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Card Games Trivia Quiz

How well do you know card games and the trivia that surrounds them. Thirty trivia questions to challenge even the toughest trivia nerd. Good luck!

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The Dorky Round

One

What game was featured in the film version of Casino Royale?
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Texas Hold ‘Em

Two

What the term for a series of cards with consecutive rank values?
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A run or sequence.

Three

What’s a trey?
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The three card of any suit.

Four

How many players do you need to play bridge?
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Four (Two pairs)

Five

What do you call a stake put in by players before being dealt any cards?
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The ante

Six

What constitutes being “busted” in Blackjack?
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A score of 22 or higher.

Seven

Including jokers, how many cards are in a standard deck?
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Fifty-Four

Eight

What’s the highest hand possible in standard poker?
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A Royal Flush

Nine

What is an Ace worth in Blackjack?
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One or Eleven

Ten

What constitutes a Full House?
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Three of a kind plus a pair.

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The Geeky Round

One

What is a “natural card”?
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A card that isn’t wild.

Two

In the book, Casino Royale, what card game is played by James Bond?
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Baccarat

Three

What is a mixed deal?
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A deal done incorrectly or to make a mistake while dealing.

Four

What is a Dead Man’s Hand?
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Two pair, aces and eights, all black.

Five

According to legend, who is the aforementioned Dead Man?
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Wild Bill Hickok. He was holding those cards when he was shot in the head.

Six

What is the highest score you can have in one hand of cribbage?
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Twenty-Nine

Seven

In Blackjack, the dealer stays on what values?
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Seventeen or higher

Eight

When could you use insurance in Blackjack?
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When the dealer has an ace as their upcard.

Nine

Someone looking on a game and offering unwanted advice is called what?
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A kibitzer

Ten

Which card is the suicide king?
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The King of Hearts

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The Nerdy Round

One

If your deck has Hearts, Bells, Acorns, and Leaves, what kind of deck is it?
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A German pack

Two

In bridge, what have you got if you’re holding a chicane?
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A hand with no trumps

Three

What variant of Baccarat is named for the French word for “railway”?
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Chemin de fer

Four

In cards, what is the talon?
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The undealt part of a deck.

Five

CS Forester’s character, Horatio Hornblower, supplemented his income playing what game?
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Whist

Six

John Montagu is credited with inventing what dish while being a prolific card player?
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John Montagu is the 4th Earl of Sandwich and is credited with the bread and meat combination that is the hallmark of kids’ lunches.

Seven

If you’re using a single deck of cards, what is the house advantage in Blackjack?
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0.17%. That goes up as more decks are added.

Eight

What is heads up poker?
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A game between just two players.

Nine

Statistically speaking, what are the two worst cards to be dealt in Texas Hold ‘Em?
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A Two and a Seven of different suits.

Ten

Before being known as Jacks, what was the name of the lowest rank face card in the deck?
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Knave

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