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How old is Trivial Pursuit?

Trivial Pursuit is about 45 years old.

Trivial Pursuit went on sale in 1981.

as of September 2026

Two Canadian journalists invented it after finding pieces missing from their Scrabble set.

Trivial Pursuit turns 50 in 2031.

If you were born before 1981, you're older than Trivial Pursuit.

Mind-bender: Trivial Pursuit is closer in time to the Golden Gate Bridge's opening (1937) than to today.

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