Q 01/05

Which side traditionally moves first in checkers?

A) Red pieces always

B) The darker pieces

C) The lighter pieces

D) Decided by a coin toss

Answer · why

B) The darker pieces

Players then alternate turns, and only the dark squares of the board are used.

Q 02/05

What older game is checkers developed from?

A) Nine Men's Morris

B) Backgammon

C) Mancala

D) Alquerque

Answer · why

D) Alquerque

Alquerque was played on a 5x5 grid of intersecting lines and reached Spain with the Moors.

Q 03/05

The word "draughts" derives from which verb?

A) To draw

B) To drag

C) To drop

D) To draft

Answer · why

A) To draw

"Checkers" comes instead from the checkered board the game is played on.

Q 04/05

On what size board is international draughts played?

A) 10×10

B) 12×12

C) 14×14

D) 16×16

Answer · why

A) 10×10

It uses fifty playing squares, flying kings and compulsory majority capture.

Q 05/05

Canadian checkers is played on a board of what size?

A) 12×12

B) 8×8

C) 10×10

D) 14×14

Answer · why

A) 12×12

Malaysian and Singaporean checkers, known locally as dam, use the same 12×12 board.