What's In The Board Game Box?
32 green houses,
12 red hotels,
lots of play money
What is Monopoly?
1969:
Three... two... one... liftoff! Neil Armstrong & co. depart Cape Kennedy for the Moon
What is Florida?
I never said, "Let them eat cake"--but even if I had, I was beheaded in 1793, so what more do you people want from me?
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This event happened in the Soviet Union on April 26th, 1986
What is the Chernobyl Nuclear Explosion?
There are this many Olympian gods
What is 12?
Lots of red pegs,
even more white pegs,
10 plastic vessels,
including 2 aircraft carriers
What is Battleship?
1789:
George Washington is inaugurated as the first U.S. president
What is New York?
I never had wooden teeth--& if you don't believe me, go visit my dentures at Mount Vernon & see for yourself
Who is George Washington?
On April 15th, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This is where Hades lives
Where is the Underworld?
4 racks,
100 tiles
(98 tiles have letters, 2 are blank)
What is Scrabble?
1881:
The Tuskegee institute is founded by Booker T. Washington
What is Alabama?
Though flattered to have a chocolate company named after me, I never rode a horse nude & I wish you'd all stop saying I did
Who is Godiva?
The first marathon was held on April 19th, 1987 and it holds the title as one of the oldest marathons in the word.
What is the Boston Marathon?
This Titan was punished by the gods and had to hold the Earth for all eternity.
Who is Atlas?
Color-coded plastic armies,
42 territory cards,
5 dice
What is Risk?
1861:
The first shots of the Civil War are fired near Fort Sumter
What is South Carolina?
I was about 5'6" which was actually above average for a Frenchman--so no complex named after me, thank you very much
Who is Napoleon?
April 12, 1861 marked the start of this
What is the American Civil War?
This is why Hephaestus was thrown off a mountain when he was a baby
What is his mother thought he was ugly?
19 terrain hexes,
60 roads,
1 robber
What is Settlers of Catan?
1860:
The first westbound Pony Express rider leaves St. Joseph
What is Missouri?
Stop giving me credit for inventing baseball in Cooperstown--I wasn't even there in 1839 & I'm tired of living a lie
Who is Abner Doubleday?
April 28th, 1945: Twenty-three years of Fascist rule in Italy ended abruptly as Italian partisans shot this former dictator
Who is Benito Mussolini
Kronos did this to the Olympians when they were born
What is ate them?