Board Games 117097

Board Games 117097 is a selection of 10 questions. Board Games 117097 is the filename to differentiate it from other Sport and Leisure quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.

1   How many pieces does each player start with in a standard game of draughts?
A   Twelve

2   Which ancient Indian board game, which is today a family favourite, originated as a Hindu journey of enlightenment?
A   Snakes and Ladders (or Chutes and Ladders)

3   Fenchurch Street, Liverpool Street, and King’s Cross-: what is the fourth station on a UK Monopoly board?
A   Marylebone

4   How many rooms are there in the game of Cluedo?
A   Nine (kitchen, ballroom. Dining room, lounge, hall, conservatory, billiard room, library, study)

5   What colour are the Art and Literature questions in the Genus edition of “Trivial Pursuit”?
A   Brown (later purple)

6   Name either of the two letters with the value 2 in a standard British scrabble set.
A   D or G

7   For what would you use a ‘Pop-O-Matic’?
A   Roll the dice (it’s a clear plastic hemisphere containing the die, placed over a flexible sheet and used in games like Frustration)

8   Which game of physical skill involves a spinner and mat of large coloured circles?
A   Twister

9   How many houses are there in a Monopoly set?
A   32 – 12 hotels

10   In which game would you use the Forsyth-Edwards Notation or the GBR code?
A   Chess (describes the board position of pieces in a chess game) (GBR code or Guy-Blandford-Roycroft code)