Music trivia game

• US 5,893,561 A
• Filed: 02/05/1998
• Issued: 04/13/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hannah W. Hoffman
• Original Assignee: Hannah W. Hoffman
• Inventors: Hoffman, Hannah W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stoll, William E.
• Application Number:
  US09/019,022
• Time in Patent Office: 432 Days
• Field of Search: 273/272, 273/243, 273/248, 273/249, 273/430, 273/431
• US Class Current: 273/243
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00119 Board games concerning music, theatre, cinema, or art

Abstract

A new music trivia game for drawing on knowledge of music to answer music trivia questions. The inventive device includes a game board having a path of travel defined thereon. A plurality of question cards are provided having questions and corresponding answers related to spaces on the game board. Each of the question cards has musical questions arranged in categories of decades. The questions further relate to titles of songs, artists who sing the songs and lyrics of the songs. A playing die and a plurality of playing pieces are also included.

Claims

1. A new music trivia game for drawing on knowledge of music to answer music trivia questions comprising, in combination:

a game board having a path of travel defined thereon, the path of travel being defined by a central location with a plurality of radially attached loops, each of the loops being defined by a plurality of spaces, each of the spaces being individually marked to correspond to questions;

a plurality of question cards, each of the question cards having questions and corresponding answers related to the spaces on the game board, each of the question cards having musical questions arranged in categories of decades, the questions further relating to titles of songs, artists who sing the songs and lyrics of the songs;

a playing die;

a plurality of playing pieces each having a square configuration, the playing pieces each having three rows of three apertures therein;

a plurality of correct answer pegs adapted for being received within the apertures of the playing pieces; and

an answer indicator positioned on the central location of the game board, the answer indicator including a voice chip within a housing, the housing having a speaker in communication with the voice chip, the housing having a correct answer button and an incorrect button.

2. A new music trivia game for drawing on knowledge of music to answer music trivia questions comprising, in combination:

a game board having a path of travel defined thereon;

a plurality of question cards, each of the question cards having questions and corresponding answers related to spaces on the game board, each of the question cards having musical questions arranged in categories of decades, the questions further relating to titles of songs, artists who sing the songs and lyrics of the songs;

a playing die;

a plurality of playing pieces.

3. The music trivia game as set forth in claim 2 wherein the path of travel is defined by a central location with a plurality of radially attached loops.

4. The music trivia game as set forth in claim 3 wherein each of the loops are defined by a plurality of spaces, each of the spaces are individually marked to correspond to questions.

5. The music trivia game as set forth in claim 2 wherein the playing pieces each have three rows of three apertures therein.

6. The music trivia game as set forth in claim 5 and further including a plurality of correct answer pegs adapted for being received within the apertures of the playing pieces.

7. The music trivia game as set forth in claim in claim 2 and further including an answer indicator positioned on the central location of the game board.

8. The music trivia game as set forth in claim 7 wherein the answer indicator includes a voice chip within a housing, the housing having a speaker in communication with the voice chip, the housing having a correct answer button and an incorrect button.