6 English Bridge December 2016 www.ebu.co.uk

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his year's Christmas Quiz will have two

winners, the highest scorer in each of these

categories: NGS grades 2-8, and 9 and above.

Ties will be resolved by a draw. Our Quizmaster is

bridge celebrity Bernard Magee. The prizes on offer

are either £100 towards entry fees to an EBU event

or a luxury bridge table. Your choice!

Entries must reach the Editlou@ebu.co.ukouse,

Bowdens, Langport, Somerset, TA10 0DD or e-mail

lou@ebu.co.uk) not later than 5th January 2017, and

clearly marked with NGS rank.

THE EXTRA CARD

You are West in the first three questions and the

bidding is as shown. However, you have an extra

card, so you have to identify the superfluous card.

Five marks for each correctly identified card.

WN E S

1´ Pass 1NT Pass

3® Pass 3´ Pass

4™ Pass 4´ All Pass

WN E S

2NT Pass 4NT Pass

6NT All Pass

WN E S

1t

Dble 2t Pass Pass

Dble Pass 2´ Pass

3´ All Pass

LEAD OUT OF TURN

You are declarer. Your right hand opponent makes

a lead out of turn, the director gives you five

options:

1 Accept the lead out of turn and play the hand

yourself

2 Accept the lead out of turn and let your partner

play the hand

3 Refuse the lead and require that the partner leads

the penalty card suit - the opening lead is picked

up and the defender can now play any card on his

partner's lead.

4 Refuse the lead and prohibit the partner from

leading the penalty card suit - the opening lead is

picked up and the defender can now play any card

on his partner's lead. The partner is prohibited

from leading the penalty card suit for as long as

he retains the lead.

5 Refuse the lead and allow the partner to lead

anything he wants to - the lead out of turn

remains face up on the table as a Major Penalty

Card and must be played at the first legal

opportunity.

Which option do you take, sitting SOUTH holding

these cards after the auction given and when your

RHO makes the lead out of turn given. Five marks

for each correct answer.

W N E S

1™

Pass 1´ Pass 3™

Pass 4™ All Pass

East leads the ´9 out of turn

W N E S

1NT Dble 2´

All Pass

East leads the tA out of turn

Quiz Questions by Bernard Magee

Christmas Quiz 2016

Christmas Quiz 2016

Q1- WEST

´ A K Q 6 2

™ A K

t A Q 4

® J 6 5 3

Q4 - SOUTH

´ A Q 3

™ A Q J 8 6 3

t A 9

® 9 2

Q2 - WEST

´ A Q 7 6

™ K Q 10 4

t A K 2

® Q J 5

Q3 - WEST

´ A K 5 3

™ A K 5

t 7

® A K Q 9 3 2

Q5 - SOUTH

´ Q J 10 8 7 6

™ 4 3 2

t 7 6

® A 2