GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Which country is the home of Lego?
Denmark
What are the different suits in a pack of cards?
Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, Spades
How many feet of wire is needed to make a Slinky,? 20, 40, or 80
80. (Over 250 million of them were sold in the toy’s first 55 years.)
True or False: It’s possible (though incredibly improbable) to win a two-player game of Monopoly in only four turns and nine rolls of the dice?
True
Which game features four characters named Harry, Henry, Homer and Lizzie?
Hungry (Hungry) Hippos
Six different colored pies are sought after in which game?
Trivial Pursuit
In which game must you shout its name when you have one card remaining?
Uno
Which toy, introduced at the 1979 Nuremberg Toy Show, sold over 100 million units by 1982?
Rubik’s Cube. (Erno Rubik, a Hungarian scientist, was obsessed with 3D geometry, took five years to develop his idea.)
Statistically, what is the most landed on square on the Monopoly board?
Jail
Gaining fifty points, what do you exclaim if all five dice you roll show the same number?
Yahtzee!
Which game gives small pink and blue pegs for your children?
The Game of Life
Which politically incorrect card game was funded by a Kickstarter campaign after being developed in 2011 by students in Illinois?
Cards Against Humanity
Which rubber toy, first released in the 70s, could indeed take a small step but could also stretch to take a giant leap?
Stretch Armstrong
True or False: One of the pieces was originally going to be a candlestick but this was changed due to the similarity to Scrabble.
False. It was Clue.
Five “hits” are needed to sink which class of ship in your Battleship fleet?
Aircraft Carrier
What are sometimes known as ‘devil’s bones’?
Dice
In a standard playing card pack, what is it that the queens hold in their hands?
Flowers
Which executive desk toy illustrates the constancy of momentum and energy?
Newton’s Cradle
What was the original name of the character on the front of the Monopoly set?
Rich Uncle Pennybags. (He is now named ‘Mr. Monopoly’)
Which game spawned a phrase referring to small events compounding to create a catastrophe?
Domino(e)s. The Domino Effect
What is the only move in chess where two pieces can be moved in one go?
A ‘castle’
Gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead and comedian Buster Keaton died of more natural causes while playing what game?
Poker
By what name is Barbara Millicent Roberts is better known?
Barbie
Why is the prize money for winning the Monopoly World Championship $20,580?
That is the amount of money there is in the game’s bank.
Which anatomical game was invented by a University of Illinois student in 1962 as a part of an assignment to invent a game or toy?
Operation