A Game of Chess

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1. T. S. Eliot used the title 'A Game of Chess' for the second section of which of his poems? The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock The Waste Land The Hollow Men Preludes

2. Starring Christopher Lambert and Diane Lane, this 1992 film is about a chess grandmaster caught up in a murder mystery. Which of these names, including a chess piece, is the correct title? Bishop Tactics Knight Moves King's Gambit Rook Manoeuvre

3. First shown on television on 14 January 1968, 'A Game of Chess' was part of the 'Mission: Impossible' series. Which actor played the role of James (Jim) Phelps in the show? Harry Dean Stanton Mel Brooks Peter Graves Richard Crenna

4. A play by Samuel Beckett, first produced in 1957, bears which chess related title? Endgame J'adoube Checkmate Capture

5. Written by Fred Waitzkin and published in 1993, this book tells the story of his son's progress at chess. For which chess genius were father and son searching in the title? Boris Spassky Bobby Fischer Garry Kasparov José Raúl Capablanca

6. The musical 'Chess' was created by Tim Rice, with music provided by the two male members of ABBA. Which of these songs is from the show? All I Ask of You One Night in Bangkok Memory Another Suitcase in Another Hall

7. The film of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' (2001) featured a giant game of Wizard's Chess as part of the security guarding the stone. Which of these characters had the expertise to work out a way across the board? Draco Malfoy Percy Weasley Hermione Granger Ron Weasley

8. 'Only a Pawn in Their Game' is a song about the death of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. It was written by which well known protest song writer? Tom Paxton Bob Dylan Woody Guthrie Pete Seeger

9. Created by David Lynch, the second series of which cult television series features a game of chess between two FBI agents, when losing a piece leads to the death of a real person? Twin Peaks Quantum Leap The X Files Babylon 5

10. A highly seductive game of chess features in the 1968 film 'The Thomas Crown Affair'. Who plays the role of Thomas Crown, opposite Faye Dunaway, in the film? Peter O'Toole Paul Newman Steve McQueen Robert Redford