ALSO the questions colours are wrong.

[slemslempike]

One of the versions of Trivial Pursuit that I own is the "Book Lovers" game, which is American, and very very difficult. I am not sure whether it's difficult because I am not American, or whether it's really rather tough. I mentioned this to zoje_george, and she said I should post some questions, so I have. There are the questions from two cards (grammar is all Triv's). The first card I pulled out was actually comparatively easy from my point of view, but I thought it would be cheating to change it, so I didn't. The second card is much more like the general level of questions.

CH: Children's
CL: Classics
NF: Non-fiction
BC: Book Club
AU: Authors
BB: Book Bag

[Poll #1517185]

Comments

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I know five of these. I hope not being American is the reason.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Fill the poll in so I can see which ones people know! I don't think I knew more than five. I can guess a few, but probably incorrectly.

[cellardor.livejournal.com]

Well, I hope they are hard, cos otherwise I am well thick.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I've just counted up properly, and contrary to what I said to callmemadam, I knew three. I might have been able to guess a further one, but only three definitely.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

I don't really think an author's reproductive feats belong in a book-lovers' quiz!

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

It's a bit of an odd inclusion!

[netgirl-y2k.livejournal.com]

So I can answer four, but only if I include my nationality. I can include my nationality, right? I also know my own name if it will bring my score up to five.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, that card sayd "Scoppish", so I can't accept your answer.

[coughingbear]

I have put in answers for six - but two are definite guesses. I might be wrong about the others, but I think I know the answers. The rest I have no idea.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Grading on a curve, you're doing very well!

[joyeuce]

I only knew the first one! I filled that in, thinking, "Oh, this is easy!" - and then started reading the rest. I feel thick now.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

But we'll always have the first one! That lulled me into a false sense of security too.

[alltheleaves.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad that only you get to know how badly I have performed.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I am really glad that everyone isn't coming in here and breezing through them, proving that the problem is in fact me.

[lsugaralmond.livejournal.com]

Good grief. I played this with you once and don't remember it being so hard!
I have answered four and am pretty sure I got them right (famous last words) but all the others I couldn't even take a wild stab at.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

It's really difficult! No-one from North America has answered yet, so I hope it is difficult for them too and I am not just parochial. (I also hope I've used "parochial" correctly.)

[the_antichris.livejournal.com]

Apparently all authors are either USian, Canadian or Shakespeare. Who knew?

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Lynne Reid Banks is British! Otherwise... yeah. But it is a game designed for the US market (I had to get it from ebay, amazon wouldn't sell it to me), so I think that's largely fair enough. I just want to know if they're gettable for Americans!

[peeeeeeet.livejournal.com]

The only one I knew was bloody skiffy! I am well shamed.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

That was one of the three I knew. I was quite pleased!

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

I know absolutely none.

[cellardor.livejournal.com]

Woo hoo it's not just me!!!

[carmine-rose.livejournal.com]

I knew two, and guessed at one correctly - but that was kind of cheating because I put down two alternative guesses! So I suppose I should only get half a mark for that one. I'd like to see a British orientated book-Triv.

Are you going to make the poll answers visible later? Pretty please?

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I shall post the answers - people's poll answers are safe! Though several are very funny.

I want a British book-Triv too!

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

I think these perspective issues are evident in an awful lot of games. My parents got a history one over Christmas - it was a good game, but skewed heavily towards players born in time to be aware first time of late 60s to early 80s politics. There were lots of questions for which my parents knew the answers, but my sisters and I didn't - we'd have known them for out generation. However there weren't equivalent questions for grandparents' generations.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Yes, quite. I really like the 1980s trivial pursuit, which is pretty easy most of the time. I've got the US 1990s one, which is HARD, but I haven't tried the UK version.

[antisoppist.livejournal.com]

That is horrible. And I usually whizz round the board on Art and Literature questions in the UK version. I'm crap at Finnish Triv though and blame that on it all being hugely cultural.

[antisoppist.livejournal.com]

And I've just remembered the Carol Shields and want an extra point.

[terriem.livejournal.com]

I only definitely knew 3, so guessed the others. Very tricky!

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

It is! And now there is An American who has taken the quiz, and she concurs.

[orionnebula.livejournal.com]

Good grief, those are hard! I knew three, but the rest I have absolutely no clue.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Good, it is not just the non-north Americans who struggle!

[sollersuk.livejournal.com]

Two, not counting nationality, and I'm supposed to be well-read *points to own most recent post*

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[wonderlanded.livejournal.com]

I think it must be VERY US-centric -- either that or I am not as much of a bibliophile as I thought!

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I think it is quite difficult overall, but definitely using a different knowledge base than the one I am used to.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Definitely not easy! There are some I feel I should know, but not today, anyway.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

P.S. The 'Great Penguin Bookchase' game is much easier!

[hafren.livejournal.com]

Except the nationality one, the only one I knew was the one about Crab (responsible for the best scene in the play, IMO).

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I liked Two Gentlemen of Verona, though it was a shortened version. I'm hoping to get to see a full length one at some point.

[whatho.livejournal.com]

Hm.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Quite.

[teenagelogic.livejournal.com]

Ouch.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Yes!

[katlinel.livejournal.com]

I expect I have done rubbishly. But then I am not good at actual facts.

Also I misread the date and the prize name on the second CL question so my answer for that is definitely wrong.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

We were playing with the set last night, and they were all pretty much impossible.

[white_hart]

I knew three of the ones on the first card and could make guesses at the others. I'm drawing a complete blank on the second set.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

The first was much easier - several questions on the second one no-one got at all.

[gair.livejournal.com]

Since the results are not viewable to anyone, I can safely say that that was easy peasy and naturally I knew the LOT.

... wait, or is that 'not viewable to anyone except you'??? Because that's cheating.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Yep, I KNOW. And I have made a spreadsheet, too. MUAH HA HA.