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57 Cards in this Set
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When you play a card and everyone else plays a card, what is that called?
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A Trick
Bridge p12 |
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What is the ranking of the suits, highest to lowest?
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Spades
Hearts Diamonds Clubs Bridge p7 |
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What is the highest ranking card?
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An ace
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Shuffling the cards how many times will result in the most random deal?
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seven times
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What is the way to randomly pick a partner?
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Spread the cards face down and the 2 highest cards play together.
Bridge p 7 |
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Who is the dealer for the first hand?
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The player who drew the highest card
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What is it called when one pair has won two games?
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Rubber
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Who is the winner on the Rubber?
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The winner of the Rubber is the pair with the most points when the rubber ends
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How does the dealer rotate after his deal?
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Rotates clockwise, the person the left of the dealer deals next
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If you are dealing, what is your partner doing?
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Making the other deck, in other words, shuffling.
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After the deck is made (shuffled) what to do with it?
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It is placed to the maker's right so the deck is ready for the next dealer.
Bridge p8 |
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How is the deck cut and where should the cut part be placed?
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The dealer offers it to the person to their right. The cutter should place the cut half closer to the dealer and inbetween the dealer and the other half of the deck.
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What is the term to play the first card to a Trick?
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Lead
Bridge p 12 |
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What is the person to your left and right referred to?
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LHO - Left-hand Opponent
RHO - Right-hand Opponent |
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What is the term when you are not the lead?
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It's your play
Bridge p12 |
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Who is the Lead on the next hand?
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The person who played the highest card in the suit on the last trick
Bridge p13 |
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What can someone Lead with?
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Anything they want
Bridge p 13 |
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When you win a trick what do you do with the cards
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One of the team members takes all 4 cards and places them in front of her
Bridge p13 |
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What are you adding up to see who won the hand
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The number of tricks
Bridge p13 |
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Three scenarios, when you lay down a card
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If the Lead lays a Heart:
1. and you also lay a heart what is it called? 2. you have a heart but you lay another suit 3. you don't have a heart, and lay another suit |
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If you can't play the card led and you use a different suit, what is that called?
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a Discard
Bridge p 14 |
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What can you do if you revoke and you realize you've made a mistake before the trick is over?
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You can bring it to everyone attention if the trick is not yet over and substitute a new card
Bridge p 14 |
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If you discard (drop a card of a different suit) what is that card worth?
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It is worthless as far as taking the trick. If the lead has a 2 of spades and you drop an Ace of Diamonds, the 2 of spades wins even though it is a much smaller rating.
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When you have to play a discard which card is it best to Discard?
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The lowest rating.. like 2 of clubs
Bridge p 14 |
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What are you doing when you predict how many tricks you can win called?
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Bids (Bidding)
Bridge 18 |
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What is it called if you don't take the number of tricks predicted?
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Set or Down,
So if you under predicted by 1 trick you say: Set 1 or Down 1, so you opponent gets points for each trick you under predicted. Bridge 18 |
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What are the bids called?
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An Auction
Bridge 19 |
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If you say you can take 10 tricks and your opponents don't think they can take more what can they do?
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They can Pass. meaning go ahead and try. You Win the auction
Bridge 19 |
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What is the benefit of winning the auction?
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It mean you get to name the trump suit and play the hand as a Declarer (the opponent then plays as defenders).
Bridge |
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What is the player who names the trump suit called, and his opponents?
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Declarer and the Defenders
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What is it called if you have:
None of a suit one of a suit two of a suit |
Void
Singleton Doubleton |
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When counting the points in your hand what does each cards value represent
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Ace = 4 points
King = 3 points Queen = 2 points Jack = 1 point Void = 3 points (except in Notrump) Singleton = 2 points Doubleton = 1point |
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What are the honors?
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Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten
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What are the Quick Tricks and Point Values?
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Ace/King = 2
Ace/Queen = 1.5 Ace = 1 King/Queen = 1 King/x = .5 King = 0 |
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What are the major suits and what are the minor suits?
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Spades and Hearts
Diamonds and Clubs |
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What is the winning score in a game?
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100 points below the line
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If you are playing spade or hearts how many tricks must you predict and win to win the game?
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4 tricks (at 30 points) over book
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If you are playing Diamonds or Clubs how many tricks must you predict and win to win the game?
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5 tricks (at 20 points) over book
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If you are playing No Trump how many tricks must you predict and win to win the game?
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3 tricks (at 40 points) over book
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When do you become and what does it mean to be Vulnerable?
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You won a game (100 points below the line) you are vulnerable which means if you don't make your contract your penalty is twice as severe
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What is 5 card major?
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I can open a bid with 1x. I am major when:
1. It's in Spades or Hearts 2. I have a minimum of 13 pts 3. at least 5 cards in a major |
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What is third man high
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Throw your highest card in that suit, unless you know your partner has already won it
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How many total points in each contract to make (win) game?
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Hearts and Spades = 26 (HCP plus distribution)
Clubs and Diamonds = 28 (HCP plus distribution) No Trump = 25 (hcp only) |
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When should you open "one no trump"
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HCP = 15 to 17
No singleton's or Voids No more than two doubletons Three or more Stoppers Don't open if you are 5-4 or 4-5 in Spades/Hearts (i.e. 5 spades/4 hearts or 4 spades/5 hearts) |
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If you have 15 to 17 HCP's what percentage of the total HCP's do you hold?
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37% to 42%
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When you open one no trump what are you designating to your partner and why?
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She is the captain because she knows an incredible amount about your hand
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What is a cardinal sin in Bridge
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Giving misinformation to your partner. So you have to be extremely disciplined and tell your partner the truth
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What is "perfect No Trump"?
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is a hand that contains four cards in one suit and three in every other suit, which is what 4-3-3-3 refers to
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You might have a distribution of 5-4-2-2 what might you open?
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One no trump, because it doesn't mean you are going to play no-trump, but it communicates to your partner the strength of you hand. Then on round two bid what you have the strength in
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What is a Stopper?
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A stopper as a card or distribution of cards that enables you to take a trick in the suit
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What are the actual stoppers, and partial stoppers?
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Stoppers are:
Ace King and Queen King x Queen xx Partial Stoppers are: Jack xx Queen x |
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When should you open 2 No Trump?
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When all the criteria for one no trump is met except HCP = 20 - 21
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What is HCP
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High card points
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When should you open 3 No Trump?
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When all the criteria for one no trump is met except HCP = 25 - 26
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What are the rules for opening 1 of a suit
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Must have at least 13 points
Open in major must have at least 5 If no majors, then open your longest minor If both minor are 4 cards in length, open 1 diamond If both minors are 3 cards in length open 1 club |
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If you have 5 cards in both major which should you open?
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Always the strongest suit
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If you have five card major and six card minor which should you open with
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Always open with the longest suit
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