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Bidding Quiz

Hand A Hand B With Hand A you choose to open a ligh 3^rd-in-hand 1♣. LHO

overcalls 1NT and partner doubles. What do you do?

♠ K764 ♠ KQ2

♥ K986 ♥ AQJ1065 With Hand B it’s unfavourable vulnerability. You open 1♥ and

♦ 87 ♦ J5 LHO overcalls 2♦ which is passed to you, what do you do?

♣ A107 ♣ AJ

Hand C Hand D With Hand C it’s favourable vulnerability. RHO opens 1♥,

what do you bid?

♠ 763 ♠ K1042

♥ 743 ♥ J987 With Hand D it’s favourable vulnerability and you decide to

♦ A10832 ♦ 7 open 1♣. LHO overcalls 1NT (15-17) and partner doubles.

♣ Q4 ♣ AQJ9 RHO then bids 2♥, what do you do?

Hand E Hand F With Hand E partner opens 1♣ and you bid 1♥. Partner bids 1♠,

what do you bid now?

♠ K3 ♠ AJ3

♥ AKQ872 ♥ 5 With Hand F partner opens 1♣ and RHO overcalls 1NT (15-17),

♦ Q963 ♦ KQJ942 what do you do?

♣ 5 ♣ 862

Bidding Sequence Quiz

G 1♣ 1NT dbl What does the double mean?

H 1♣ 1NT dbl 2♥ What does the pass mean?

pass

J 1