Contract Bridge - Lesson 1 : QUIZ ANSWERS

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  1. Four players, called North, East, South and West.

  2. There are 52 cards in a pack, divided into four suits of 13 cards each : Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs.

  3. The Ace is the highest ranking, the 2 the lowest ranking card in each suit.

  4. Ace - King - Queen - Jack - 10

  5. If West is the Dealer, his left hand opponent (North) shuffles the cards, and his right hand opponent (South) will cut the pack.

  6. The cards are dealt one card at the time, in clockwise direction, starting with the player immediately to Dealers left.

  7. If South plays the first card West will play his card next.

  8. North and South made 7 tricks.
    North and South won the first trick. East and West won the 5th and the last trick.

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  9. Opening leads are shown in brackets

    1. S - 10 8 4     H - (J) 10 9 4 3     C - A J     D - K J 3
      (top of a solid sequence)

    2. S - A Q 2     H - A Q 9     C - J 10 7 (5)   D - K J 3
      (fourth highest of your longest suit)

    3. S - A J 4 (2)     H - Q J 9     C - 9 7 5 3   D - A 2
      (select the stronger suit from two 4-card suits)

    4. S - (Q) J 10 9     H - K 9 5     C - K 5   D - A Q 3 2
      (always prefer to lead top of a solid sequence with two long suits)

    5. S - Q J 3     H - 7 6 3     C - K 5   D - A (K) Q 3 2
      (always lead the King from A K Q)

  10. How many trick points are awarded to the following results (playing in No Trumps).

    1. winning 8 tricks = 40 + 30 = 70 trick points

    2. winning 7 tricks = 40 trick points

    3. winning 11 tricks = 40 + 4 x 30 = 160 trick points

    4. winning 9 tricks = 40 + 2 x 30 = 100 trick points

    5. winning all tricks = 40 + 6 x 30 = 220 trick points

  11. Your partner makes an Opening Lead with the 2 of Spades.
    The 2 is the fourth highest card in his Spade suit. There is no lower card in any suit than the 2. He has therefore exactly four cards in Spades.

  12. Your partner makes an Opening Lead with the 5 of Hearts.
    The 5 is the fourth highest card in his Heart suit. He could therefore also have the 4, and or the 3 and or the 2 in that suit, a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 7 cards in Hearts.
    Observe which Heart cards are played to this trick (and perhaps the next one) by the other players, and also check your own hand. Any 2, 3 or 4 of Hearts held by an other player reduces the total number of Heart cards held by your partner.


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