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Pinochle - Single Deck Trivia Quiz

Surprisingly after perusing the card games sub-category I discovered there is no quiz dedicated to this wonderful game of cards. So, my fellow pinochle lovers, please enjoy this quiz...based on the rules and bidding for a single deck.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,057

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1068

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Question 1 of 10

1. This should be a simple one for pinochle lovers...how many cards are there in a standard pinochle deck? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. In game play, which card ranks the highest in the game of pinochle? Hint

ten

jack

king

ace

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Question 3 of 10

3. Since the game is called pinochle, we had better discuss what a pinochle is. What exactly is a pinochle? Hint

King of hearts and ten of spades

Jack of hearts and king of clubs

10 of diamonds and 9 of clubs

Queen of spades and jack of diamonds

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following cards is not a 'counter'? Hint

Ace

King

Queen

Ten

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Question 5 of 10

5. A 'round robin' includes all but which of the following? Hint

Jacks around

Royal marriage

Kings around

Common marriages

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the term for the combination of points that a player bids on following the deal and prior to game play?

Answer: (A four letter word, not dirty!)

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many points would you receive for a double round of aces? Hint

200

2000

1000

500

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which term is used when a team fails to earn enough points to reach the bid made by the winning bidder?

Answer: (A three letter word this time, associated with 'game' and 'match')

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sometimes lower valued cards can win tricks, a particularly satisfying event for a player. What is the phrase that relates to this occurrence? Hint

Letting it slide

Running the dog

Shooting the moon

Making it walk

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which term is used to describe the situation in which all players pass, in which case the dealer is forced to take the bid? Hint

Trashed out

Stuck with

Dumped on

Tricked off

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This should be a simple one for pinochle lovers...how many cards are there in a standard pinochle deck?

Answer: 48

A standard pinochle deck includes a total of 8 aces, 8 kings, 8 queens, 8 jacks, 8 tens and 8 nines. You can make a pinochle deck by acquiring two standard decks of playing cards and simply removing the twos through eights! Of course, the easier alternative is to simply purchase a pinochle deck...

2. In game play, which card ranks the highest in the game of pinochle?

Answer: ace

Strangely, after the ace, a ten is ranked highest...defeating a king, queen, jack and nine, respectively.

3. Since the game is called pinochle, we had better discuss what a pinochle is. What exactly is a pinochle?

Answer: Queen of spades and jack of diamonds

It is always most pleasing to find a pinochle in one's hand, but even more exciting is the double pinochle! A regular pinochle is worth a mere 40 points, but a double pinochle is worth 300!

4. Which of the following cards is not a 'counter'?

Answer: Queen

Counters are cards that are worth points during game play. While aces, tens and kings are worth points, queens, jacks and nines are worth nothing. Don't forget to drop counters on your teammate's aces!

5. A 'round robin' includes all but which of the following?

Answer: Jacks around

A round robin consists of kings and queens around, which also results in marriages around. A royal marriage is a marriage in the trump suit, while common marriages are non-trump marriages. A round robin is worth a total of 240 points.

6. What is the term for the combination of points that a player bids on following the deal and prior to game play?

Answer: meld

Meld is only a dirty word when you don't have any...

7. How many points would you receive for a double round of aces?

Answer: 1000

Only a double run (two aces, tens, kings, queens and jacks of trump) is worth more at 1500. I drool at the thought of being dealt either one!

8. Which term is used when a team fails to earn enough points to reach the bid made by the winning bidder?

Answer: set

There's nothing worse than the humiliation of going set, and nothing greater than the satisfaction of setting your over-zealous opponents!

9. Sometimes lower valued cards can win tricks, a particularly satisfying event for a player. What is the phrase that relates to this occurrence?

Answer: Making it walk

Once the aces have been exhausted, it's a free for all if each player has remaining cards in a suit. At that point, lowly cards (such as queens and kings) can win tricks!

10. Which term is used to describe the situation in which all players pass, in which case the dealer is forced to take the bid?

Answer: Dumped on

It's always fun to have the bid dumped on you...well, not always...but isn't it fun when this occurs and you have a sweet little run to deal with it?

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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