Q 01/05

How many cards are in a full tarot deck?

A) 78

B) 80

C) 84

D) 96

Answer · why

A) 78

That is four suits of 14 cards plus 21 trumps and the Fool.

Q 02/05

Tarot cards were originally created for what purpose?

A) Casting horoscopes

B) Playing card games

C) Fortune-telling

D) Teaching scripture

Answer · why

B) Playing card games

Trick-taking tarot games were played across most of Europe from at least the mid-15th century.

Q 03/05

In which country did tarot cards first appear, in the mid-15th century?

A) Egypt

B) Spain

C) Italy

D) France

Answer · why

C) Italy

The earliest records come from Ferrara and Milan, where 21 trumps were added to an ordinary pack.

Q 04/05

What were tarot trumps originally called in 15th-century Italy?

A) Arcani

B) Tarocchi

C) Figure

D) Trionfi

Answer · why

D) Trionfi

The word became 'trumps' in English; 'tarocchi' only appeared around 1502.

Q 05/05

The oldest surviving tarot cards were painted for the rulers of which duchy?

A) Milan

B) Ferrara

C) Florence

D) Savoy

Answer · why

A) Milan

About 15 Visconti-Sforza decks survive from the mid-15th century.