Vintage Board Games

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Instructions: Classic board games from decades past

1.
In the original Monopoly game, what is the most expensive property on the board?
A
Boardwalk
B
Marvin Gardens
C
Pennsylvania Avenue
D
Park Place
2.
What year was the board game Clue (originally called Cluedo) first published?
A
1962
B
1955
C
1939
D
1949
3.
In the game of Life, what do players spin to move their car along the board?
A
A deck of cards
B
A die
C
A spinner wheel
D
A coin
4.
Which classic game has players remove wooden blocks from a tower without toppling it?
A
Pick-Up Sticks
B
Kerplunk
C
Don't Break the Ice
D
Jenga
5.
What is the name of the detective players are trying to identify in Clue?
A
There is no detective — players find the murderer
B
Inspector Plum
C
Detective Brown
D
Sherlock White
6.
In Scrabble, how many points is the letter 'Z' worth?
A
10
B
12
C
8
D
5
7.
Which Milton Bradley game featured a plastic hippopotamus that gobbled up marbles?
A
Don't Spill the Beans
B
Hungry Hungry Hippos
C
Mouse Trap
D
Crocodile Dentist
8.
What classic strategy game involves capturing your opponent's pieces by jumping over them?
A
Chess
B
Checkers
C
Othello
D
Backgammon
9.
In Trivial Pursuit, what color wedge represents the Science & Nature category?
A
Yellow
B
Blue
C
Orange
D
Green
10.
Which 1965 Milton Bradley game had players build an elaborate Rube Goldberg-style contraption?
A
Don't Break the Ice
B
Mouse Trap
C
Kerplunk
D
Operation
11.
In the original Candy Land, what is the final destination on the board?
A
Gum Drop Mountain
B
Lollipop Palace
C
Sugar Plum Tree
D
Candy Castle
12.
What Parker Brothers game involves buying and selling stocks?
A
Easy Money
B
Payday
C
Stock Ticker
D
Acquire
13.
Which game requires players to carefully remove a patient's ailments without setting off a buzzer?
A
Don't Break the Ice
B
Perfection
C
Mouse Trap
D
Operation
14.
In Risk, what is the objective of the game?
A
Conquer the world by occupying all territories
B
Control the most sea routes
C
Build the largest army
D
Accumulate the most gold
15.
Which classic game uses a spring-loaded die popper in a plastic dome?
A
Sorry!
B
Parcheesi
C
Trouble
D
Aggravation

Answer Key

Question 1

A. Boardwalk

Question 2

D. 1949

Question 3

C. A spinner wheel

Question 4

D. Jenga

Question 5

A. There is no detective — players find the murderer

Question 6

A. 10

Question 7

B. Hungry Hungry Hippos

Question 8

B. Checkers

Question 9

D. Green

Question 10

B. Mouse Trap

Question 11

D. Candy Castle

Question 12

C. Stock Ticker

Question 13

D. Operation

Question 14

A. Conquer the world by occupying all territories

Question 15

C. Trouble

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