Board games have provided families and friends countless hours of fun over the years, from the notably old titles such as The Game of Life (now widely known simply as Life) to newer titles such as Catan.
Classics such as Monopoly and Scrabble can be found in the cupboards of many western homes. Whether they are gathering dust or carefully packed away, waiting to be lovingly played again, most people have found themselves excited before a game night, ready to beat their opponents, or have some shared laughter at a whacky experience.
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Board games cover pretty much everything you can think of, from word-related games like Scrabble testing your vocab knowledge and memory to much simpler games such as Guess Who relying on the process of elimination and solid guesswork.
But how much board game knowledge have you amassed over the years? This quiz will cover some classic games that we feel most people will have at least heard of and test your knowledge against aspects such as their history, gameplay, and rules.
Difficulty Level : Easy
(1) In traditional Monopoly, how much does a player get for passing GO?
$50
$100
$150
$200
Players will collect $200 from the Banker each time they pass GO when moving clockwise or through a card that sends them to the square. Players don't collect $200 when moving backward past go, though!
(2) In Scrabble, how many points are vowel tiles worth?
One point
Zero points
Five points
Two points
As vowels are common in words, they are worth just one point in Scrabble. However, the lexicon has more than 120 words that you can play without vowels, such as HMM, BRR, and SYNC.
(3) In Chess, which piece can only move diagonally?
Knight
Bishop
Queen
King
The piece that can only move diagonally is the bishop, whereas the queen can move in any direction, and the king can move one square in any direction.
(4) Do they have a beard?' is a common question in which two-player game?
Guess Who?
Game of Life
Dungeons and Dragons
Settlers of Catan
Guessing who the other player has on their board is the objective of Guess Who. The player who eliminates all but one character in the least amount of questions wins!
(5) In which game will you find 20-sided dice?
Yahtzee
Monopoly
Dungeons and Dragons
Backgammon
Dungeons and Dragons' intricate dice-rolling mechanics require the use of different types of dice, with denominations all the way up to 20 sides. In addition, players can roll more than one die at a time for even more combinations!
(6) In the original version of Connect Four, what color are the game checkers?
Blue and yellow
Red and blue
Green and yellow
Red and yellow
The original version of Connect Four has players placing red and yellow checkers into an 8x8 blue grid, which makes it easy to see.
(7) Checkers is a popular board game, but what is it commonly called in England?
Chess
Risk
Draughts
Backgammon
Both Checkers and Draughts make sense but are derived from different meanings. Checkers is derived from the checkered board in which the game is played, whereas draughts comes from the old English word 'to move.'
(8) In Settlers of Catan, how many victory points are required to win the game?
10 points
15 points
20 points
5 points
The objective in Catan is to score ten victory points, one of which is awarded for each settlement and two for each city established. Players can also score points by completing other achievements such as having the largest army or building the longest road.
Difficulty Level: Medium
(9) Which board game did Lexulous draw inspiration from?
Monopoly
Scrabble
Risk
Battleship
Lexulous drew inspiration from the classic word game Scrabble, with the original version of the game popularized on Facebook being a carbon copy. However, multiple copyright infringement lawsuits resulted in the game being withdrawn from Facebook and specific changes being made to ensure enough difference from Scrabble.
(10) How much money does a player start with in traditional Monopoly?
$2,000
$1,000
$1,500
$3,000
Players start with $1,500, in the following denominations: 2 X $500, 2 X $100, 2 X $50, 6 X $20, and 5 X $10, $5 and $1. Interestingly, the entire bank in Monopoly is worth $20,580.
(11) What is the name of the victim in Clue? (North America)
Mr. Mallory
Mr. Boddy
Mr. Mustard
Mr. Jones
Mr. Boddy is the aptly named victim in Clue. In the UK version of the game, named Cluedo, the victim is named Dr. Samuel Black.
(12) How much money do you start with in Life?
$1,000
$5,000
$10,000
$20,000
Players start with $10,000 unless they choose the 'College' path instead of the 'Career' path at the start of the game. Selecting the 'College' path will grant you an additional $40,000.
(13) How many ships do players start with in Battleship?
Four
Five
Eight
Ten
Players must hide five ships across a 10x10 grid whilst attempting to destroy their opponent's ships. The aircraft carrier, battleship, cruiser, submarine, and destroyer are the ships players have access to.
(14) How many unique tiles are in the Scrabble tile bag?
100
29
27
26
The English language tile bag in Scrabble contains 27 unique tiles, one for each letter of the English alphabet and one blank tile. The tile bag contains a total of 100 tiles, including 42 vowels, 56 consonants, and two blank tiles.
(15) How many categories are in the classic version of Trivial Pursuit?
Four
Seven
Five
Six
The classic game of Trivial Pursuit contains 2,400 questions across six categories, including Entertainment, History, The Arts, Science and Nature, Sports and Leisure, and Geography.
(16) How many pieces does each player control in Stratego?
40 pieces
20 pieces
10 pieces
5 pieces
In Stratego, players control 40 pieces each for a total of 80 pieces across a 100 square, 10x10 game board. The game is considered quite complex and somewhat similar to Chess.
Difficulty Level: Hard
(17) How many body parts can be removed in Operation?
Ten
Twelve
Eight
Eleven
Players can make a total of twelve operations in the game, each with different rewards according to how difficult they are to perform. Of course, the player with the most money at the end of the game wins!
(18) Jenga is derived from a word meaning 'to build' in which language?
Japanese
Swahili
Ghanaian
Maithili
Created by Leslie Scott, Jenga is a game that evolved from something her family used to play in the 70s in Ghana, with the name being derived from Swahili.
(19) In Monopoly, what is the name of the man in jail?
Chris the Crook
Tony the Thief
Jake the Jailbird
He doesn't have a name
You might not have known the characters have names. The man in jail is called Jake the Jailbird, the policeman, is Officer Edgar Mallory, and the main character is Mr. Monopoly, previously known as Rich Uncle Pennybags!
(20) In Chess, what is the name of the only move in which two pieces move on a single turn?
Rook
Castle
Defend
En passant
Castling is the only move in which two pieces move at a time in Chess, where the rook will move to protect the king. In order to do this, the king and the rook in question must both be unmoved on their original squares.