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  2. The Trivia Encyclopedia - Wikipedia

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    The Trivia Encyclopedia is a 1974 book written by Fred L. Worth. A best-selling book in its day, The Trivia Encyclopedia was brought back to public consciousness in the 1980s, when author Worth unsuccessfully sued the makers of Trivial Pursuit for copyright infringement. Worth claimed that they had sourced their questions from his books, even ...

  3. Trivial Pursuit - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Fictitious entry - Wikipedia

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    Fred L. Worth, the author of The Trivia Encyclopedia, placed deliberately false information about the first name of TV detective Columbo for copy-trap purposes. He later sued the creators of Trivial Pursuit, as they had based some of their questions and answers on entries found in the work. The suit was unsuccessful, as the makers of Trivial ...

  5. ‘Trivial Pursuit’ Quiz Show Format to Be Sold by Talpa ...

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    Talpa Studios, founded by “The Voice” and “Big Brother” creator John de Mol, has launched “Trivial Pursuit,” a quiz show format based on the Hasbro trivia game, at TV market Mipcom in ...

  6. Top 25 "It" products of all time: #7 -- Trivial Pursuit - AOL

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    In the days before video gaming, we used to gather together face to face to socialize and play games made of paper and plastic. No kidding. In the mid-80s, a new board game, Trivial Pursuit, swept ...

  7. Trivial Pursuit Officially Ordered at The CW, LeVar Burton ...

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    First released in 1981, the board game Trivial Pursuit has players answer trivia questions in a variety of categories and try to earn different colored wedges to add to their playing piece. The ...

  8. List of game show hosts - Wikipedia

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    Fred Allen: United States: Judge for Yourself (1953–54) Mel Allen: United States: Jackpot Bowling (1959–60) Peter Allen: United States: The Hollywood Game (1992) Steve Allen: United States: I've Got a Secret (1964–67) Tom Allen: United Kingdom: Bake Off: The Professionals (2018–present) Matt Allwright: United Kingdom

  9. Trivial Pursuit (American game show) - Wikipedia

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    Trivial Pursuit is an American game show that ran on The Family Channel from June 7, 1993 to December 30, 1994. Loosely based on the board game of the same name , it is hosted by Wink Martindale with Randy West announcing.