Mathematical Puzzles and Games

Mathematical Puzzles and Games Quiz

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a game of chess, what is the only piece that can move in any direction?

  1. King
  2. Queen
  3. Bishop
  4. Knight
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical puzzle where you have to connect all the dots with four straight lines without lifting your pen or pencil?

  1. Eulerian Path
  2. Hamiltonian Cycle
  3. Four Color Theorem
  4. Nine Dots Puzzle
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the game where two players take turns placing tiles with numbers on them onto a board, and the goal is to create a path from one side of the board to the other?

  1. Scrabble
  2. Dominoes
  3. Connect Four
  4. Othello
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the game of Sudoku, what is the objective?

  1. To place numbers from 1 to 9 in each row, column, and 3x3 subgrid
  2. To create a path from one corner of the grid to the opposite corner
  3. To collect the most points by placing tiles on the board
  4. To match three or more tiles of the same color in a row
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical puzzle where you have to arrange a set of tiles with numbers on them in a specific order?

  1. Magic Square
  2. KenKen
  3. Kakuro
  4. Number Place
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the game of Go, what is the objective?

  1. To capture the opponent's pieces
  2. To create a path from one side of the board to the other
  3. To collect the most points by placing stones on the board
  4. To surround the opponent's pieces
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical puzzle where you have to find a path through a maze?

  1. Labyrinth
  2. Maze
  3. Word Search
  4. Crossword Puzzle
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the game of Scrabble, what is the highest-scoring word?

  1. Quizzical
  2. Oxyphenbutazone
  3. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
  4. Honorificabilitudinitatibus
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical puzzle where you have to arrange a set of tiles with letters on them to form words?

  1. Anagrams
  2. Crossword Puzzle
  3. Word Search
  4. Scrabble
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the game of Tetris, what is the objective?

  1. To create a path from one side of the board to the other
  2. To collect the most points by placing tiles on the board
  3. To match three or more tiles of the same color in a row
  4. To arrange falling blocks to create complete lines
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical puzzle where you have to find a path through a grid of numbers?

  1. Number Place
  2. KenKen
  3. Kakuro
  4. Sudoku
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the game of Checkers, what is the objective?

  1. To capture the opponent's pieces
  2. To create a path from one side of the board to the other
  3. To collect the most points by placing pieces on the board
  4. To surround the opponent's pieces
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical puzzle where you have to arrange a set of tiles with symbols on them to form a specific pattern?

  1. Tangram
  2. Pentomino
  3. Tetromino
  4. Domino
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the game of Backgammon, what is the objective?

  1. To capture the opponent's pieces
  2. To create a path from one side of the board to the other
  3. To collect the most points by placing pieces on the board
  4. To move all of your pieces off the board before your opponent
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical puzzle where you have to find a path through a grid of words?

  1. Word Search
  2. Crossword Puzzle
  3. Anagrams
  4. Scrabble