Will you collect $200 or go directly to jail? Take this board game quiz to find out! The Royal Game of Ur was the first playable board game in history. It originated in ancient Mesopotamia with the rules written by a Babylonian astronomer on a cuneiform tablet. Since then, board games have been created for interesting reasons and have been used in innovative ways.
Candy Land, for instance, was created by a schoolteacher for kids in a polio ward. Governments used Monopoly to smuggle maps and compasses to POWs during wartime. Board games are also used as embedded learning for kids, teach cooperative gameplay, and help us manage our stress levels as adults. These board game trivia questions and answers make you feel like a kid again!
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A frying pan, a bed-roll, a cowboy hat and a shovel are all items which must be placed on the mule’s back in which kid’s game?
Balancing Act
Too Heavy
Wonkey Donkey
Buckaroo
Go is purported to have originated in which country 4000 years ago?
Greece
Ethiopia
China
India
In Go, what are the empty intersections between the game pieces called?
Points
Spaces
Vacancies
Squares
Which of these UK board games is a ‘fast talking description board game’?
Subbuteo
Game of Life
Space Invaders
Articulate
In Backgammon, what happens if a player can’t move either dice numbers when they roll?
They roll the dice until they can move
Lose their turn
Move either one number higher or lower than the dice they rolled, provided they can move those numbers
They have to move the closest checker to their home area onto the middle bar
Which board game allows players to buy property?
Monopoly
Cluedo
Sorry!
Trouble
How many gold coins does it cost to buy an airplane in Civilization?
100
10
20
50
Which of the following is NOT a car color in Life?
White
Purple
Orange
Blue
In Monopoly, if you win a crossword competition, how much do you gain?
100
50
20
150
How much does a player have to pay when they land on the Income Tax square in Monopoly?
50
100
200
500
In Snakes and Ladders, what does a player do on their turn?
Spin a pointer
Roll a pair of dice
Answer a question
Roll one dice
Which racing board game has a location called Gum Drop Mountain?
Trouble
Ludo
Life
Candy Land
What is the biggest room on the Cluedo board?
Ballroom
Library
Hall
Dining Room
How many minutes are allowed per round of Boggle?
2
5
10
3
Which board game has playing pieces of little cars?
Life
Risk
Sorry
Masterpiece
How many checkers does each player begin with in a game of backgammon?
15
2
10
5
What’s the maximom of players for a Monopoly game?
10
8
6
2
Which game involves weapons including the rope and lead pipe
Snakes and Ladders
Ludo
Mystery Mansion
Cluedo
In Chess, bishops can move in which direction?
Backwards
Diagonally
Sideways
Forwards
What type of event is there every month in Payday?
Yard Sale
Movie Night
Car Rally
Street Fair
What is the name of the criminal on the run in Scotland Yard?
Mr Z
Mr Y
Mr C
Mr X
Which of these Cluedo rooms does NOT have a secret passage?
Lounge
Kitchen
Hall
Study
Which of these is NOT traditionally found on a Monopoly board?
Mile End Road
Strand
Old Kent Road
Fleet Street
What is the value of the highest gold coin in Civilization?
50
75
100
200
Where does Liverpool Street Station appear on the Monopoly board?
Between the orange and pink properties
Between the red and yellow properties
Between the brown and light blue properties
Between the green and dark blue properties
In Operation, what is the name of the character having his body parts removed?
Patient Z
John Doe
Cavity Sam
Mr Man
In Scotland Yard, when is the first time Mr X has to reveal his position to the detectives?
The third turn
The tenth turn
The fifth turn
The first turn
In Draughts, how does a regular piece move during a non-capturing turn?
Backward diagonally to nearest adjacent vacant square
Forward diagonally to the nearest adjacent vacant square
To any adjacent vacant square
To any vacant square on the board
Which board game involves solving a murder?
Cluedo
Taboo
Operation
Life
Which of these rooms would you NOT find on a Cluedo board?
Nursery
Billiards Room
Library
Ballroom
How many pawns do players start with in Chess?
10
8
12
6
In Scrabble, how many letter only have one tile?
4
5
2
6
Which player goes first in Backgammon?
White goes first
Brown goes first
Whoever sets their checkers up first
Whoever rolls the highest number
Which is the only great power to start with more fleets than armies in Diplomacy?
France
Great Britain
Russia
Turkey
What color is the ‘Inherit a Painting from the Bank’ space in Masterpiece?
Yellow
Brown
Red
Black
How do withdrawers capture in Ultima?
By withdrawal directly away from a piece
By pushing the piece over
By entrapment between two pieces
By replacement, like Chess
What is the first property on the Monopoly board?
Old Kent Road
Whitechapel Road
The Angel, Islington
Euston Road
In Draughts, how does a regular piece move during a non-capturing turn?
Backward diagonally to nearest adjacent vacant square
To any adjacent vacant square
To any vacant square on the board
Forward diagonally to the nearest adjacent vacant square
In the game Hungry Hungry Hippos, which is the purple hippo?
Lizzie Hippo
Homer Hippo
Harry Hippo
Henry Hippo
In Chess, how does a pawn capture another piece?
Sideways
Forwards
Diagonally
Backwards
Which of these board games features a picture of a brain on the box?
Trivial Pursuit
Scrabble
Mastermind
Cranium
What is the name of the extra cube/third die in each Backgammon set?
The doubler
The diamond
The slot
The blitz
Which of these is NOT a Word Worm activity in Cranium?
Lexicon
Factoid
Spellbound
Zelpuz
How much can you buy one station for in Monopoly?
200
100
500
300
How many male characters are there in Cluedo?
1
2
4
3
Which is the cheapest to buy in Monopoly?
Northumberland Avenue
Bow Street
Angel, Islington
Old Kent Road
How many die are used in the game of Monopoly?
2
3
1
4
Which Sorry card allows a player to draw again?
7
2
11
1
Which of these is NOT a Word Worm activity in Cranium?
Factoid
Zelpuz
Spellbound
Lexicon
How many different gold coins are there in Civilization?
5
3
6
10
What item do players have to recover when playing The Dark Tower?
A wizard’s staff
A golden crown
A magic sceptre
A jewelled throne
How many blank tiles are there in a Scrabble set?
3
1
2
4
In Life, what are the blue cards?
Career
Salary
House
Stock
What is the highest level a player can receive in Go?
30k Kyu
1k Kyu
10p Dan
1d Dan
In Backgammon, what is a lover’s leap?
Dice roll of double sixes
Dice roll of double threes
Dice roll of six and one
An opening roll of six and five
What term is used when a player’s stones are in check in Go?
Sony
Wii
Nintendo
Atari
How many circles on the mat of Twister?
24
10
30
50
Which board game involves drawing things on paper for your teammates to guess?
Operation
Cluedo
Pictionary
Yahtzee
What is the name of the new ‘standard’ Monopoly game?
There and Then
Who and When
Past and Present
Here and Now
What does a Polygraph question include in Cranium?
A true/false question
A fill in the blank question
A simple question without choices
A multiple choice question
How many points is a five letter word worth in Boggle?
2
5
4
1
How many colors are dotted around a Twister mat?
6
4
10
5
In Absolute Balderdash, what happens when more than one person gives the correct definition of an answer?
The round is cancelled
The game ends
Everyone gets a point
The dasher gets a point
How many squares are on a Scrabble board?
50
225
100
164
How many total tiles are there in Scrabble?
100
50
90
200
Which board game tells players ‘Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect £200’?
Cluedo
Ludo
Sorry!
Monopoly
In Scrabble, what letter has the most tiles?
E
O
I
A
In the game Risk, Europe is which color?
Blue
Yellow
Red
Green
Which of these was a popular board game aimed at girls in the ’90s?
Destiny Phone
Date Phone
Aspire Phone
Dream Phone
What other form of transport is open to Mr X exclusively in Scotland Yard?
Alleyways
Airports
Waterways
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
Double Score
Move ahead two spaces
Triple Score
How are the houses and hotels of a 1940s Monopoly set different to a present day one?
They’re metal
They’re glass
They’re made of wood
They’re cotton
How many dice to do you play with in Yahtzee?
6
5
10
4
How many color groups are there on a Monopoly board?
10
6
8
3
In Backgammon, what is the term used to describe a game where a player has removed all of their checkers from the board before their opponent has begun to take off his/her own checkers?
A builder
A gammon
A beaver
A joker
Which elimination game has a player guessing which of 24 characters their opponent has picked?
Ludo
Monopoly
Go
Guess Who
What is the lowest value a painting can have in Masterpiece?
Damaged
No Value
Forgery
Reproduction
If a player goes to university in Life, how many salary cards can they pick up at random?
1
3
5
6
How many gold coins does it cost to buy a settler in Civilization?
5
10
15
20
How many triple word scored are there on a scrabble board?
10
3
8
5
What two letter tiles are the highest scoring two to play in Scrabble?
V and C
H and Y
J and X
Q and Z
How does a castle/rook move on a chess board?
In a straight line
In a square
Diagonally
One space
If a Draughts piece reaches one of the squares at the far end of the board, what does it become?
A Gold piece
A King piece
A Queen piece
A Neutral piece
Which of these is not a red property on the Monopoly board?
Coventry Street
Trafalgar Square
Fleet Street
The Strand
Which of the great powers starts with the most units at the beginning of a game of Diplomacy?
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
Russia
France
Snakes and Ladders was invented in which country?
France
India
Great Britain
USA
Jenga is Swahili for what?
Build
Game
Tower
Fall
All of the paintings featured in Masterpiece are on display in which American gallery?
The New York Metropolitan Museum
Museum of Modern Art
The Art Institute of Chicago
National Gallery of Art
What action signals the end of your turn in Risk?
Draw a card
Fortify a territory
Make a free move
Passing the dice
How much is the fine to get out of jail in Monopoly?
50
20
100
60
In Life, what are the purple cards?
Salary
Stock
House
Career
In Cranium, who is the mascot for the blue questions?
Data Head
Creative Cat
Word Worm
Star Performer
Which of these Sorry cards does NOT allow you to move a pawn from the Start space?
1
Sorry!
2
7
What shape are the stone bowls in Go?
Oval
Triangle
Rectangle
Square
What’s different about a Club Cranium question in Cranium?
There’s more than one possible answer
Players get two guesses
The time limit is doubled
All teams play
In which decade was Monopoly created?
1920s
1960s
1950s
1940s
In which decade did Leslie Scott create Jenga?
1980s
1910s
1960s
2000s
What CAN’T you find on a Parchesi board?
Two blue safety squares seven spaces apart
Two blue safety spaces five spaces apart
Two blue safety squares ten spaces apart
Two blue safety spaces eight spaces apart
Which of the following is a territory that CAN’T be occupied in Diplomacy?
North Africa
Switzerland
Greenland
Clyde
In Chess, what is a smother mate?
When the queen checkmates the opponent’s king
When a king is trapped behind the pawn after castling and a knight checkmates it
When a player can’t force a checkmate on an opponent
When a player removes all of their opponent’s pieces, then tries to force checkmate
In what year was the original version of Risk released?
1959
1967
1995
1989
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