General Awareness

Traditional and Board Games

1,196 Questions

Traditional and board games cover the rules, history, and tactics of games like chess, Snakes and Ladders, and ancient regional pastimes. Questions often address specific moves, piece movements, and historical origins of these games. Test your general knowledge of indoor games through these curated practice questions.

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Traditional and Board Games Questions

Multiple choice

Where did the game of Chess originate?

  1. India

  2. Iran

  3. Vietnam

  4. Mongolia
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Chess is widely believed to have originated in India during the Gupta Empire, where it was known as Chaturanga.

Multiple choice

Spielen

  1. to buy

  2. to play

  3. to learn

  4. to fly
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The German verb 'spielen' translates to 'to play'.

Multiple choice

What piece on a chess board moves in an L-shape?

  1. The King

  2. The Bishop

  3. The Knight

  4. The Queen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Knight is the only piece in chess that moves in an L-shape, consisting of two squares in one cardinal direction and one square perpendicularly.

Multiple choice

What game is played for Hanukkah?

  1. dreidel

  2. hide and seek
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The dreidel is a four-sided spinning top used in a traditional game played during Hanukkah.

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Which of the following are Indoor games ?

  1. Chess

  2. Billiards

  3. Card Games

  4. All
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Games are a form of competitive activity or sport played according to the rules.
They are an important activity for children which help in keeping their mind and body active. They help in developing a healthy competitive spirit, a team spirit, help in keeping the mind and body fit. They allow the children to use their creativity and while developing their imagination. Games can be indoor as well as outdoor based on where they are played. The Indoor games are Chess and various board games, various card games, billiards, etc. The various outdoor games are Cricket, Football, Hockey, etc.

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Trick games are those which require a special set of skills.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Trick games are those which require a special set of skills like walking on the rope, Long jump, High jump, many persons standing on the shoulders one above the other, Jumping through the fire flames, jumping through the iron ring and many more skills. In villages people used to give money, clothes, grains, etc to the performers.

Multiple choice

Name a famous game from ancient India

  1. Checkers

  2. Chess

  3. Life

  4. Trouble
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Chess is widely believed to have originated in India during the Gupta Empire as a game called Chaturanga, which later evolved into modern chess.

Multiple choice

The ancient Indian game of Chaturanga is the predecessor of which modern game?

  1. Chess

  2. Go

  3. Backgammon

  4. Checkers
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Chaturanga is an ancient Indian strategy board game that is considered to be the predecessor of modern chess. The game was played on an 8x8 board with pieces that included pawns, rooks, bishops, knights, and a king and queen.