Famous People Flashcards
1
Q
This chess player won the match against Russia’s Boris Spassky.
A
Robert (Bobby) James Fischer
2
Q
This chess player, pictured on this shirt, sacrificed his queen in a famous “Opera Game” in 1858.
A
Paul Morphy
3
Q
In this collage of world chess champions, this reigning champ for 2021 is pictured in the bottom right.
A
Magnus Carlsen
4
Q
AM I BLUE?: Deep Blue, who beat Garry Kasparov in a chess match in 1997, was actually one of these
A
computer (super computer)
5
Q
NON-AMERICAN HISTORY : In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were on top of the world after reaching the summit of this mountain
A
Mt. Everest
