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Question 1

How many cards are in a standard deck, not counting jokers?

Accepted Answer

52. A standard deck has 52 cards: four suits of 13 cards each.

Question 2

In chess, which piece moves in an L shape?

Accepted Answer

Knight. The knight moves two squares in one direction and one square at a right angle, and can jump over pieces.

Question 3

How many tiles are in a standard double-six domino set?

Accepted Answer

28. A double-six set contains every pairing of 0 to 6 once, which makes 28 tiles.

Question 4

In chess, what is the special move where the king and a rook move together?

Accepted Answer

Castling. Castling moves the king two squares toward a rook, which then jumps to the square the king crossed.

Question 5

In soccer, what is it called when one player scores three goals in a game?

Accepted Answer

A hat-trick. Three goals by one player in a single match is known as a hat-trick.

Question 6

Fool's Mate, the fastest possible checkmate in chess, is delivered on which of Black's moves?

Accepted Answer

The second. In Fool's Mate, White makes two weak pawn moves and Black checkmates with the queen on Black's second move.

Question 7

In a 3×3 magic square using the numbers 1 to 9, what does every row, column and diagonal add up to?

Accepted Answer

15. The numbers 1 to 9 total 45, split evenly across three rows, so each line must add to 15.

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