Board Games Quiz

Try out this Board Games quiz to test your knowledge. Board Games trivia explores a pastime with roots stretching back thousands of years, from ancient games like Senet and Go to modern favorites found on tables around the world.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Name the major German game award that began in 1979.?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
What ancient game is most strongly linked with Egypt?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Which historical board game is strongly associated with medieval Scandinavia?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Go originated in which ancient country?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the traditional Japanese chess-like board game called?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Whose name is attached to the standard tournament design for chess pieces?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Who became famous for writing early rule books on games?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
Which game asks players to line up four discs in a row to win?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
What word game has players build words from adjacent letters on a grid of dice?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
In which classic strategy game does each side start with one king and one queen?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
Atlantic City, New Jersey provides the property setting for which famous board game?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Who invented Scrabble?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Which designer created Catan?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Pandemic was designed by whom?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Who designed Terraforming Mars?

Name the major German game award that began in 1979.?

What ancient game is most strongly linked with Egypt?

Which historical board game is strongly associated with medieval Scandinavia?

Go originated in which ancient country?

What is the traditional Japanese chess-like board game called?

Whose name is attached to the standard tournament design for chess pieces?

Who became famous for writing early rule books on games?

Which game asks players to line up four discs in a row to win?

What word game has players build words from adjacent letters on a grid of dice?

In which classic strategy game does each side start with one king and one queen?

Atlantic City, New Jersey provides the property setting for which famous board game?

Who invented Scrabble?

Which designer created Catan?

Pandemic was designed by whom?

Who designed Terraforming Mars?