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The Ultimate Bobby Fischer Quiz | Board Games

Searching for Bobby Fischer? Well no need to look any further than this quiz. Here is a chance to find out how much you really know about this strange and controversial grandmaster of the chessboard.

A multiple-choice quiz by memoryman. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
memoryman

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
274,901

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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465

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what city was Bobby Fischer born? Hint

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chicago, Illinois

Boston, Massachusetts

Atlanta, Georgia

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the church/denomination of which he was a member? Hint

United Methodist

Unitarian Universalist

Reformed Anglican

Worldwide Church of God

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what year did Bobby Fischer become the world chess champion?
Hint

1972

1977

1968

1978

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1992 he re-emerged to play a match against which player in Yugoslavia?
Hint

Kasparov

Berlitz

Karpov

Spassky

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Question 5 of 10

5. On a radio show in Budapest Hungary in 1999 he described himself as a victim of:

Hint

An international Jewish conspiracy

A black magic curse

Child abuse

Assassination attempts by the CIA

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1988 Bobby Fischer filed a U.S. patent for a:

Hint

A rechargeable battery

A type of laptop computer

A software program

A digital chess clock

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 2004 Bobby Fischer was detained at Narita International Airport in Narita, Japan. Why was this?
Hint

Making terrorist threats

Possession of marijuana

A revoked U.S. passport

Possession of an illegal firearm

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Question 8 of 10

8. After being detained in Japan Mr. Fischer was granted citizenship in which country? Hint

Iceland

Australia

Ireland

Canada

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1984 Fischer wrote to the editors of this publication to have his name removed.
Hint

Collier's Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Judaica

Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Americana

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year did Bobby Fischer win the United States Junior Chess Championship? Hint

August 1954

September 1958

April 1959

July 1956

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what city was Bobby Fischer born?

Answer: Chicago, Illinois

He was born as Robert James Fischer at the Michael Reese hospital on March 9,1943 in Chicago. His father was a biophysicist and his mother a registered nurse.

2. What was the name of the church/denomination of which he was a member?

Answer: Worldwide Church of God

Later on however he left the church and denounced it publically. This was after the church's public reputation was tarnished by sex scandals in 1972. Also, by the fact that some of its biblical prophecies failed to materialize.

3. In what year did Bobby Fischer become the world chess champion?

Answer: 1972

In 1975 however he lost his title to Anatoly Karpov after refusing to play him in a match.

4. In 1992 he re-emerged to play a match against which player in Yugoslavia?

Answer: Spassky

Because of a then current U.N. embargo against the country of Yugoslavia, the U.S. government forbade him to go there and participate.
However he went anyway thereby causing an arrest warrant to be issued for him. Afterwards he became a fugitive from American justice/law.

5. On a radio show in Budapest Hungary in 1999 he described himself as a victim of:

Answer: An international Jewish conspiracy

Although he is of Jewish descent/background (his mother being Jewish) he has made many anti-semitic remarks publically. Many of them have been made on radio stations in Iceland, the Philippines and Colombia.

6. In 1988 Bobby Fischer filed a U.S. patent for a:

Answer: A digital chess clock

However the patent expired in 2001 because of overdue maintenance fees.

7. In 2004 Bobby Fischer was detained at Narita International Airport in Narita, Japan. Why was this?

Answer: A revoked U.S. passport

He was on his way to the Philippines when he was detained by authorities at the airport.
Japan shares an extradition treaty with the US, obliging them to hand over anyone sought by America who enters or lives in the country.
He is wanted by the American government for violating U.N. sanctions against Yugoslavia when he played a match with Spassky in 1992.

8. After being detained in Japan Mr. Fischer was granted citizenship in which country?

Answer: Iceland

Like Japan, Iceland also has an extradition treaty with the U.S. but it does not apply to its citizens.
While in Japan Mr. Fischer had applied for and obtained Icelandic citizenship thus avoiding the legal possibility of deportation.

9. In 1984 Fischer wrote to the editors of this publication to have his name removed.

Answer: Encyclopedia Judaica

He wrote to the editors of Encyclopedia Judaica claiming that he was not and had never been Jewish. This publication complied with his request.

10. In what year did Bobby Fischer win the United States Junior Chess Championship?

Answer: July 1956

In that same year he would go on to win the Canadian Open Chess Championship held in Montreal.

Source: Author memoryman

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