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Board Game Miscellany Trivia Quiz

I don't know about you, but I LOVE board games. Give a go at ten questions based on the basic gameplay of ten common board games (American based).

A multiple-choice quiz by trident. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
trident

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
210,359

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. One of the most popular of all board games is, of course, Monopoly. The game is based on buying multi-colored properties and collecting monopolies. Which of the following properties is one of the 'green' properties (American version)? Hint

Pennsylvania Avenue

New York Avenue

Oriental Avenue

Park Place

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Question 2 of 10

2. Risk is the game of world domination. The object of the game is to conquer all the countries on all the continents. Which of the following is NOT one of the nations of Asia in the game Risk? Hint

Irkutsk

China

Russia

Mongolia

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Question 3 of 10

3. The game of Life is all about going through... well, life. You get married, buy a house, and even retire. A unique aspect of this game is its spinner. What number does the spinner go up to? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. A favorite among youngsters is Candy Land, a simple game that allows you to draw cards with colors on them and move along the path. As you move, you get to see various characters that have candy-themes. Which of the following is NOT one of those characters? Hint

Plumpy

Mr. Mint

Chief Chocolate

Princess Lolly

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Question 5 of 10

5. The game of Sorry! is a classic for sure. You have to try to move your pegs from the start to your home. In order to achieve this, you need to draw cards. Which of the following cards allows you to "go again"? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Clue is a game of detective work. You need to find Mr. Boddy's killer... and the murder weapon... and the room the murder took place in. In order to accomplish this feat, you control the very characters that are suspect. Which of the following is actually one of the characters in Clue? Hint

Mr. Shale

Miss Taupe

Dr. Lime

Mrs. Peacock

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Question 7 of 10

7. Battleship, by Milton Bradley, is sometimes considered a game of strategy, but also considered a game of luck. In order to win, you need to find the other player's ships in a large ocean of possibilities. By saying a letter with a number you either miss the target or hit a ship. Which of the following is NOT one of these ships in the current version? Hint

submarine

troop ship

aircraft carrier

patrol boat

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Question 8 of 10

8. An old time favorite is Operation, the game in which you must remove "body parts" with a tweezers without touching the edges. The parts are often small and hard to get. Which of the following is NOT one of the body parts in Operation? Hint

writer's cramp

wrenched ankle

broken heart

upset stomach

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Question 9 of 10

9. A popular game that has come out recently is Cranium. It challenges every aspect of your brain through its multiple categories. Which of the following is NOT one of the categories in the game Cranium? Hint

Word Worm

Data Head

Creative Cat

Music Machine

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Question 10 of 10

10. Trivial Pursuit is a favorite for many, especially if you are a member of this site. You answer questions from many different categories. Genus I and Genus II contained the category of Geography. Which category replaced Geography as the blue category? Hint

Science & Nature

Sports & Leisure

Arts & Entertainment

People & Places

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Pennsylvania Avenue

The green properties consist of: Pacific Avenue, North Carolina Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue.

2. Risk is the game of world domination. The object of the game is to conquer all the countries on all the continents. Which of the following is NOT one of the nations of Asia in the game Risk?

Answer: Russia

Russia is split among many minor nations including Ural, Siberia, and Kamchatka.

3. The game of Life is all about going through... well, life. You get married, buy a house, and even retire. A unique aspect of this game is its spinner. What number does the spinner go up to?

Answer: 10

The spinner has numbers from one to ten and they vary in color. The spinner stops by hitting pegs and eventually landing on one of the numbers.

Answer: Chief Chocolate

Every time you get a card with a character, you get to move to where that character is on the board. It's not very fun to get Plumpy's card though; he's at the beginning!

Answer: 2

The card with a two on it allows you to go again. It also allows you to get out of start.

Answer: Mrs. Peacock

The characters' name represent their color of pawn. Mrs. Peacock represents the blue pawn.

Answer: troop ship

The boats vary in sizes with the aircraft carrier being the largest (5 spaces) and the patrol boat the smallest (2 spaces).

Answer: upset stomach

Upset stomach is not one of the parts, but butterflies in the stomach happens to be in poor Sam (the Operation guy).

Answer: Music Machine

The four categories in Cranium include: Word Worm, Creative Cat, Data Head, and Star Performer. You must use all of your brain to win this game.

Answer: People & Places

Art & Literature was also dropped after Genus II and the category of Wild Card became the orange category.

Source: Author trident

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