8 Years & Older

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"Was Claude Monet a painter, a jazz musician, or an Italian dictator?" "Name four of the seven colors in the spectrum." Questions like these are sure to get your child's mental gears meshing while playing the Brain Quest Game for grades one to six. The object is to be the first player to finish a race around the game board, designed to mimic a school playground, by correctly answering questions from the Brain Quest cards.

Buy Brain Quest Game for Grades 1-6 by University Games

Each of the 256 cards contains questions and answers in categories such as math, science, social studies, English, and grab bag (a euphemism for cultural literacy). Brain Quest's folded cards prevent the I-saw-the-answer-on-the-back problem while allowing even the player asking the question to guess the answer. A great resource for classroom teachers, homeschoolers, and anyone who has enjoyed E.D. Hirsch's books on education (A Dictionary of Cultural Literacy), the Brain Quest Game is a non-threatening yardstick for measuring learning areas that might need attention. It's also the perfect showcase for helping children to display--and feel great about--how much they already know. Younger kids will enjoy the Brain Quest Game for preschool and kindergarten. Brain Quest is for two to four players. --Julie Ubben

From the Manufacturer
It's O.K. to be Smart!, and a smart move is purchasing the BRAIN QUEST Game. This fast-paced game of questions and answers helps kids reinforce the skills that they need to succeed in school. Players compete at their own grade levels, so children of different ages can play together for years to come. Millions of parents know and trust BRAIN QUEST. One of the U.S.'s premier educational brands.