Name the Game Trivia Quiz

Answer: Monopoly

The game Monopoly was first introduced in the U.S. in 1903. In 1935 Parker Brothers published the game in the version that we know today.

Answer: Sorry

Sorry was invented in England and based on the ancient board Parcheesi. The object of the game is to be the first player to get all four of their tokens out of "Start", send them around the board, and get them safely to "Home" before all the other players.

Answer: Ker-Plunk

Ker-Plunk was first introduced in 1967 by Ideal. The object of the game is to remove skewers from a cylinder that are holding back a bunch of marbles. Each player tries removes one skewer at a time in a such a way as to to not allow any marbles to fall down the tube. The player who ends up causing the most marbles to fall, loses.

Answer: Battleship

The game Battleship was done as a paper and pencil game as far back as World War I. The plastic board game version was introduced by Milton Bradley in 1967. Players place their ships on a game grid and opposing players try to guess the positions of the ships by guessing squares in the grid. If a player guesses a square that a ship is straddling, it's a "hit".

The game continues until all ships on one of the two sides are destroyed.

Answer: Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots

Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots was produced by the Marx Toy Co. in 1964. It is a two player boxing game with two robot boxers controlled by double thumb controllers. By pushing the thumb buttons a player makes the robot punch. The object is to punch the other boxer's head off, or as the commercial says, "Knock his block off".

Answer: Mousetrap

"Mousetrap" was introduced by Ideal in 1963. The object of the game is to move mice around a game board while putting together a mechanical mouse trap, piece by piece, in the center of the board. When the trap is complete, and a player's mouse is on the correct spot, the trap is activated and that player wins.

Answer: Operation

"Operation" was introduced by Milton Bradley in 1964. Players try to remove parts from the patient with metal tweezers. The area around the part to be removed is surrounded by metal and if the tweezers touch the metal, the patient's nose lights up and a loud buzzer goes off. If the nose and buzzer go off, your turn is then over.

Answer: Cootie

Cootie was introduced in 1949. Each piece of the cootie corresponds to a number on the die. Players roll the die and try to be the first to fully construct a cootie bug.

Answer: Fraidy Cats

The object of the game is to move your cat completely around the top of a guard dog's fence. Players move along the fence and hope not to land on a spot that wakens the dog. If the dog is activated, it bounces around the yard bumping into the fence. If the dog bumps into the trigger of your cat, it launches your cat into the air and you must start over.

Answer: Yahtzee

The objective in the game is to roll five dice to make certain combinations that are listed on the scoring pad. A roll of five of a kind is a "Yahtzee" and worth 50 points. Players add all the points for all their combinations at the end, and who ever has the highest total wins.