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Chess Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Piece goes on its own color?

a)

King

b)

Queen

2.

What color sqare is on the bottom right corner of the chess board?

a)

Black

b)

White

3.

When you set the game up, which piece do you put on either side of the king and queen?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Bishop

4.

What piece moves on the rank and file only?

a)

Queen

b)

Rook

c)

Bishop

5.

The pawn captures by attacking the opponent's piece on...

a)

the square directly in front of it

b)

the square directly in back of it

c)

the square diagonally to it

6.

Which piece moves diagonally only?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Bishop

7.

What piece is the most valuable next to the king?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

d)

Bishop

8.

Which piece can become another piece when it reaches the opposite end of the board?

a)

Pawn

b)

Queen

c)

Knight

d)

King

9.

Which player always makes the first move?

a)

White

b)

Black

10.

When "castling" you move the following pieces:

a)

King & Queen

b)

King & Bishop

c)

King & Rook

d)

King & Knight

11.

You capture a piece by...

a)

jumping the piece and removing it

b)

sliding into the square of the piece and removing it

12.

which of the following can jump over pieces

a)

queen

b)

rook

c)

king

d)

none of the above

e)

knight

13.
How does a queen move?
a)
Diagonally
b)
Horizontally
c)
Vertically
d)
All of the Above
14.
How does a rook move?
a)
Horizontally
b)
Vertically
c)
In an L shape
d)
A and B
15.
How does a bishop move?
a)
Diagonally
b)
In an L shape
c)
It doesn't
d)
Anywhere it chooses
16.
How does the king move?
a)
1 square in any direction
b)
It moves to any space
c)
It can't
d)
In an L shape
17.
How does the pawn move?
a)
1 space forward
b)
Diagonally
c)
2 spaces forward on the first move, 1 after 
d)
 An L shape 
18.
How does the knight move?
a)
An L shape
b)
Vertically
c)
Horizontally
d)
One space forward
19.
When can you castle?
a)
When your king and queen are three tiles away
b)
when your king hadn't been on check and hadn't been moved
c)
when your rook hadn't been moved
d)
B and C
20.
How many tiles can a queen move?
a)
1-8
b)
1
c)
1-5
d)
none
21.
What do you say when your opponent's king has nowhere to go?
a)
check
b)
fore
c)
check mate
d)
check check
22.

Qa1, Which piece is on a1 ?

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Rook

d)

Knight

23.

h7, Is there any piece on h7 ?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Knight

d)

Pawn

24.

How many pawn[s] are there in chess ?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

2

d)

1

25.

Which of these are real chess pieces?

a)

King

b)

Soldier

c)

Pawn

d)

Knight

26.

When was chess invented?

a)

6th Century

b)

5th Century

c)

2020

d)

1980

27.

The castle piece is also called the

(a)  

28.

Can the rook move diagonally

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

of course yes

d)

of course no