1) 1. How many squares does a chessboard have? a) 65 b) 32 c) 64 d) 99 e) 25 f) 41 2) 2. Who were the opponents in the famous Evergreen Game? a) Adolf Anderssen vs. Jean Dufresne b) Paul Morphy vs. Howard Staunton c) Wilhelm Steinitz vs. Emanuel Lasker d) Jose Raul Capablanca vs. Alexander Alekhine 3) How many moves was the longest [known] chess game in history? a) 101 b) 198 c) 230 d) 428 e) 419 f) 269 4) What is it called when a player can't defend an attack against their king? a) Check b) Chess c) Checkchess d) Checkmate e) Checkers f) Destroy 5) The quickest possible checkmate is in: a) 2 moves b) 1 moves c) 6 moves d) 3 moves e) 4 moves f) 5 moves 6) Where did chess originate? a) India b) Russia c) Italy d) France e) Japan f) Korea 7) What does the word “checkmate”/“shah mat” mean in Persian? a) King is alone b) King is hopeless c) King needs help d) King is dead e) King is in love f) King is dancing 8) Which game is the earliest known predecessor of chess? a) Checkers b) Ludo c) Chaturanga d) Uno e) Go f) Monopoly 9) Approximately how old is the game of chess? a) Around 1500 years b) Around 300 years c) More than 5000 years d) Around 600 years e) Around 200 years f) Around 100,000 years 10) Who was the first official World Chess Champion? a) Wilhelm Steinitz b) Garry Kasparov c) Bobby Fischer d) Paul Morphy e) Magnus Carlsen f) John

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