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Board Games & Puzzles: A Knowledge Challenge

Board Games & Puzzles

Test your knowledge of board games and puzzles with questions focused on specific dates, names, and numbers.

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15 Questions Medium Ages 5+ Apr 13, 2026

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This study set covers Board Games & Puzzles through 15 practice questions. Test your knowledge of board games and puzzles with questions focused on specific dates, names, and numbers. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.

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1 In what year was the board game Monopoly first published by Parker Brothers?

A 1929
B 1935
C 1940
D 1925

2 The original version of the game Clue (Cluedo) was invented by Anthony E. Pratt in which decade?

A 1920s
B 1930s
C 1940s
D 1950s

3 How many unique pieces are there in a standard game of Chess, not including the board?

A 24
B 30
C 32
D 36

4 What year did the popular tile-laying game Carcassonne first win the Spiel des Jahres award?

A 1999
B 2000
C 2001
D 2002

5 The game Scrabble was originally invented by Alfred Mosher Butts in what year?

A 1931
B 1938
C 1948
D 1952

6 In the game Settlers of Catan, how many resource types are there?

7 What is the name of the inventor credited with creating the first commercially successful jigsaw puzzle in 1760?

A John Spilsbury
B Robert Tindale
C Thomas L. Shaw
D William Addington

8 The strategy game Risk was first released in what year?

A 1957
B 1959
C 1961
D 1963

9 How many hexagonal tiles are there in a standard base game of The Settlers of Catan (excluding the desert tile)?

A 18
B 19
C 20
D 21

10 The game Connect Four was invented by which American inventor in 1974?

A Howard Lee
B Marvin Glass
C E. G. R. Cordingley
D John Waddington

11 In the game Ticket to Ride, how many cities are represented on the original North American map?

A 35
B 39
C 42
D 45

12 What year did the cooperative board game Pandemic first get released?

A 2007
B 2008
C 2009
D 2010

13 The game Battleship, in its earliest form as a pen-and-paper game, dates back to the early 20th century. Its commercial board game version was first released in which decade?

A 1930s
B 1940s
C 1950s
D 1960s

14 How many dots (pips) are there on a standard set of 28 dominoes?

A 134
B 168
C 182
D 210

15 The popular dice game Yahtzee was invented by an anonymous Canadian couple in what year?

A 1941
B 1948
C 1956
D 1961

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