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Trivia Whiz Trivia Whiz - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

Trivia Whiz - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

Bet a portion of your score on how much you know about a certain subject. Well executed quiz game is addictive and fun.

Trivia Whiz was produced by Merit Industries in 1984.

Merit Industries released 76 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1980. Merit Industries was based in United States.

Other machines made by Merit Industries during the time period Trivia Whiz was produced include: Pit Boss, Pit Boss Jr., Player's Choice, Table Stakes, Match Games, Chicken Draw, Casino Five, Tic Tac Trivia, Sex Trivia, and Merit Trivia

Trivia Whiz
Trivia Whiz

Specs

Name Trivia Whiz
Developer Merit Industries (United States)
Year 1984
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 10198
Class Wide Release
Genre Trivia/Quiz
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard
Control Panel Trivia Whiz Control Panel Image

Trivia Whiz KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Trivia

Merit issued update trivia question chips for several years following the original release.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Trivia Whiz Census

There are 14,771 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,482 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,617 machines (6,906 unique titles).

Common - There are 26 known instances of this machine owned by Trivia Whiz collectors who are active members. Of these, 6 of them are original dedicated machines. 10 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 10 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Trivia Whiz machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Trivia Whiz circuit board for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 9 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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FLYERS MERIT= TRIVIA WHIZ Arcade Video Game advertisement original see pic

Auction ends in: 3 weeks, 22 hours

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$14.98

TRIVIA WHIZ By MERIT 1985 ORIGINAL VIDEO QUIZ GAME PROMO SALES FLYER

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$17.85

Vintage 1985 TRIVIA WHIZ Arcade Marquee Merit Industries Inc

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$30.60

Trivia Whiz video arcade game Marquee, Merit 1985

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$7.50

Trivia Whiz MARQUEE Plexi

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$23.00

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