Classic American Board Games

Classic American Board Games

• Question 1 out of 10

  Monopoly was first published in which year?

  Monopoly was commercially published by Parker Brothers in 1935, though the game was originally designed earlier by Elizabeth Magie in 1903 as "The Landlord’s Game" to illustrate economic principles.

  1923

  1935

  1941

  1950

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• Question 2 out of 10

  In the game Clue, how many suspects are there?

  The six original suspects in Clue are Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs. Peacock, Reverend Green (Mr. Green in the US), Colonel Mustard, and Mrs. White.

  5

  7

  6

  8

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• Question 3 out of 10

  <span data-teams="true">In Scrabble, besides the letter Q, which other letter is worth 10 points?</span>

  In Scrabble, Z is worth 10 points—the highest letter value. Strategically placing Z or Q on bonus squares can dramatically boost your score.

  Z

  S

  X

  J

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• Question 4 out of 10

  <span data-teams="true">In the original 1960 version of The Game of Life, which of these was one of the starting professions?</span>

  In the original 1960 edition of Life, starting professions were Lawyer, Doctor, Journalist, Teacher and Physicist. The game simulates a “life path” from college to retirement.

  Firefighter

  Police Officer

  Teacher

  Pilot

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• Question 5 out of 10

  In Risk, what color represents the player starting in North America by default?

  In Risk, the classic board uses blue for North America, red for Europe, green for South America, etc., though players can pick colors freely.

  Blue

  Red

  Green

  Yellow

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• Question 6 out of 10

  In Sorry!, what is the effect of drawing a “Sorry!” card?

  The “Sorry!” card allows players to move one of their tokens forward while sending an opponent’s token back to the start, creating dramatic comebacks.

  Move backward 3 spaces

  Send an opponent’s token back to start

  Take another turn

  Swap places with any token

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• Question 7 out of 10

  Trivial Pursuit is divided into how many colored categories?

  Classic Trivial Pursuit has six categories: Geography (blue), Entertainment (pink), History (yellow), Art & Literature (brown), Science & Nature (green), and Sports & Leisure (orange).

  4

  10

  6

  8

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• Question 8 out of 10

  Which board game features the tagline “A fun way to play life”?

  Life simulates real-world events like college, careers, and retirement in a playful board game format.

  Monopoly

  Clue

  Sorry!

  The Game of Life

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• Question 9 out of 10

  <span data-teams="true">In Clue, what three details must players determine to solve the mystery?</span>

  In Clue, players solve the mystery by identifying who committed the crime, which weapon was used, and where it happened. Those three details are the heart of the game and the key to winning.

  The suspect, the weapon, and the room

  The motive, the time, and the alibi

  The witness, the suspect, and the escape route

  The room, the detective, and the evidence

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• Question 10 out of 10

  In Pictionary, what is the time limit per drawing?

  Players have 1 minute to draw and get their teammates to guess the word before the timer runs out.

  30 seconds

  60 seconds

  90 seconds

  2 minutes

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