SECTION C (Questions 6-9)
BRIDGE DINGBATS
The four phrases below represent something to do
with bridge. Two marks are available for each
phrase correctly decoded.
Q6. Forth rescue - BRIDGE CLUB (Rescue club
used in golf)
Q7. Strange fortnight - WEAK TWOS
Q8. One sirloin ends conversation - ONE NO
TRUMP OVERCALL (NOT RUMP)
Q9. Coffee with half-a-shot to go - WEAK
TAKE-OUT
SECTION D (Questions 10-13)
BRIDGE HISTORY
Link the Kings with their slam contracts; each
correct pairing will gain you one mark.
Q10 6´ non-vulnerable - 980 - Ethelred the
Unready
Q11 6™ vulnerable - 1430 - Henry VI
Q12 7NT non-vulnerable - 1520 - Henry VIII
Q13 6® vulnerable - 1370 - Edward III
SECTION E (Questions 14A, 14B and 14C)
CHOOSE YOUR SWITCH
Q14A. Answer: ™7
Q14B. Answer: ®2
Q14C. Answer: ™7 r
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SECTION A (Questions 1-3)
THE MISSING CARD
You are a card short, so you have to identify the
missing card. Five marks for each correctly
identified card.
Q1. Answer: ´Q
Q2. Answer: ®J
Q3. Answer: tQ
SECTION B (Questions 4-5)
CHOOSE THEIR LEAD
It is Christmas for the declarer and he is allowed
to choose the opponents' lead!
Each correct lead gains you 5 marks. Choosing
the correct line of play in Q5 will gain you an extra
5 marks.
Q4. Answer: �´K
Q5. Answer: A HEART. Trumps break 2-1 because
neither player has a void. You ruff the lead
low, cross to ´A, ruff a second heart high,
cross to ´K (drawing the last trump) and
then ruff a third heart. Finally you cross to
the ´Q and play your hearts from the top
along with South's two aces
Answers and winnersby Bernard Magee
Christmas Quiz 2015
Christmas Quiz 2015
Full answers, including
the original hands are
available online
pages 68-71
Congratulations to our
TWO WINNERS
David Barley - Gillingham, Kent
Paul Roberts - Chester
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