Question and answer board game

A question and answer board game comprising:

• a game board having a planar playing surface, said game board having a central recess therein, wherein said planar playing surface has a playing track imprinted thereon, wherein said playing track is divided into a plurality of first area sectors, wherein each of said first area sectors is labeled with the name of one of the states of the United States;
• a random topic question selector which includes a topic question member mounted on said game board, wherein said topic question member is divided into a plurality of second area sectors, and a topic question indicator rotatably connected to said topic question member in overlaying relationship therewith for randomly marking one of said second area sectors and identifying a topic question to be posed to one game player after said indicator has been manually spun by an opponent game player, wherein said topic question member includes a disc and a circle imprinted on a planar surface of said disc, means for releasably securing said disc in a closed position in said central recess, and means connected to said disc and said central recess for removing said topic question selector from said central recess and vertically elevating said topic question selector relative to said planar playing surface causing spinning of said rotatable topic question indicator and random identification of said topic question on said circle upon manual release of said disc securing means;
• a plurality of game pieces, wherein each of said game pieces is configured in a different shape and sized to be positioned on said first area sectors of said playing track, and wherein one of said game pieces is provided for each game player;
• a plurality of sets of board markers, wherein each set of said board markers includes a plurality of said board markers, wherein said board markers of each set are commonly shaped and each set of said board markers is configured in a different shape, wherein the shapes of said game pieces are different from each other, and wherein one set of said board markers is provided for each game player;
• a set of cards, one card for each of said states, each of said cards having topic questions and answers printed thereon for each of said topic question identified by each of said second area sectors;
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• means for randomly determining an order-of-play sequence for said game players and for determining and marking movement of each of said game player's game piece along said playing track.