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From: shaprkg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Bob Shapiro)
Newsgroups: net.games.trivia
Subject: Re: errors in Trivial Persuits
Message-ID: <1437@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-Nov-84 17:44:28 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  1 17:44:28 1984
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References: <1528@cornell.UUCP> <15388@lanl.ARPA>
Reply-To: shaprkg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Bob Shapiro)
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Summary: 

In article <15388@lanl.ARPA> jlg@lanl.ARPA writes:
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>The most consistent and annoying error in Trivial Persuits is the problem
>of incorrect categorization.  In particular, the category 'Science and Nature'
>contains questions about astrology, palmistry, calendar reform, etc..  These
>questions are definitely NOT related to 'Science and Nature'.  In playing the
>game and noticing these off subject questions, I made the facetious remark
>that "next there'll be a question about palmistry!"  And then one actually
>came up - so much for sarcasm.  While I still haven't seen any questions
>about ESP, phrenology, Von Daniken, Velikovsky, Lysenko, UFOs, etc., I'm
>sure that they are there somewhere.
>
>Science and Nature is such a large topic that it seems unreasonable that the 
>makers of the game couldn't find enough questions to fill the cards. It seems
>that about a third of the questions in this category don't belong.  To be sure,
>I can't decide where these particular subjects DO belong,  but it certainly 
>isn't Science and Nature (entertainment maybe?).

   I think the question "How many golf balls are there on the moon?" in the
sports category is a little far-fetched.