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Monopoly Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Monopoly? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The 'Free Parking' space originally had a bonus rule in the official 1935 edition.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Free Parking was always a neutral rest space; the house rule of collecting fines there was never in the official rules.

2.

There is a different Monopoly board for every U.S. state, each with local landmarks.

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Easy
✓ TRUE

Hasbro has released over 100 localized editions, including 'Monopoly: The U.S. States Edition' which features one per state.

3.

Monopoly was banned in the Soviet Union because it promoted capitalism.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Soviet authorities viewed the game as a harmful tool of capitalist propaganda and banned its distribution for decades.

4.

Charles Darrow invented Monopoly from scratch during the Great Depression.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Darrow popularized and sold the game to Parker Brothers, but he based it on Elizabeth Magie's earlier patented design.

5.

The game's iconic 'Rich Uncle Pennybags' was based on a real American tycoon.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The mascot, later named Mr. Monopoly, was inspired by caricatures of J.P. Morgan but isn't a direct portrait of any single person.

6.

The shortest possible Monopoly game can end in just three turns.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

While rare, a game could technically end in two turns if a player lands on a property, builds, and the opponent lands on it with high rent.

7.

A real-life Monopoly set once used actual money instead of play money during a tournament.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

In 1978, the first U.S. Monopoly Championship used real $1 bills to heighten the stakes and drama for players.

8.

The original Monopoly was designed to teach the dangers of land monopolies.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Elizabeth Magie created 'The Landlord’s Game' in 1904 to illustrate Henry George's economic theories, not just as a pastime.

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