How to play bridge
  • 1. What is the standard number of cards dealt to each player in Bridge?
A) 13
B) 12
C) 10
D) 15
  • 2. What is the highest ranking suit in Bridge at the beginning of a game?
A) Spades
B) Diamonds
C) No trump is highest before bidding
D) Hearts
  • 3. What is a trick in Bridge?
A) A successful bid
B) Four cards played, one by each player
C) A penalty given to the opponents
D) A completed game
  • 4. What is the order of suits from highest to lowest in bidding (ignoring No Trump)?
A) Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades
B) Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs
C) Hearts, Spades, Clubs, Diamonds
D) Diamonds, Clubs, Spades, Hearts
  • 5. What does 'NT' stand for in Bridge bidding?
A) No Trump
B) New Trick
C) Natural Trump
D) Next Turn
  • 6. What is the objective of the bidding phase?
A) To win the most tricks
B) To show off your hand
C) To determine the contract
D) To confuse the opponents
  • 7. What is a 'vulnerable' pair?
A) A pair with a bonus for making their contract, but also a larger penalty for failing
B) A pair that is new to the game
C) A pair with a weak hand
D) A pair that is always last to bid
  • 8. What is a 'lead'?
A) The winning bid
B) A forced discard
C) The partner of the declarer
D) The first card played in a trick
  • 9. What is the role of the 'declarer'?
A) The player who plays both their hand and the dummy's hand
B) The player who makes the opening lead
C) The player who defends against the contract
D) The player who won the last trick
  • 10. What is the role of the 'dummy'?
A) The player who shuffles the cards
B) The declarer's partner, whose hand is laid face up on the table
C) The player who assists the opponents
D) The player who keeps score
  • 11. What is the purpose of following suit, if possible?
A) It is a rule of the game
B) To show strength in that suit
C) To avoid penalties
D) To confuse the declarer
  • 12. What does 'revoke' mean?
A) Winning a trick unfairly
B) Changing your bid
C) Miscounting your points
D) Failing to follow suit when able to do so
  • 13. What is a finesse?
A) A type of bidding convention
B) A strong opening lead
C) Trying to win a trick with a lower card than held by an opponent.
D) A guaranteed winning trick
  • 14. What is overtrick?
A) Tricks won by the defending side
B) A penalty for illegal bidding
C) Tricks lost by the declaring side
D) Tricks won by the declaring side in excess of their contract
  • 15. What is undertrick?
A) A type of bidding convention
B) Tricks by which the declaring side falls short of their contract
C) Tricks won by the defending side
D) Tricks won beyond the contract bid
  • 16. What is a trump suit?
A) The highest ranking suit by default
B) The suit of the player who opens
C) A suit where players must follow suit
D) A suit nominated during bidding that outranks all other suits
  • 17. What is a slam?
A) A contract to win 12 or 13 tricks.
B) A type of bridge table
C) A hand with many high cards.
D) A penalty
  • 18. What is a grand slam?
A) A high penalty
B) A contract of 12 tricks
C) A contract to win all 13 tricks.
D) A hand with few low cards
  • 19. What is a suit contract?
A) A contract to lose tricks.
B) A contract for a high number of tricks.
C) A contract where no suit is trumps.
D) A contract where a suit is specified as trumps.
  • 20. What is a forcing bid?
A) A bid that wins the game.
B) A bid that is always high.
C) A bid that requires partner to make another bid.
D) A bid that the opponents must follow.
  • 21. What is a takeout double?
A) A double made to suggest that the partner bid a different suit.
B) A double to show a strong hand.
C) A double to force the opponents to pass.
D) A double to increase the penalty of a failed contract.
  • 22. What is a cue bid?
A) A bid that shows the lead suit.
B) A bid that shows control of a suit.
C) A bid that shows a void in a suit.
D) A bid that shows a weak hand.
  • 23. What is a void?
A) Having no cards of a particular suit.
B) A special type of trump.
C) Having all the cards of a particular suit.
D) A mistake in bidding.
  • 24. What is the concept of 'attitude' in card play?
A) Playing aggressively to win tricks.
B) Always following suit.
C) Signaling to partner whether you like or dislike a suit.
D) Trying to confuse the opponents.
  • 25. What is a singleton?
A) Having only one card of a particular suit.
B) Having two cards of a particular suit.
C) Having a strong hand in a particular suit.
D) Having no cards of a particular suit.
  • 26. What is the purpose of counting points in Bridge?
A) To keep track of tricks won.
B) To determine who is winning the game.
C) To decide which suit to lead.
D) To estimate the strength of your hand for bidding.
  • 27. Which is the correct number of points for an Ace?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 10
D) 4
  • 28. Which is the correct number of points for a King?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 10
  • 29. Which is the correct number of points for a Queen?
A) 2
B) 1
C) 3
D) 10
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