Statistics for Board Games

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which tactical game features a world map divided into 42 territories?	Risk	81%
Which is the only chess piece that can ‘jump’ over others?	The Knight	81%
Play in which game is overseen by a ‘Dungeon Master’?	Dungeons & Dragons	74%
Which board game launched in 1981 with Genus Edition questions?	Trivial Pursuit	74%
Which character in Cluedo is represented by a yellow playing piece?	Colonel Mustard	67%
Which game ends at Millionaire Estates or Countryside Acres?	The Game of Life	63%
How many pieces does each player start with in Backgammon?	15	56%
Which game might feature Mr Mint, Princess Lolly and Lord Licorice?	Candy Land	52%
The US game Checkers is usually known by what name in the UK?	Draughts	48%
In Battleships, which type of ship is longest at five squares long?	Carrier	44%
What colour is the board in a standard game of Othello?	Green	37%
The original Monopoly board used place names from which city?	Atlantic City	30%
Which classic game starts in the middle of a board with 225 squares?	Scrabble	26%
In Settlers of Catan, the robber starts the game on which hex?	The desert	22%
Object, Action, Difficult and All Play are categories in which game?	Pictionary	19%