2 Years! 50 Posts! How Well Have You Followed The Kiwi Hobbit?
Kia ora, dear friends! Welcome to my 50th post!
You read that correctly. I know it’s almost unbelievable that I have already written so many, but it's true! Of course, I would like to celebrate this milestone with my readers. After all, it is thanks to you, who read, comment, and share your feedback to motivate me, that I have been able to achieve this. Thank you all so much. 
And there is one more special thing about today's post. Four days ago, on 26 August, my blog completed two years since the very first text, which means it is another blogiversary!
Depending on how long you have been following me, you might remember that I created a quiz to celebrate my first year of blogging. So, I thought it would be a good idea to make a new one for the second year.
Ok, how will it work this time? It makes no sense to ask questions about the first 25 blogs again. If you want to test your knowledge of them, you can simply try the first quiz.
Therefore, let's focus on the second year, from post #26 to post #49. This quiz will consist of 30 questions, one about each of the 24 articles, plus 6 extra ones about The Kiwi Hobbit’s Blog in general.
Obviously, the correct options are all easy to find if you open the texts, but please be honest and try to answer them before 'cheating'. Also, remember to keep track of how many you got right, as I don't think there is a way for me to automatically count your score.
At the end, I will provide you with a scale to rate your performance. If you would like to read the blogs afterwards, I would be delighted. Let's get started!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 - A NEW TYPE OF BLOG INTRODUCED / QUESTIONS #1 TO #6
PART 2 - BLOGGING ABOUT MY PASSION / QUESTIONS #7 TO #12
PART 3 - NEW SERIES STARTED / QUESTIONS #13 TO #18
PART 4 - ANOTHER BLOGCHAMPS SEASON / QUESTIONS #19 TO #24
PART 5 - SOME EXTRA CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS #25 TO #30
CONCLUSION - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND WHAT IS NEXT?
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PART 1 - A NEW TYPE OF BLOG INTRODUCED
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1) Which player would you be if you answered 13 questions correctly in the quiz?
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A) Fabiano Caruana.
B) Alireza Firouzja.
C) Ian Nepomniachtchi.
D) Dommaraju Gukesh.
E) Ding Liren.
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B) Alireza Firouzja.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2) Which of the openings gave you the best chance of saving the world?
A) Ruy Lopéz.
B) Queen's Gambit Declined.
C) Sicilian Najdorf.
D) Queen's Gambit Accepted.
E) Sicilian Dragon.
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E) Sicilian Dragon.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3) Which sporting event did I compare the Candidates Tournament to?
A) The UEFA Champions League knockouts.
B) The tennis Grand Slams.
C) The Cricket ODI World Cup.
D) The Playoffs of the major American leagues.
E) The Monaco F1 Grand Prix.
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D) The Playoffs of the major American leagues.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
4) Who was #4 on my list of favorite female chess players?
A) Hou Yifan.
B) Sara Khadem.
C) Julia Alboredo.
D) Alexandra Botez.
E) María Florencia Fernández.
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C) Julia Alboredo.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
5) Which animated film character did I compare Hikaru Nakamura to?
A) Genie (Aladdin, 1992).
B) Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6, 2014).
C) Po (Kung Fu Panda, 2008).
D) Anger (Inside Out, 2015).
E) Lightning McQueen (Cars, 2006).
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E) Lightning McQueen (Cars, 2006).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
6) Who represented Argentina in the category 'Present'?
A) Fernando Peralta.
B) Diego Flores.
C) Federico Perez Ponsa.
D) Sandro Mareco.
E) Leandro Krysa.
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D) Sandro Mareco.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
PART 2 - BLOGGING ABOUT MY PASSION
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7) Which of these aviation personalities was inspired by the Mechanical Turk?
A) Alexander Graham Bell.
B) Alberto Santos Dumont.
C) Henri Coanda.
D) Orville Wright.
E) Wilbur Wright.
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A) Alexander Graham Bell.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
8) What was the final score of this match?
A) 4-0 to China.
B) 3-1 to China.
C) 2-2 (Draw).
D) 3-1 to Hungary.
E) 4-0 to Hungary.
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C) 2-2 (Draw).⠀⠀⠀⠀
9) What game did I consider to be the best in 2024?
A) Rapport, Richard vs. Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu.
B) Fedoseev, Vladimir vs. Salem, A.R. Saleh.
C) Esipenko, Andrey vs. Tari, Aryan.
D) Warmerdam, Max vs. Pechac, Jergus.
E) Theodorou, Nikolas vs. Radjabov, Teimour.
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B) Fedoseev, Vladimir vs. Salem, A.R. Saleh.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
10) What is BlogChamps' trophy called?
A) Zachary Isaac Snow II Trophy.
B) Alton Summers Trophy.
C) Vanessa Bristow Trophy.
D) Pope John Paul II Trophy.
E) Magnus Carlsen Trophy.
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A) Zachary Isaac Snow II Trophy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
11) Who represented France in the category 'Women'?
A) Sophie Milliet.
B) Andreea Navrotescu.
C) Deimante Daulyte-Cornette.
D) Pauline Guichard.
E) Marie Sebag.
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E) Marie Sebag.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
12) Why did I win representing the Marshall Islands in the 'Women' category?
A) I once visited the Marshall Islands, and that is enough.
B) Just because the blog is mine, so I make the rules.
C) I have already beaten Russian players on Chess.com.
D) Because I once won a bullet game against Kateryna Lagno.
E) Actually, I lost, and I am trying to confuse you now.
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B) Just because the blog is mine, so I make the rules.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
PART 3 - NEW SERIES STARTED
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13) Which of the following chess prodigies was NOT mentioned in the blog?
A) Samuel Reshevsky.
B) Arturo Pomar Salamanca.
C) Jutta Hempel.
D) Peter Jonathan Winston.
E) Jeff Sarwer.
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A) Samuel Reshevsky.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
14) Which of the following treasures could NOT be found inside the pyramids?
A) A selfie with Dommaraju Gukesh.
B) The jeans that Carlsen wore in the World Rapid Championship.
C) Free cheating chess lessons with Hans Niemann.
D) Nakamura's lightning-fast computer mouse.
E) A golden chessboard that makes you play the perfect move.
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D) Nakamura's lightning-fast computer mouse.⠀⠀⠀
15) Who helped me find my current job at the airport?
A) A good friend from my chess club.
B) Three people playing chess at random in a park.
C) The owner of a chess club that I used to go to in Spain.
D) A chess coach who used to give me online lessons.
E) A university professor who also plays chess.
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E) A university professor who also plays chess.⠀⠀⠀
16) What happened in the same year that El Ajedrecista was invented?
A) The Russian Revolution.
B) First powered flight in Europe.
C) Sinking of the Titanic.
D) End of World War I.
E) Start of World War I.
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C) Sinking of the Titanic.⠀⠀⠀
17) Who is the current World Blind Chess Champion?
A) Lubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko (Ukraine).
B) Marcin Tazbir (Poland).
C) Julia Salamon (Poland).
D) Predrag Nikač (Montenegro).
E) Jörgen Magnusson (Sweden).
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B) Marcin Tazbir (Poland).⠀⠀⠀
18) When did the first solo transatlantic flight take place?
A) 1927.
B) 1929.
C) 1931.
D) 1935.
E) 1939.
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A) 1927.⠀⠀⠀
PART 4 - ANOTHER BLOGCHAMPS SEASON
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19) Which of these universities banned chess in 1340?
A) University of Cambridge.
B) University of Bologna.
C) University of Oxford.
D) University of Salamanca.
E) University of Coimbra.
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C) University of Oxford.20) How many blogs were submitted by how many users in BlogChamps S8?
A) 88 blogs by 71 different users.
B) 76 blogs by 56 different users.
C) 103 blogs by 79 different users.
D) 101 blogs by 76 different users.
E) 12 blogs by 8 different users.
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D) 101 blogs by 76 different users.21) Who is the youngest GM in the world, as of August 2025?
A) Adham Fawzy (Egypt).
B) Ediz Gürel (Turkey).
C) Amin Tabatabaei (Iran).
D) Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco).
E) Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş (Turkey).
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E) Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş (Turkey).⠀⠀⠀
22) What was happening in the chess world when the 1st satellite was launched?
A) The USSR competed in its first Olympiad.
B) Bobby Fischer won his first U.S. Championship.
C) Mikhail Tal became the World Champion.
D) The GM title was created by FIDE.
E) José Raúl Capablanca passed away.
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B) Bobby Fischer won his first U.S. Championship.⠀⠀⠀
23) In which device was Toby Tickson first used?
A) A coal mine lift/elevator.
B) An electric motor.
C) A sewing machine.
D) A calculating machine.
E) An agricultural seed drill.
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C) A sewing machine.⠀⠀⠀
24) How do elite female players boost their ratings?
A) Setting fire to houses in Nevada.
B) Hacking the FIDE website to manipulate the results of their games.
C) Watching Spider-Man movies.
D) Causing an aviation traffic jam in Sydney.
E) Naming their sons Ivan.
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A) Setting fire to houses in Nevada.⠀⠀⠀
PART 5 - SOME EXTRA CHALLENGES
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25) Which of these blogs was chosen as 'Blog of the Month'?
A) My Top 5 Favorite Female Chess Players.
B) Moments When Chess Changed My Life.
C) The Hidden Links Between Chess And Aviation.
D) Chess Prodigies Who Flopped - And Why.
E) My Experience Running A Chess Blogging Competition.
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B) Moments When Chess Changed My Life.⠀⠀⠀
26) Which of my blogs has received the most comments to date? (Aug 30, 2025)
A) The Chess Pyramid Treasure: Can You Find It?
B) Unseen Brilliance. The World of Blind Chess Tournaments.
C) Top 10 Chess Moments Of 2024!
D) My Experience Running A Chess Blogging Competition.
E) Gears Of Glory: A Journey Through Chess Clock History.
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D) My Experience Running A Chess Blogging Competition.⠀⠀⠀
27) Which of the blogs written in the second year has the most views?
A) Moments When Chess Changed My Life.
B) Major Chess Tournaments - And Their Sporting Twins.
C) My Top 5 Favorite Female Chess Players.
D) Alien Invasion! Save The World... With Chess!
E) Duel Of Nations! Episode 2 - China vs. Hungary.
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C) My Top 5 Favorite Female Chess Players.⠀⠀⠀
28) Which of these blogs is narrated by a fictional character?
A) Gears Of Glory: A Journey Through Chess Clock History.
B) VOB Studios Presents: Chess Players Twins In Animated Films.
C) Top 10 Chess Moments Of 2024!
D) Unseen Brilliance. The World of Blind Chess Tournaments.
E) Alien Invasion! Save The World... With Chess!
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A) Gears Of Glory: A Journey Through Chess Clock History.⠀⠀⠀
29) Which of these blogs can be considered satire?
A) Knights Of The Desert: Middle East And North Africa Chess Titans.
B) Duel Of Nations! Episode 3 - England vs. France.
C) The Chess Pyramid Treasure: Can You Find It?
D) Bombastic Revelations From The World Of Women's Chess.
E) First Blogiversary! A Celebration Quiz To Test Your Knowledge!
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D) Bombastic Revelations From The World Of Women's Chess.⠀⠀⠀
30) Which of these blogs is part of a series? (Level: Extremely Hard!)
A) Duel Of Nations! Episode 1 - Argentina vs. Netherlands.
B) Duel Of Nations! Episode 2 - China vs. Hungary.
C) Duel Of Nations! Episode 3 - England vs. France.
D) Duel Of Nations! Episode 4 - Russia vs. Marshall Islands.
E) All of the above options are true.
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E) All of the above options are true.⠀⠀⠀
CONCLUSION - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND WHAT IS NEXT?
Yay, congratulations on making it to the end! Or, if you just skipped the questions and got here, that's okay too! Now it is time to rate your performance:
| SCORE | PLAYER | PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION |
| 30 | Stockfish | You were perfect like an engine: 100% accuracy. I'm proud to have you as a reader! |
| 25 - 29 | Magnus Carlsen | Some inaccuracies happen to everyone, but you are a living legend and a GOAT contender! |
| 20 - 24 | Gukesh Dommaraju | Excellent performance! You may not be the best yet, but you are already at world-champion level! |
| 15 - 19 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | You are a great reader! A little more hard work and you will be at the top soon. |
| 10 - 14 | Vincent Keymer | Not quite there yet, but I see potential. You may surprise many in the future. |
| 5 - 9 | Hans Niemann | Quite disappointing. Focus on your reading instead of bragging about how great you are. |
| 1 - 4 | Vladimir Kramnik | At least I am sure you didn't cheat. |
| 0 | Vanessa Bristow | Aren't you ashamed of your existence? |
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If you didn't do as well as you expected, don't be sad… When I first thought of the questions, I didn't know all the right answers either. Luckily, I was forced to "cheat", otherwise, it would be boring to have items without an answer.
Finally, I would like to express my deepest gratitude once again to all of you who have read any of my texts. Although I write for fun and would do so even if no one cared about them, it is always a pleasure to know that so many people appreciate it. If you are one of those people, please accept a warm virtual hug.
And what’s next? Will I quit? Retire? Take all the money I earned from blogging (US$50) and flee to a tax haven?
Honestly, I’ve been very tired lately, especially since I have started running blogging competitions and must read and judge many articles from other users. However, that does not mean I’ll stop publishing my own blogs. I promise at least two per month until the end of 2025. After that, it is possible that this frequency will have to be reevaluated, but I can't say anything yet, so let's wait and see.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you will stay with me for the third year! See you again on September 15th!
