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The quintessential board game used in television to indicate, first, a test of skills between characters to see which one is the smartest, and second, an excuse for [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarious bickering]] as players argue over whether someone is winning because they're actually smarter or because they're getting ludicrously easy questions. In shorthand, while many board games are treated as [[Luck
The rules to this game are almost always irrelevant in terms of its use on television, but for what it's worth, the object is to [[Gotta Catch Em All|collect]] six different colored spokes, each color corresponding to a different general interest category, and put them in the player's game-piece, a wheel. Once the wheel has all six spokes, the player may journey to the center of the board for a final question. Answer this question right, and the game is won. Otherwise, rinse and repeat.
The popularity of this game is also such that it shows up semi-regularly as a [[Game Show]]. To date, different versions have appeared in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, and ESPN.
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=== This board game has been a plot point in the follow shows: ===▼
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== Live Action TV ==
* The ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode "The Bubble Boy" has George playing a game of this with the titular boy. The Bubble Boy being an obnoxious know-it-all, George seizes upon a famous typo (one answer card incorrectly states that the "Moops" conquered Spain) to refuse the Bubble Boy access to the history spoke. This goes downhill until {{spoiler|George accidentally destroys the Bubble Boy's bubble}}.
* One bit in the ''[[Mystery Science
* In the ''[[Wings (TV series)|Wings]]'' episode "Sports and Leisure," the airport gang plays a game of Trivial Pursuit. Roy ends up teamed with [[The Ditz|Lowell]], who insists on answering "Ann-Margret" to every single question.
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