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Quiz on doubling and responses thereto

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Question One.  Do you double on the hands shown, after a one diamond opening bid ahead of you ? If not, what is your bid ?

(1)

S A 4 3 2
H A 4 3
D 3 2
C A 4 3 2

(2)

S Q 9 7
H K 4 3
D A K 3 2
C A 9 5

(3)

S A K 5 4
H A K 4
D 4 3 2
C A K 2

 

(4)

S 2
H A Q J 8 4 2
D 4 3
C 9 7 5 3

(5)

S A Q 4 3 2
H K J 7 6
D 3
C 4 3 2

(6)

S 4 3 2
H K J 7 6
D 5
C A Q 4 3 2

Question Two

S K 8 2
H A Q 3 2
D 8 6 4
C 9 7 5
You hold this hand.  What is your bid in the six different sequences below?

 

(1) N E S W
1D * Pass ?

 

(2) N E S W
1H * Pass ?

 

(3) N E S W
1C * ?  

A reminder of our hand to save you too much scrolling:-

S K 8 2
H A Q 3 2
D 8 6 4
C 9 7 5
Same hand as before and the same question. What do you bid ?

 

(4) N E S W
1H * ?  

 

(5) N E S W
1C * 2C ?

 

(6) N E S W
1H * 2H ?

 

S Q 9 7 5 3
H 7 6 5
D 2
C Q 4 3 2
This is a final set with a different hand. Same problem-what do you bid ?

 

(7) N E S W
1H * Pass ?

 

(8) N E S W
1C * Pass ?

 

(9) N E S W
1H * ?  

A reminder of this hand to save your scrolling finger.

S Q 9 7 5 3
H 7 6 5
D 2
C Q 4 3 2
Same question as before-what do you bid ?

 

(10) N E S W
1C * ?  

 

(11) N E S W
1D * 1H ?

 

(12) N E S W
1S * Pass ?

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S Q 8 6
H J 3
D A 7 4 3
C A K 8 5