Movie trivia board game

Abstract

A movie-trivia based game is disclosed utilizing quotes from famous Hollywood movies. A gameboard depicts a map of the United States. A simulated strip of film is placed over the map having individual frames. The filmstrip zigzags throughout the United States, with the reel of film beginning in Maine and the end of the filmstrip being located over Hollywood, Calif. A team captain reads a movie quote from a first set of cards to his team. The team advances its play piece by moving a frame at a time after answering questions concerning the name of the movie in which the quote was uttered, the actor or actress who said it, the character the actor or actress played in the movie, and the release date of the movie. A team's piece may be advanced or sent backward when it lands on a frame marked with a star signifying the drawing of a second set of cards. The second set of cards will direct that the player move his piece to the frame on which an actor or actress's birthplace is located or to move in another manner. The game is won when a team reaches the Hollywood frame and correctly answers all four questions concerning a movie quote. Players or teams alternate turns in drawing quote cards. Players or teams are also allowed to attempt to answer another team's quote card if the first player or team fails to correctly identify the movie.

1 . A movie trivia board game, comprising: 
 (a) a gameboard comprising a geopolitical map of the United States having a continuous simulated movie strip of film with individual frames drawn thereon, wherein said strip of film is divided into discreet frames beginning at a first place on said may and ending at a second place, said frames further comprising markers indicating the birthplace of famous actors and stars indicating that Players should draw from a set of Oscar© cards;    (b) at least two game pieces for movement frame by frame on the discreet frames of the simulated movie filmstrip;    (c) a plurality of Quote cards containing a movie quote and other facts concerning the quote or movie wherein said Quote cards contain a quote from a movie and facts indicating, at least, the name of the movie from which the quote was taken, the name of the actor or actress who said the quote, and the release date of the movie;    (d) Oscar© cards directing players to move their play pieces to a famous actor's frame or forwards or backwards a certain number of frames;    wherein players move their game pieces frame by frame from said first beginning to said second ending by answering questions from said Quote cards and as directed by said Oscar© cards.    
   
   
       2 . (canceled)  
   
   
       3 . A movie trivia board game as in  claim 1 , wherein a player correctly identifying from said Quote card the name of said movie, the name of said actor or actress, and the release date moves his game piece one frame for each correct answer.  
   
   
       4 . (canceled)  
   
   
       5 . A method of playing a movie trivia board game, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) placing a game piece for each slaver on the starting point of a series of frames connected on a simulated filmstrip, wherein said filmstrip meanders across a map of the United States and ends in Hollywood, Calif.;    (b) a first team player drawing a Quote card and attempting to answer a plurality of questions concerning the quote;    (c) the first player or team advancing a number of frames on the film strip according to the number of correct answers;    (d) at least a second player or team drawing a Quote card and attempting to answer the name of the movie from which the quote is taken and then a plurality of questions concerning the quote;    (e) the second team advancing a number of frames on the film strip according to the number of correct answers;    (f) further comprising the step of moving the player's game piece to a famous actor's birthplace or forward or backward a certain number of frames as directed by said Oscar© cards when a player or team lands on a frame with an Oscar© marker;    (g) a team arriving on the Hollywood frame and correctly answering a plurality of questions on a Quote card.    
   
   
       6 . (canceled)  
   
   
       7 . A method of playing a board game as in  claim 5 , further comprising the step of “bailing” wherein a first player or team can announce that they do not know the name of the movie on said Quote card and wherein said first team is then told the name of the actor or actress and the year of the movie, whereby a first player or team may move up to two squares by then correctly naming the movie and the character in the movie.  
   
   
       8 . A method of playing a board game as in  claim 7 , further comprising the step of allowing a second player or team to correctly identify the movie after the name of the actor or actress and the year of the movie has been revealed to a first player or team and after a first team or player has failed to identify the movie.  
   
   
       9 . A method of playing a board game as in  claim 7 , further comprising the step of asking a second player or team to first identify the movie and then the remaining questions after a first team has failed to identify said movie correctly.