Mind The Gap: A Trivia Game for the Generations
A boomer, a Gen Xer, a Millennial, and a Gen Zer walk into a bar...nah, just kidding. Those 4 would never walk into the same bar, unless, I guess, it was a juice bar. Let's try again. A boomer, a Gen X-er, a Millennial, and a Gen Z-er walk into a living room. Because it's a holiday or a family reunion or some other such special event, and they all have to be there together.
And those are pretty much the only times I can see the Mind The Gap trivia game having any use whatsoever. Which isn't very often, despite its creators saying, "We were tired of not having a trivia game we could play with our 80-year old grandparents and our teenagers." Seriously? Who wants to play a game with teenagers?
If you are one of the few who do, or you're just in charge of the entertainment at Uncle George's 70th birthday party next month, here's your chance to Mind The Gap - the generation gap - with pop culture trivia questions and challenge cards that make you hum, dance, and act out iconic moments from the different generations (i.e., moments no one at the table will get besides those your own age group).
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