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1. Backgammon: how many playing pieces are on the board at the start of the game? (counting both sides)

   30

2. How much money do you start a game of Monopoly with?

   £1500

3. “Fanny” is one of the all-time great swear words – but how many points is it worth in Scrabble?

   11 points

4. In the game of Monopoly, how much does it cost to buy a house for Mayfair?

   200 pounds

5. According to a survey of kids – how long did Pokemon cards hold their interest for before they were completely bored? 3 weeks, 3 months or 9 months?

   3 months

6. How many segments are there on a British roulette wheel?

   37 (numbers 0-36)

7. If Barbie was a real person, what would her bust measurement be?

   39 inches

8. What is the record for the world’s biggest Scrabble score in one play?

   392 [CAZIQUES]

9. In a game of Risk, how many territories can you attack from Great Britain?

   4 (Iceland, Scandinavia, Western Europe, Northern Europe

10. At the start of a game of draughts, how many squares are empty

    40 squares

11. How many squares are there on a Monopoly board [Jail and Just Visiting counts as one Square]?

    40 squares

12. Risk is a popular world domination board game: but what is the maximum number of players that can play the game – according to the rules??

    6 players

13. Cunt is one of the all-time great swear words – but how many points is it worth in Scrabble?

    6 points

14. How long did the longest game of Monopoly in the world last? 70 hours or 70 days?

    70 days

15. Was Scrabble invented in Britain, America or Japan?

    America

16. What letter is worth more in a game of Scrabble: B or G?

    B (3 to 2)

17. Which animal scores the most in scrabble: badger, beaver or pussy?

    Beaver

18. Name any of the green properties on an original London Monopoly board?

    Bond Street, Regent Street or Oxford Street

19. Which word worth most in Scrabble: cunt, gash or bush?

    Bush

20. What letter is worth more in a game of scrabble:G or C

    C (3 to 2)

21. Who invented Trivial Pursuit: was it a pair of Brits, a pair of Australians or a pair of Canadians

    Canadians (Scott Abbot and Chris Haney)

22. What letter is worth more in a game of scrabble: L or D?

    D (2 to 1)

23. What letter is worth more in a game of scrabble: T or D?

    D (2 to 1)

24. In which European country was Lego invented?

    Denmark

25. What is used to play Yahtzee: cards, dice or hoops?

    Dice

26. According to a 2006 survey of Brits: what was the favourite website for people wanting to waste a spare hour: Ebay, Friends Reunited or dpquiz.co.uk?

    Ebay

27. What letter is worth more in a game of scrabble: G or F?

    F (4 to 2)

28. What letter is worth more in a game of scrabble:D or F?

    F (4 to 2)

29. Which of these placenames would score highest in Scrabble points: Edinburgh, Glasgow or Falkirk?

    Falkirk (18) – Glasgow is 12, Edinburgh is 16)

30. What word scores the most in Scrabble: pussy, flaps or fanny?

    Fanny

31. Which word is worth the most in a game of scrabble? Kitten, pussy or fanny?

    Fanny

32. Which word scores most in a game of scrabble? Fanny, Pussy or Vagina?

    Fanny

33. Name the three red properties in a game of Monopoly [traditional London version]?

    Fleet Street, The Strand, Trafalgar Square

34. Which swear word scores most in scrabble: cunt, fuck or bastard?

    Fuck

35. In the original version of Trivial Pursuit, what category of questions were coloured blue?

    Geography

36. In the world of computer games, what kind of animal is the Donkey Kong character?

    Gorilla

37. In the world of computer games, what kind of animal is the Donkey Kong character?

    Gorilla

38. On a Monopoly board, what colour is Bond Street?

    Green

39. What colour set does Oxford Street belong to in a game of Monopoly?

    Green

40. Which Monopoly set is more expensive: the green or the red?

    green

41. Which Monopoly set is more expensive: the orange or the green?

    Green

42. What is the name of the toy company that makes Subbuteo: Waddington’s, Spears or Hasbro?

    Hasbro

43. What nationality was Erno Rubik, inventor of Rubik's Cube?

    Hungarian

44. If your very first roll of the dice is a ten in a game of Monopoly: where do you land?

    Jail (Just Visiting)

45. What letter is worth more points in a game of Scrabble: K or P?

    K

46. What letter is worth more in a game of Scrabble: V or K?

    K (5 to 4)

47. What is the first station you pass in the classic London edition of Monopoly?

    King's Cross

48. What are the names of the four Stations in Monopoly [traditional London version]?

    Kings Cross, Marylebone, Fenchurch St, Liverpool Street

49. Which of these words scores most in a game of scrabble: sexy, kinky or depraved?

    Kinky

50. In the computer games, what is the name of the Tomb Raider heroine ?

    Lara Croft

51. What was voted best toy of all time in a recent survey of internet users? Barbie, Lego or Transformers?

    Lego

52. Name the two most expensive properties in a game of Monopoly?

    Mayfair and Park Lane

53. What is worth most in Scrabble: Elephant, monkey or Ronaldo?

    Monkey

54. Which is the top-selling game at WH Smith: Cluedo, Scrabble or Monopoly? [total no. of units sold per year]

    Monopoly

55. In the American version of Monopoly, is Boardwalk the cheapest or the most expensive property?

    Most expensive

56. On a Monopoly Board, are most of the properties North or South of the river Thames?

    North

57. What is the highest number on a normal roulette wheel?

    number 36

58. What is the only Monopoly Street to be located south of the river Thames?

    Old Kent Road

59. Which classic video game from the 1980s features a little yellow guy eating power pills and being chased by ghosts?

    Pac Man

60. If you roll a nine at the start of a game of Monopoly, which property do you land on?

    Pentonville Road

61. Which word scores the most in Scrabble: cock, dick or prick?

    Prick

62. In Monopoly, what colour is the property set which includes The Strand and Fleet Street?

    Red

63. In a game of Cluedo, what is the name of the vicar?

    Rev Green

64. What does Action Man have: A scar, a tattoo or both?

    scar

65. Which word scores most in terms of Scrabble points: Schnapps, Tequila, or Vodka?

    Schnapps

66. In game of Trivial Pursuit: what category is coloured green?

    Science and Nature

67. Which word scores most in scrabble: Smack, horse or reefer?

    smack

68. Which series of computer fighting game included fighters called Paul Phoenix, Nina Williams and Yoshimitsu?

    Tekken

69. What is the only property on a standard British Monopoly board whose name contains all of the letters in the word “monopoly”?

    The Electric Company

70. According to a scientific study, which is tactically the best set to own in a game of monopoly: The Green Set, The Orange set or the Dark Blue set?

    The Orange set

71. According to a team of statistical analysts who studied board games, which is tactically the best set to own in a game of Monopoly: The Green Set, The Orange set or the Dark Blue set?

    The Orange set

72. How many playing pieces are there on a Backgammon board at the start of the game. (including both sides)

    Thirty

73. Which word scores most in Scrabble: alcohol, tobacco or heroin?

    Tobacco (13 points – alcohol is 12 and heroin only 9)

74. What word scores the most in Scrabble: Vodka, Bacardi or Brandy?

    Vodka

75. What letter is worth more in a game of scrabble: W or M?

    W (4 to 3)

76. Which word is worth most in Scrabble: Tosser, wanker or dick?

    Wanker

77. Name the two brown properties on a British Monopoly board [traditional London version]?

    Whitechapel and Old Kent Road

78. What letter is worth more in a game of scrabble: Y or B?

    Y (Y is worth 4, B is only worth 3)

79. What letter is worth more in a game of scrabble: Y or B?

    Y (Y is worth 4, B is only worth 3)

80. In eight ball pool – what colour is the number one ball?

    Yellow

81. Which Monopoly set is more expensive: the yellow or the orange?

    yellow

82. Which Monopoly set is more expensive: the yellow or the red?

    Yellow

83. What letter is worth more in a game of scrabble:Z or X?

    Z (10 to 8)

84. Which animal scores most in terms of letter point-values in Scrabble: antelope, crocodile or zebra?

    Zebra

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