Chistmas Around the World
Board Games
Building Toys
100

Christians around the world celebrate Christmas to remember the birth of this person.

Who is Jesus?

100

In this classic game, players buy properties and try to bankrupt their opponents.

What is Monopoly? (1935)

100

This famous building toy uses small interlocking plastic bricks.

Lego (1958)

200

In Australia, Christmas takes place during this season.

What is summer?

200

This mystery game asks players to determine who committed the crime, with what weapon, and where.

Clue (1949)

200

This magnetic building toy lets pieces snap together to form shapes and towers. 

Magna-Tiles (1997)

300

This country is believed to have started the tradition of decorating Christmas trees.

What is Germany?

300

In this game, players attempt have to be the first to locate and eliminate their opponents navy.

What is Battleship? (1939)

300

This classic building toy, lets kids build log cabins using notched redwood pieces.

What are Lincoln Logs? (1916)

(The wood came from scraps of redwood left over from the construction of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.)


400

People in this country traditionally eat KFC for Christmas dinner.

What is Japan?

400

This strategy game involves conquering the world using armies and dice.

What is Risk? (1959)

400

This construction toy, originally in metal, uses nuts and bolts to build models.

What is Erector Set? (1914)

500

This country has a Christmas tradition involving a giant straw goat.

What is Sweden?

500

This word-building board game has tiles and bonus squares.

What is Scrabble? (1938)

500

Some of these foam pieces of varied shapes and colors had wire in them.

Tubers and Zots (1999)