65 Fun Board Games Quiz Questions and Answers (inc. 1 Picture Round)

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Do you love everything that has to do with board games? Awesome! This board games quiz will be perfect for you and see how much you really know!

From Monopoly to Cluedo and Twister, you will find over 65 questions about board games.

This includes trivia, multiple choice and a board games picture quiz!

The questions are pretty varied and will be about the games, the colours, the rules but also the manufacturers and some historical aspects.

You will need pretty extensive knowledge to score all the points here but don’t worry, there are some easy questions and some harder ones.

This means that everyone can take this ultimate quiz about board games and have fun!

Round 1: Easy Board Games Trivia questions

Let’s start with 20 fun board game trivia questions. Here you will need to give the answer by yourself.

1.  What colour is the most expensive street in Monopoly?
2. How many knights does each player have when beginning a chess game?
3. Which two colours are the discs in Connect 4 (1 point per colour)?
4. What do you need to collect in a game of Trivial pursuit?
5. Which company manufactures Cranium?
6. In Pictionary, what do players have to do to make their partner guess the word?
7. How many jokers are there in a Rummikub game?
8. In which racing game do you need to find the King Kandy?
9. Which colour are the question cards in Cards against humanity?
10. In which word guessing game are you not allowed to use the word itself or the five additional words listed on the card?
11.  In which game do you have to touch the fleet of ships of the other player?
12.  How many dices are needed to play backgammon?
13.  How many categories are there in Trivial pursuit?
14.  Which letters are worth 10 points at Scrabble (1 point per letter)?
15.  In which game do you find Funatomy parts?
16.  In a game of draughts, how can you capture opponent pieces?
17. How many players do you need to play Guess who?
18.  In UNO, what can a player do after playing a ‘wild’ card?
19.  How many rolls of the dice does each player get in Yahtzee?
20.  In Hungry Hungry Hippos, what do the hippos have to gobble?

Round 1: Easy Board Games Trivia questions and Answers

1.  What colour is the most expensive street in Monopoly? Dark Blue
2. How many knights does each player have when beginning a chess game? Two
3. Which two colours are the discs in Connect 4 (1 point per colour)? Red and Yellow
4. What do you need to collect in a game of Trivial pursuit? Wedges
5. Which company manufactures Cranium? Hasbro
6. In Pictionary, what do players have to do to make their partner guess the word? Draw it
7. How many jokers are there in a Rummikub game? Two
8. In which racing game do you need to find the King Kandy? Candy Land
9. Which colour are the question cards in Cards against humanity? Black
10. In which word guessing game are you not allowed to use the word itself or the five additional words listed on the card? Taboo
11.  In which game do you have to touch the fleet of ships of the other player? Battleship
12.  How many dices are needed to play backgammon? Two
13.  How many categories are there in Trivial pursuit? 6
14.  Which letters are worth 10 points at Scrabble (1 point per letter)? Q and Z
15.  In which game do you find Funatomy parts? Operation
16.  In a game of draughts, how can you capture opponent pieces? By jumping over them
17. How many players do you need to play Guess who? Two
18.  In UNO, what can a player do after playing a ‘wild’ card? Choose the colour
19.  How many rolls of the dice does each player get in Yahtzee? Three
20.  In Hungry Hungry Hippos, what do the hippos have to gobble? Marbles

Round 2: Board Games Multiple Choice questions

The second round is a bit easier because all these board game questions are MCQ meaning that you will get 4 possible answers each time.

1. Which board game used to be known as Settlers?
   1. Bohnanza
   2. Suburbia
   3. Dominion
   4. Catan
2. What is the highest-selling board game of all time?
   1. Cluedo
   2. Scrabble
   3. Backgammon
   4. Chess
3. Where do dominoes come from?
   1. Cuba
   2. Costa Rica
   3. China
   4. Colombia
4. Which colour is Cranium is Sketch & Sculpt?
   1. Red
   2. Blue
   3. Yellow
   4. Purple
5. Which symbol is not in Dobble Classic?
   1. Key
   2. Sun
   3. Cheese
   4. Pizza
6. How many squares are on a Stratego board?
   1. 5 x 5
   2. 10 x 10
   3. 15 x 15
   4. 20 x 20
7. When was the game Risk invented?
   1. 1957
   2. 1973
   3. 1987
   4. 1993
8. Which room isn’t on a Cluedo board?
   1. Ballroom
   2. Bathroom
   3. Dining Room
   4. Billiard Room
9. How many blocks make a Jenga tower?
   1. 24
   2. 54
   3. 74
   4. 104
10. In Apples to Apples, what is the card that the judge plays?
    1. A red apple
    2. A green apple
    3. A yellow apple
    4. A blue apple

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Round 2: Board Games Multiple Choice questions and Answers

1. Which board game used to be known as Settlers? Catan
2. What is the highest-selling board game of all time? Chess
3. Where do dominoes come from? China
4. Which colour is Cranium is Sketch & Sculpt? Blue
5. Which symbol is not in Dobble Classic? Pizza
6. How many squares are on a Stratego board? 10 x 10
7. When was the game Risk invented? 1957
8. Which room isn’t on a Cluedo board? The bathroom
9. How many blocks make a Jenga tower? 54
10.  In Apples to Apples, what is the card that the judge plays? A green apple

Round 3: Board Games Quiz – True or False

For this round, we decided to include a different type of board game quiz questions. You will be given ‘facts’, some of them are true and others are false. You simply need to say if you think they are right or wrong.

1. Monopoly is a modified version of a game named “The Landlord’s Game”.
2. The candlestick is one of the weapons in Cluedo.
3. There aren’t any Harry Potter Trivial pursuit games.
4. The game of life is played with dice.
5. Mancala is one of the oldest still widely played games in the world.

Round 3: Board Games Quiz Answers– True or False

1. Monopoly is a modified version of a game named “The Landlord’s Game”. True
2. The candlestick is one of the weapons in Cluedo. True
3. There aren’t any Harry Potter Trivial pursuit games. False
4. The game of life is played with dice. False, you have to spin a wheel
5. Mancala is one of the oldest still widely played games in the world. True

Round 4: Medium & Hard Board Games Quiz Questions

1. Which Netflix series is about an orphaned chess prodigy named Beth Harmon?
2. What are the four colours of the pieces in Blokus (1 point per colour)?
3. Othello is a modern variation of which game?
4. Which famous board game was originally named Lexico?
5. In which country can you find the National Toy Hall of Fame?
6. In which country was Trivial pursuit invented?
7. Which 3-D combination puzzle was originally called Magic Cube?
8. Which board game has the same name than a famous play by Agatha Christie?
9. In which game do you have to remove sticks without dropping monkeys?
10. Grandmaster is a title that can be earned playing which game?

Round 4: Medium & Hard Board Games Quiz Questions and Answers

1. Which Netflix series is about an orphaned chess prodigy named Beth Harmon? The Queen’s Gambit
2. What are the four colours of the pieces in Blokus (1 point per colour)? Blue, yellow, red and green
3. Othello is a modern variation of which game? Reversi
4. Which famous board game was originally named Lexico? Scrabble
5. In which country can you find the National Toy Hall of Fame? The USA
6. In which country was Trivial pursuit invented? Canada
7. Which 3-D combination puzzle was originally called Magic Cube? Rubik’s Cube
8. Which board game has the same name than a famous play by Agatha Christie? Mousetrap
9. In which game do you have to remove sticks without dropping monkeys? Trembling’ Monkeys
10. Grandmaster is a title that can be earned playing which game? Chess

Round 5: Board Games Slogan Game

You can find below slogans from famous board games. 

Name the board game for each slogan.

1. Own it all.
2. The classic game that ties you up in knots.
3. The Ultimate Stacking Game,
4. The Classic Naval Combat Game.
5. The Frantic Marble Munching Game.
6. An Unsolved Mystery with the Usual Suspects.
7. Skill Game Where You Are the Doctor.
8. A Game for Your Whole Brain.
9. The Original Mystery Face Guessing Game.
10. The Game of Hilarious Comparisons.

Round 5: Board Games Slogan Game Answers

1. Own it all. Monopoly
2. The classic game that ties you up in knots. Twister
3. The Ultimate Stacking Game, Jenga
4. The Classic Naval Combat Game. Battleship
5. The Frantic Marble Munching Game. Hungry Hungry Hippos
6. An Unsolved Mystery with the Usual Suspects. Cluedo
7. Skill Game Where You Are the Doctor. Operation
8. A Game for Your Whole Brain. Cranium
9. The Original Mystery Face Guessing Game. Guess Who?
10. The Game of Hilarious Comparisons. Apples to apples

Round 6: Board Games Picture Quiz

You can find below a board games picture quiz. Each picture shows a different board game, name it to score 1 point.

You can score up to 10 points in this round.

Round 6: Board Games Picture Quiz Answers

1. Scrabble
2. Chess
3. Monopoly
4. Trivial Pursuit
5. Twister
6. Cluedo
7. Draughts
8. Jenga
9. Uno
10. Backgammon

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