Classic Board Games
This one-player card game has you arrange cards from Ace to King.
Solitaire.
What game has been played for over 1,000 years using kings, queens, and knights?
Chess.
This game has colorful paths leading to a candy castle.
Candy Land
Name 3 game night snacks.
Possible answers: Popcorn, chips, Pretzels, candy
True or False: The longest Monopoly game ever played lasted more than 24 hours.
True.
The longest known Monopoly game lasted for 70 days.
In what game do you collect properties like Boardwalk and Park Place?
Monopoly
True or False: Monopoly was inspired by an earlier game called "The Landlord's Game"
True!
Fun Fact: The streets on the classic Monopoly board are based on real streets in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
In this game you must act out a word without speaking.
Charades
Name 3 card games.
Possible answers: Uno, Go Fish, Poker, Solitaire
How many spaces are on a standard Monopoly board?
40
In this game you have to match the colors and numbers, while trying to get rid of all your cards.
Chess originated in which country?
India.
In this game, you try to sink your opponent's ships by calling out coordinates.
Battleship.
Name 3 board game pieces.
Possible answers: dice, spinner, board, cards, pawns
What is the world's best selling board game?
Chess.
What color starts first in a game of chess?
White.
Before plastic pieces, many board game pieces were made from what material?
Wood.
What game uses letters to make words on a game board?
Scrabble
Name 3 board games that use a dice.
Possible answers: Monopoly, Yahtzee, Trouble
What is considered the oldest known board game?
C. Senet
Senet was an ancient Egyptian board game played on a 30-square board. Players raced their pieces across the board using throwing sticks instead of dice, trying to move all of their pieces off the board before their opponent.
This game lets you choose a career, earn money, and build a family.
The Game of Life.
What toy company owns games like Monopoly, Clue, and Scrabble?
Hasbro.
This game has a mat with red, blue, green, and yellow circles. You spin a spinner to find out where to place your hands and feet.
Twister
Name 3 games that involve strategy.
Possible answers: Chess, Checkers, Clue, Monopoly
True or False: Candy Land was created to entertain children recovering from polio.