Q 01/05

Who patented 'The Landlord's Game', the precursor to Monopoly?

A) Charles Darrow

B) Elizabeth Magie

C) George S. Parker

D) Milton Bradley

Answer · why

B) Elizabeth Magie

She wrote two rule sets, one rewarding shared wealth and one rewarding ruthless monopolies; only the second survived into the game we play.

Q 02/05

Which line that actually served Atlantic City in the mid-1930s gave its name to a square on the US board?

A) Union Pacific

B) Santa Fe

C) Reading Railroad

D) Chesapeake & Ohio

Answer · why

C) Reading Railroad

It is now part of Norfolk Southern and CSX, and the board's 'Short Line' came from the local Shore Fast Line.

Q 03/05

Which of these properties is one of the two least expensive to purchase on a standard US Monopoly board?

A) Oriental Avenue

B) Baltic Avenue

C) Vermont Avenue

D) Connecticut Avenue

Answer · why

B) Baltic Avenue

Both stood in what was then a low-income, African-American district of Atlantic City, and their squares were purple before Parker Brothers recoloured ...

Q 04/05

How much money does each player typically start with in a standard game of Monopoly?

A) $1000

B) $1250

C) $1500

D) $2000

Answer · why

C) $1500

Localised editions use the same figure in their own currency, and the Speed Die variant raises the starting bank to 2,500.

Q 05/05

In Monopoly, how many houses must be on each property of a colour group before a hotel can be built?

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

Answer · why

C) Four

The houses go back to the bank when the hotel goes down, and a set holds only 32 of them, so hoarding houses can lock rivals out of building.