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Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

How did Monopoly become one of the most popular games of all time?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.43.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Who was the true inventor of Monopoly? Where do the properties get their names from?  Why was the original Monopoly board round-shaped? For free home activities sign-up at www.WhoSmarted.com

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0:00.0

Hey, Smarty Pants and Smarty Families, trusty narrator here with a must-listen podcast I Know Your Love.

0:07.0

It's a show called Steam Daydream, made by our friends at National Children's Museum in Washington, D.C.

0:13.8

In the new season of their show, they investigate everyday mysteries like why bubbles around and where trash goes

0:21.0

to uncover the science, technology, engineering, art and math that explains the world around us.

0:27.9

Every episode is 20 minutes or less and features real life experts and curious kids like you.

0:34.6

You can follow the fun by searching Steam Daydream with National Children's Museum wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:41.7

Hello Smarty listeners, please take a moment and leave us a five-star Apple rating review.

0:46.7

It not only helps us grow the show, but we might also read your review on Who Smarted.

0:52.0

So do it now and don't forget you can listen to Who Smarted anywhere, including Apple podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music,

1:00.2

including hands-free listening powered by Alexa on all Apple, Android and Echo devices.

1:05.2

Hey, Smarty Pants, I'm gonna name eight objects.

1:10.8

See if you can tell me what they have in common.

1:14.2

Ready? Here we go. A dog. A battleship.

1:19.5

A race car. A top hat like Abraham Lincoln used to wear.

1:28.2

For score and seven years ago. A cat. A penguin. A T-Rex.

1:35.3

And a rubber duckie. It's a rather odd assortment of objects, wouldn't you say?

1:43.4

What could they possibly have in common? I'll give you another hint.

1:47.7

Any one of those objects could lead you to becoming very rich in one of the most popular board games of all time.

1:55.6

You probably guessed it by now. Of course, we're talking about Monopoly.

2:01.4

And whether your favorite game pieces the race car, the battleship or the Thimble.

2:06.5

Nope, they got rid of the Thimble in 2017. What's a Thimble?

2:12.0

Monopoly has become the world's most popular real estate game despite being one of the longest games to play.

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