How many players does each team have on the field in a standard soccer match?
Answer11
Association football is played 11 against 11, including each side's goalkeeper.
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The basics
How many squares make up a tic-tac-toe grid?
Answer9
Tic-tac-toe is played on a 3 by 3 grid, which has 9 squares.
Going deeper
In chess, what is the special move called where the king and a rook move together?
AnswerCastling
Castling moves the king two squares toward a rook, which then jumps to the king's other side.
How many tiles are in a standard double-six domino set?
Answer28
A double-six set contains every pairing of 0 to 6 exactly once, which is 28 tiles.
How many pieces does each player start with in standard checkers (English draughts)?
Answer12
Each player begins with 12 pieces on the dark squares of an 8 by 8 board.
Expert level
In what year was the first crossword puzzle published in a newspaper?
Answer1913
Arthur Wynne's 'word-cross' puzzle appeared in the New York World in December 1913.
What is the minimum number of moves needed to solve the Tower of Hanoi puzzle with 3 disks?
Answer7
The minimum for n disks is 2^n - 1, so 3 disks need 7 moves.
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