The History of Board Games

What is the oldest surviving board game found in Egypt?

• Diplomacy

• Chess

• Senet

• Monopoly

What is the name of the board game originating in Egypt, referencing the snake deity of ancient Egyptian religion?

• Mehen

• Settlers of Catan

• Chaturanga

• The Checkered Game of Life

Which board game is considered to be a representation of the journey of the ka (the vital spark) to the afterlife in ancient Egypt?

• Monopoly

• Diplomacy

• Senet

• The Mansion of Happiness

What is the name of the board game found in the Royal cemetery of Ur, an ancient Sumerian city, present day in Iraq?

• The Checkered Game of Life

• The Game of Pope and Pagan

• The Royal Game of Ur

• Ludus duodecim scriptorium

Which game is distinctive from other board games because of its negotiation phases during which time players form new and betray old alliances with other players?

• Diplomacy

• Monopoly

• Chaturanga

• Settlers of Catan

Which piece is different from modern Chess in the game Chaturanga?

• The king

• The queen

• The bishop

• The knight

Which game was intended as an educational tool to illustrate the negative aspects of concentrating land in private monopolies?

• Monopoly

• Diplomacy

• The Mansion of Happiness

• The Checkered Game of Life

What is the name of the game published in 1995, where players represent settlers establishing colonies on an imaginary island called Catan?

• The Game of Pope and Pagan

• Settlers of Catan

• Ludus duodecim scriptorium

• Chaturanga

Which board game is considered to be related to Senet and has 12 markings on the board?

• Ludus duodecim scriptorium

• The Checkered Game of Life

• The Royal Game of Ur

• Chaturanga

What is the name of the game based around Christian morality, published in 1843, and sent the players along a path of virtues and vices?

• The Mansion of Happiness

• Settlers of Catan

• Monopoly

• Diplomacy