Bidding - Ch 1 Getting Started

Question 0

What is a Partscore contract?

Answer 0

A contract worth a trick score of fewer than 100 points.

Question 1

What is the trick score for each of the tricks bid and made in excess of book (6 tricks)?

Answer 1

20 points per trick in minors -clubs or diamonds
30 points per trick in majors- hearts or spades
40 points for the first trick in notrump, 30 points for each subsequent trick

Question 2

What is a game contract?

Answer 2

4 Hearts or 4 Spades - 4 in a major (30x4=120)
3 NT - (40 + 30 + 30 = 100)
5 Clubs or 5 Diamonds - 5 in a minor. (20x5=100)

Question 3

How many tricks for a Slam? For a Grand Slam?

Answer 3

12 tricks for a slam, 13 tricks for a grand slam

Question 5

What is a Strain?

Answer 5

The suit or notrump specified in the bid.

Question 6

Who is the Declarer?

Answer 6

The player who first bid the strain of the final contract. The player who will try to fulfill the final contract by playing the cards for the partnership.

Question 6

Who is the Dealer?

Answer 6

The player who distributes the cards. The dealer has the first opportunity to open the bidding.

Question 7

What is Discarding?

Answer 7

The playing of a card, other than a trump card, of a suit different from the suit led.

Question 8

What does it mean to follow suit?

Answer 8

Play a card in the suit that is led. You must follow suit if you can.

Question 10

What is Ruffing?

Answer 10

To play a trump on a trick when you are void in the suit led.

Question 10

How long does the bidding last?

Answer 10

Until three players in succession pass following a bid, which becomes the final contract.

Question 11

What is an Auction?

Answer 11

A series of bids and calls which determine the final contract.

Question 13

What is a Bid?

Answer 13

A commitment to take at least the number (plus six) of tricks named in the specific strain. It consists of two parts, a level and a strain. The level named is in addition to the first six tricks, called the book, which is assumed as a part of every bid. Levels 1 to 7 are possible ( 7 to 13 tricks)

Question 14

What is the Bidding Scale?

Answer 14

Each bid must be higher than the preceding bid. The suits are ranked in alphabetical order (C,D,H,S) and notrump is the highest.
1C 1D 1H 1S 1NT
2C 2D 2H 2S 2NT
3C 3D 3H 3S 3NT
4C 4D 4H 4S 4NT
5C 5D 5H 5S 5NT
6C 6D 6H 6S 6NT
7C 7D 7H 7S 7NT

Question 14

How do you score a game bonus?

Answer 14

You must bid to a game contract ( 4H, 4S, 3NT, 5C, or 5D) and make the contract. You do not score the game bonus if you do not bid to a game contract.

Question 15

Who is the Opening Bidder?

Answer 15

The player who makes the first bid in an auction.

Question 17

Who makes the Opening lead?

Answer 17

The player on declarer’s left.

Question 18

What does the Dummy do?

Answer 18

After the opening lead is played, dummy places all cards face up on the table in front of you and arrange them in four columns, one for each suit. If there is a trump suit, you place it on your right (declarer’s left.)

Question 18

What is a Call?

Answer 18

Any bid, double, redouble, or pass.

Question 19

Who is the Responder?

Answer 19

The partner of the opening bidder.

Question 21

What is a Penalty?

Answer 21

The bonus awarded to the defending side for defeating a contract.

Question 22

What is Book?

Answer 22

The first six tricks won by the declaring side.

Question 23

Bridge is a ——– game.

Answer 23

Partnership.

Question 24

What is Bidding?

Answer 24

The various bids and calls that make up the auction.

Question 25

What does it mean to Defeat?

Answer 25

To prevent the declarer from making the contract.

Question 26

What is a Trick?

Answer 26

The unit of play consisting of four cards, one contributed by each player in clockwise rotation, which starts with the player on lead.

Question 27

What is Dummy?

Answer 27

Declarer’s partner. The hand that is placed face up on the table after the opening lead.

Question 28

What is Hand?

Answer 28

The cards held by one of the players; the position at the table (e.g., second hand).

Question 29

What is Level?

Answer 29

The number of tricks a player contracts to take when making a bid. It includes an assumed six tricks (book).

Question 30

What is an Honor Card?

Answer 30

One of the top five cards in a suit – an ace, a king, a queen, a jack, or a ten.

Question 31

What is a Bonus?

Answer 31

Points scored for making a partscore, a game, a slam or for defeating the opponents’ contract.

Question 32

What is a Contract?

Answer 32

The final bid in the auction that commits declarer’s side to take at least the number (plus six) of tricks named in the selected strain.

Question 33

Who are the Defense?

Answer 33

The side that did not win the contract.

Question 34

Who are the Offense?

Answer 34

The partnership that made the last bid in the auction and declares the contract.

Question 35

What is a Partnership?

Answer 35

The two players seated opposite each other at the table.

Question 36

What is Rank (of cards)?

Answer 36

The ace is highest, followed by the king, the queen, the jack, the ten … down to the two.

Question 37

What is Deal?

Answer 37

This term covers the following actions: the even distribution among four players of the fifty-two cards in a pack; the privilege of distributing the cards; the act of dealing; the cards themselves after they have been dealt.

Question 38

What is Trump?

Answer 38

The suit named in the contract.

Question 39

What is Notrump?

Answer 39

A contract without a trump suit. The highest card played in the suit led wins the trick.