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Online Backgammon for Money :. Backgammon Pro Quiz

Backgammon Pro Quiz

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  1. How old is the game of backgammon?

      2.  More than 5,000 years old
       More than 1,000 years old
       More than 500 years old
       More than 200 years old



  2. Who invented the Backgammon doubling cube?

      3.  Edmond Hoyle
       Prince Alexis Obolensky
       Paul Magriel
       Its inventor remains unknown



  3. Is Backgammon a game of luck or skill?

      4.  Mostly skill
       Mostly luck
       All skill
       All luck



  4. What is the name of the variant of backgammon played in Israel?

      5.  Tric Trac
       Acey-Deucey
       Gioul
       Shesh Besh



  5. How many players have won the Monte Carlo World Championship twice?

      6.  One
       Two
       Three
       Four



  6. Which top expert is known to have said "when ahead in the race, race"?

      7.  Steve Sax
       Kit Woolsey
       Mary Hickey
       Antonio Ortega



  7. As Green, what's the best move to play in this early position?


      8.  13/7* 6/1*
       13/7* 13/8
       24/18 13/8
       24/13



  8. Which opening roll in Backgammon is known as "Lover's Leap"?

      9.  6-1
       6-4
       6-5
       6-6



  9. How many times have women won the Monte Carlo World Championship?

      10.  Once
       Twice
       Three Times
       Four times



  10. Who wrote the humorous, fictional series of articles called "Cracking the True History of Backgammon"?

      11.  Jake Jacobs
       Phil Simborg
       Ric Gerace
       Tobey Maguire



  11. When and where was the first backgammon tournament held that paid out more than one million dollars?

      12.  The Bahamas, 2007
       New York City, 1973
       Monte Carlo, 1988
       Las Vegas, 2005



  12. In a money game, the Jacoby Rule says you cannot win a gammon or backgammon if...

      13.  Playing for more than $100
       Neither player has offered a double
       The cube has reached 32
       The cube has reached 64



  13. How many possible rolls of the dice are there with two dice in the game of backgammon?

      14.  16
       24
       32
       36



  14. Which one of these is not a backgammon program?

      15.  StratoGammon
       BGBlitz
       Snowie
       GNUbg



  15. The final match of the World Championships is usually a...

      16.  21-Point match
       25-Point match
       33-Point match
       64-Point match



  16. Who has been the #1 backgammon player in the world for the past six years, according to the last three Giants of Backgammon polls?

      17.  Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon - Israel
       Nack Ballard - USA
       Francois Tardieu - France
       Peter Jes Thomsen - Denmark



  17. Which of these celebrities plays backgammon?

      18.  Morgan Freeman
       Leonard DiCaprio
       Nicole Kidman
       All of the above



  18. Who won the Miss Gammon 2007 contest?

      19.  Tara Scott
       Stephanie Kardos
       Victoria Smirnoff
       Maria Krancheva



  19. Where is the Kaponga Backgammon Club?

      20.  New Zealand
       Thailand
       India
       South Africa



  20. As Green, what’s the best move to play in this backgame position?


      21.  13/8(2) 7/2(2)
       13/3(2)
       23/18(2) 13/8(2)
       13/8(2) 8/3 7/2



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