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Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.
Play this quiz →QUESTION 1 / 10
In standard chess, how does a bishop move?
- In an L shape
- Only horizontally
- Diagonally
- Only one square forward
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Diagonally
A bishop moves any unobstructed distance along a diagonal.
QUESTION 2 / 10
How many squares are on a standard chessboard?
- 49
- 64
- 100
- 81
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64
An eight-by-eight board contains 64 squares.
QUESTION 3 / 10
In chess, which piece moves in an L shape?
- Rook
- Bishop
- Queen
- Knight
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Knight
A knight moves two squares along one direction and one perpendicular to it, making an L.
QUESTION 4 / 10
How many suits are in a standard 52-card deck?
- Three
- Six
- Four
- Five
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Four
The suits are hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.
QUESTION 5 / 10
How many cards of each suit are in a standard 52-card deck?
- 14
- 12
- 13
- 10
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13
Each suit has an ace, cards two through ten, and three face cards.
QUESTION 6 / 10
Which board game is built around buying properties and charging rent?
- Monopoly
- Clue
- Scrabble
- Connect Four
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Monopoly
Monopoly players acquire properties and collect rent from opponents who land on them.
QUESTION 7 / 10
Which game awards points for forming words with letter tiles?
- Risk
- Othello
- Battleship
- Scrabble
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Scrabble
Scrabble scores words placed across a board using letter tiles.
QUESTION 8 / 10
How many dots are on opposite faces of a standard die in total?
- Seven
- Eight
- Six
- Nine
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Seven
On a standard die, opposite faces pair as 1 and 6, 2 and 5, and 3 and 4.
QUESTION 9 / 10
In tic-tac-toe, how many marks in a row win on the standard board?
- Two
- Four
- Five
- Three
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Three
Three matching marks in a row, column, or diagonal win.
QUESTION 10 / 10
What is checkmate in chess?
- A pawn reaches the last rank
- A rook changes color
- Both players offer a draw
- A king is in check with no legal escape
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A king is in check with no legal escape
Checkmate ends the game because the threatened king cannot be saved by any legal move.