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Trivial Pursuit now too trivial?

Christmas family favourite Trivial Pursuit has been accused of becoming too trivial. Enthusiasts complain modern editions of the 27-year-old game focus too much on celebrities and popular culture now that questions about Madonna and Halloween have replaced ones about the American Civil War and the population of South American countries. Chris Hughes, current International Mastermind champion, told the Sun: “The types of questions demonstrate that nowadays knowledge is not cool.”

But Joanne Piddington, spokesman for the game’s makers Hasbro, insists: “The methods used to select questions for the latest Trivial Pursuit games are exactly the same as the approach taken when the game was originally launched.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .