 - 1. How many languages was Monopoly available in by 2013, according to Hasbro?
A) 27
B) 81
C) 15
D) 43
- 2. In what year was the board game Advance to Boardwalk released?
A) 1972
B) 1985
C) 1990
D) 1993
- 3. When was the first license awarded to the company that became USAopoly?
A) 1995
B) 2000
C) 1994
D) 1985
- 4. Which company produced the television game show version of Monopoly in 1990?
A) Hasbro
B) Winning Moves
C) King World Productions
D) USAopoly
- 5. What was the name of the first Monopoly card game mentioned in the text?
A) Free Parking
B) Monopoly Deal
C) Water Works
D) Express Monopoly
- 6. Which company holds the license for specialty deluxe editions of Monopoly?
A) Winning Moves
B) USAopoly
C) Hasbro Interactive
D) Winning Solutions, Inc.
- 7. In what year was the Monopoly pinball machine by Stern released?
A) 2009
B) 1998
C) 2001
D) 1995
- 8. How many episodes of the 1990 Monopoly television game show were produced?
A) 12
B) 43
C) 27
D) 111
- 9. What company released a handheld electronic Monopoly game in 1998?
A) Electronic Arts
B) Hasbro
C) Atari
D) Infogrames
- 10. Which company was the first to receive a Monopoly license in 1994?
A) Winning Moves
B) Parker Brothers
C) Winning Solutions
D) USAopoly
- 11. What is the name of the unofficial version of the game that allows users to customize equipment and rules?
A) Chocolate-opoly
B) Wine-opoly
C) Make Your Own -OPOLY
D) Help on Board
- 12. Which company published the Monopoly game for the Nintendo DS alongside Battleship and Boggle?
A) Infogrames
B) Atari
C) EA
D) Hasbro
- 13. Which company was acquired by Hasbro in 1991?
A) Kenner Parker Tonka
B) Winning Moves
C) USAopoly
D) King World Productions
- 14. In what year was Monopoly Junior first published?
A) 1995
B) 1985
C) 2008
D) 1990
- 15. Which company turned Monopoly into a prime time game show in 1990?
A) Merv Griffin Enterprises
B) Winning Moves Games
C) Parker Brothers
D) Hasbro
- 16. Who hosted the 1990 Monopoly game show?
A) Mike Reilly
B) Charlie O'Donnell
C) Merv Griffin
D) John Smith
- 17. In which city did the production of US Monopoly cease at the Parker Brothers plant in 1991?
A) London, UK
B) Salem, Massachusetts
C) San Diego, California
D) New York, New York
- 18. What was the first board produced by the company that became USAopoly?
A) San Diego, California
B) 60th Anniversary edition
C) European edition
D) London edition
- 19. How was the new token for the 1998 US standard edition selected?
A) Hasbro executive decision
B) Public voting via website, phone, and stores
C) Employee contest
D) Random drawing
- 20. Which token won the 1999 vote for the new US Monopoly playing piece?
A) Biplane
B) Sack of money
C) Piggy bank
D) Race car
- 21. What name did Hasbro give the Rich Uncle Pennybags mascot in 1999?
A) Uncle Pennybags
B) Rich Uncle
C) Mr. Monopoly
D) Monopoly Man
- 22. What mistake was made in the 1999 European edition of Monopoly?
A) London was listed as a French city
B) Geneva was listed as the capital of Switzerland
C) The currency was listed as the Dollar
D) Paris was excluded from the board
- 23. What was the main principle of the 'Here & Now' editions?
A) Focus on global trade routes
B) Historical accuracy of the 1930s
C) What if Monopoly had been invented today?
D) Electronic banking only
- 24. What technology was used in the Monopoly Here & Now Electronic Banking Edition?
A) Internet-based transfers
B) Pre-paid tokens
C) Smartphones
D) Debit cards and a card reader
- 25. Which version of Monopoly added skyscrapers and train depots?
A) Here & Now Edition
B) The Mega Edition
C) Classic Edition
D) Championship Edition
- 26. In 2008, what item became a permanent, though optional, addition to the game?
A) Sack of money token
B) Debit card reader
C) Electronic counter
D) Speed die
- 27. What was the final change made to the Income Tax space in the 2008 US standard edition update?
A) Removed entirely
B) Fixed at $200
C) Changed to a percentage
D) Increased to $500
- 28. What material replaced metal for tokens in the US during World War II?
A) Cardboard
B) Wood
C) Rubber
D) Plastic
- 29. What replaced dice in the UK version of Monopoly during the war?
A) Cards
B) Tokens
C) Marbles
D) A spinner
- 30. In what year did Elizabeth Magie's second patent on The Landlord's Game expire?
A) 1944
B) 1945
C) 1941
D) 1939
- 31. What occurred to the game sets exhibited at the 1959 American National Exhibition in Moscow?
A) They were misplaced
B) They were stolen
C) They were destroyed
D) They were sold
- 32. When was the first Monopoly edition in Braille published?
A) 1973
B) 1968
C) 1975
D) 1985
- 33. Which company acquired Parker Brothers in February 1968?
A) Tonka
B) Kenner
C) Waddingtons
D) General Mills
- 34. What milestone did Parker Brothers reach by 1974?
A) Sold 80 million sets
B) Sold 50 million sets
C) Sold 10 million sets
D) Sold 100 million sets
- 35. Which UK city was featured in Waddingtons' first non-London edition in 1989?
A) Manchester
B) Birmingham
C) Liverpool
D) Leeds
- 36. What type of case was used for the 1965 30th anniversary edition?
A) Plastic
B) Metal
C) Wood
D) Cardboard
- 37. Which group of people became part of Monopoly advertising in 1944?
A) Soldiers
B) Factory workers
C) Teachers
D) Children
- 38. Where were the 'Monopoly happenings' marathon sessions documented in the 1960s?
A) Moscow
B) London
C) Chicago
D) New York City
- 39. What did fans lobby to keep in 1973?
A) Atlantic City street names
B) Metal tokens
C) The spinner
D) The original game price
- 40. How many additional editions of Monopoly did Parker Brothers publish in 1936?
A) Four
B) Eight
C) Six
D) Two
- 41. What was the price range for the new Monopoly editions released in 1936?
A) US$2 to US$25
B) US$10 to US$100
C) US$5 to US$50
D) US$1 to US$10
- 42. Which newspaper profiled Elizabeth Magie Phillips regarding The Landlord's Game?
A) The Philadelphia Inquirer
B) The New York Times
C) Washington D.C. Evening Star
D) Time magazine
- 43. Why did George Parker order a stop to Monopoly production in December 1936?
A) Legal issues with Elizabeth Magie
B) A warehouse fire
C) Shortage of materials
D) Sales leveled off
- 44. Whose photograph appeared on the box lid of the game Bulls and Bears?
A) George Parker
B) Charles Darrow
C) An anonymous model
D) Elizabeth Magie Phillips
- 45. What was Charles Darrow's involvement with the game Bulls and Bears?
A) He was the sole inventor
B) He was the lead designer
C) None
D) He was the publisher
- 46. What was the pre-publication sale number for Bulls and Bears?
A) 1,000,000
B) 500,000
C) 10,000
D) 100,000
- 47. Which company rejected Darrow's game in May 1934?
A) Thomas Sales Co.
B) Parker Brothers
C) Transogram
D) Milton Bradley
- 48. What is the '52 design errors' story considered to be by historians?
A) A legitimate historical analysis
B) A quote from Charles Darrow
C) A claim by Milton Bradley
D) A Parker-invented creation myth
- 49. Who was the president of Parker Brothers during the acquisition of Monopoly?
A) George Parker
B) Rudy Copeland
C) Robert Barton
D) Charles Darrow
- 50. What document did Parker Brothers seek from Darrow after discovering he was not the sole inventor?
A) An affidavit
B) A patent transfer
C) A royalty waiver
D) A public apology
- 51. Whose 1924 patent did Parker Brothers buy to secure undisputed rights to the game?
A) Magie
B) Barton
C) Copeland
D) Layman
- 52. From which company did Parker Brothers acquire the rights to the game 'Finance'?
A) Transogram
B) Knapp Electric
C) Thomas Sales Co.
D) Milton Bradley
- 53. Which individual designed the game 'Inflation'?
A) Daniel Layman
B) Rudy Copeland
C) Charles Darrow
D) George Parker
- 54. Which game was designed by Daniel Layman?
A) Inflation
B) Big Business
C) Monopoly
D) Finance
- 55. What was the first year Monopoly was marketed on a broad scale by Parker Brothers?
A) 1935
B) 1934
C) 1936
D) 1932
- 56. Which material was used for the first die-cast metal playing pieces?
A) Plastic
B) Metal
C) Wood
D) Lead
- 57. What feature was missing on the original Parker Brothers board compared to later versions?
A) The Jail space
B) The Go space
C) Icons for the Community Chest spaces
D) The Railroad spaces
- 58. What was the Income Tax amount on the original Parker Brothers board?
A) $300 or 10%
B) $200 or 10%
C) $100 or 5%
D) $500 or 20%
- 59. In what year was 'Rich Uncle Pennybags' introduced to the game?
A) 1934
B) 1936
C) 1938
D) 1935
- 60. Where did the second meeting between Robert Barton and Charles Darrow take place?
A) New York City
B) Philadelphia
C) Boston
D) Fort Worth
- 61. What did Darrow admit to Barton during their second meeting in Boston?
A) He copied the game from a friend's set
B) He invented the game alone
C) He stole the board from F.A.O. Schwarz
D) He worked for Milton Bradley
- 62. In what year was the first patent for The Landlord's Game granted?
A) 1904
B) 1924
C) 1910
D) 1933
- 63. During which decade did the false belief that Charles Darrow created Monopoly become widely accepted?
A) 1970s
B) 1930s
C) 1950s
D) 1990s
- 64. Who conducted research that helped "rediscover" the true early history of the game for court records?
A) Ralph Anspach
B) Elizabeth Magie
C) Charles Darrow
D) George Parker
- 65. Who produced the game commercially under the name The Fascinating Game of Finance?
A) Louis Thun
B) Daniel W. Layman
C) Charles Darrow
D) Ferdinand Thun
- 66. Who introduced the Atlantic City street names to the game after learning it from Ruth Hoskins?
A) Daniel W. Layman
B) Charles Darrow
C) Charles Todd
D) Jesse Raiford
- 67. Which misspelling originated with Charles Todd and was retained by Charles Darrow?
A) Short Line
B) Marvin Gardens
C) Atlantic City
D) Free Parking
- 68. What year did Hasbro introduce the Speed Die into official game versions?
A) 2008
B) 2006
C) 1989
D) 1994
- 69. In what year did Hasbro change the US color scheme to match the UK edition?
A) 2008
B) 2006
C) 2009
D) 2012
- 70. What locations were used in the first Waddington version of the game?
A) Paris
B) Berlin
C) Atlantic City
D) London
- 71. Who published the 1936 German edition of the game?
A) Editrice Giochi
B) Parker Brothers
C) Waddington Games
D) Schmidt Spiele
- 72. What was the alleged reason Joseph Goebbels gave for denouncing the German Monopoly game?
A) Its complex rules
B) Its Jewish-speculative character
C) Its American origin
D) Its encouragement of capitalism
- 73. What was the actual alleged reason for the Nazi denouncement of the game?
A) The game promoted democratic values
B) The rules violated German civil code
C) The game was copyrighted by a British company
D) High-ranking Nazis lived on streets with high property values
- 74. When did a German edition with 'generic' street names finally appear?
A) 1938
B) 1953
C) 1945
D) 1960
- 75. Which company produced the game in Italy until 2009?
A) Editrice Giochi
B) Waddington Games
C) Parker Brothers
D) Hasbro
- 76. What is the original Austrian version of Monopoly known as today?
A) Wirtschaft Talent
B) Monopoly Österreich
C) Das Kaufmännische Talent
D) Business and Speculation
- 77. When did the game first appear under the official name 'Monopoly' in Austria?
A) 1940
B) 1990
C) 1936
D) 1981
- 78. In which country was Monopoly the most duplicated board game via handmade copies during the Cold War?
A) German Democratic Republic
B) Soviet Union
C) Poland
D) Hungary
- 79. When was the first official version of the game printed for the Soviet Union?
A) 1988
B) 1991
C) 1985
D) 1997
- 80. Which country was the first in eastern Europe to receive an official Monopoly edition after the Cold War?
A) Hungary
B) Poland
C) Czech Republic
D) Russia
- 81. When was the new official edition for Russia published?
A) 1997
B) 1993
C) 1992
D) 2001
- 82. Which anniversary did Monopoly celebrate with the release of Monopoly Revolution?
A) 70th anniversary
B) 80th anniversary
C) 75th anniversary
D) 50th anniversary
- 83. What was a notable physical design feature of Monopoly Revolution?
A) A round shape
B) A triangular board
C) A vertical stand
D) Clear plastic board
- 84. Which token was retired in 2013 after receiving the fewest votes?
A) Shoe
B) Top hat
C) Iron
D) Thimble
- 85. Which token replaced the retired token in 2013?
A) Helicopter
B) Cat
C) Robot
D) Guitar
- 86. How many tokens were included in the 'Golden Token' set sold at Target?
A) Ten
B) Eight
C) Thirteen
D) Five
- 87. In what year did Monopoly celebrate its 80th anniversary?
A) 2013
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2015
- 88. When was the first Monopoly game with the new token lineup released?
A) February 2013
B) August 2013
C) June 2013
D) January 2013
- 89. What sound effect is specifically mentioned as being triggered by a game event in Monopoly Revolution?
A) Dice rolling
B) Train whistle
C) Cash register ding
D) Jail door slam
- 90. Who suggested the first Monopoly tournaments?
A) Randolph P. Barton
B) Gyles Brandreth
C) Victor Watson
D) Philip Orbanes
- 91. Where was the first European Monopoly Championship held?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) Reykjavík, Iceland
C) Macau
D) London, UK
- 92. Who does Gyles Brandreth claim won the first European Championship?
A) John Mair
B) Pierre Milet
C) Victor Watson
D) Philip Orbanes
- 93. Who was the first true World Champion of Monopoly, according to Orbanes and Brandreth?
A) John Mair
B) Randolph P. Barton
C) Victor Watson
D) Pierre Milet
- 94. When were true multinational international Monopoly tournaments first held?
A) 1972
B) 1975
C) 1982
D) 1973
- 95. What method was used to select US tournament participants starting in 2003?
A) Random lottery
B) Regional tournament invitation
C) State champion selection
D) Internet-based quiz challenge
- 96. How often are Monopoly tournaments typically held now?
A) Every four years
B) Every six years
C) Every year
D) Every two years
- 97. Which US representative placed second at the 1980 World Championship?
A) Dana Terman
B) Brian Valentine
C) Richard Marinaccio
D) John Mair
- 98. Who won the 2015 World Championship?
A) Richard Marinaccio
B) Dana Terman
C) Brian Valentine
D) Nicolò Falcone
- 99. Where was the 2015 World Championship held?
A) Reykjavík, Iceland
B) The Venetian resort in Macau
C) Washington, D.C.
D) London, UK
- 100. Why was the 2021 World Championship cancelled?
A) Coronavirus pandemic
B) Lack of funding
C) Disagreement over rules
D) Technical difficulties
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