Hawaii State Trivia

Hawaii State Trivia is a shareware, quiz game for up to four players themed on the state of Hawaii. This is a 'Trivia Shell' game meaning that the basic software was applied to many different subjects by changing the load screen and question packs, there are twenty-five 'Trivia Shell' games in the accompanying catalogue covering subjects as diverse as other states, Movies, Sports, Novell Netware, and Women of the World.

The game has three levels of difficulty which it applies to the same question pack. For example when asked a question on the Beginner setting the player would be given an answer and a pair of True/False buttons; the Intermediate setting is multiple choice and the player would have to choose from four possible answers; and on the Advanced setting the player would have to type in the complete answer. There are sixteen question categories ranging from History to Military and the when setting up a multiplayer game it is possible to choose specific categories for each player. Also, with multiplayer games, it is possible to have players on different difficulty settings - useful when parents are playing against children for example.
Other optional features include a question timer, sounds, penalties for incorrect answers, humour and sound.

The game has a hint feature and a high score table that shows the top five scores for each difficulty setting . If the player answers five correct questions in a row they are rewarded with a bonus question. Games can be configured to be any length, the default is thirty questions
The shareware game has a library of one hundred and five questions while the registered games have either three hundred (Classic version) or six hundred (Deluxe version) questions.