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Chess quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many spaces can the “queen” move?

a)

27

b)

36

c)

22

d)

16

2.

How does the pawn capture?

a)

Diagonally

b)

Forword

c)

Backwards

3.

How many spaces can the “king” move?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

4

d)

5

4.

Which team always goes first?

a)

White

b)

Black

5.

How does the “rook” move?

a)

Across the whole board

b)

One space per turn

c)

None above

6.

Can the pawn move backwards?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

How many spaces are on a chess board?

a)

36

b)

49

c)

25

d)

64

8.

Do you get an extra peice when the pawn goes all the way across the board?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

How does the “knight” move?

a)

In an L shape.

b)

Any way it wants.

c)

Jumps forward two spaces.

10.

What does “check” mean?

a)

The king is in trouble.

b)

The game is over.

c)

You only have one peice left.

11.

Can the pawn move two spaces at your first turn?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

What’s the goal of the game?

a)

To capture the king.

b)

Whoever captured the most team members wins.

c)

None above

13.

How does the “bishop” move?

a)

Diagonally

b)

Left, right, up, and down.

c)

None above

14.

Which peice can move forward one space and move diagonal one space?

(a)  

15.

Does the pawns always go in front of the other peices?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

How many peices are in the game in total?

a)

13

b)

32

c)

45

d)

30

17.

When you add the “rook and the “bishop” what do you get?

a)

Queen

b)

Knight

c)

Pawn

18.

Which peice is the shortest

a)

Rook

b)

Queen

c)

Bishop

d)

Knight

e)

Pawn