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Trivial Pursuit

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Trivial Pursuit Greatest Hits

Trivial Pursuit Greatest Hits

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Date:

1981

Publisher:

Originally published by Horn Abbot Ltd. Currently published by Hasbro.

Designers:

Chris Haney and Scott Abbot

Why It's Significant (in 25 words or less):

Trivial Pursuit spawned an entire generation of trivia games and was the single defining game of the 1980s in mainstream America.

More About Trivial Pursuit:

Still being published in new editions today, Trivial Pursuit was an obsession for some in the 1980s. Countless trivia games have come and gone in subsequent years, but Trivial Pursuit continues to flourish.

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