Trivia game system

Claim 1

A game including game apparatus comprising: a playing board divided into individual sectors for each player, each sector having a player movement track including a starting position, a terminal position and a plurality of intermediate positions therebetween and wherein the game is won by a player who first moves a progress marker from the starting position to the terminal position; said board further including a movement track for random movement of a player piece, said track extending in unending configuration around the playing board in traversing manner by each individual sector, said movement track comprising a plurality of movement positions which include a numerical reference representing a potential number of moves of the progress marker toward the terminal position of the player movement track, said moves of the progress marker being contingent upon compliance with an instructional requirement directed to a player landing upon the movement position; means associated with the movement track for defining instructional requirement defining action to be taken by the landing player which, if successfully accomplished, entitles the landing player to move the progress marker; and a timing device including means for starting a timing sequence and for signaling completion of the timing sequence, said timing device further including an external holding compartment and a removable element, said removable element being supported within the compartment with most of said removable element being exposed to open view of the players and being manually removable from the timing device by any player after detection of the completion signal.