It has come to light that the first edition of the popular quiz game was put together in Nerja (Malaga).
Although the idea for 'Trivial Pursuit' was conceived in Montreal (Canada) in 1979, the 6,000 questions and answers in its first edition were drafted in the Axarquia town.
Aerial view of Nerja [© La Sexta]
Journalists Chris Haney and Scott Abbott decided to design a quiz game based on general knowledge. Chris' brother John and friend Ed Werner joined the team.
The following year they decamped to Nerja with encyclopaedias, almanacs and reference books crammed into their luggage and over the course of several months they combined their research and writing with daily life in the vibrant town.
According to Chris Haney, that winter: "We wrote the 6,000 questions and answers that made up the first edition of 'Trivial Pursuit'".
Since then 'Trivial Pursuit' has gone on to sell more than 100 million units worldwide.
[© El Corte Ingles]
© Paul Whitelock
Pictures:
Diario SUR, El Corte Ingles, La Sexta
Thanks:
Diario SUR, Eugenio Cabezas
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