Category: Kings & Queens
🌙 (K)Nights
First of all. Happy International Women's Day
CHESS DAY
CHECK OR MATE?
100
The King of Pop
Who is Michael Jackson
100
This Christopher Nolan movie features a vigilante played by Christian Bale
The Dark Knight
100
This American tennis player won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
100
HOW MANY SQUARES ARE THERE ON THE CHESS BOARD?
64
100
The process of verifying a person's history, often done before hiring
Background check
200
This singer of Respect and Think earned the title “Queen of Soul.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
200
In medieval Europe, young noblemen training to become knights often first served in this role, assisting a knight with armor and weapons.
What is a squire?
200
This American aviator disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
200
This is the name for when a king cannot escape attack.
What is Checkmate?
200
In aviation, this is the final, physical verification of a flight control surface's movement before taxiing.
Control check
300
Plays the main protagonist in the 2020 Judd Apatow Movie, King of Staten Island
Who is Pete Davidson?
300
The NHL’s Golden Knights play their home games in this Nevada city.
What is Las Vegas?
300
Was knighted by Jaime Lannister before the Battle of Winterfell
Who is Brienne of Tarth
300
WHERE WAS CHESS INVENTED?
INDIA
300
This caffeinated, herbal South American drink is traditionally served in a dried gourd with a metal straw
Yerba mate
400
This tennis tournament crowns its champions at the All England Club, where winners are often jokingly called the “King” or “Queen” of this London district.
What is Wimbledon?
400
A century before the events of "Game of Thrones," two unlikely heroes wander Westeros.
What is "A knight of the seven kingdoms"
400
This Romanov ruler of Russia, sometimes called “the Great,” expanded the empire in the 18th century.
Who is Catherine the Great?
400
How many moves is required for the fastest checkmate?
2
400
being exactly as intended or presented: conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules
What is Legitimate
500
This city is home to Queen’s University, one of Canada’s oldest universities.
What is Kingston, Ontario?
500
In this 1980s TV series, Michael fights crime with the help of a high-tech, talking Pontiac Trans Am named K.I.T.T.
What is Knight Rider
500
The first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967
Kathrine Switzer
500
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A PLAYER DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD MOVE (ANY MOVE HE PLAYS WILL BE BAD FOR HIM)?
ZUGWANG
500
Often done at the end of a wedding
Consummate