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Quiz about Trivia Around the Monopoly Board

Trivia Around the Monopoly Board Quiz

Take a trip around a Monopoly Board and learn. I will be using the North American version. If there's enough interest I may come up with a UK version.

A multiple-choice quiz by makebeleaffan. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
makebeleaffan

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,920

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
775

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. You roll a 3 and land on Baltic Avenue. Your Question:

Which of these capital cities is not a capital of a Baltic country? Hint

Tallinn

Minsk

Riga

Vilnius

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Question 2 of 10

2. Next roll: snake eyes- Reading Railroad

Which of these "firsts" was not accomplished by Reading Railroad? Hint

First ten-wheel locomotive in the United States

First to transport one million tons in a year in the United States

First railway tunnel in the United States

First iron railroad bridge in the United States

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Question 3 of 10

3. Next roll- another 3- Vermont Avenue

Which of these US presidents was born in Vermont? Hint

John Tyler

Chester Arthur

William Henry Harrison

Zachary Taylor

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Question 4 of 10

4. Next roll- another 3- St Charles Place

Which of these ailments is St Charles Borromeo the patron saint? Hint

toothaches

lumbago

tumors

colic

5. Next roll- 8- New York Avenue

One of the first coins ever issued by the United States as a nation were struck in New York City. They were called Fugio Cents. What phrase appears in the middle of the "tails" side of the coin? Hint

I Fly

Mind Your Business

In God We Trust

We Are One

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Question 6 of 10

6. Next roll- 4- Indiana Avenue

Indiana has earned the nickname of the "Mother of Vice-Presidents". Which of these vice-presidents was not born in Indiana? Hint

Thomas Marshall

Dan Quayle

George Clinton

Schuyler Colfax

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Question 7 of 10

7. Next roll- 6- Marvin Gardens

Marvin Gardens does not actually exist in Atlantic City. What are the names of the two suburbs that form the name for Marvin Gardens? Hint

Marshall and Venice

Martin and Vincent

Marwood and Ventura

Margate and Ventnor

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Question 8 of 10

8. Next roll- 3- North Carolina Avenue

Born on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, who was the first white child born to English parents in America?

Answer: (Two Words (first name is another state))

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Question 9 of 10

9. Next roll- 2- Pennsylvania Avenue

What toy is still being manufactured at Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and has been since 1945? Hint

YoYo

Silly Putty

Frisbee

Slinky

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Question 10 of 10

10. Next roll- 5- oh oh Boardwalk (lucky no hotels yet)

Who had a #4 hit in 1964 with "Under the Boardwalk"?

Hint

The Coasters

The Drifters

The Platters

The Temptations

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You roll a 3 and land on Baltic Avenue. Your Question: Which of these capital cities is not a capital of a Baltic country?

Answer: Minsk

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are commonly referred to as the Baltic countries. Minsk is the capital of Belarus which is not on the Baltic Sea.

2. Next roll: snake eyes- Reading Railroad Which of these "firsts" was not accomplished by Reading Railroad?

Answer: First railway tunnel in the United States

The first railway tunnel was the Portage Tunnel and it was made for the New Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1854.

3. Next roll- another 3- Vermont Avenue Which of these US presidents was born in Vermont?

Answer: Chester Arthur

Calvin Coolidge is the only other president born in Vermont. Tyler, Taylor and Harrison were all born in Virginia.

4. Next roll- another 3- St Charles Place Which of these ailments is St Charles Borromeo the patron saint?

Answer: colic

St Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) was one of the chief factors in the Catholic Counter-Reformation (revival) under Pope Pius IV. He's best known for his work during the plague, therefore naming him the patron saint of colic, ulcers and stomach trouble.

5. Next roll- 8- New York Avenue One of the first coins ever issued by the United States as a nation were struck in New York City. They were called Fugio Cents. What phrase appears in the middle of the "tails" side of the coin?

Answer: We Are One

It is popular belief that Benjamin Franklin designed this coin.

6. Next roll- 4- Indiana Avenue Indiana has earned the nickname of the "Mother of Vice-Presidents". Which of these vice-presidents was not born in Indiana?

Answer: George Clinton

George Clinton was born in New York. The other two vice-presidents born in Indiana were Thomas A. Hendricks and Charles W. Fairbanks.

7. Next roll- 6- Marvin Gardens Marvin Gardens does not actually exist in Atlantic City. What are the names of the two suburbs that form the name for Marvin Gardens?

Answer: Margate and Ventnor

Marvin Gardens was a madeup name from the first three letters of Margate and Ventnor Cities. It was originally supposed to read Marven Gardens but somehow was misprinted to Marvin. By the time it was noticed, too much was going on to change it. (Popularity of the game, a movie containing the misspelled word and many magazine and newspaper articles.)

8. Next roll- 3- North Carolina Avenue Born on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, who was the first white child born to English parents in America?

Answer: Virginia Dare

Virginia Dare was born in 1587 on the mysterious Roanoke Island.

9. Next roll- 2- Pennsylvania Avenue What toy is still being manufactured at Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and has been since 1945?

Answer: Slinky

In 1945 Richard James invented the Slinky after experimenting with tension springs. One fell to the ground and began to "walk". His wife gave it it's name from a Swedish word "slinky" meaning stealthy, sleek and sinuous.

10. Next roll- 5- oh oh Boardwalk (lucky no hotels yet) Who had a #4 hit in 1964 with "Under the Boardwalk"?

Answer: The Drifters

A year later, the Rolling Stones reached #1 in South Africa with their rendition.

Source: Author makebeleaffan

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