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QUIZZICAL PURSUITS
L iterary R eference
What is the name of the book from
which this passage is taken and
who is the author?
“I dealt and bid the next hand of
bridge. My partner was an aggressive
player, and refusing to incorporate
into his calculations the fact that
I was neither talented nor paying
attention, he bid us up to another
unlikely contract.
“ ‘Your three clubs was, uh, just about
the dumbest possible thing you
could have said,’ he said, on seeing
my hand.
“ ‘Hey,’ I snapped at him. ‘Don’t
sugarcoat it.’
“His face filled with fear until he got
the joke of it, then he rolled his eyes
and climbed back into his conceited
armor.
“I looked back at the chess match.”
Have some
fun testing
your bridge
knowledge!
B idding Q uiz
West is dealer and opens the bidding
1♦. North passes, and East passes.
You are sitting South. What call do
you make with each hand?
Pass
P laying D etective
opener
1♦
You are sitting East. Partner leads the
♣4 against the opponents’ slam after
this auction:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
1♥
Pass
3♥
Pass
6♥
Pass
Pass
Pass
Partner
Dummy
♠ 8 5
♥ Q 8 5 3
♦ A Q J 5 3
♣ 3 2
n
♣ 4
w
e
s
You
♠ 10 9 7 2
♥ A 7
♦ 9 6
♣ K J 9 7 5
How many clubs does partner hold?
Who has the ♣A? Who has the ♣Q?
Can you find out? What difference
does it make?
♠
♥
♦
♣
K 8
A Q 5 3
J 10 9 3
A K 2
Pass
Pass
opener
1♥
J 10 9 2
A 8
K Q 9
K 10 5 3
♠
♥
♦
♣
♠
♥
♦
♣
A K 9 2
K 4
Q J 10 8
K J 3
Q 10 9
A J 4
K Q 5 3
K 8 7
A Q 9 8
A 4
K Q 10
A J 9 3
West is dealer and opens the bidding
1♣. North and East both pass. You
are sitting South and double. West
passes, partner responds 1♥, and
East passes. What's your call?
Pass 1♥
opener
1 ♣ Pass
Pass Pass
DBL
♠
♥
♦
♣
West is dealer and opens the bidding
1♥. North and East both pass. As
South, what call do you make with
each hand?
?
♠
♥
♦
♣
♠
♥
♦
♣
A J 8 7
Q 4
K J 10 8
A Q 8
Pass
?
♠
♥
♦
♣
♠
♥
♦
♣
A 6 5
K J 9
Q 9 8
Q 10 5 3
K 7
A J 9
A Q J 2
K 9 8 3
♠
♥
♦
♣
10. ♠
♥
♦
♣
J 8
K Q 4
A J 4 2
K Q 8 3
A 9 8
A J 8
K Q 4 3
A Q J
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