General Awareness

Traditional and Board Games

1,155 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

What is the name of the situation where a player has a pawn on the fourth rank and the opponent's king is on the fifth rank?

  1. Passed pawn

  2. Isolated pawn

  3. Backward pawn

  4. Queenside pawn
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A queenside pawn is the situation where a player has a pawn on the fourth rank and the opponent's king is on the fifth rank.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the situation where a player has a pawn on the third rank and the opponent's king is on the fourth rank?

  1. Passed pawn

  2. Isolated pawn

  3. Backward pawn

  4. Kingside pawn
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A kingside pawn is the situation where a player has a pawn on the third rank and the opponent's king is on the fourth rank.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the situation where a player has a pawn on the second rank and the opponent's king is on the third rank?

  1. Passed pawn

  2. Isolated pawn

  3. Backward pawn

  4. Queenside pawn
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A queenside pawn is the situation where a player has a pawn on the second rank and the opponent's king is on the third rank.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the situation where a player has a pawn on the first rank and the opponent's king is on the second rank?

  1. Passed pawn

  2. Isolated pawn

  3. Backward pawn

  4. Kingside pawn
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A kingside pawn is the situation where a player has a pawn on the first rank and the opponent's king is on the second rank.

Multiple choice

What is the primary objective in Backgammon?

  1. To move all your checkers off the board.

  2. To capture all of your opponent's checkers.

  3. To create a blockade that prevents your opponent from moving.

  4. To score the highest number of points.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The primary objective in Backgammon is to move all of your checkers off the board before your opponent does.

Multiple choice

What is the most common opening move in Backgammon?

  1. Move a checker from the 24-point to the 23-point.

  2. Move a checker from the 13-point to the 24-point.

  3. Move a checker from the 8-point to the 13-point.

  4. Move a checker from the 6-point to the 13-point.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The most common opening move in Backgammon is to move a checker from the 24-point to the 23-point.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a situation in which a player has two or more checkers on the same point?

  1. A blot.

  2. A point.

  3. A stack.

  4. A block.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The term for a situation in which a player has two or more checkers on the same point is a stack.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a situation in which a player has no checkers on a point?

  1. A blot.

  2. A point.

  3. A stack.

  4. A block.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The term for a situation in which a player has no checkers on a point is a blot.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the artificial intelligence system that plays chess at a grandmaster level?

  1. Deep Blue

  2. Watson

  3. AlphaGo

  4. Siri
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Deep Blue was developed by IBM and defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997.

Multiple choice

What is the objective of the game of Ludo?

  1. To move all your pieces around the board first

  2. To capture all your opponent's pieces

  3. To roll the highest number on the dice

  4. To reach the center of the board first
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The objective of Ludo is to move all your pieces around the board first, before your opponents.

Multiple choice

In the game of Carrom, what is the name of the small disc that is used to strike the other discs?

  1. Striker

  2. Queen

  3. Coin

  4. Pocket
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In Carrom, the striker is the small disc that is used to strike the other discs into the pockets.

Multiple choice

What is the objective of the game of Kancha?

  1. To hit your opponent's kanchas out of the playing area

  2. To collect as many kanchas as possible

  3. To throw your kancha as far as possible

  4. To hit a target with your kancha
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The objective of Kancha is to hit your opponent's kanchas out of the playing area, leaving them with fewer kanchas to play with.

Multiple choice

In the game of Pachisi, what is the name of the dice that is used?

  1. Chaupar

  2. Parcheesi

  3. Ludo

  4. Snakes and Ladders
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In Pachisi, the chaupar is the dice that is used to determine the number of spaces a player can move their piece.

Multiple choice

What is the objective of the game of Ludo?

  1. To move all your pieces around the board first

  2. To capture all your opponent's pieces

  3. To roll the highest number on the dice

  4. To reach the center of the board first
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The objective of Ludo is to move all your pieces around the board first, before your opponents.

Multiple choice

In the game of Carrom, what is the name of the small disc that is used to strike the other discs?

  1. Striker

  2. Queen

  3. Coin

  4. Pocket
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In Carrom, the striker is the small disc that is used to strike the other discs into the pockets.