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Pre-modern Games Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is considered one of the oldest known board games, dating back to around 3100 BCE?

Go

Hounds and Jackals

Senet

Nine Men's Morris

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the Roman variation of Tic-Tac-Toe called?

Terni Lapilli

Ludus Latrunculorum

Episkyros

Xiangqi

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which game is known as the predecessor of chess?

Vaikuntapaali

Mancala

Chaturanga

Pachisi

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of game is the Royal Game of Ur classified as?

Race game

Strategy game

Card game

Puzzle game

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which ancient game is believed to symbolize the journey of the soul through the afterlife?

Chaturanga

Tic-Tac-Toe

Senet

Mehen

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Mesoamerican Ballgame was sometimes played for what shocking reason?

To entertain the gods

To serve as a form of currency

As a method of education for children

As a religious ritual involving human sacrifice

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or False: The word “Checkmate” in chess comes from the Persian phrase meaning “The king is dead.”

True

False

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