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Humans were always striving for the two things that make the trivia world what it is: knowledge and entertainment. When knowledge became a form of entertainment, trivia was born.
Trivia in the Mass Media - Milestones
1913 First Crossword Puzzle in a Newspaper
With the invention of print, the first mass media available, newspapers were in the beginning used to communicate news. Eventually the papers became the first mass entertainment media. Trivia quizzes started to pop up in every newspaper and in 1913 the first crossword puzzle (in a form similar to way we know it today) appeared in the New York Word Newspaper.
1935 The First Radio Quiz Show
With the 20th century came a new mass media: the radio. The trivia experience became a part of this new popular form of communication. Professor Dick and His Question Box (with Roy Ward Dickson) was the first of many radio quiz shows broadcasted for the first time in 1935.
1950 The First Real TV Quiz Show
The large popularity television brought new and exciting trivia experiences: "Truth or Consequences"- with Ralph Edwards was broadcasted for the first time in 1950 and becomes a hit.
1955 The First “Big Money” TV Quiz Show
Trivia game shows become a big business when people start making "big money" out of their so called "trivial knowledge". "The $64,000 Question" was broadcasted on CBS in 1955 and was considered the first "Big Money" TV Quiz Show.
1964 Jeopardy
Trivia game shows gain more popularity when the classic show "What is the question?" (later changed to "Jeopardy" ) was introduced in 1964.
1984 First Trivia Video Game
Trivia hit the arcades entering a new media: video games. The game Triv-Quiz was launched by Status Games in 1984.
1998 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
A new generation of game shows was born. Starting in the UK in 1998 "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" spreads to more then 50 countries and turns the trivia game show phenomena into a global one.
2005 QuizArt launches TriviaBox, live interactive game shows for everyone.
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