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Go is purported to have originated in which country 4000 years ago?
Greece
Greece
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
China
China
India
India
In Go, what are the empty intersections between the game pieces called?
Points
Points
Spaces
Spaces
Vacancies
Vacancies
Squares
Squares
What is the value of the highest gold coin in Civilization?
50
50
75
75
100
100
200
200
In Draughts, how does a regular piece move during a non-capturing turn?
Backward diagonally to nearest adjacent vacant square
Backward diagonally to nearest adjacent vacant square
To any adjacent vacant square
To any adjacent vacant square
To any vacant square on the board
To any vacant square on the board
Forward diagonally to the nearest adjacent vacant square
Forward diagonally to the nearest adjacent vacant square
In the game Hungry Hungry Hippos, which is the purple hippo?
Lizzie Hippo
Lizzie Hippo
Homer Hippo
Homer Hippo
Harry Hippo
Harry Hippo
Henry Hippo
Henry Hippo
How many male characters are there in Cluedo?
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
Which Sorry card allows a player to draw again?
7
7
2
2
11
11
1
1
How many different gold coins are there in Civilization?
5
5
3
3
6
6
10
10
What is the highest level a player can receive in Go?
30k Kyu
30k Kyu
1k Kyu
1k Kyu
10p Dan
10p Dan
1d Dan
1d Dan
What term is used when a player’s stones are in check in Go?
Sony
Sony
Wii
Wii
Nintendo
Nintendo
Atari
Atari
How many circles on the mat of Twister?
24
24
10
10
30
30
50
50
How many colors are dotted around a Twister mat?
6
6
4
4
10
10
5
5
In Absolute Balderdash, what happens when more than one person gives the correct definition of an answer?
The round is cancelled
The round is cancelled
The game ends
The game ends
Everyone gets a point
Everyone gets a point
The dasher gets a point
The dasher gets a point
What other form of transport is open to Mr X exclusively in Scotland Yard?
Alleyways
Alleyways
Airports
Airports
Waterways
Waterways
Trams
Trams
There are 27 squares on the Absolute Balderdash board, with one space for each letter of the alphabet. What is on the extra space in the middle of the board?
All Play
All Play
Double Score
Double Score
Move ahead two spaces
Move ahead two spaces
Triple Score
Triple Score
How many dice to do you play with in Yahtzee?
6
6
5
5
10
10
4
4
What is the lowest value a painting can have in Masterpiece?
Damaged
Damaged
No Value
No Value
Forgery
Forgery
Reproduction
Reproduction
How many gold coins does it cost to buy a settler in Civilization?
5
5
10
10
15
15
20
20
All of the paintings featured in Masterpiece are on display in which American gallery?
The New York Metropolitan Museum
The New York Metropolitan Museum
Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art
Which of these Sorry cards does NOT allow you to move a pawn from the Start space?
1
1
Sorry!
Sorry!
2
2
7
7
What shape are the stone bowls in Go?
Oval
Oval
Triangle
Triangle
Rectangle
Rectangle
Square
Square
In which decade did Leslie Scott create Jenga?
1980s
1980s
1910s
1910s
1960s
1960s
2000s
2000s
What CAN’T you find on a Parchesi board?
Two blue safety squares seven spaces apart
Two blue safety squares seven spaces apart
Two blue safety spaces five spaces apart
Two blue safety spaces five spaces apart
Two blue safety squares ten spaces apart
Two blue safety squares ten spaces apart
Two blue safety spaces eight spaces apart
Two blue safety spaces eight spaces apart
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