Board games — everyone’s played them at some point in their lives, right? Take these 37 Board Games Quiz Questions and Answers to test your knowledge about everyone’s favorite pastimes.
Board Games Quiz Questions and Answers
1 In which board game do you buy and sell property?
A Monopoly
B Clue
C Scrabble
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The main point of Monopoly us to buy and sell property and make the other players go bankrupt.
2 In which board game do you try to solve a murder?
A Pictionary
B Clue
C Scrabble
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You attempt to find the murderer in a game of Clue using certain pieces of evidence.
3 Rooks and bishops are part of which game?
A Checkers
B Chess
C Battleship
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Rooks and bishops are part of chess.
4 Who invented Monopoly?
A Lizzie Magie
B Parker Brothers
C Charles Darrow
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Anti-monopolist Lizzie Magie invented The Landlord’s Game, later called Monopoly, in 1903.
5 Monopoly was originally intended to…
A persuade people to invest in real estate
B help with computing and mathematical skills
C explain single tax theory
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Monopoly was originally intended to explain the single tax theory of Henry George.
6 In Dungeons and Dragons, which character race can see twice the distance as a human when in minimal light?
A Half-Orc
B Dwarf
C Elf
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Elves and gnomes are able to see twice the distance as a human when in minimal light. Dwarves and half-orcs have a visibility range of 60 feet when in darkness, but only when in black and white.
7 Which of these in Dungeons and Dragons is considered a medium character?
A Halfling
B Gnome
C Dwarf
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Despite the name, dwarves are medium characters. Halflings and gnomes are small characters and are unable to carry large items.
8 What are the animals that sorcerers and wizards can use as companion in battle?
A familiar
B patronus
C spirit
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Animal companions used in battle by wizards and sorcerers are known as familiars.
9 In Dungeons and Dragons, toughness is a type of…
A feat
B weapon enhancement
C skill
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Toughness is a type of feat that characters learn as they level up. Toughness gives a character +3HP.
10 Which card game is NOT about getting rid of all your cards?
A Gin rummy
B Crazy eights
C Uno
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The aim of gin rummy is to reach a certain number of points before the opponent does.
11 The idiom, “get out of jail free card,” is an iconic phrase from which board game?
A Monopoly
B Scrabble
C Life
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The “get out of jail free card” is an idiom arising from the board game, Monopoly.
12 Which game utilizes sixteen dice in a 4×4 grid?
A Scrabble
B Jumble
C Boggle
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In Boggle, sixteen dice are arranged onto a 4×4 grid.
13 What is another name for the game Perudo?
A Dudo
B Loteria
C Asmodee
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Dudo, also known as Perudo, is a popular dice game in South America. It is a specialized version of Liar’s Dice.
14 Mr. Boddy, also known as Dr. Black, is a character in…
A Clue
B Murder Mystery
C Candyland
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Mr. Boddy, or Dr. Black, is the victim in Clue who is murdered which prompts the start of the game.
15 Which of these is the correct spelling of the popular dice game?
A Yatzee
B Yhatze
C Yahtzee
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Yahtzee is a popular dice game made by Milton Bradley.
16 Where was Bingo first played?
A France
B UK
C Italy
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A variation of Bingo was first played in Italy in 1530.
17 The earliest variation of Bingo was called…
A Il Gioco del Lotto D’Italia
B Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk
C Dobble
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When Bingo was first played, it was known as Il Gioco del Lotto D’Italia.
18 What was the main purpose of Bingo in Germany in the 1800s?
A To help students learn
B To be used as a variant of gambling
C To pass the time
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Variants of Bingo were used in Germany in the 1800s for spelling, math, and history.
19 In a popular Bingo myth, _______ created 6,000 random and unique Bingo cards.
A Edwin Lowe
B Carl Leffler
C Mike Hoeft
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A popular Bingo myth claims that Carl Leffler was contracted to make 6,000 unique Bingo cards.
20 How does Upwords differ from Scrabble?
A Blocks in Upwords are syllabic
B Scrabble uses a square board
C Players can place letters on top of other letters
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In Upwords, players can place letter on top of other letters.
21 In Operation, what happens if the player touches the body while attempting to remove organs?
A The person will buzz
B The player gets shocked
C The organs will explode
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In Operation, if the player touches the sides of the body while trying to remove one of their organs, the board will buzz and the red nose will light up.
22 In which board game do you try to move all your pawns around the board and back to your home before the other teams, similar to the sport baseball?
A Sorry!
B Pawns
C Bases
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You move your pawns all around the board and back to your home base in Sorry!
23 Sorry! is similar to the medieval Indian game…
A Ashtapada
B Kabaddi
C Pachisi
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Pachisi, which was developed in medieval India, is similar to Sorry! but is played on a cross-shaped board.
24 This game, similar to charades, is known as…
A Free-for-All
B Ultimatum
C Pictionary
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Pictionary is a guessing game inspired by charades.
25 The game similar to charades (see previous question) is played by _____ the word to be guessed.
A drawing
B acting out
C saying hints for
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The game similar to charades is played by drawing on a board the word to be guessed.
26 If a part of a battleship is struck by the opponent, it is known as a…
A hit
B strike
C attack
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If a player strikes their opponent’s battleship, it is known as a hit. If they fail to strike it, it is known as a miss.
27 How many wedges do you need to win a game of Trivial Pursuit?
A five
B six
C seven
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To win a game of Trivial Pursuit, you need to fill your playing piece with six wedges.
28 In Scrabble, how many squares are players given at a time to use?
A five
B six
C seven
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Players have seven squares at a time to use for the board; a letter is engraved on each square, and points are awarded based on what letters are used to make a word.
29 How many body parts can be removed in Operation?
A twelve
B fourteen
C sixteen
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Twelve different body parts can be taken out in a game of Operation.
30 How much money does a player start with in Pay Day in the original 1975 edition?
A $325
B $3,500
C $1,250
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A player in Pay Day starts with $325 in the original 1975 edition, but it is increased to $3500 in the 1994 edition.
31 How many days are in each Pay Day month?
A 29
B 30
C 31
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There are 31 days in each month in Pay Day.
32 How much money does a player start with in Monopoly?
A $3500
B $2500
C $1500
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Players start the game with $1500 each.
33 How much money does a player start with in The Game of Lie?
A $1000
B $10000
C $100000
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The banker gives each person a starting $10000.
34 When was the Game of Life invented?
A 1860
B 1960
C 2000
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The Game of Life was made in 1860 by American game pioneer Milton Bradley.
35 In Stratego, if a General tries to attack a Marshall…
A the Marshall is removed from the board
B the General is removed from the board
C both pieces are removed from the board
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Since the Marshall is of a higher rank than the General, the General is removed from the board.
36 What do the letters mean in the Settlers of Catan
A It’s the recommended setup in the base game
B They identify the circles in case you lose them
C They represent the strength of each circle
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It’s the recommended setup of the game.
37 In Checkers what happens when you can’t move?
A You win
B You lose
C It’s a draw
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If a player is put in a position where they cannot move, they lose.
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