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The basics

In a standard deck of cards, which rank falls between the 10 and the Queen?

AnswerJack

The face card ranks run Jack, Queen, King above the 10.

On an Olympic podium, which medal ranks first?

AnswerGold

Gold goes to first place, silver to second and bronze to third.

Going deeper

In chess, what is a 'rank'?

AnswerA horizontal row of squares

Ranks are the rows numbered 1 to 8; the columns lettered a to h are called files.

How many ranks are in each suit of a standard deck of cards?

Answer13

Each suit has 13 ranks: Ace, 2 through 10, Jack, Queen and King.

Which of these naval ranks is the highest?

AnswerAdmiral

In most navies, admiral ranks sit above captain, commander and lieutenant.

Expert level

In astronomy's magnitude scale, a star with a lower magnitude number is what?

AnswerBrighter

The magnitude scale runs backward: smaller or negative numbers mean brighter objects.

In chess, on which ranks do White's pieces and pawns start?

AnswerRanks 1 and 2

White sets up on ranks 1 and 2, while Black starts on ranks 7 and 8.

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