Q 01/05

How many spaces are there on a standard Monopoly board?

A) 38

B) 36

C) 40

D) 32

Answer · why

C) 40

Twenty-eight of them are properties: 22 streets, four railroads and two utilities.

Q 02/05

How much salary do you collect for passing GO?

A) $200

B) $100

C) $50

D) $150

Answer · why

A) $200

Each player starts the game with $1,500, and newer sets put $20,580 in the bank in total.

Q 03/05

How much money does each player start with in standard Monopoly?

A) $1,200

B) $1,500

C) $800

D) $1,000

Answer · why

B) $1,500

The bank in a post-2008 US set holds $20,580 in total, up from $15,140 in older editions.

Q 04/05

The streets on the original American board are named after streets in which New Jersey resort?

A) Cape May

B) Asbury Park

C) Wildwood

D) Atlantic City

Answer · why

D) Atlantic City

A Quaker teacher named Ruth Hoskins brought the game to Atlantic City and redrew the board with local street names.

Q 05/05

Which company first published Monopoly in 1935 and remained its owner until 1991?

A) Ideal Toy Company

B) Milton Bradley

C) Selchow & Righter

D) Parker Brothers

Answer · why

D) Parker Brothers

Hasbro bought Parker Brothers, and the game with it, in 1991.