Trivial Pursuit Genus IV

by Hasbro

Product Features

• Genus IV

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00000IVZW
• Item model number: Genus 4
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,695 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

It's become the high praise of the day: "I'd sure like to have her on my Trivial Pursuit team." Life is never dull when there are people around who know what baking ingredient, sprayed at high pressure, the U.S. Air Force replaced its toxic paint stripper with. Or what male body part Mademoiselle magazine found to be the favorite of most women. The object of the game is to show off one's general knowledge--that is, it's to move along a circular track, answering questions, and to collect colored wedges for correct answers in six categories: People and Places, Arts and Entertainment, History, Science and Nature, Sports and Leisure, and Wild Card. The game includes a 20-by-20-inch game board, question-and-answer cards in two card storage boxes, dice, six plastic tokens, and 36 scoring wedges. For two to six players or teams. (Still wondering about the answers to the above questions? Baking soda and eyes!) --Emilie Coulter

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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, Useless Knowledge is USEFUL!, April 25, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Trivial Pursuit Genus IV (Board Game)

I remember being a child, and being so frustrated that I didn't know any answers on my parents Baby Boomer edition. About a month ago, my friends and I got together and played this edition of Trivial Pursuit, and it was so much fun. While many of the questions in entertainment aren't quite current, they are all topics that anyone over the age of 12 will have a chance of knowing. Even though they have taken out some questions, such as literature, it has simply made the game even more accessible to the whole family. This game is a blast, and it lets everyone put all their useless knowledge to work.

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for multi-generational families, November 16, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Trivial Pursuit Genus IV (Board Game)

Trivial Pursuit has been our holiday family tradition since the first Genus. What is great about this newest edition is that there are more contemporary questions. Our teenagers like to play because they can get these types of questions right. There are still some thought-provoking questions, so the challenge isn't all lost. I strongly suggest playing in teams of mixed ages, as this will help spread out the knowledge base required to get all the answers correct.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the old ones, but still great., September 13, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Trivial Pursuit Genus IV (Board Game)

This is a very fun game. It can be played by many people and is a lot of fun. Still, it dose have a few problems. The questions are not as eductional as they use to be. They took out Liturature, and put in many more entertanment questions. Another problem is that you will need to update you set, because some of the questions are time based; such as: "Who was the last president to..." Also, with the entertanment world changing so much, the T.V and movie questions become outdated. All in all, I would recomend buying this game. It's great for large groups of people, and will really make you think.