Board Games Trivia
300 Trivia Questions & Answers
What other form of transport is open to Mr X exclusively in Scotland Yard?
Waterways Click to see the answer
What is the first property on the Monopoly board?
Old Kent Road
How many checkers does each player begin with in a game of backgammon?
15
How many blank tiles are there in a Scrabble set?
2
In Chess, how does a pawn capture another piece?
Diagonally
What action signals the end of your turn in Risk?
Passing the dice
Which board game tells players 'Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect £200'?
Monopoly Click to see the answer
In Life, what are the blue cards?
Career
How much can you buy one station for in Monopoly?
£200
There are 27 squares on the Absolute Balderdash board, with one space for each letter of the alphabet. What is on the extra space in the middle of the board?
Double Score
What shape are the stone bowls in Go?
Oval
Go is purported to have originated in which country 4000 years ago?
China
How does a castle/rook move on a chess board?
In a straight line
Which of these Sorry cards does NOT allow you to move a pawn from the Start space?
7
Which of these rooms would you NOT find on a Cluedo board?
Nursery
What term is used when a player's stones are in check in Go?
Atari Click to see the answer
If a Draughts piece reaches one of the squares at the far end of the board, what does it become?
A King piece
Which of the following is a territory that CAN'T be occupied in Diplomacy?
Switzerland
Which of these is NOT traditionally found on a Monopoly board?
Mile End Road
Snakes and Ladders was invented in which country?
India
What is the highest level a player can receive in Go?
10p Dan
In Draughts, how does a regular piece move during a non-capturing turn?
Forward diagonally to the nearest adjacent vacant square
Which player goes first in Backgammon?
Whoever rolls the highest number
What is the name of the criminal on the run in Scotland Yard?
Mr X
Which of these is NOT a Word Worm activity in Cranium?
Factoid
Which of these Cluedo rooms does NOT have a secret passage?
Hall
Which of these was a popular board game aimed at girls in the '90s?
Dream Phone
Which of these board games features a picture of a brain on the box?
Cranium Click to see the answer
How much does a player have to pay when they land on the Income Tax square in Monopoly?
£200
In Life, what are the purple cards?
Stock
Which of these UK board games is a 'fast talking description board game'?
Articulate
Which of these is not a red property on the Monopoly board?
Coventry Street
Which is the cheapest to buy in Monopoly?
Old Kent Road
How many die are used in the game of Monopoly?
2
What is the biggest room on the Cluedo board?
Ballroom
In Chess, bishops can move in which direction?
Diagonally
In Cranium, who is the mascot for the blue questions?
Creative Cat
Which of the great powers starts with the most units at the beginning of a game of Diplomacy?
Russia
In the game Risk, Europe is which color?
Blue
How much is the fine to get out of jail in Monopoly?
£50
In Draughts, how does a regular piece move during a non-capturing turn?
Forward diagonally to the nearest adjacent vacant square
If you eliminate an opponent in Risk, what do you receive?
That opponent's cards
Which of these is NOT a weapon in a game of Cluedo?
Poison Click to see the answer
In Cosmic Encounter, how many colonies must a player establish on planets outside of his/her solar system?
5
How much money does each player start with at the beginning of a game of Monopoly?
£1,500
What color are the houses in Monopoly?
Green
How many weapons are there in Cluedo?
6
The sum of all the letter tiles in a word is doubled when this square is covered in Scrabble - what is written on this square?
Double word score
What does Pip mean in Backgammon?
A unit of distance
Which color traditionally goes first in Chess?
White
In Scrabble, which two letters are worth 8 points?
X and J
Which of the great powers starts with the most units at the beginning of a game of Diplomacy?
Russia
In Scotland Yard, what do the detectives do with their taxi tickets once they've used them?
Gives them to Mr X
Which one of these is a green property in Monopoly?
Bond Street
On a Monopoly board, what words are written alongside the jail square?
Just Visiting
How does a traditional game of Draughts end?
When one player can't move a piece
What was Trivial Pursuit originally called?
Six Thousand Questions
What is the Backgammon term for safely removing checkers from a player's home board?
Bearing off
What shape is the Masterpiece board?
Circle
Which of these stations can NOT be found on the Monopoly board?
Euston
In Monopoly, which space do you need to land on to traditionally pick up the money paid into the middle of the board?
Free Parking Click to see the answer
How many doors does the Ballroom have on a Cluedo game board?
4
The company Hasbro traditionally publish what type of games?
Board Games
Which letter is worth 5 points in Scrabble?
K
Which of these Sorry cards does NOT allow you to move a pawn from the Start space?
7
How do the checkers move in Backgammon?
One person moves clockwise, working to point 24 and Home, one person moves anti-clockwise, working to point 1 and Home
Which personality fronted the UK board game Antique Chase?
David Dickinson
Which one of these is NOT a way to go to jail during a standard Monopoly game?
Landing on the jail square by roll of the dice
Which Cranium category involves Cranium Clay?
Creative Cat
How many player characters are there in Cluedo?
6
Which of these colors is NOT a color of pawn in Sorry?
Orange
How does a player win Backgammon?
Move their checkers into their Home area and bear off before their opponent
Carcassonne is a best selling game in Australia. Where is the town of Carcassonne?
France
What is the name of the pieces that make up the first line of defense in a game of Chess?
Pawns
In the original version of Scrabble, what are red squares on the board for?
Triple word score
How many ways is there to end an untimed game of Chess?
3
How many players can participate in a game of Draughts?
2
Which of the following is NOT one of the art speculators in Masterpiece?
Prince Abdullah Sheik
What is the total number of hits required to sink a submarine in the classic version of Battleship?
3
In Life, what are the green cards?
Salary
Which of these is not the name of a popular board game?
Judo
How many rooms are there in Cluedo?
9 Click to see the answer
How does a player take the Fast Track on the Cranium board?
Answer a question on a brain correctly on the first try
How many squares are there on a chess board?
64
How many squares are there on a UK Draughts checkerboard?
64
What is the most expensive property on the Monopoly board?
Mayfair
In Chess, which of these can a pawn NOT become when it advances to the opponent's side?
King
Who is the youngest character in Cluedo?
Miss Scarlet
Which of the following is NOT one of the great powers represented in Diplomacy?
Spain
Bananagrams' is what type of game?
Word Based Board Game
Which color group does Fleet Street belong to in Monopoly?
Red
Which of these values is NOT a note used in Monopoly?
£75
Which of these is NOT a category in the UK version of Absolute Balderdash?
Films
In Scotland Yard, how many turns does Mr X have to stay hidden to win the game?
24
What suspect is blue in Cluedo?
Mrs Peacock
What type of game is 'Carcassonne' ?
Strategy Board Game
What is called when one player defeats another player in Chess, leaving the loser's King with no place to go?
Checkmate
What is Cranium Central in Cranium?
A brain
How much do you get for passing go in Monopoly?
£200
Which piece makes up the majority on a Chess board?
Pawn
What animal is combined with ladders in the popular board game?
Snakes
Which symbol is used on Chance cards in Monopoly?
Question Mark
In Cluedo, which room does the Study have a secret passage to?
Kitchen
What is the name of the space the game of Monopoly is started from?
GO
What color are The Angel, Islington, Pentonville Road and Euston Road on a Monopoly board?
Light blue
Sometimes all seven letter tiles on the rack are used to play a word in Scrabble. What is this called?
A Bingo
What are the colors of the playing discs in Connect 4?
Red and Yellow
Cluedo is based on which party game?
Murder in the Dark
How does an opponent's draught get captured in a game of Draughts?
Piece gets jumped over
Which religious figure is part of a Chess set?
Bishop
What are players aiming to collect in Hungry Hungry Hippos?
Marbles
In Backgammon, if your first roll is a 6 and 4, how can you move?
All of the above
Which symbol is used on the Go square in Monopoly?
Arrow
In Chess, the Knight moves in what letter shape?
L
Name the board game which involves players trying to guess words from their friends drawings?
Pictionary
In Absolute Balderdash, what is the leader of each round called?
Dasher
Which of these is an award winning Australian board game?
Dungeon Raiders
When the game of Scrabble ends, what do players do with the tiles left over?
Subtract their value from the player's score
Which of these games involves cheese?
Mouse Trap
Which of these cards is NOT in the game of Sorry?
9
In Monopoly, if you win a crossword competition, how much do you gain?
£100 Click to see the answer
Which board game has playing pieces of little cars?
Life
How many triple word scored are there on a scrabble board?
8
How many dice to do you play with in Yahtzee?
5
Where does Liverpool Street Station appear on the Monopoly board?
Between the green and dark blue properties
In Go, what are the empty intersections between the game pieces called?
Points
Which board game involves solving a murder?
Cluedo Click to see the answer
Which game involves weapons including the rope and lead pipe
Cluedo
Which racing board game has a location called Gum Drop Mountain?
Candy Land
Which of these is NOT a Word Worm activity in Cranium?
Factoid
In Absolute Balderdash, what happens when more than one person gives the correct definition of an answer?
The round is cancelled
In the game Hungry Hungry Hippos, which is the purple hippo?
Lizzie Hippo
In Operation, what is the name of the character having his body parts removed?
Cavity Sam
How many points is a five letter word worth in Boggle?
2
What is the lowest value a painting can have in Masterpiece?
Forgery
How many gold coins does it cost to buy a settler in Civilization?
10 Click to see the answer
How many color groups are there on a Monopoly board?
8
What item do players have to recover when playing The Dark Tower?
A magic sceptre
In Backgammon, what happens if a player can't move either dice numbers when they roll?
Lose their turn
Which board game allows players to buy property?
Monopoly
In which decade was Monopoly created?
1920s
How many minutes are allowed per round of Boggle?
3
In Scrabble, how many letter only have one tile?
5
What's the maximom of players for a Monopoly game?
8
If a player goes to university in Life, how many salary cards can they pick up at random?
3
In Scotland Yard, when is the first time Mr X has to reveal his position to the detectives?
The third turn
What is the name of the extra cube/third die in each Backgammon set?
The doubler
In Snakes and Ladders, what does a player do on their turn?
Roll a pair of dice Click to see the answer
In Scrabble, what letter has the most tiles?
E
Which is the only great power to start with more fleets than armies in Diplomacy?
Great Britain
How many gold coins does it cost to buy an airplane in Civilization?
50
What is the name of the new 'standard' Monopoly game?
Here and Now
What color is the 'Inherit a Painting from the Bank' space in Masterpiece?
Yellow
How many circles on the mat of Twister?
24
All of the paintings featured in Masterpiece are on display in which American gallery?
The Art Institute of Chicago
What two letter tiles are the highest scoring two to play in Scrabble?
Q and Z
What does a Polygraph question include in Cranium?
A true/false question
How are the houses and hotels of a 1940s Monopoly set different to a present day one?
They're made of wood
What is the value of the highest gold coin in Civilization?
100
How many squares are on a Scrabble board?
225
How many colors are dotted around a Twister mat?
4
Which board game involves drawing things on paper for your teammates to guess?
Pictionary
What's different about a Club Cranium question in Cranium?
All teams play Click to see the answer
How many male characters are there in Cluedo?
3
How many different gold coins are there in Civilization?
6
Which elimination game has a player guessing which of 24 characters their opponent has picked?
Guess Who
Which word game asks players to make words out of adjacent lettered dice?
Boggle
In Monopoly, you win second prize in a beauty contest, how much do you win?
£10
In Monopoly, how much do you receive from each player if it's your birthday?
£10
In what era does the game Civilization start?
Ancient
In the classic edition of Trivial Pursuit, what color is the History category?
Yellow
In which board game is there a clue card called Humdinger?
Cranium
Which board game involves a player asking an opponent about somebody's appearance?
Guess Who
In which game will you find Coventry Street, Marylebone Station and Free Parking?
Monopoly
Which of the following is NOT an amount of money on a Life tile?
$5,000
Which of these is NOT a possible Star Performer question in Cranium?
Blankout
In a 2007 version of Operation, Homer Simpson is the patient - what happens if the procedure goes wrong?
He screams
What color are Payday tiles in Life?
Green
On the Cluedo board, which room has a black and white checked floor?
Conservatory
Sometimes all seven letter tiles on the rack are used to play a word in Scrabble. What is this called?
A Bingo
Which one of these colors can a player be in Civilization?
Red Click to see the answer
How do the detectives win a game of Scotland Yard?
One of them has to land on the square Mr X is on
What is the highest amount of money on a dollar bill in Life?
$100,000
In which game do players outbid each other for pieces of art?
Masterpiece
What does a player get if they land on a lightbulb in Civilization?
Technology
What Chess move involves moving both the King and the Rook?
Castling
Which game has the tagline: 'The dimensional adventure game of pitfalls and perils!'?
Fireball Island
What is the most expensive house in Life?
The Victorian
In Absolute Balderdash, what is the name of the card the dasher reads from?
Definition Card
Which of these is NOT a trivia or knowledge-based game?
The Amazing Labyrinth
How many wooden blocks are in a game of Jenga?
54
What is the maximom amount of players allowed for Scrabble?
4
In Risk, how many countries make up the world?
42
How many military units are there in Civilization?
30
Which board game involves a video of gamekeeper who asks players to come closer to the screen?
Nightmare
What game is said to be the oldest in recorded history?
Backgammon
Which is the only room with double doors in Cluedo?
Hall
Which game is known as Chutes and Ladders in the United States?
Snakes and Ladders
Which resource in Civilization starts at Happy?
Gems
Which of the following is NOT a name for a piece in Backgammon?
Marbles
In Scrabble, how many extra points does a player receive if all seven letters are used in one go?
50
In Masterpiece, which of the following is NOT a space where a player can offload a valueless painting?
Sell a painting to the player on your left for $250,000 Click to see the answer
Which board game involves climbing and falling down places at specific points?
Snakes and Ladders
In which board game do players listen to clues about their secret admirers?
Dream Phone
When is a Chess position called Stalemate?
No check, no legal moves
In Life, what are the orange or gold cards?
House
What is a 'prime' in the game of Backgammon?
A group of six consecutive points which are blocked by two or more checkers per point
What is the pad of paper provided with Absolute Balderdash called?
Bluffing Pad
Hit and Miss are said in which sea battle board game?
Battleship
Which of these does NOT appear on a Monopoly Chance or Community Chest card?
Receive a free property
What number on a Backgammon board is considered the 'Bar Point'?
The Seven Point
Which of the following Clue: Master Detective rooms are not in the original?
Courtyard
How many playing cards are there in Cluedo?
21
Which board game involves players asking questions for wedges?
Trivial Pursuit
Which character always moves first in Cluedo?
Miss Scarlet
Within which board game did the British government smuggle tools and maps to POWs in German during WWII?
Monopoly
Pachisi is similar to which other board game?
Sorry!
What noise is heard when a player makes a wrong move in Operation?
Buzz
In Monopoly, how much will you pay to the bank when lifting a mortgage on your mortgaged properties?
Mortgage value plus 10%
What does the plague do in Civilization?
Kills everything in the area
Upwords is a version of which other board game?
Scrabble
What was the official name of the first Trivial Pursuit edition?
Genus Edition
Which board game tells players 'Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect £200'?
Monopoly
The original version of Monopoly was based on which city?
Atlantic City
What is the Backgammon term for a fortified position within your opponent's home board?
An anchor
Which board game has little cars as playing pieces?
Life
Which company produces Cluedo in the UK?
Waddington's
In which board game do players fire upon each other's war vessels?
Battleship
How many points are deducted from a player's total if they play an invalid word in Boggle?
0
In what year was the original version of Risk released?
1959 Click to see the answer
Jenga is Swahili for what?
Build
How do withdrawers capture in Ultima?
By withdrawal directly away from a piece
A frying pan, a bed-roll, a cowboy hat and a shovel are all items which must be placed on the mule's back in which kid's game?
Buckaroo
In Backgammon, what is a lover's leap?
An opening roll of six and five
In Backgammon, what is the term used to describe a game where a player has removed all of their checkers from the board before their opponent has begun to take off his/her own checkers?
A gammon
How many pawns do players start with in Chess?
8 Click to see the answer
What CAN'T you find on a Parchesi board?
Two blue safety spaces eight spaces apart
What type of event is there every month in Payday?
Yard Sale
Which of the following is NOT a car color in Life?
Purple
In which decade did Leslie Scott create Jenga?
1980s
In Chess, what is a smother mate?
When a king is trapped behind the pawn after castling and a knight checkmates it
How many total tiles are there in Scrabble?
100
Which Sorry card allows a player to draw again?
2
Who created the game of Ultima?
Robert Abbott
In Diplomacy, which of these opening plays is employed by Italy in league with Austria-Hungary to bring down Turkey?
Lepanto Click to see the answer
What was Monopoly's mascot originally called?
Rich Uncle Pennybags
How many houses are there in a Monopoly set?
28
How does a long-leaper capture in Ultima?
By jumping one space over another piece
Who invented Boggle?
Allan Turoff
How many Es are there in a Scrabble set?
12
In what year did Trivial Pursuit first appear?
1981
Which Ultima piece can't cause check?
Immobiliser
How many A tiles come in a Scrabble pack?
9
What is the name of the board game which has Treasure Island in the center of the board, upon which is placed realistic looking treasure?
Buccaneer
How much does the Super Tax cost on the Monopoly board?
£100
In 2006, a new version of Operation was brought out, with players now operating on which Marvel Comic book hero?
Spiderman
In Sorry, what color is green's partner?
Blue Click to see the answer
In Go, what's a goban?
The board
How does a player win at Sorry?
By getting all four of their pawns into their home first
When was Life invented?
1860
How does a chameleon capture in Ultima?
By whatever method the piece it is capturing uses
How many baby girl tiles are there in Life?
3
What is the original name for Go?
Wei Qi
How many house cards can a player have in Life?
1
In Monopoly, if a player owns both of the utility cards, how much does an opponent pay when landing on one of the utility squares?
10 times the total of the dice thrown
What Chess piece represents the chameleon in Ultima?
Bishop
What has been the most recent addition to Life?
Credit Card
Which one of these is NOT a Monopoly playing piece?
A cat
How many spaces are there on a Monopoly board?
40
Which Chess piece attacks differently to how it moves?
Pawn
In Absolute Balderdash, how many points do you receive when someone picks your phony answer and it is incorrect?
One point
Which player wins Payday?
The person with the highest net worth at the end Click to see the answer
What is the name of the police officer in Monopoly?
Officer Edgar Mallory
If you are playing Scotland Yard with the maximom amount of people, how many detectives will there be on the board?
5
Which Close Encounter power has the power of size?
Macron
By what other name is the game Reversi know as?
Othello
At the start of Cluedo, if you want to get into a room in as little moves as possible, which character should you play as?
Mrs Peacock
What piece can you use to destroy a bomb in Stratego?
Sapper
What is the special property of the 10 card in Sorry?
You can move a pawn either 10 spaces forward or one space back
In which country did Chess originate?
India
How many possible opening moves are there in Chess?
20
How many guards does a player have in Agon?
6
In Chess, what is a gambit?
An early sacrifice to gain advantage
How long did the longest game of Monopoly last?
70 days
What was Scrabble's original name?
Lexico
Which Close Encounter power has the power to annihilate?
Void
What is a blot in a Backgammon game?
A single checker which can be hit
When was Boggle invented?
1972
How many different types of Chess pieces are there?
6
When the fifth edition of Trivial Pursuit came out in 2000, which of the following had not been altered since its first incarnation?
Yellow: History
How many farms are available in the Farming Game?
6
How many categories are there in Trivial Pursuit?
6
What does the charity card do in Payday?
You have to give money to a charity
How many squares are there on a Scrabble board?
225
How do you know a ghost is evil in the game Ghosts?
It has a red dot on its back
Which of the following is a real Mail card in Payday?
Monster Charge
How should loans be paid back in Payday?
In increments of $1000
What is Three of a Kind also known as?
Tribond
How many die are used in the game of Payday?
1
In Go, what's Komi?
Compensation points given to the second player for going second
