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1
Candy Land was invented by a retired schoolteacher while she was recovering from which illness?
Spanish Flu
Cancer
Measles
Polio
2
The phrase "back to square one" might have been inspired by
which game?
CandyLand
Hi Ho Cherry-Oh
Mouse Trap
Chutes and Ladders
3
What year was the game of Risk invented
1957
1987
1967
1977
4
How many American households has a Scrabble set.
One in Ten
One in Three
Five out of Five
One in Five
5
The game "What do you Meme? can be compared to which other game?
Cards Against Humanity
Catch Phrase
Trivia
Cranium
6
What is the oldest board game in the U.S.?
Candyland
Backgammon
Chess
Cribbage
7
What was the impact of television on game playing?
an increase in games played by tenagers and adults
an increase in games with a war theme
a change toward emphasis on children's games
a change toward games focused on science fiction
8
Fidel Castro banned Monopoly in which country?
U.S.A.
Spain
Cuba
France
9
How many ladders are on the standard Chutes and Ladders board?
27
19
23
15
10
This popular kids game show was actually inspired by the classic board game 'Mouse Trap.'
Double Dare
Child Support
Figure it Out
Fun House
11
How far back can board games be traced in history?
The 1500's
1896
2000 BC
3100 BC
12
What is the most popular BOARD game of all time?
Scrabble!
Risk!
Monopoly!
Chess!♟♟♟
13
What board game has a “Pop-O-Matic“ die roller?
Trouble
Candyland
Life
Sorry
14
What board game is this?
Battleship
Chess
Checkers
Stratego
15
The name Jenga is based on the Swahili word meaning what?
Destruction
Collapse
To Build
Wobble
16
Which is an example of a game released with the arrival of TV into American living rooms?
Sorry
Monopoly
Chess
Checkers
17
A convicted murderer was once awarded a retrial because four of the jurors used a Ouija board to determine his guilt.
False
True
18
What does an Ouija board do?
Hands out your candy for you
Paint your nails
Let you talk to ghosts/Spirits
19
The player who goes first in
Connect Four
can win 100% of the time.
False
True
20
Where did board games originate from?
Egypt
Turkey
Greece
United States of America
21
The car, dog, iron, shoe, boat and tophat are player pieces in which boardgame?
Monopoly
Risk
Scrabble
Trivial Pursuit
22
What game's board is this?
Othello
Backgammon
Cribbage
Chinese Checkers
23
What game does this image represent?
Mastermind
Battleship
Risk
Draughts
24
Scrabble is an official sport in several African countries, including Senegal and Mali.
True
False
25
What board game is this?
Stratego
The Settlers of Catan
Risk
Clue
26
The prisoner on the jail space in Monopoly has what name?
Milburn Pennybags
Edgar Mallory
Jake the Jailbird
Gerold the Jailbird
27
Battleship was one of the first games to be made into a computer game in what year?
1979
1975
2000
1985
28
What is the name of the man in the kids game Operation?
Cavity Jim
Cavity Ben
Cavity Sam
Cavity Bob
29
Which is a popular party game?
Solitaire
Mouse Trap
Twister
Operation
30
This party game ______ has more than 50 versions.
Jenga
Scene It
Monopoly
Uno
31
What was the impact of television on game playing?
an increase in games played by tenagers and adults
a change toward emphasis on children's games
an increase in games with a war theme
a change toward games focused on science fiction
32
What 90's game is the accessory shown from?
Clueless: The Game
Dream Phone
Date Night
Boy Crazy
33
From which country the board game Chronology came?
France
U.S.
China
Germany
34
(Bonus!) True or False The Boardgame "CLUE" was made into a Movie
False
True
35
What game do these pieces belong to?
Lite Brite
The Game of Life
Battleship
Cribbage
36
Operation was invented in what year?
1960
1975
1962
1973
37
In The Game of Life in 2017 a new square giving folks the chance to do what was added?
Go Bankrupt
Have a Same Sex Wedding
Get a Divorce
Adopt a Pet
38
What is the theme of the original game of Monopoly?
religion
politics
war
economics
39
Risk
was invented by which famous french film director best known for his short film
The Red Balloon.
Jean-Luc Godard
Albert Lamorisse
Jean Renoir
Luc Besson
40
What is the most successful board game?
Checkers
Monopoly
Chess
Scrabble
41
The boardgame Monopoly, uses street names from what Jersey shore town?
Atlantic City
Seaside Heights
Wildwoods
Asbury Park
42
Two journalists invented
Trivial Pursuit
in how many minutes after being shocked at the price of a Scrabble set?
5 Minutes
60 Minutes
45 Minutes
20 Minutes
43
What did the original game of Monopoly portray?
simple adventures based on a toss of the dice
competition based on battlefield scenarios
outcomes in life based on a series of choices
Property ownership based on wealth in the early 1900s
44
Which game is NOT manufactured by Milton Bradley?
Trouble
Jenga
Mouse Trap!
The Game of Life
45
In the classic Trivial Pursuit game, what colour does the blue pie represent?
Science
History
Entertainment
Geography
