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France '98 World Cup Monopoly Trivia Quiz

One of the first Monopoly games to branch out into specialised versions was this football lovers' paradise. It added even more competitiveness to this fantastic game.

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

Author
Blaynos

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
230,232

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
297

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Each 'property' on the board became a national team. A graphic on each team's property displayed what? Hint

National Football Shirt

Their FIFA World Ranking

Country's Flag

Their World Cup History

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Question 2 of 10

2. What were the two cheapest teams on the board? Hint

Poland & Hungary

Romania & Chile

Scotland & Switzerland

Belgium & Austria

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the most expensive team to buy?

Answer: (Won the World Cup the most times!)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these facts was NOT a feature of the two dice? Hint

There was no number on one side of each dice

One dice was blue, the other was red

Each dice had 12 sides

Each dice was shaped like a football

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Free Parking' became 'Friendly Match'.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. The four railroad stations became the four largest stadiums hosting a World Cup match in France. Which of these stadiums was not one of them? Hint

Le Stade de France

Stade du Parc des Princes

Stade de Gerland

Stade Municipal

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Question 7 of 10

7. What replaced the houses in the game? Hint

Nothing, the houses remained houses

Stadiums

Terraces

Footballs

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Question 8 of 10

8. What replaced the hotels in the game? Hint

Stadiums

Footballs

Terraces

Nothing, the hotels remained hotels

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did the 'Chance' and 'Community Chest' cards become? Hint

'Winners' and 'Losers'

'United' and 'City'

'Home' and 'Away'

'Red' and 'Blue'

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Question 10 of 10

10. The playing tokens changed.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Each 'property' on the board became a national team. A graphic on each team's property displayed what?

Answer: National Football Shirt

The country's shirt was used to represent each team. Incidentally, FIFA chose the top 22 clubs from their official all-time rankings, as decided by their performances in World Cups.

2. What were the two cheapest teams on the board?

Answer: Scotland & Switzerland

Scotland and Switzerland each cost only �60. Romania and Chile each cost �100, Belgium and Austria were �140 and Poland cost �180 with Hungary at �200.

3. What was the most expensive team to buy?

Answer: Brazil

Brazil trumped the board, costing a huge �400.

4. Which of these facts was NOT a feature of the two dice?

Answer: There was no number on one side of each dice

Each die had 12 sides, with the numbers 1-6 each being shown twice. The 12 sided die looked like a football and were different colours, showing two sides from a football match.

5. 'Free Parking' became 'Friendly Match'.

Answer: False

The four corner squares remained the same (collect �200 salary, Jail, Free Parking, 'Go To jail').

6. The four railroad stations became the four largest stadiums hosting a World Cup match in France. Which of these stadiums was not one of them?

Answer: Stade Municipal

Stade Municipal was a stadium used for the tournament but not one on the board, it is home to Toulouse football club. Gerland is home to Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon), Parc des Princes is home to PSG (Paris St. Germain). The Stade de France is the national stadium, used for cup-finals, rugby and athletics, etc. The fourth stadium on the board was 'Stade V�lodrome', home of Marseilles.

7. What replaced the houses in the game?

Answer: Terraces

The green houses became red terraces (places where fans can stand and watch a game from).

8. What replaced the hotels in the game?

Answer: Stadiums

Huge blue stadiums replaced the traditional red hotels.

9. What did the 'Chance' and 'Community Chest' cards become?

Answer: 'Home' and 'Away'

'Home' replaced 'Community Chest', while 'Away' replaced 'Chance'.

10. The playing tokens changed.

Answer: True

The traditional selection of the car, hat, iron etc. became a football themed group of tokens including a hamburger, soft drink cup, baseball cap, football, football goal and the prized token of a miniature golden world cup.

Source: Author Blaynos

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