TRIVIALISTING
Training and reference to A-List facts
Can you name one of Stephen King’s first seven books? How about one of the seven noble gasses? Best Picture winners from the 1970s? Ten busiest world airports? Flavors of the original Skittles?
Can you name more than one?
Trivialisting is a new kind of quizzing book. It’s a trivia challenge. It’s a party game. It’s a study aid. It’s a book of lists. (Not that book of lists.) It’s a go-to guide for any game or team activity that calls for fun questions with more than one right answer.
Typically that means 5 to 12 answers, whether you’re naming one of the first 8 vice presidents or one of last year’s top 10 Billboard hits. Our lists are just the facts, ma’am -- no opinions or truth-or-dare type sidelights.
We use them for games like 5x5 and Knodgeball. What will YOU use them for?
Trivialisting introduces a whole new trivia taxonomy that keeps things fresh and gives everyone a head start. Out with sleepy old Science, in with Cosmos: a new category that includes space, geography, math, exploration, and (yes) science itself. Out with Business, in with Trades (economics, technology, finance and inventors). These nine new categories are a fresh way to think about quizzing.
To aid all kinds of play, the front half of the book will have questions with fill-in-the-blanks for readers to test themselves. In the back half, the list answers will be presented in a format that makes game play easy. Indexing will support random selection via platonic polyhedra (dice included with the deluxe edition!), cards (another add-on!), bingo balls, whatever. Ebooks will offer their own randomizers.
Finally, Trivialisting is a cooperative book. Proceeds will go to the Toutant Intellectual Competition Fund (ala Newman’s Own) to support young quizzers and promote other worthy trivia endeavors. Contributors and fact checkers will work cooperatively and donate their time, and readers will be encouraged to submit additional topics and material for the next edition.
Can you name one of Stephen King’s first seven books? How about one of the seven noble gasses? Best Picture winners from the 1970s? Ten busiest world airports? Flavors of the original Skittles?
Can you name more than one?
Trivialisting is a new kind of quizzing book. It’s a trivia challenge. It’s a party game. It’s a study aid. It’s a book of lists. (Not that book of lists.) It’s a go-to guide for any game or team activity that calls for fun questions with more than one right answer.
Typically that means 5 to 12 answers, whether you’re naming one of the first 8 vice presidents or one of last year’s top 10 Billboard hits. Our lists are just the facts, ma’am -- no opinions or truth-or-dare type sidelights.
We use them for games like 5x5 and Knodgeball. What will YOU use them for?
Trivialisting introduces a whole new trivia taxonomy that keeps things fresh and gives everyone a head start. Out with sleepy old Science, in with Cosmos: a new category that includes space, geography, math, exploration, and (yes) science itself. Out with Business, in with Trades (economics, technology, finance and inventors). These nine new categories are a fresh way to think about quizzing.
To aid all kinds of play, the front half of the book will have questions with fill-in-the-blanks for readers to test themselves. In the back half, the list answers will be presented in a format that makes game play easy. Indexing will support random selection via platonic polyhedra (dice included with the deluxe edition!), cards (another add-on!), bingo balls, whatever. Ebooks will offer their own randomizers.
Finally, Trivialisting is a cooperative book. Proceeds will go to the Toutant Intellectual Competition Fund (ala Newman’s Own) to support young quizzers and promote other worthy trivia endeavors. Contributors and fact checkers will work cooperatively and donate their time, and readers will be encouraged to submit additional topics and material for the next edition.
Taxonomy
CCode |
Category |
Coverage |
A |
Arts |
Architecture, Dance, Fine Arts, Language, Literature, Museums, Theater, Written Word |
C |
Cosmos |
Computing, Exploration, Geography, Mathematics, Science, Space |
F |
Features |
Cinema, Television. Video, Webmedia, various visuals conveyed away from the origin |
H |
Histories |
Ancient to Current Events, Government, Politics |
I |
Innateness |
Drink, Food, Health, Human Body, Medicine, Drugs |
M |
Melodies |
Audio primary, Music, Radio, Recordings, Podcasts |
P |
Pastimes |
Games, Hobbies, Sports, Records |
S |
Societies |
Celebrities, Fads, Legends, Lifestyle, Mythology, Pets, Philosophy, Religion |
T |
Trades |
Business, Economics, Inventions, Technology, Transportation, Finance, Resources |
Mnemonics FIST CHAMP (Boxing) &/or FAST CHIMP (Ham) (note: "I" may change to "O" in future iterations)
Categories are contain a number of subjects areas, which draw upon both academic / high brow and popular / low brow aspects
Categories are contain a number of subjects areas, which draw upon both academic / high brow and popular / low brow aspects
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ECodes have USA / North America timeline influence
DCodes are adapted from MPAA and LearnedLeague ModKOS / Kosman Scale. with mnemonic GloBal hUngeR indeX |
Thus a low difficulty, non-temporal science question could be coded CZG, a fairly difficult question about recent ballet could be coded A9R, an approachable question about the first several US Vice Presidents could be coded H2B, etc. If a subject is in multiple timeframes, the latest one is used, with the option to note others
Link to Sample Lists
Lists may cover more than one category, and a variety of subjects and topics, and will have a handful (5) to a dozen (12) elements in most cases.