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Medieval Card Games
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Medieval History
"A short quiz on the types of card games people played before they invented more modern games like poker, euchre or cribbage."
15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit
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
We really dont know for sure
From a marmaluke (Arabian) visiting the court of Spain
From Persia, where they were used to train war leaders in tactics
2.
Has card-playing ever been outlawed?
Yes
No
3.
Which modern card is referred to as "the curse of Scotland"?
Nine of Diamonds
Jack of Clubs
Three of Hearts
Ace of Spades
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 Boke of Games
Volume of Plaies
Liber De Ludi Alea
The Compleat Gamester
6.
How many cards are there in a tarocchi/tarot deck?
52
78
66
104
7.
Which of these old card games is MOST LIKE the modern game of blackjack (also called "21" or "pontoon")?
Primero
Gleek
Maw
Bone Ace
8.
When did playing cards begin to have rounded (as opposed to square) corners?
1912
1857
1802
1763
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)?
Piquet
Ruff and Honours
Primero
Tarocchi
10.
And to conclude - a modern question. Who won the 2003 World Series of Poker?
Sammy Varha
John Chen
Chris Moneymaker
Amarillo Slim
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