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Chess Piece
Group
These brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.Group
Which chess piece
belongs in this group, and why?
Elephant
Fool
Legionnaire
Messenger
Officer
belongs in this group, and why?
Elephant
Fool
Legionnaire
Messenger
Officer
Answer
The Bishop.These are all names the Bishop has been known as in different times and cultures. The Bishop was traditionally a war Elephant, however in the middle ages the Elephant was barely heard of in England. The most important person, besides the monarch, was the Bishop.
Other countries had their own figures;
France = the fool;
Italy = Legionnaire;
Germany = Messenger;
and Austria = Officer.
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This was enjoyable dutchy. I didn't get it, I had to look it up on google. But still very good!
i would have never been able to get that but cool anyway
I had no clue? Good teaser...you stumped me!
This was a very good teaser.
nice...and easy....
I didn't get it...darn.
I thought it was Pawn.
EF, LM, OP groups.
But I guess then that would be a series, huh?
Good one DM!!
EF, LM, OP groups.
But I guess then that would be a series, huh?
Good one DM!!
i was thinking like signmeup.
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