500 - The Card Game

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1. Which bid is worth the most? Hearts No trumps Diamonds Spades

2. Why is the game called 500? The game finishes after 500 cards have been played. Players need to score 500 points to win. A bid of 10 spades is worth 500 points and is the ideal bid. Nobody really knows why, but popular belief is that it was invented around then.

3. What is a six spades bid worth? 20 points 60 points 40 points 80 points

4. Which card must you hold in order to bid 10 hearts? The ace of hearts The jack of diamonds The ten of hearts The Joker

5. In a diamonds call, which is the third most powerful card? The jack of hearts The ace of diamonds The jack of diamonds The queen of diamonds

6. What is the goal of a game of misere? To force your partner to play first every trick To score less than 250 points To win all ten tricks To lose every trick

7. How many cards are collected from the kitty when a winning bid is reached? 9 5 3 7

8. What is the difference between open and small misere? When playing open misere, all players can see the misere hand, in small misere they cannot. In open misere, the player's partner will play against them, in small misere the partner does not play. In small misere, the player must only win 6 tricks, in open they must win all of them. There is no difference, in America it is called open, in the UK it is called small.

9. The two of diamonds can be used to win a hand if diamonds is the suit which is "on"? True False

10. How many cards are dealt in a game of 500? 52 500 53 43

11. Which of the following describe the deal pattern? 3,4,3,3 3,3,4 4,3,3,3 3,4,3

12. Which card will win this trick? Five of Spades Ace of Hearts It depends which suit is "on". Jack of Diamonds

13. Which game is most similar to 500? Poker Solitaire Bridge Gin

14. Which hand is worth more points: small misere or 7 hearts? Answer: (small misere or 7 hearts)

15. Which of the following can be a bower? The ace of spades The ten of spades The joker The jack of spades