The Basics

Question 1

How many points are given in bidding to each of the face cards (Honors)?

Answer 1

Ace - 4
King - 3
Queen - 2
Jack -1

Question 2

What is a suit with 2 cards called? With one card? With no cards (void)? How many points is given to each?

Answer 2

2 Cards - Doubleton  - One Point
1 Card - Singleton - Two Points
No cards (void) ) - Three Points

Question 3

♥
♠
♦
♣

Answer 3

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Question 4

When is the only time you count points for short suits?

Answer 4

When a good trump suit has been found.

Question 5

How many cards is good trump support?

Answer 5

4 - with only 3, subtract one point from your distribution points.

Question 6

How many distribution points do you add to your hand if you have 5 cards in any suit? 6 cards? 7 cards?

Answer 6

1, 2, 3 (One for each extra card more than 4).

Question 7

What is a “Quick Trick”?

Answer 7

Suits that have the potential to win tricks the first or second time a suit is led.

Question 8

An ace and a king in the same suit =  
An ace and a queen in the same suit = 
A king and a queen in the same suit = 
An ace = 
A king guarded by one or more smaller cards =

Answer 8

two quick tricks
one and one-half quick tricks 
one quick trick 
one quick trick 
one-half quick trick

Question 9

What are the point-count requirements to bid the following:

(1) Three notrump, four hearts, or four spades
(2) Five clubs or five diamonds
(3) Any small slam (six-bid)
(4) Any grand slam (seven-bid)

Answer 9

(1) ……26 points
(2) ……29 points
(3) ….. 33 points
(4) …… 37 points

Question 10

What are the two most important numbers in bidding and why?

Answer 10

26 and 33. If you determine the point count is below 26, stop bidding as soon as you can. If above 33, turn your thinking to making a slam.