Games Of The 1940's & 1950's Trivia Question

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Games Of The 1940s & 1950s Trivia Question - Quiz

A non-complicated quiz based on games of the 1940's & 1950's games!

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1.

Which board game, released in 1944, is sold in Brazil as "Detective"?
- A.
  
  Why
- B.
  
  The Game of Life
- C.
  
  Simon
- D.
  
  Clue
2.

Where is a normal game of "Diplomacy" set?
- A.
  
  Early 20th Century Europe
- B.
  
  1950's England
- C.
  
  The Middle East In 1948
- D.
  
  Ancient Egypt
3.

What toy did French inventor Arthur Granjean develop in the late 1950's?
- A.
  
  Cabbage Patch Dolls
- B.
  
  Easy-Bake Oven
- C.
  
  Etch-A-Sketch
- D.
  
  Frisbee
4.

In 1957, the Wham-O Company bought the rights to which flying disk game?
- A.
  
  Frisbee
- B.
  
  Fussball
- C.
  
  Nerf Balls
- D.
  
  Yoyo
5.

What was a 1950's children's game that required nothing more than chairs and music?
- A.
  
  Olly Olly Oxen Free
- B.
  
  Musical Chairs
- C.
  
  Tag
- D.
  
  Go Fish
6.

Which game, invented in 1948, uses a game board with 225 squares on it?
- A.
  
  Rubik's Cube
- B.
  
  Sorry
- C.
  
  Scrabble
- D.
  
  Trivial Pursuit
7.

When the "Hula Hoop" was first sold in America, what was its selling price?
- A.
  
  0.49
- B.
  
  0.99
- C.
  
  1.98
- D.
  
  3.29
8.

Who invented the game "Clue" and was actually a specialist in savage murder?
- A.
  
  Milton Bradley
- B.
  
  Charles Darrow
- C.
  
  Anthony E. Pratt
- D.
  
  George Lerner
9.

Which game, created in 1959, involved buying, selling and trading?
- A.
  
  Candyland
- B.
  
  The Game Of Life
- C.
  
  Big Business
- D.
  
  Monopoly
10.

Which card game, invented in Uruguay in the late 1940's, is named for the Spanish word "basket"?
- A.
  
  Cribbage
- B.
  
  Whist
- C.
  
  Canasta
- D.
  
  Pinochle
11.

Which television network aired the game show "I've Got a Secret" starting in 1952?
- A.
  
  ABC
- B.
  
  BBC
- C.
  
  CBS
- D.
  
  NBC
12.

What game, invented in 1944, includes a character named Miss Scarlett?
- A.
  
  Buccaneer
- B.
  
  Sorry!
- C.
  
  Monopoly
- D.
  
  Clue
13.

What British game, invented in 1944, is called "Clue" in the USA?
- A.
  
  Earl Grey Mystery Clue
- B.
  
  Clue Quest
- C.
  
  Cluedo
- D.
  
  Colonel Mustard's Clues
14.

Which of these was not a character in the 1940's detective game "Clue"?
- A.
  
  Reverend Green
- B.
  
  Professor Plum
- C.
  
  Colonel Prawn
- D.
  
  Mrs. Peacock