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Medieval Card Games
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Introduction:
"A short quiz on the types of card games people played before they invented more modern games like poker, euchre or cribbage."
1.
From where did the idea of using pieces of printed card to play a game with come to Europe?
From Marco Polo's travels to the Orient
From Persia, where they were used to train war leaders in tactics
From a marmaluke (Arabian) visiting the court of Spain
We really dont know for sure
2.
Has card-playing ever been outlawed?
Yes
No
3.
Which modern card is referred to as "the curse of Scotland"?
Three of Hearts
Ace of Spades
Jack of Clubs
Nine of Diamonds
4.
What country's traditional card decks used to include the suits of bells and acorns?
Spain
Germany
France
Swiss
5.
Which of these is NOT a published manual describing how card games were played?
The Compleat Gamester
Liber De Ludi Alea
The Boke of Games
Volume of Plaies
6.
How many cards are there in a tarocchi/tarot deck?
104
52
78
66
7.
Which of these old card games is MOST LIKE the modern game of blackjack (also called "21" or "pontoon")?
Gleek
Primero
Bone Ace
Maw
8.
When did playing cards begin to have rounded (as opposed to square) corners?
1912
1763
1802
1857
9.
Which of the following games do NOT include a trick-taking phase (ie you score by winning individual "tricks" like in modern Euchre/500/etc not solely by attaining a collection of meaningful cards like in modern Poker/Rummy)?
Ruff and Honours
Piquet
Tarocchi
Primero
10.
And to conclude - a modern question. Who won the 2003 World Series of Poker?
John Chen
Chris Moneymaker
Amarillo Slim
Sammy Varha
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