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The Settlers of Catan Trivia Quiz

"The Settlers of Catan" is a board game by Mayfair Games and has quickly become one of my favorite games. How much do you know about it? All questions in this quiz refer to the standard version of the board game.

A multiple-choice quiz by bmrsnr. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bmrsnr

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,504

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1244

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Question 1 of 10

1. Excluding the desert hex, how many land hexagonal tiles are in the playing surface? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. To buy a development card, you need three different resource cards. Which of the following resource cards is not needed to buy a development card? Hint

Sheep (pasture)

Ore

Wheat

Wood

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is not a type of development card? Hint

Knight

Monopoly

City Upgrade

Road Building

4. Player A builds a road making 5 continuous road segments and is therefore given the longest road card. Player B follows by creating a 5 continuous segment road. Who gets the longest road card now? Hint

Player B

Player A

Neither Player

The two players share the card

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many settlements and cities are there for each color? Hint

4 Settlements and 5 Cities

4 Settlements and 4 Cities

5 Settlements and 5 Cities

5 Settlements and 4 Cities

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following combinations of resource cards will allow you to build a settlement? Hint

1 Wood, 1 Brick, 1 Wheat, 1 Ore

1 Wood, 1 Brick, 1 Wheat, 1 Ore, 1 Sheep

1 Wood, 1 Brick, 1 Wheat, 1 Sheep

1 Wood, 1 Wheat, 1 Ore, 1 Sheep

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following combinations of cards will allow you to upgrade one of your settlements to a city? Hint

2 ore, 2 wheat, 1 wood

3 ore, 2 wheat

2 ore, 1 wheat, 1 wood, 1 brick

3 wheat, 2 ore

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Question 8 of 10

8. At least how many segments away must a new city or settlement be placed from an existing city or settlement? Hint

2 segments

1 segment

3 segments

There is no minimum

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Question 9 of 10

9. Building on a sheep port allows you to do which of the following? Hint

Trade 2 sheep for any 1 resource

Trade 2 of any 1 resource for 1 sheep

Trade 3 sheep for any 1 resource

Trade 3 of any 1 resource for 1 sheep

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Question 10 of 10

10. "The Settlers of Catan" was named the US Board Game of the Year in 1996. What other country named "The Settlers of Catan" board game of the year in 1995? Hint

Italy

Canada

Germany

France

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Excluding the desert hex, how many land hexagonal tiles are in the playing surface?

Answer: 18

18 total tiles consisting of 4 sheep (pasture), 4 wood, 4 wheat, 3 brick and 3 ore.

2. To buy a development card, you need three different resource cards. Which of the following resource cards is not needed to buy a development card?

Answer: Wood

A development card costs 1 each of sheep, wheat and ore.

3. Which of the following is not a type of development card?

Answer: City Upgrade

The monopoly card allows you to "monopolize" any resource, the Road Building card allows you to build two free roads and the knight card moves the robber.

4. Player A builds a road making 5 continuous road segments and is therefore given the longest road card. Player B follows by creating a 5 continuous segment road. Who gets the longest road card now?

Answer: Player A

Player A will retain the card until someone builds a continuous road that is at least 1 segment longer than his.

5. How many settlements and cities are there for each color?

Answer: 5 Settlements and 4 Cities

A total of 20 settlements and 16 cities should be in your game. If you have small children, these numbers may have diminished.

6. Which of the following combinations of resource cards will allow you to build a settlement?

Answer: 1 Wood, 1 Brick, 1 Wheat, 1 Sheep

Ore is the only resource not needed for a settlement.

7. Which of the following combinations of cards will allow you to upgrade one of your settlements to a city?

Answer: 3 ore, 2 wheat

City upgrades are almost vital to winning the game.

8. At least how many segments away must a new city or settlement be placed from an existing city or settlement?

Answer: 2 segments

The 2 segment rule makes the placing of roads crucial to your overall strategy.

9. Building on a sheep port allows you to do which of the following?

Answer: Trade 2 sheep for any 1 resource

Ports can be extremely helpful when you have a resource in short supply.

10. "The Settlers of Catan" was named the US Board Game of the Year in 1996. What other country named "The Settlers of Catan" board game of the year in 1995?

Answer: Germany

"The Settlers of Catan" was originally developed and marketed in by German game maker Klaus Teuber.

Source: Author bmrsnr

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