America's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, Mia Hamm, the Sock Puppet and the Village People Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the TRIVIAL PURSUIT Game.Business Editors/Sports Editors/Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002 New Edition Captures the Last 20 Years of People, Places & Events in a Box Today, former New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Mayor Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani (born May 28, 1944) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from the state of New York. Formerly Mayor of New York City, Giuliani is currently seeking the Republican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election. took center stage to lead the celebration of the TRIVIAL PURSUIT Trivial Pursuit is a board game where progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge, and popular culture questions. The game was made in 1979 by Scott Abbott, a sports editor for the Canadian Press, and Chris Haney, of Welland, Ontario, a photo (R) game's 20th anniversary at Toys "R" Us Toys "R" Us (currently typeset as ToYsЯuS in the logo) is a toy store chain based in the United States, Canada, Australia,The Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Times Square. The festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. included soccer champion, Mia Hamm Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17,1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer player. Playing for many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team, she scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male and former dot.com icon, The Sock Puppet A phony name made up by a user in order to masquerade as someone else on the Internet. Sock puppets can make controversial comments or vote for or against a cause without revealing their identity. as mystery guests, who with Mr. Giuliani, broke into comedic banter onstage at the international flagship store for Toys "R" Us. The event closed with the Village People's performance of "YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. ," which brought the crowd to their feet. These notables and thousands of others from the past 20 years are part of Hasbro, Inc.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HAS) new TRIVIAL PURSUIT(R) 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION game, on-shelf now. "I'm here today to remind people that it's okay to laugh, enjoy life and celebrate the good times," said former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. "I'm for anything that brings people together to have fun." As event emcee, Mr. Giuliani revealed to spectators Ms. Hamm, The Sock Puppet and the Village People, who were chosen to represent the more memorable aspects of the last 20 years, and are included as questions in the new game. The TRIVIAL PURSUIT(R) 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION game includes questions that relate exclusively to the past 20 years. "There have been a lot of funny and meaningful people, places and events from the past twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. that have inspired really great TRIVIAL PURSUIT(R) questions," said John Chandler, Senior Vice President, Hasbro Games. "When you look at the range of personalities that were onstage to help us celebrate this anniversary it was truly symbolic of what this game is all about." Also on hand to celebrate the 20th anniversary were Scott Abbott and John Haney, two of the inventors of the Trivial Pursuit game. The event unveiled TRIVIAL PURSUIT(R)'s 20th Anniversary print and broadcast advertising campaign, which features the likes of Joey Buttafuoco, Tonya Harding, Suzanne Sommer's ThighMaster, Kato Kaelin, the 2000 Florida Presidential election scandal, the Chia Pet and the Smurfs, to name a few. The 30-second spot debuts the evening of September 24 during network Primetime programming. The TRIVIAL PURSUIT(R) 20th Anniversary Edition game includes nearly 4,000 new questions that cover the last 20 years in six new categories. Game play remains the same as the traditional version with two to six players vying to collect all six scoring wedges and answer the final question first. Available exclusively with this limited edition, is a deluxe card dispenser. The game, which is geared for adults, is available now in the U.S. at the approximate retail price of $34.99. Hasbro Games manufactures and markets games and puzzles under the brand names MILTON BRADLEY and PARKER BROTHERS. Included in its product line are some of the world's best-known games and puzzles including: TRIVIAL PURSUIT, CANDY LAND, the MONOPOLY game, SCRABBLE Brand Crossword Game, YAHTZEE, TWISTER, GAME OF LIFE, and BIG BEN Puzzles. The company also markets its games in three focused initiatives: MY FIRST GAMES (pre-school games), FAMILY GAME NIGHT (family games) and GET TOGETHER GAMES (adult games). Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, and WIZARDS OF THE COAST Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world. TRIVIAL PURSUIT is a registered trademark of Horn Abbot Ltd. for the games distributed under exclusive license to Hasbro, Inc. SCRABBLE the associated logo, the design of the distinctive SCRABBLE brand gameboard, and the distinctive letter tile design are trademarks of Hasbro in the United States and Canada. (C) 2002 Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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