Mr. Meehan's Chess Quiz

The game of chess originated in India in the _________.

• 7th Century

• 6th Century

• 10th Century

• 15th Century

The game's popularity spread throughout Asia and Europe, and it eventually evolved into the modern version around the ____________.

• 15th Century

• 10th Century

• 21st Century

• 3rd Century

Which Chess piece moves in any direction along any file or rank, but cannot jump over other pieces?

• King

• Pawn

• Knight

• Queen

What is the goal of Chess? How do you know you've won?

• Your opponent's King is in Check.

• You capture all of your opponent's pieces.

• You have trapped your opponent's King in Checkmate.

• You capture your opponent's King.

Which piece is the only piece on the board that can jump over other pieces?

• King

• Knight

• Queen

• Bishop

Which piece can move forward, never backward, and attacks diagonally?

• Pawn

• Queen

• King

• Knight

How many total squares are on a Chess board?

• 8

• 16

• 32

• 64

A Bishop piece moves in this direction.

• Only diagonally

• Diagonally and side to side

• Side to side

• Only straight forward

A Rook piece moves in this direction.

• Only side to side

• Side to side and diagonally

• Straight lines forward/backward and side to side

• Only diagonally

A King piece moves in this direction.

• Any direction at all, but only one square at a time.

• Any direction at all because it's the KING!

• Like an L shape

• Diagonally, side to side, forward and backward