Q 01/05

In which country was Trivial Pursuit invented?

A) Australia

B) Canada

C) United Kingdom

D) United States

Answer · why

B) Canada

Two Montreal journalists came up with it in December 1979 and first released it there in 1981.

Q 02/05

In which city was the game dreamed up on 15 December 1979?

A) Vancouver

B) Ottawa

C) Toronto

D) Montreal

Answer · why

D) Montreal

The creators worked for the city's newspaper and for The Canadian Press at the time.

Q 03/05

Which co-creator was a photo editor at The Gazette newspaper?

A) John Haney

B) Chris Haney

C) Scott Abbott

D) Ed Werner

Answer · why

B) Chris Haney

His brother John Haney and Ed Werner later helped finish development of the game.

Q 04/05

Scott Abbott, the other co-creator, was a sports editor for which news agency?

A) Associated Press

B) Canadian Broadcasting

C) The Canadian Press

D) Reuters Canada

Answer · why

C) The Canadian Press

A sports editor and a photo editor designed the game together in under an hour.

Q 05/05

Most origin stories of the game involve an argument over which other board game?

A) Clue

B) Monopoly

C) Scrabble

D) Risk

Answer · why

C) Scrabble

The usual version has the pair deciding they could make a better game themselves.