infestyouus 2015-16 board games quiz_venky
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Board Gamesby
Venkatesh (Venky) Srinivasan
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Mister X, seen here is the sequel to a tactics and
strategy board game, in which Mister X is a critical
character.
Name the game.
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Scotland Yard
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This was conceived on December 15, 1979 by Chris
Haney and Scott Abbott. Haney was a picture editor at
the Montreal Gazette, and Abbott was a sports
journalist for The Canadian Press. The friends were
playing a game of Scrabble and drinking beer when
they decided to invent their own game.
Which ‘colourful’ game?
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Trivial Pursuit
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3
This is an American game called Halma invented by a
Harvard Medical school surgeon. The simplified
version of this game was invented in Germany and
named Stern-Halma for its shape. We know it by
another name.
What misnomer is the other name of the German
version of the game?
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Chinese Checkers
Despite its name, the game is not a variation of checkers,
nor did it originate in China or any part of Asia
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The Latin word meaning “trust” is also the
acronym-ed name of a controlling body
founded in Paris on July 20, 1924.
What’s the word and what game does the
body control?
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FIDE
Chess
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5
This is a 2012 film loosely inspired by and named
after a board game, that in turn is believed to have
derived from a French game in WW1.
Name the film/game.
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Battleship
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6
This game is marketed in the US using its ancient
Indian name (with a very slight spelling variant). It is
also marketed as the _______ of India referring to a
similar game, known as one of the oldest board games
in the world. Identify both games / fill in both
blanks. Bigger pics follow.
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Backgammon
Parcheesi (Pacheesi is also fine)
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7
So cool! Which star of the 90s had his own Board game, as seen below?
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Vanilla Ice
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8
Identify the now-transformed Olympic medallist after whom this game was named
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Bruce Jenner
aka Caitlyn Jenner
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• Josephine – daughter of Patricia, aspiring actress
• Michael – a retired military man trying to pen his autobiography to supplement a dwindling income.
• Ms. Blanche - short hair and a sinister expression. She is the longtime nanny and cook to Dr. Black.
• Rev. John – evangelical minister
• Mrs. Patricia – mother of Josephine
• Peter – a museum curator instead of a Prof
These are the 2002-version US character descriptions of which set of doubtful people, first seen in 1949?
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Clue/Cluedo suspects
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10
Which strategy board game did this director,
Albert Lamorisse, invent?
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Risk
