The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is today's most prestigious live poker competition. The WSOP is staged annually in Las Vegas with thousands of players from all over the world traveling to the popular gambling destination to take part. The series typically culminates with the $10,000 N/L Texas Hold 'em 'Main Event,' which in 2007 gave its winner, poker beginner Jerry Yang, an amazing first place prize of $8,250,000. Poke fans worldwide all vie to repeat Yang's incredible success.

Naturally, the World Wide Web is swamped with information on this popular competition, from Main Event winners ever since the WSOP's very inception to Hollywood celebs who pride themselves at being World Series of Poker participants, such as 'Seinfeld' actor Jason Alexander. However, despite this abundance of online poker information, there are things that very few people know. If you claim to be a WSOP fan, would you mind putting your competition knowledge to the test?

Just try to answer the following questions:

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1. Who of the following poker players recently nabbed the first place prize of £1 million at the first WSOP Europe competition?

• A. John Tabatabai
• B. Annette Obrestad
• C. Annie Duke
• D. Shannon Elizabeth

2. In what year was the original World Series of Poker started?

• A. 1967
• B. 1968
• C. 1969
• D. 1970

3. The 2007 WSOP winner Jerry Young is a relative poker beginner. What does he do in his every day life?

• A. Social worker
• B. Teacher
• C. Dentist
  
• D. Engineer

4. What was the runner-up's losing hand at the 2003 WSOP Final Table event?

• A. Queen of Diamonds & King of Hearts
  
• B. Ace of Hearts & 4 of Spades
• C. Jack of Hearts & 10 of Diamonds
• D. None of the above

5. What accomplished poker pro of the following poker masters now serves as an instructor at Harrah's World Series of Poker Academy created in 2007?

• A. Juan Carlos Mortensen
• B. T.J. Cloutier
• C. Doyle Brunson
• D. Phil Hellmuth

6. What is the 'Moneymaker Effect'?

• A. The term refers to a situation in which a relatively poor player suddenly wins landing a very rich jackpot.
• B. The term refers to Chris Moneymaker's incredible win at the 2003 WSOP. Moneymaker was a poker novice at the time of his win.
• C. The term refers to a corrupted casino seeking to strip its patrons of their gambling funds.
• D. The term is unknown in the world of poker.

7. What was the most memorable moment that took place at the 1982 World series of poker?

• A. Jack Straus discovered he still had a $500 chip left, after he believing he already wasted all his chips. He eventually won the competition.
  
• B. Dewey Tomko refused to participate in the Final Table event.
• C. Doyle Brunson was named 'Patron of Poker.'
• D. Carl Cannon had a fight with the dealer and was kicked out of the competition.

8. How many WSOP gold bracelets does 2002 WSOP winner Robert Varkonyi hold?

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

9. What is the nickname of Canadian poker pro Daniel Negreanu?

• A. PokerKat
• B. Clever Piggy
• C. Kid Poker
• D. The Prince of Poker

10. How many gaming events were there at the 2006 WSOP championship?

• A. 16
• B. 26
• C. 36
• D. 46

(Answers: 1. B, 2. B, 3. A, 4. C, 5.D, 6. B, 7. A, 8. A, 9. C, 10. D)