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