Review Questions
Lessons One - Two - Three - Tricks Play

Question 1
(Shapes and Space)

Rachel sits East and Jenny wants to be Rachel's playing partner.

Where should Jenny sit?

(a) North (b) South (c) West (d) Anywhere she likes

Question 2
Basic Revision

A Trick is:

(a) A surprise move
(b) One card played in turn by all four Players
(c) The highest card
(d) 13 cards

Question 3
(Patterns and Sequences)

The Queen of Spades is played first to a new trick.

Which of the following cards can beat the Queen of Spades?

(a) Ace of Diamonds
(b) King of Spades
(c) Ace of Clubs
(d) Ace of Hearts

Question 4
(Basic Deduction and Inference)

North plays first to trick seven.

What must have happened in trick six?

(a) South won it
(b) East won it
(c) West won it
(d) North won it

Question 5
(Patterns and Sequences)

The following cards are played to a trick.

Name the winning card.

(a) South plays first and plays the two of diamonds
(b) West then plays the King of clubs
(c) North plays the Ace of clubs
(d) Finally East plays the Ace of hearts

Question 6
(Shapes and Space)

East is playing first to a new trick.

Whose turn to play will it be next?

(a) North
(b) South
(c) West
(d) East must choose

Question 7
(Advanced Deduction and Inference)
Age 10 and Over

North starts play and wins the first three tricks with Ace of Spades, King of Spades and Queen of Spades. All other players follow suit to all three tricks. At trick four North plays the two of diamonds.

What can we deduce and what can we infer from all this?

(a) We can deduce that all the spades have been played and infer that North does not have the Ace of Diamonds

(b) We can deduce that there is one spade left un-played and infer that North does not have the Ace of Diamonds

(c) We can deduce that there is one spade left un-played and infer that South has it

(d) We can deduce that there is one spade left un-played and infer that North does not have it

Question 8
(Patterns and Sequences)

East is playing first to a new trick. He is going to play the King of Hearts.

Which one of the following is false
(One only is false)

(a) East will win the trick if nobody plays the Ace of Hearts

(b) The trick will be won by any Ace

(c) East will win if West has the Ace of Hearts and decides not to play it to that trick

(d) East will win if nobody has any hearts left

Question 9
(Patterns and Sequences)

South plays the Queen of Clubs and North is about to follow suit with the King of Clubs when he could play another lower club.

What would you tell North to do?

(a) Play the King because the King has a better chance of winning than the Queen

(b) Play the King because this is a team game and the King will help the Queen to win the trick

(c) Do not play the King because South (our team-mate) has played a high card which only the Ace can beat and we can use the King later to win another trick

(d) Play the King because this is a game for winners and the King should win

Question 10
(Numbers)

!3 tricks played by two against two is played "first to seven tricks" because:

(a) There are only 13 tricks in the game and if one team score seven they must win as the other team can now only score six

(b) There are 13 tricks in the game and 7 is easy to get

(c) There are 13 tricks in the game and 7 is an odd number

(d) There are 13 tricks in the game and 7 is a fair number

Question 11
(Patterns and Sequences)

If a player cannot follow suit it means that:

(a) They cannot play a card to this trick

(b) They must play a card of the same colour (black or red)

(c) They have run out of cards in the suit in play

(d) They must play an Ace

Review Questions
Lesson Four - Minibridge

Question 3
(Basic Numbers)

How many High Card Points are there in the pack?

(a) 13 (b) 52 (c) 40 (d) 30

Question 4
(Basic Numbers)

Peter has been dealt only two cards above the 10: the Ace of Diamonds and the Queen of Clubs.

How many High Card Points must he announce?

(a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 8

Question 5
(Basic Deduction)

North holds 12 High Card Points
East holds 10 High Card Points
South holds 13 High Card Points

West therefore must be holding:

(a) 17 High Card Points
(b) 7 High Card Points
(c) 5 High Card Points
(d) 15 High Card Points

Question 6
(Deduction and Inference)

North holds 12 High Card Points
East holds 10 High Card Points
South holds 13 High Card Points

Which Player will have the Table (Puppet) Cards?

(a) North
(b) South
(c) West
(d) East

Question 7
(Shapes and Space)

Who plays first to the first trick at Minibridge?

(a) North
(b) The Dealer
(c) The Boss
(d) The Defender sat to the Boss's left

Question 8
(Shapes and Space)

Who plays second to the first trick at Minibridge?

(a)The Table Hand (Puppet)
(b) The Dealer
(c) The Boss
(d) The Defender sat to the Boss's right

Question 9
(Shapes and Space)

Who plays last to the first trick at Minibridge?

(a) The Table Hand (Puppet)
(b) The Dealer
(c) The Boss
(d) The Defender sat to the Boss's right

Question 10
(Shapes and Space)

Who plays first to the second trick at Minibridge?

(a) The Table Hand (Puppet)
(b) The Winner of the first trick
(c) The Boss
(d) The Defender sat to the Boss's right

Question 11
(Shapes and Space)

North plays first to the first trick.

Who must be Boss on this deal?

(a) South
(b) West
(c) The player with the most high card points
(d) East

Question 12
(Handling Data)

East and West hold 25 High Card Points.

What is their correct Trick Target?

(a) 8 Tricks
(b) 10 Tricks
(c) 9 Tricks
(d) 7 Tricks

Question 13
(Basic Algebra)

If x (an unknown high card in the pack) = 4.

Which card in the pack must be x?

(a) Jack
(b) Queen
(c) King
(d) Ace

Question 14
(Basic Algebra)

x and y are both unknown high cards in the pack.
If x = 4

Which card is y when x + y = 7?

(a) Jack
(b) Queen
(c) King
(d) Ace

Question 15
(Advanced Algebra)

2x + 3y = 9.

Which two cards in the pack must be x and y?

(a) x = Queen y = Jack
(b) x = King y = Queen
(c) x = King y = Jack
(d) x = Ace y = Jack

Question 16
(Handling Data)

North-South have 33 High Card Points between them.

What Trick Target will East-West have on this deal?

(a) 11
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 6

Question 17
(Advanced Algebra)

3x + y = 10.

Which two cards in the pack must be x and y?

(a) x = Queen y = Jack
(b) x = King y = Queen
(c) x = King y = Jack
(d) x = Ace y = Jack

Question 18
(Handling Data)

How many High Card Points does a team need to be the Attackers?

(a) 21 exactly
(b) 21 or over
(c) 40
(d) 13

Question 19
(Handling Data)

Who becomes the Boss?

(a) The oldest player at the table
(b) The Dealer
(c) The cleverest player at the table
(d) The Attacker with the most High Card Points

Question 20
(Handling Data)

What happens when both teams have 20 High Card Points?

(a) It's a draw
(b) Attackers win
(c) Defenders win
(d) It's a re-deal

Question 21
(Handling Data)

Whose cards become the Table cards?

(a) The Player with the least High Card Points
(b) The Player with no Aces
(c) The Defender with the least High Card Points
(d) The Boss's Partner

Question 22
(Handling Data)

How is a deal of Minibridge actually won?

(a) When the Attackers win 7 tricks
(b) When the Defenders win 7 tricks
(c) When the Boss has had enough
(d) When either team is first to their Trick Target