Chess Craze Newsela

What is the new craze among students from second grade to senior year of high school?

• Baseball

• Basketball

• Chess

• Soccer

Where was the U.S. Chess Federation National High School Championships held in April 2023?

• Los Angeles

• New York

• Washington, D.C.

• Chicago

Who is the American grandmaster with 1.9 million YouTube subscribers?

• The Botez sisters

• Max Magidin

• Hikaru Nakamura

• Levy Rozman

What Netflix series contributed to the spike in popularity of chess among adults during the coronavirus pandemic?

• The Crown

• Stranger Things

• The Queen's Gambit

• Money Heist

According to Erik Allebest, the chief executive of Chess.com, how many users does Chess.com average per day as of April?

• 12 million

• 10 million

• 5 million

• 1 million

What does Justine Wewers, a high school geography teacher in Minnesota, think about the chess craze?

• She thinks it's a waste of time

• She thinks it's too distracting

• She thinks it's unhealthy

• She thinks it's a healthy activity

What does James Brown, a computer science and programming teacher in New York, believe about chess?

• He believes it helps develop critical thinking skills

• He believes it's a distraction

• He believes it's too difficult for students

• He believes it's a waste of time

What benefit of playing chess does Maurine Seto, a librarian in California, mention?

• It enhances creativity

• It boosts mathematical and thinking capacities

• It helps in making new friends

• It improves physical fitness

What inspired the founding of a junior high chess team at Shiloh Middle School in Illinois?

• A new school policy

• A parent's request

• A teacher's suggestion

• Student interest

How did the Syracuse Chess Club in Nebraska come into existence?

• It was started by the principal

• It was started by students

• It was started by the superintendent

• It was started by a teacher