Card & Trading Card Games

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1.How many cards are in a standard deck, not counting jokers?
- A. 54
- B. 48
- C. 56
- D. 52
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52
Did you know? A standard deck holds fifty-two cards in four suits of thirteen.
2.Which classic card game solves every deal face-up with the help of four free cells?
- A. FreeCell
- B. Canasta
- C. Cribbage
- D. Spider
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FreeCell
Did you know? FreeCell deals all fifty-two cards face-up from the start.
3.Which modern card game trades goods for rupees in a two-player market race?
- A. UNO
- B. For Sale
- C. Jaipur
- D. Phase 10
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Jaipur
Did you know? In Jaipur, selling a full set of a good earns a bonus token.
4.Which game dealt the world's first trading card game in 1993?
- A. Magic: The Gathering
- B. Dragon Ball Super Card Game
- C. Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
- D. Pokémon Trading Card Game
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Magic: The Gathering
Did you know? Magic: The Gathering was designed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast.
5.How many cards does each bridge player receive?
- A. 13
- B. 12
- C. 16
- D. 10
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13
Did you know? Bridge deals divide all fifty-two cards evenly among four players.
6.Which classic card game bets on five-card hands through rounds of calls and raises?
- A. Poker
- B. Euchre
- C. Cheat
- D. Blackjack
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Poker
Did you know? Draw poker spread along the Mississippi riverboats of the nineteenth century.
7.Which modern card game shouts its name when one card remains in hand?
- A. Skip-Bo
- B. For Sale
- C. UNO
- D. Jaipur
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UNO
Did you know? UNO was devised in 1971 by Merle Robbins, a barbershop owner in Ohio.
8.Which trading card game brought pocket monsters to the tabletop in 1996?
- A. Flesh and Blood
- B. BattleTech Collectible Card Game
- C. Legend of the Five Rings
- D. Pokémon Trading Card Game
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Pokémon Trading Card Game
Did you know? The Pokémon Trading Card Game launched in Japan in 1996, based on the video game series.
9.How many community cards are dealt face-up in a Texas hold'em hand?
- A. 7
- B. 4
- C. 5
- D. 3
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5
Did you know? Texas hold'em deals five community cards: the flop, turn, and river.
10.Which classic card game asks for ranks and fishes from the pond after a miss?
- A. Scopa
- B. Go Fish
- C. Whist
- D. Piquet
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Go Fish
Did you know? In Go Fish, a successful request earns another turn.
11.Which modern card game stacks sequences one to twelve toward an empty stockpile?
- A. Star Realms
- B. Mille Bornes
- C. Skip-Bo
- D. Jaipur
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Skip-Bo
Did you know? Skip-Bo traces back to a game developed in Texas in the 1960s.
12.Which trading card game duels with monsters, spells, and traps from a manga world?
- A. Flesh and Blood
- B. Dragon Ball Super Card Game
- C. Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
- D. Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
Did you know? The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game was launched by Konami in 1999.
13.How many cards are in a classic UNO deck?
- A. 76
- B. 108
- C. 120
- D. 52
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108
Did you know? The classic UNO deck holds 108 cards, including wilds and wild draw fours.
14.Which classic card game avoids the one unmatched card while shedding pairs?
- A. Truco
- B. Old Maid
- C. Ombre
- D. Belote
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Old Maid
Did you know? In Old Maid, the loser is the player stuck with the odd card.
15.Which modern card game spots patterns of three cards where every feature matches or differs?
- A. Battle Line
- B. Dobble
- C. Munchkin
- D. Set
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Set
Did you know? In Set, valid triples must agree or differ in color, shape, number, and shading.
16.Which trading card game summoned animated classics to a 2023 card game?
- A. Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
- B. Middle-earth Collectible Card Game
- C. Legend of the Five Rings
- D. Disney Lorcana
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Disney Lorcana
Did you know? Disney Lorcana is published by Ravensburger.
17.What is a bridge bid to win all thirteen tricks called?
- A. a vulnerable game
- B. a grand slam
- C. a small slam
- D. a rubber
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a grand slam
Did you know? A grand slam bid seeks all thirteen tricks in bridge.
18.Which classic card game bids trick counts in fixed partnerships with spades always trump?
- A. Spades
- B. Concentration
- C. Hearts
- D. Canasta
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Spades
Did you know? Spades became popular among American college students in the twentieth century.
19.Which modern card game races to spot the one matching symbol between any two cards?
- A. Dobble
- B. Star Realms
- C. UNO
- D. For Sale
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Dobble
Did you know? Dobble's card layout draws on arrangements from projective geometry.
20.How many jokers does a standard American deck carry?
- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 2
- D. 1
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2
Did you know? Standard American decks carry one red and one black joker.
21.Which classic card game bids contracts and plays tricks in four-player partnerships?
- A. Crazy Eights
- B. Bridge
- C. Piquet
- D. Briscola
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Bridge
Did you know? Bridge developed from the older trick-taking game whist.
22.Which classic card game builds four suit foundations from a seven-column tableau?
- A. Truco
- B. Pinochle
- C. Klondike
- D. Go-Stop
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Klondike
Did you know? Klondike is the standard solitaire game most software versions imitate.
23.Which classic card game weaves descending sequences across ten columns with two decks?
- A. Spider
- B. Blackjack
- C. President
- D. Pinochle
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Spider
Did you know? In Spider, completed king-to-ace runs are removed from the table.
24.Which classic card game flips top cards and lets the higher rank capture the pair?
- A. Go-Stop
- B. Spider
- C. Klondike
- D. War
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War
Did you know? In War, a tie triggers a "battle" of face-down cards.
25.Which classic card game scores fifteen-twos and runs on a board of pegged holes?
- A. Truco
- B. Hearts
- C. Cribbage
- D. Cheat
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Cribbage
Did you know? Cribbage is commonly credited to the seventeenth-century poet Sir John Suckling.
26.Which classic card game draws toward twenty-one without going bust against the dealer?
- A. Rummy
- B. Blackjack
- C. Five Hundred
- D. Hanafuda
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Blackjack
Did you know? In blackjack, an ace and a ten-card together form a natural.
27.Which classic card game melds hands into sets of a kind and sequences of a suit?
- A. Cheat
- B. Poker
- C. Rummy
- D. Gin Rummy
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Rummy
Did you know? Rummy games share the goal of laying down matched combinations.
28.Which classic card game avoids taking tricks with penalty cards, worst of all the queen of spades?
- A. Hearts
- B. Bridge
- C. Piquet
- D. Canasta
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Hearts
Did you know? In Hearts, each penalty heart scores one point against its taker.
29.Which classic card game compares two- and three-card hands for the total closest to nine?
- A. Poker
- B. Baccarat
- C. Pinochle
- D. Skat
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Baccarat
Did you know? In baccarat, tens and face cards count as zero.
30.Which modern card game clears ten phases of sets and runs before the table does?
- A. No Thanks!
- B. Port Royal
- C. Mille Bornes
- D. Phase 10
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Phase 10
Did you know? Phase 10 was created in 1982 and became a best-selling card game.
31.Which trading card game lets player votes steer its clan storyline?
- A. Flesh and Blood
- B. Legend of the Five Rings
- C. Magic: The Gathering
- D. One Piece Card Game
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Legend of the Five Rings
Did you know? Legend of the Five Rings (1995) is a clan-based TCG set in a fantasy Rokugan.
32.Which classic card game bluffs raised calls in the card game loved in Brazil and the Río de la Plata?
- A. Cribbage
- B. Blackjack
- C. Truco
- D. Spider
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Truco
Did you know? In truco, a challenged bluff costs points, and a silent one wins them.
33.Which modern card game stabs buddies and loots monsters while climbing levels?
- A. UNO
- B. Set
- C. Oh Hell!
- D. Munchkin
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Munchkin
Did you know? Munchkin (2001) parodies dungeon-crawl role-playing games.
34.Which trading card game crossover-squads anime casts onto tournament tables?
- A. Middle-earth Collectible Card Game
- B. Weiss Schwarz
- C. Disney Lorcana
- D. Magic: The Gathering
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Weiss Schwarz
Did you know? Weiss Schwarz is a Bushiroad game that licenses many anime and game franchises.
35.Which classic card game marks twelve months with flowers and birds on Japanese picture cards?
- A. Go Fish
- B. Baccarat
- C. War
- D. Hanafuda
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Hanafuda
Did you know? A hanafuda deck holds forty-eight cards, four for each month.
36.Which modern card game duels with fleets bought from a trade row?
- A. Battle Line
- B. Munchkin
- C. For Sale
- D. Star Realms
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Star Realms
Did you know? Star Realms (2014) is a two-player deck-building card game.
37.Which trading card game evolved digital monsters onto paper in 2020?
- A. Digimon Card Game
- B. BattleTech Collectible Card Game
- C. Cardfight!! Vanguard
- D. Flesh and Blood
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Digimon Card Game
Did you know? The Digimon Card Game is published by Bandai.
38.Which classic card game is the plain trick-taking ancestor that bridge outgrew?
- A. Whist
- B. President
- C. FreeCell
- D. Canasta
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Whist
Did you know? Whist was the fashionable English card game of the eighteenth century.
39.Which modern card game bids tricks with a special deck of wizards and jesters?
- A. No Thanks!
- B. Wizard
- C. Set
- D. Munchkin
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Wizard
Did you know? Wizard's deck adds four wizards and four jesters to a standard 60 cards.
40.Which trading card game rode imaginary rides onto the table in 2011?
- A. Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
- B. Magic: The Gathering
- C. Cardfight!! Vanguard
- D. Flesh and Blood
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Cardfight!! Vanguard
Did you know? Cardfight!! Vanguard is a Japanese TCG published by Bushiroad.

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