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Trivia a Burning Need to Know

Trivia makes the world go round, but where did general knowledge trivia come from? The word has Latin origins in Trivium meaning crossroads, or meeting three ways and Trivialis common or trivial. The brainchild of Canadians Scott Abbott and Chris Haney, Trivial Pursuit was co-purchased by Hasbro in 1983. Monopoly made Charles Darrow wealthy. In 1936, Parker Brothers purchased the rights to the game from both he and Lizzie Magie. Hasbro purchased the game from Parker Brother and grew their own Monopoly. Monopoly buster Dr. Anspach created the Anti-Monopoly game. Ruling against Anti-Monopoly, a lower court had 40,000 Anti-Monopoly games buried in a Minnesota landfill.

Music icon John Lennon fronted a British skiffle group “The Black Jacks in 1957.” The Quarry Men, followed, morphing into Johnny and the Moondogs, who became the Beatals, then the Silver Beetles. They turned into The Silver Beats. John ran out vowels and the Beatles were born. Pete Best the ex-drummer from the Silver Beatles 60-62 had a 1965 album called “Best of the Beatles.” Speaking of icons, in 1893 storyteller Nancy Green better known as “Aunt Jemima, was crowned the “Pancake Queen.” She flipped flapjacks at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The recipe was not hers, but she became the first living trademark, selling 50,000 orders. In 1999, Springfield Mass. had the world’s biggest pancake swarae. 71, 233 fluffy cakes were served to 40,000 people. Stacked, the flapjacks would be 2 miles high.

Sports enigmas, and general knowledge trivia, in 1911 racecar driver Ray Harroun won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 driving car #32. Racecar spelled backwards is racecar. 1963, MVPS, Elston Howard, Sandy Koufax, (NBA) Jim Brown, and Elgin Baylor (NFL), all wore #32. In 1968, OJ Simpson won the Heisman Trophy for Southern Cal wearing # 32.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysilogogogoch is the Welsh village name for the Church of Saint Mary in the hollow of the white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by Saint Tysilio’s of the red cave. Another Welsh fact, actor Richard Burton was born in the village of Pontrhydyfen. French monk Dom (Pierre) Perignon left his legacy to both Champagne the city and sparkling wine. He devised “riddling” the fermenting bottles, so the sediment could be removed, adding a secondary fermentation and corks to seal the bubbles and bottles. Today Dom Perignon Champagne vintage 1947 sells for $2,160 and 1996 for $339.00.

General knowledge trivia really is anything, but common.

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VINTAGE PARKER BROTHERS PEG BASE BALL GAME £6.32

Vintage Game – Pegity By Parker Brothers (UK Version) – England – Circa 1925 £12.25

Vintage QUIT CARD GAME By Parker Brothers Inc., London, Complete £2.60

Vintage PIT Party Trading Card Game USA Parker Brothers Bull & Bear Edition £2.99

VINTAGE GAMBLER GAME BY PARKER BROTHERS GAMES 1977 £2.99

All the Kings Men by Parker Bros – RARE Vintage 1970′s Board Game £14.99

VINTAGE 1965 BOOBY TRAP GAME BY PARKER BROTHERS £3.99

vintage retro OPTION double sided word game parker bros 1985 complete £15.00

Vintage 1985 Parker Brothers GO FOR IT where you can have it all board game £20.00

VINTAGE 1965 PARKER BROTHERS BOOBY-TRAP ACTION GAME EXCELLENT CONDITION £12.65

Parker Brothers THE A-TEAM – RARE Vintage BOARD GAME 1984 ‘Race for the Formula’ £34.99

Funny Bones Vintage Card Game (Parker Brothers 1968) £6.00

Parker Brothers – People Weekly – NEW Vintage 1984 Trivia Pop Culture Board Game £1.90

VINTAGE PARKER BROTHERS INSTANT REPLAY GAME 1987 COMPLETE £1.99

Fascination exciting electric maze game 1968 parker brothers vintage remco £4.99

36 PIECE COMPLETE VINTAGE 1939 PARKER BROTHERS GAME “CONTACK” WITH RULE BOOK £13.92

vintage 1920′s Parker Brothers Touring Card Game VGC Playing Cards automobile £0.99

Bull and bear edition Pit card game parker brothers vintage collectable £1.99

Vintage Parker Brothers Inc Rook Card Game – Complete £15.99

Vintage Monopoly Parker Brothers Trading Board Game 1936 Money Title Wood Pieces £9.48

The Mad Game 1982 Vintage Board game by Parker Bros £14.99

VINTAGE TOURING CARD GAME BY PARKER BROTHERS C1920 RARE COLOURED LID £4.99

WILDFIRE ELECTRONIC PINBALL GAME VINTAGE BOXED 1979 PARKER BROTHERS £1.20

Vintage 1920s Board Game – PEGITY – Parker Brothers £3.99

VINTAGE PARKER BROTHERS WATERWORKS LEAKY PIPE CARD GAME BOXED COMPLETE VGC 1972 £25.00

RARE VINTAGE MONOPOLY USA DOLLARS PARKER BROTHERS REAL ESTATE FAMILY BOARD GAME £12.99

RARE VINTAGE PARKER BROTHERS PIT CARD GAME BULL AND BEAR EDITION WHEAT PIT GAME £8.50

BANK SHOT VINTAGE RETRO HAND HELD GAME from PARKER BROS £29.99

VINTAGE PUSH OVER PIGGY BACK MARATHON GAME COMPLETE 1981 PARKER BROTHERS 6+ £7.99

VINTAGE FLINCH CARD GAME BY PARKER BROS c. 1930′S £20.00

Vintage 1965 Parker Brothers, BOOBY-TRAP Spring Bar Board Game #60, Complete £6.32

VINTAGE PUSH OVER PIGGY BACK MARATHON GAME COMPLETE 1981 PARKER BROTHERS AGE 6+ £9.99

Vintage BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Board Game Parker Bros 1978 £29.99

**VINTAGE AVALANCHE BOARD GAME PARKER BROS 1965** £28.99

FUN CITY: RARE-VINTAGE-FAMILY-BOARD-GAME-1987 -COMPLETE – PARKER BROTHERS £34.99

Antique/vintage Parker brothers game of ‘CONTACK’ 1939,original box and pieces £35.00

PIT BULL AND BEAR EDITION PARKER BROTHERS TRADING GAME VINTAGE USA £24.99

Vintage Mille Bornes French Card Game Craze – 1964 Parker Brothers £6.99

Super Cobra by Parker Brothers on Atari 2600 VCS retro games console