1) In the first 41 chess Olympiads, one country has completely dominated, winning 24 of those 41 Olympiads. Which chess-mad country is that? a) The Netherlands b) United States c) Soviet Union/Russia d) Germany 2) The 23rd Olympiad in Buenos Aires in 1978 resulted in a third gold medal for the winning country. Which country, featuring a team of Portisch, Ribli, Sax, and Adorján, was this? a) Armenia b) Poland c) Ukraine d) Hungary 3) Which country, fielding a team of Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Volokitin, and Moiseenko, won its first Olympiad in 2004? a) Finland b) Ukraine c) Norway d) Sweden 4) Which small country won its first Olympiad in 2006, fielding a team of Aronian, Akopian, Asrian, and Lputian? a) Estonia b) Denmark c) Armenia d) Bulgaria 5) Alexander Alekhine played in four Olympiads in the 1930's while he was world champion. Which country did he play for? a) Germany b) Soviet Union c) France d) Argentina 6) The next World Champion after Alekhine played in every Olympiad from 1954 through 1964--six in all. Who was this Soviet great? a) Paul Keres b) David Bronstein c) Victor Korchnoi d) Mikhail Botvinnik 7) England did well by finishing second to the Soviet Union in three straight Olympiads in the 1980s. Who were the main players on these English teams? a) Vaganian, Akopian, Lputian, Minasian, b) Hort, Smejkal, Ftáčnik, Jansa, Plachetka, c) Nunn, Short, Speelman, Chandler d) Van der Wiel, Sosonko, Van der Sterren, Piket 8) In the 29th Olympiad, held in Yugoslavia in 1990, the gold medals on all three boards of the women's tournament were won by three sisters. Who are these Hungarian prodigies? a) the Gabor sisters b) the Polgár sisters c) the Andrews sisters d) the Pointer sisters 9) Argentina had some great Olympiad performances during the 1950s, finishing second to the Soviets three straight times. Who was the great Polish-born Grandmaster who played board one for Argentina? a) Svetozar Gligorić b) Miguel Najdorf c) Wolfgang Unzicker d) Bent Larsen 10) The 2014 Olympiad had teams competing from a record 172 countries. It was won unexpectedly by China, giving the country its first-ever gold medal. Which country, the home country of World Champion Magnus Carlsen, hosted this event? a) Norway b) Switzerland c) Finland d) Italy 11) What was the first year that Cyprus participated with a women's national team in a chess Olympiad? a) 2016 b) 2018 c) 2022 d) Never participated

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