How to Play Checkers: USA Today
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6th Grade
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Medium
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JENNIFER DUARTE
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7 questions
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Checkers is played on an 8x8 board with (a) checkers per player.
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Applying
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the best first move for the black player in checkers according to Quadibloc?
Move from square 11 to square 15
Move from square 12 to square 16
Move from square 10 to square 14
Move from square 13 to square 17
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Applying
3.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In checkers, a piece becomes a king when it reaches the last row of the (a) side.
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Analyzing
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which strategy involves keeping your checkers in the last row to prevent your opponent from turning their checkers into kings?
Guard your side
Sacrifice a checker
Control the center
Keep your pieces together
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Analyzing
5.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The earliest version of checkers was found in the ancient Mesopotamian city of (a)
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Evaluating
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the version of checkers mentioned by Homer and Plato in Ancient Greece?
Alquerque
Draughts
Old Faithful
Nealey
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Evaluating
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the 1950s, who was the first person to computerize the game of checkers?
Arthur Samuel
Robert Nealey
Veronica Bravo
Clare Mulroy
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Evaluating
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