Trivial Pursuit Activity

This Activity is meant for Scouts BSA.

notecards and pencil for each patrol
one or more scoring judges
one unbiased game leader

Each patrol leader is responsible for writing down the patrol's answers as well as making sure the patrol's name is on each notecard turned in.

When a question is read, the patrol writes down its answer as quickly as possible. The notecard is then run to the scoring judge.
The judge puts a mark on the first card received to indicate it was turned in first. The judge then checks the answer for accuracy, writes the score on the card, and puts it in a pile for that patrol.
When all the questions have been asked, the scoring judge tallies the scores and gives 5 extra points for every notecard turned in first.

Use as many questions as you have time for and interest remains.
Maybe use 5 questions in a round and award a winner for each round.
Give 1 point for every correct item in a list. It might be better to NOT say the number of items. For example, say, "Name the Beattles" rather than "Name the four Beattles". Astute patrols may just run a blank sheet up to the front quickly if they know a mark for being first turned in is worth 5 points and a completely correct answer is only worth 3 points. Or, do not announce the value for being the first turned in answer.

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1. Name Santa's nine reindeer
2. Name the seven dwarfs in Snow White
3. Name the eight planets
4. Name the original 13 American colonies
5. Name the seven continents
6. Name the five United States that touch the Pacific Ocean
7. Name the four Beatles
8. Name the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
9. Give the value of pi to 6 places
10. List the three main parts of an egg
11. List the 7 colors in a rainbow in correct order from outside to inside
12. What three colors are used in a color printer
13. Name three villans that Batman fought on TV
14. Name the capitols of Canada, USA, and Mexico
15. Name the face cards in a suit from lowest to highest
16. Name the five branches of the Armed Forces
17. List the 6 smallest non-negative prime integers
18. Name Christopher Columbus's 3 ships
19. Name the 5 coins smaller than a dollar
20. Name the presidents on Mt. Rushmore in order from left to right
21. List the months with 31 days
22. Name the 4 railroads on a Monopoly board
23. Name the 4 suits in a card deck
24. Name 8 of the 11 states that border Canada
25. Name the 5 oceans of the world
26. List the 5 colors of rings on the Olympic flag
27. List the events in the decathlon

1. Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen
2. Dopey, Doc, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleep, Grumpy, Happy
3. Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus
4. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia
5. Antarctica, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, N. America, S. America
6. Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
7. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon
8. Michaelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo
9. 3.141592
10. yolk, white, shell
11. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
12. cyan, magenta, yellow
13. catwoman, clayface, joker, riddler, two-face, penguin, egghead, king tut
14. Ottowa, Ontario; Washington, DC; Mexico City
15. Jack, Queen, King
16. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard
17. 2,3,5,7,11,13
18. Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
19. penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar
20. Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln
21. Jan, Mar, May, July, Aug, Oct, Dec
22. B&O, Pennsylvania, Reading, Short Line
23. Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, Spades
24. Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Vermont, Washington
25. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
26. blue, yellow, black, green, red
27. 100 meter run, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 meter run, 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1500 meter run