Contract Bridge - Lesson 2 : QUIZ ANSWERS

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  1. The highest card of the suit lead, or the highest trump played.

  2. When he has no cards in his hand left of the suit lead.

  3. No, a player can discard a card from any suit he wishes.

  4. Top of a Solid Sequence - King from A K x (x) - Top of two touching Honours.

  5. Singleton lead - Top of a Doubleton.

  6. Small card winners of a long suit are usually trumped by the opponents.

  7. Select your opening lead for a Trump contract in the following hands.
    In all cases Hearts is the Trump suit.
    Opening lead is shown in brackets.

    1. S - (Q) J 10 4     H - 9 4 3     C - A J 9     D - K J 3
      Top of a Solid Sequence

    2. S - A Q 7 3 2     H - A 10 9     C - J 9 7 5   D - (9)
      Singleton

    3. S - A J 4 2     H - 7 6 4     C - (K) Q 3   D - A 3 2
      Top of touching Honours

    4. S - Q 9 7     H - K 9 5 2     C - (9) 5   D - A Q 3 2
      Top of a Doubleton

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

    6. S - (A) 3     H - 9 7 6 3     C - K J 5   D - Q 10 3 2
      Top of a Doubleton

  8. A 'Game score' are 100 trick points or more.

  9. How many trick points are awarded to the following results.

    1. winning 8 tricks in a Heart contract = 2 x 30 = 60 trick points

    2. winning 7 tricks in a Diamond contract = 1 x 20 = 20 trick points

    3. winning 11 tricks in a Club contract = 5 x 20 = 100 trick points

    4. winning 9 tricks in a No Trump contract = 40 + 3 x 30 = 100 trick points

    5. winning all tricks in a Spade contract = 7 x 30 = 210 trick points

  10. 'Trump fit' is having 8 or more cards in one suit in the combined hands of you and your partner.

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