Chess

What chess piece is this?

• The bishop
• The king
• The queen
• The rook

Answer: The king

What chess piece is this?

• The bishop
• The king
• The pawn
• The queen

Answer: The queen

What chess piece is this?

• The bishop
• The king
• The knight
• The rook (castle)

Answer: The rook (castle)

What chess piece is this?

• The bishop
• The pawn
• The queen
• The rook

Answer: The bishop

What chess piece is this?

• The bishop
• The king
• The knight
• The rook

Answer: The knight

What chess piece is this?

• The bishop
• The king
• The pawn
• The rook

Answer: The pawn

How many squares are there on a chessboard?

• 100
• 32
• 48
• 64

Answer: 64

How many pieces does each player start with?

• 12
• 16
• 20
• 8

Answer: 16

How many pawns does each player have?

• 10
• 16
• 6
• 8

Answer: 8

Which piece moves in an L shape?

• It's the bishop
• It's the knight
• It's the queen
• It's the rook

Answer: It's the knight

Which piece moves only diagonally?

• It's the bishop
• It's the king
• It's the knight
• It's the rook

Answer: It's the bishop

Which piece can move in any direction, as far as it likes?

• It's the king
• It's the knight
• It's the pawn
• It's the queen

Answer: It's the queen

Which piece moves only in straight lines, up, down and sideways?

• It's the bishop
• It's the knight
• It's the pawn
• It's the rook

Answer: It's the rook

Which piece can only move one square in any direction?

• It's the bishop
• It's the king
• It's the queen
• It's the rook

Answer: It's the king

Which piece can jump over other pieces?

• Every piece
• Only the king
• Only the knight
• Only the queen

Answer: Only the knight

Which colour moves first in chess?

• Black
• The younger player
• White
• Whoever wants

Answer: White

What do you say when you attack the king?

• Catch
• Check
• Stop
• Watch out

Answer: Check

What is it called when the king is attacked and cannot escape?

• Castling
• Checkmate
• En passant
• Stalemate

Answer: Checkmate

What is it called when a game ends with no winner?

• A draw
• A penalty
• A tie-break
• Checkmate

Answer: A draw

What can a pawn become if it reaches the other side?

• A king, and the game ends
• A queen, rook, bishop or knight
• Nothing, it just stays there
• Two pawns standing side by side

Answer: A queen, rook, bishop or knight

What is the special move with the king and a rook called?

• Castling
• Checking
• Jumping
• Promoting

Answer: Castling

Where did chess probably begin, more than 1,500 years ago?

• Australia
• Brazil
• Canada
• India

Answer: India