}</ref> 1984,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/games-57-1984-november/page/n31/mode/2up | title=GAMES Magazine #57 | date=November 1984 }}</ref> 1985,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/games-69-1985-november/page/n43/mode/2up | title=GAMES Magazine #69 | date=November 1985 }}</ref> and 1986, saying "The game’s winning formula is to offer well-written, entertaining questions in a continuing flow of new categories for players of all ages and interests."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hochberg |first=Bert |date=November 1986 |title=The 1986 Games 100 |url=https://archive.org/details/games811986november/page/n33/mode/2up |magazine=Games |issue=81 |pages=42 |access-date=2022-07-05}}</ref>

''[[:fr:Jeux et Stratégie|Jeux & Stratégie]]'' reviewed ''Trivial Pursuit (''as "''Remue-méninges''") in Issue 28, generally praising the quality and accessibility of the game's questions, but also expressing that they are sometimes subject to doubt.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=August 1984 |title=jeux & stratégie a joué pour vous...; Remue-méninges |url=https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-28/page/6/mode/2up |journal=Jeux & Stratégie |issue=28 |pages=6 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

==Legal action==
===Worth lawsuit===
In October 1984, Fred L. Worth, author of ''[[The Trivia Encyclopedia]]'', ''Super Trivia'', and ''Super Trivia II'', filed a $300 million lawsuit against the distributors of ''Trivial Pursuit''. He claimed that more than a quarter of the questions in the game's Genus Edition had been taken from his books, even to the point of reproducing typographical errors and [[fictitious entry|deliberately placed misinformation]]. One of the questions in ''Trivial Pursuit'' was "What was [[Columbo (character)|Columbo]]'s first name?" with the answer "Philip". That information had been fabricated to catch anyone who might try to [[Copyright infringement|violate his copyright]].<ref name=overend>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gOYKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4598%2C4685968| newspaper=[[The Daily Courier (Arizona)|The Courier]]| location=[[Prescott, Arizona]]| title=Trivial Suit| date=25 October 1984| last=Overend| first=William| access-date=2014-07-16| archive-date=2016-03-12| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312044954/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gOYKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4598%2C4685968| url-status=live}}</ref>

The inventors of ''Trivial Pursuit'' acknowledged that Worth's books were among their sources, but argued that this was not improper and that facts are not protected by copyright. The district court judge agreed, ruling in favor of the ''Trivial Pursuit'' inventors. The decision was appealed, and in September 1987 the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] upheld the ruling.<ref name=9cir>{{cite court |litigants=Worth v. Selchow & Righter Company |vol=827 |reporter=F.2d |opinion=596 |court=9th Cir. |date=1987 |url=http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/827/569/3179/}}</ref>  Worth asked the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] to review the case, but the Court declined, denying [[certiorari]] in March 1988.<ref name=supreme>{{cite court |litigants=Worth v. Selchow & Righter Co. |vol=485 |reporter=U.S. |opinion=977 |date=1988 |url=http://wy.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac./SCT/1988/19880328_0041517.SCT.htm/qx}} (''cert. denied.'')</ref>

===Wall lawsuit===
In 1994, David Wall of [[Cape Breton Regional Municipality|Cape Breton, Nova Scotia]], launched a lawsuit against the game's creators. He claimed that in the fall of 1979, he and a friend were hitchhiking near [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]], when they were picked up by Chris Haney. Wall claimed that he told Haney about his idea for the game in detail, including the shape of the markers.

Wall's mother testified she found drawings of his that looked like plans for a ''Trivial Pursuit''-like game, but the drawings had since been destroyed. Wall's friend, who was allegedly hitchhiking with him that day, never testified. Haney said he never met Wall.

Over the years, there was much legal wrangling, notably around whether the suit should be decided by a judge or jury. On June 25, 2007, the [[Nova Scotia Supreme Court]] ruled against Wall.<ref name=abcnews>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962864.htm |title=Hitchhiker loses Trivial Pursuit rights battle |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|Australian Broadcasting Corporation News]] |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=26 June 2007 |access-date=2014-07-16 |archive-date=2011-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227135837/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962864.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Adaptations==

===Television===
{{See also|Trivial Pursuit (American game show)||Trivial Pursuit (British game show)||Trivial Pursuit: America Plays||ru:Счастливый случай (телепередача)}}
A version of ''Trivial Pursuit'', hosted by [[Wink Martindale]], aired on [[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]] in the [[United States]] from 1993 to 1994 ([[Jay Wolpert]] had attempted a pilot in 1987, but it was not picked up). A [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] version entitled ''[[Trivial Pursuit: America Plays]]'' aired from 2008 to 2009 and hosted by [[Christopher Knight (actor)|Christopher Knight]]. In September 2004, [[Roger Lodge]] hosted a sports trivia game show on [[ESPN]] entitled ''ESPN Trivial Pursuit'', which aired five episodes. A new version of the game premiered on October 3, 2024 on [[The CW]] hosted by [[LeVar Burton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/levar-burton-trivial-pursuit-game-show-eone-1235113240/|title = LeVar Burton to Host 'Trivial Pursuit' Game Show in Development at eOne|date = 16 November 2021|access-date = 17 November 2021|archive-date = 17 November 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211117041309/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/levar-burton-trivial-pursuit-game-show-eone-1235113240/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="Fall Premiere Dates">{{Cite press release|title=The CW Network Sets Fall 2024 Primetime Premiere Dates|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2024/06/20/the-cw-network-sets-fall-2024-primetime-premiere-dates-724310/20240620cw01/|publisher=[[The CW]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>

[[BBC Television]] produced a ''Trivial Pursuit'' [[game show]] based on the game in the [[UK]] hosted by [[Rory McGrath]]. Another British version (with rules/format similar to the Wink Martindale version, and also using the same theme tune as the Wink Martindale version) was hosted on [[Challenge TV|The Family Channel (now Challenge)]] by [[Tony Slattery]]. 

In 1991, was aired a local version in [[Austria]], hosted by Bernadette Schneider on [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]].

In [[Germany]], Birgit Lechtermann hosted a local version for [[VOX (German TV channel)|VOX]] from 1993 to 1994.

In 1988, a made-for-television movie entitled ''Breaking all the Rules: The Creation of Trivial Pursuit'' aired. Treated largely as a comedy, the movie featured the music of [[Jimmy Buffett]] and portrayed the creators of the game as three beer-loving Canadians. The actors were [[Gordon Clapp]] as John Haney, [[Malcolm Stewart (actor)|Malcolm Stewart]] as Chris Haney and [[Bruce Pirrie]] as Scott Abbott.

In [[Spain]], a version of the show called ''Trivial Pursuit: Spain Plays'' premiered in September 2008 on [[Antena 3 (Spain)|Antena 3]] and then in 2011 presented by Silvia Jato on Veo7 with the title ''Trivial Pursuit''.<ref name=antenna3>{{cite news| title=Trivial deals, new gameshow for Debmar-Mercury| url=http://www.c21media.net/trivial-deals-new-gameshow-for-debmar-mercury/?ss=trivial+pursuit+spain| publisher=C21 Media| last=Grant| first=Jules| date=6 April 2008| access-date=2014-07-16| archive-date=2014-07-26| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726192926/http://www.c21media.net/trivial-deals-new-gameshow-for-debmar-mercury/?ss=trivial+pursuit+spain| url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Soviet Union]] in 1989 bought the rights to produce its own version of the board game, and also started an official championship for family teams, finals of which were broadcast on [[Soviet Central Television]] as the game show ''Lucky Case'' (russian: Счастливый случай). After the agreement ended in 1991, the show changed their rules, dropping ''Trivial Pursuit'' elements, and continued broadcasting until 2000.

===Arcade game===
In 1984, [[Bally Sente]] released a ''Trivial Pursuit'' arcade game.<ref name=arcade>{{cite web| title=Trivial Pursuit| url=http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10199| publisher=International Arcade Museum| access-date=2014-07-16| archive-date=2014-03-27| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327161048/http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10199| url-status=live}}</ref> Like the board game, several variants were also subsequently released.

===Home computer games===
British software company [[Domark]] released a home computer version (billed as ''Trivial Pursuit: The Computer Game'') for multiple formats during the 1980s.<ref name="page6">{{cite web| url=http://www.page6.org/archive/issue_26/page_24.htm| title=Issue 26 - Trivial Pursuit| publisher=Page 6| date=March–April 1987| last=Davison| first=John S.| access-date=2014-07-16| archive-date=2014-12-26| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226012234/http://www.page6.org/archive/issue_26/page_24.htm| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cpcpower">{{cite web| url=http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&onglet=jaquette&num=2297| title=Trivial Pursuit Edition Genus| publisher=cpc-power.com| access-date=2014-07-16| archive-date=2015-02-20| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220021900/http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&onglet=jaquette&num=2297| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="zxsoftware">{{cite web|url=http://www.zxsoftware.co.uk/gamedetails.php?id=6555|title=ZXSoftware.co.uk|publisher=ZXSoftware.co.uk|access-date=2012-07-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309145154/http://www.zxsoftware.co.uk/gamedetails.php?id=6555|archive-date=2013-03-09}}</ref><ref name="lemon64">{{cite web |url=http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemon64.com%2Fgames%2Fdetails.php%3FID%3D3125 |title=Trivial Pursuit: Commodore-Genus Edition |publisher=Lemon64.com |access-date=2014-07-16 |archive-date=2015-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220033200/http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemon64.com%2Fgames%2Fdetails.php%3FID%3D3125 |url-status=live }}</ref> This version included pictorial and musical questions<ref name="ysorig">{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/trivialpursuit.htm |title=Trivial Pursuit |publisher=Ysrnry.co.uk |date=November 1986 |first=Gwen |last=Hughes |access-date=2014-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618224434/http://ysrnry.co.uk/articles/trivialpursuit.htm |archive-date=2014-06-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was otherwise mostly faithful to the mechanics of the original board game.

Later, Domark released another version called ''Trivial Pursuit: A New Beginning'', also across multiple formats.<ref name="lemon64new">{{cite web |url=http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemon64.com%2Fgames%2Fdetails.php%3FID%3D3475 |title=Trivial Pursuit: A New Beginning |publisher=Lemon64.com |date=1988 |access-date=2014-07-16 |archive-date=2015-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220033150/http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemon64.com%2Fgames%2Fdetails.php%3FID%3D3475 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ysnew">{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/trivialpursuitanewbeginning.htm |title=Trivial Pursuits - A New Beginning |publisher=Ysrnry.co.uk |date=January 1989 |first=Phil |last=South |access-date=2014-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619011101/http://ysrnry.co.uk/articles/trivialpursuitanewbeginning.htm |archive-date=2014-06-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This version featured a plot about the dying Earth<ref name="incredibly">{{cite web |url=http://incrediblystrangegames.com/post/1166003331/trivial-pursuit-a-strange-new-beginning |title=Trivial Pursuit: A Strange New Beginning |publisher=Incredibly Strange Games |date=21 September 2010 |access-date=2014-07-16 |archive-date=2014-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123154921/http://incrediblystrangegames.com/post/1166003331/trivial-pursuit-a-strange-new-beginning |url-status=live }}</ref> and significantly altered gameplay mechanics.<ref name="ysnew"/>

[[Hasbro Interactive]] released a "Millennium Edition" in 1999 with three different modes, and different categories:
*''Classic Pursuit'': Played just like the board game.  A "QUICKPLAY" option was also available, where, to speed the game up, every question would be a wedge question.  Up to six can play.  The winner is the first one to earn all six wedges, land back in the center hub by exact count, and then give a correct answer.
*''Party Pursuit'': Up to three can play.  The computer randomly spins categories until there are three to choose from.  A correct answer by the first player to buzz in earns the wedge; a wrong answer gives the opposition a chance, as well as take away any wedges earned in a category.  The first player to earn all six wedges wins the game.  After 20 questions, the computer begins selecting categories for the players.
*''Point Pursuit'': Same as ''Party Pursuit,'' except point scores are kept, and questions range from 250 to 1,000 points.  Players can also wager any or all of their scores on one final question.  Bonus points are earned for a wedge and for how much or how little time it took to answer a question.

There are also three different ways to answer the questions:
*Multiple choice, where players choose from numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4;
*Spelling accuracy: loose, where imperfect spelling is accepted by the program;
*Spelling accuracy: strict, where spelling must be precise.

This game featured a total of seven voice-overs, one host, and one for each of the six categories: People & Places (blue wedge), Arts & Entertainment (pink wedge), History (yellow wedge), Science & Nature (brown wedge), Sports & Leisure (green wedge), and Wild Card (orange wedge).

===Online games===
In 1999, [[Daybreak Game Company|Sony Online Entertainment]] licensed ''Trivial Pursuit'' from Hasbro Interactive<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/1998/12/trivial-pursuit-going-online/|title=Trivial Pursuit Going Online|date=1998-12-14|magazine=WIRED|access-date=2020-02-12|archive-date=2020-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805194341/https://www.wired.com/1998/12/trivial-pursuit-going-online/|url-status=live}}</ref> to release a downloadable online game on The Station@Sony (home to [[EverQuest|Everquest]] at the time), where up to three auto-matched players could chat with each other live while they played. A correct answer on any space earned a wedge on the category answered, the wedge spaces gave the player their choice of category, and the first person to earn four wedges was the winner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_100_March_2001/page/n97/mode/2up|title=PCZone Reviews: Trivial Pursuit Online V1.2|date=March 2001|work=PC Zone|access-date=2020-02-12|issue=100}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/03/trivial-pursuit-online|title=Trivial Pursuit Online: Know-it-alls and cheapskates around the world rejoice!|date=1999-11-02|website=IGN.com|access-date=2020-02-12|archive-date=2020-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212203516/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/03/trivial-pursuit-online|url-status=live}}</ref> It was hosted on The Station until 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|title=After Hours: Playing Around Online|date=2001-10-30|work=PC Magazine}}</ref>

In 2003, Bolenka Games released an online game of ''Trivial Pursuit'' on the now-defunct website Uproar.com<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20031118005445/en/Trivial-Pursuit-Online-Games-Brings-Worlds-Popular|title=Trivial Pursuit Online Games Brings World's Most Popular Trivia Game to Uproar.com|date=November 18, 2003|access-date=October 4, 2018|archive-date=October 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005071928/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20031118005445/en/Trivial-Pursuit-Online-Games-Brings-Worlds-Popular|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040204013755/http://www.uproar.com/promos/trivialpursuit/ Trivial Pursuit on Uproar]</ref> where it features five editions such as: ''Genius'', ''Silver Screen'', ''Music'', ''1980s'' and ''TV''.

===Video games===
Trivial Pursuit was released for a number of home video systems, including [[Sega CD]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Trivial Pursuit|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=70 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=May 1995|page=56}}</ref> [[Wii]], [[Windows Phone]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation 3]]. The board game was also adapted into a mobile game called ''[[Trivia Crack]]'' as well as ''Trivial Pursuit Genius Edition'' for the Nokia 3650, 6600, N-Gage, and Siemens SX1.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030829044441/http://www.3g-scene.com/3g-scene/new/products.asp 3G-Scene's Products]</ref>

[[Ubisoft]] released ''Trivial Pursuit: Live!'', on 17 December 2014 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, on 18 February 2015 for Xbox One and [[PlayStation 4]].<ref>[https://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/2014/00073870-hasbro-le-retour-des-jeux-sans-patate.htm Hasbro, le retour des jeux sans Patate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122020136/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/2014/00073870-hasbro-le-retour-des-jeux-sans-patate.htm |date=2021-01-22 }}, jeuxvideo.com</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ign.com/games/hasbro-game-channel-trivial-pursuit-live/ps4-20022843|title=Trivial Pursuit Live! on PlayStation 4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821082750/http://ign.com/games/hasbro-game-channel-trivial-pursuit-live/ps4-20022843 |archive-date=2016-08-21|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> It is similar to the ''[[Buzz!]]'' series. On Xbox One and PS4, it is a part from the Hasbro Game Channel, and it was released in physical on the ''Hasbro Family Fun Pack'' compilation on 25 October 2016. It was ported on 30 October 2018 on [[Nintendo Switch]], for the ''Hasbro Game Night'' compilation in physical or individually for download. A sequel called ''Trivial Pursuit Live! 2'', published by Ubisoft and developed by [[Snap Finger Click]], was released in 2022 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and [[Google Stadia|Stadia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=TRIVIAL PURSUIT Live! 2 IS OUT NOW!|url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/trivial-pursuit-2|website=ubisoft.com|accessdate=March 18, 2022|archive-date=May 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523230158/https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/trivial-pursuit-2|url-status=live}}</ref>

Trivial Pursuit was also adapted into a featured game on the [[NTN Buzztime|NTN]] system of video-bar-trivia games. The game ran during the early 2000s.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Trivial Pursuit}}
* {{official|http://www.trivialpursuit.com/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141225213647/http://a-t-f.net/editions.html Exhaustive list of editions]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071017153134/http://gameroom.com/gamebits/RULES/076_Trivial_Pursuit_Rules.html ''Trivial Pursuit'' rules]
* {{bgg|2952|''Trivial Pursuit''}}
* [https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/829028931875 CBC Archives] CBC Television on the invention of ''Trivial Pursuit'' (1982 broadcast)

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