Knowledge from Trivia Games

by Jillian Gregory

The lure of winning prize money on game shows, such as "Jeopardy", has trivia buffs studying miscellaneous facts incessantly. Do you think you could compete on a trivia game show and come out in first place? Do you answer the Jeopardy questions along with the TV? Do you laugh at contestants when they answer a question incorrectly and you had the right answer? Or more commonly do you try to answer the question, but are incorrect a majority of the time? Maybe Jeopardy is not your cup of tea and you prefer "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" instead. You scoff at the easy questions in the beginning of the program and quickly comment that "this is my final answer". Either way, the trivia bug has bitten you.

Let's say you had the opportunity to appear on Jeopardy. What if your opponent was a successful Jeopardy competitor like Ken Jennings? Ken Jennings spent months beating contestants one by one and racking up over $2.5 million in winnings. How did he become a trivia guru? How can you improve your skills to match the wits of Ken Jennings? Try improving your trivia knowledge by playing online trivia games.

Sure, you can read encyclopedias, almanacs, and nonfiction books to add to your arsenal of trivia facts. However, this can become boring. Fast. Turn to 'Trivia Machine' when you just cannot face reading another page of the encyclopedia. Trivia Machine is a game that is filled to the brim with trivia questions. There are several categories to choose from and you can even download new trivia questions from the Internet. You choose the difficulty level of each question. The difficulty levels are elementary, scholar, and genius. The harder the question, the more money the question is worth. Plus, there is even a lightning round where you have to answer ten trivia questions quickly.

Trivial Pursuit Unhinged builds from its traditional board game counterpart by adding multimedia sounds and clips. Another benefit of playing online is that you can steal wedges from your opponent! It is important to note that Trivial Pursuit Unhinged has a high player rating at 4.5/5 stars.

Let's say you've had fun playing these trivia games, but want to try something different. Are you looking for a trivia game that doesn't involve words? Then check out PixWiz Visual Trivia Game. There are five volumes available for this game. Each volume contains twenty trivia pictures. The pictures are revealed pixel by pixel and the goal is to see who can correctly identify the picture in the shortest amount of time. You can play alone or against an opponent.

Do you think Ken Jennings played online trivia games? Maybe he did. On TV interviews he claims that his robust trivia knowledge stems from his family. They discussed various topics and facts at the dinner table while he was growing up. Most likely you don't have trivia dinner table discussion at your disposal. Therefore, try online trivia games instead.

Get started on your trivia training today by playing one or all of these games. I play "Team Trivia" once a week and these games will help me to improve my skills. The games are fun and broaden your knowledge at the same time. Who knows, you could be the next Ken Jennings.