Trivia Quiz on Chess
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A ready-made games and sports quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
Loading…
Here's quick guide on how to get started with QuizWithStreamAlive:
Put your chess knowledge in play with a fast-paced, all-levels challenge covering rules, strategy, and legends of the game. From stalemates to world champions, see if you can checkmate the scoreboard before the clock runs out.
Sharpen your wits and rally your team for a chess-themed group trivia showdown built for friendly competition and quick thinking. This 28-question set mixes fundamentals (movement, point values, castling, stalemate), terminology (ELO, Staunton pieces), and history (FIDE, famous champions, man vs. machine moments) so beginners feel welcome and seasoned players stay on their toes. It’s perfect for clubs, classrooms, office breaks, or livestreams—play it on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or broadcast on YouTube Live, Twitch, or Kick. Run it as a single sprint or split into rounds; encourage team names, light banter, and timed answers for added excitement. No board required—just bring your best lines, tactics, and a little endgame grit to claim victory together.
1. What kind of 'mate' produces a tie in a chess game
A) Checkmate
B) Fool's Mate
C) Draw by repetition
D) Stalemate
--
2. Schschpiel is what game in Germany
A) Chess
B) Checkers
C) Go
D) Backgammon
--
3. What is the tallest piece on a chessboard
A) Queen
B) Rook
C) King
D) Bishop
--
4. In chess, what name is given to the only move involving two pieces
A) En passant
B) Promotion
C) Checkmate
D) Castling
--
5. About which game has most books been written
A) Go
B) Poker
C) Checkers
D) Chess
--
6. Botvinnik, Petrosian and Tal have all been World Champions of what
A) Chess
B) Go
C) Checkers
D) Poker
--
7. There are 318,979,564,000 possible ways of playing just the first four moves on each side in a game of
A) Chess
B) Checkers
C) Go
D) Shogi
--
8. FIDE govern what game
A) Go
B) Checkers
C) Shogi
D) Chess
--
9. The ELO system is used to rate players of which board game
A) Checkers
B) Chess
C) Go
D) Scrabble
--
10. Jackson Whipps Showalter was a US champion at what
A) Checkers
B) Go
C) Backgammon
D) Chess
--
11. Which world champion was beaten by a machine called Deep Blue in 1997?
A) Gary Kasparov (Chess)
B) Vladimir Kramnik
C) Anatoly Karpov
D) Bobby Fischer
--
12. In Which Sport Did Britains Nigel Short, Compete For The World Championship in 1991
A) Football
B) Tennis
C) Boxing
D) Chess
--
13. What Colour Is The Right Hand Corner Square On A Chess Board
A) Black
B) Brown
C) Beige
D) White
--
14. Which Chess Piece Always Remains On The Same Colour Square
A) The Queen
B) The Knight
C) Tthe Bishop
D) The Rook
--
15. In the game of chess, which piece has the most freedom to move?
A) Queen
B) King
C) Knight
D) Rook
--
16. How many pieces are found in a chess set ?
A) 16
B) 24
C) 64
D) 32
--
17. The King in chess can move a maximum of this many squares.
A) One
B) Eight
C) Three
D) Two
--
18. In which sport or game is the term "rook" used?
A) Chess
B) Checkers
C) Go
D) Shogi
--
19. How many squares are there on a chessboard?
A) 64
B) 32
C) 128
D) 204
--
20. What is the tallest piece on a chessboard?
A) Queen
B) Rook
C) King
D) Bishop
--
21. Which chess piece is usually valued as 5 points
A) Knight
B) Rook
C) Bishop
D) Queen
--
22. In which game or sport are "Staunton" pieces used?
A) Checkers
B) Chess
C) Go
D) Backgammon
--
23. This term denotes a chess move in which both the king and the rook are moved.
A) En passant
B) Promotion
C) Castling
D) King's move
--
24. What game or sport is Bobby Fischer identified with
A) Chess
B) Checkers
C) Go
D) Backgammon
--
25. Word derived from "shah mat", from the arabic for "the king is dead"
A) Check
B) Checkmate
C) Stalemate
D) Castling
--
26. What game or sport is Bobby Fischer identified with?
A) Checkers
B) Go
C) Chess
D) Backgammon
--
27. In which game or sport are "Staunton" pieces used
A) Checkers
B) Chess
C) Go
D) Xiangqi
--
28. Which chess piece is usually valued as 5 points?
A) Knight
B) Bishop
C) Queen
D) Rook
--
