Triv Quiz

Arcade Video game published 41 years ago:

Triv Quiz (c) 1984 Status Games.

Each player begins with 10,000 points. First the player sees the question. He then decides how many points he wants to play on that question. After he has wagered his points three answers will appear. The player now tries to select the correct answer. Each player receives a minimum of four questions. Bonus questions are earned based on high scores. Scores can reach into the millions. The player who achieves the highest score can enter their initials.

Triv-Quiz lets the player choose from four challenging trivia categories : 'Sports', 'Entertainment', 'World Facts' and the 'Expert Challenge'. Thousands of questions are stored.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 8085A (@ 12.4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 272 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 8

Players : 2
Buttons : 4

- TRIVIA -

Triv-Quiz offers the operator a special advertising feature. The operator may program his own advertising messages (via 'service mode') without the need of an additional and costly keyboard.

- SERIES -

1. Triv Quiz (1984)
2. Triv Two (1984)
3. Triv Four (1985)
4. Super Triv II (1986)
5. Super Triv III (1988)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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