We troll thrift store for used books. In the process, we have come across Trivia games with their boxes of cards with 6 questions in categories dependent on the Trivia focus. We bought the “Boomer” and “Genius” editions each with 2 boxes (with a lot of cards-really we are only halfway through one box). We threw away the boards, marker, etc and kept the cards only. We take the cards into restaurants, medical offices, Ford dealers, etc. etc. etc. (any place that looks like we will be sitting for a while). We ask each other the questions. It’s great fun and sometimes surprises us by what we do and don’t know. On a number of occasions, we have brought the card back to check the internet for more details.
Like today, the National News category question was “How many people did Lee Harvey Oswald shoot on November 22, 1963?” We knew for sure there were 2 (Kennedy and Connelly) but were there more? We didn’t think the wives were shot but how about the driver or any secret service personnel. We didn’t know and so off to the internet to discover that he shot 3 people – President Kennedy, Texas Governor Connelly and a bystander (James Tague). Though the Wikipedia entry on Tague makes it sound more like he was hit by debris not a bullet. Now you know the answer, too!!!
Just sharing one of the ways that we keep our brains sharp (or not)!!!
