Interesting Quiz On Games Of The 1940's & 1950's

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1.

What did children learn from the "Winner Spinner" game?
- A.
  
  Names Of Countries
- B.
  
  Spelling
- C.
  
  Addition
- D.
  
  Colors
2.

According to an industry survey, which card game was most popular with men in 1940?
- A.
  
  Contract Bridge
- B.
  
  Poker
- C.
  
  Pinochle
- D.
  
  Rummy
3.

According to an industry survey, which card game was the most popular for women in 1940?
- A.
  
  Hearts
- B.
  
  Contract Bridge
- C.
  
  Rummy
- D.
  
  Poker
4.

The "Slinky" debuted in 1945 at which department store?
- A.
  
  Gimbels
- B.
  
  Bloomingdale's
- C.
  
  Target
- D.
  
  Macy's
5.

The game pieces in "Easy Money" are pawns and what?
- A.
  
  Rooks
- B.
  
  Houses
- C.
  
  Bank Buildings
- D.
  
  Kings
6.

After inventing the 1940's "Slinky" and mass-marketing it in the 1950's, what did Richard James do?
- A.
  
  Bought An Amusement Park
- B.
  
  Invented The Game "Operation"
- C.
  
  Joined A Cult In Bolivia
- D.
  
  Sold The Rights For A Dollar
7.

What were the game pieces in the 1950's board game "Billionaire"?
- A.
  
  Dollar Bill Signs
- B.
  
  Banks
- C.
  
  Businessmen
- D.
  
  Marbles
8.

In 1959, Transogram released a two-sided game board for playing both "Ace-Hi Horse Race" and what?
- A.
  
  Monopoly
- B.
  
  Poker
- C.
  
  Hearts
- D.
  
  Michigan Rummy
9.

Six sets of which game disappeared from the 1959 American National Exhibition in Moscow?
- A.
  
  Sorry!
- B.
  
  Yahtzee
- C.
  
  Carrom
- D.
  
  Monopoly
10.

What is the name of the man on the front of the "Monopoly" box?
- A.
  
  Mr. Monopoly
- B.
  
  Mr. Bradley
- C.
  
  Mr. Broadway
- D.
  
  Mr. Parker
11.

Which newspaper game was made by the makers of "Monopoly"?
- A.
  
  Tiddly Chase
- B.
  
  The Daily News
- C.
  
  Scoop
- D.
  
  Totopoly
12.

The object of which 1940's board game was to race a yacht around the playing board?
- A.
  
  Buccaneer
- B.
  
  Dover Patrol
- C.
  
  The Armada
- D.
  
  Ship Ahoy
13.

The inventor of "Scrabble" used which newspaper to decide how many tiles would be in his game?
- A.
  
  The Inquirer
- B.
  
  The New York Times
- C.
  
  The Herald Tribune
- D.
  
  The Washington Post
14.

What was the original name of "Yahtzee" when it was invented in 1954?
- A.
  
  Yah-Hoo
- B.
  
  Yat-Strike
- C.
  
  Yippie
- D.
  
  The Yacht Game
15.

Which mystery game, created in 1956, was based on literary hero Ellery Queen?
- A.
  
  Clue
- B.
  
  Scotland Yard
- C.
  
  Trapped
- D.
  
  Mystery Of The Abbey
16.

Which television game show was investigated in 1959 by the House Committee on Legislative Oversight?
- A.
  
  Twenty One
- B.
  
  The $64,000 Question
- C.
  
  I've Got A Secret
- D.
  
  Name That Tune
17.

Which 1949 game was invented to entertain children with polio?
- A.
  
  Candy Land
- B.
  
  Dominos
- C.
  
  Chutes And Ladders
- D.
  
  Scrabble