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 "Fast Facts" by Marti Ronemus

Let's start our week with some head-shaking facts we've been saving up special for you.

1. At the Fatburger restaurant chain, you can order a "Hypocrite," a veggie burger topped with several strips of crisp bacon.
2. The first webcam was developed at Cambridge University so they could keep an eye on the coffee pot to see when the fresh brew was ready.
3. In the entire state of Wyoming, there are only two escalators.
4. A group of pug dogs is called a "grumble."

Now that our minds are awake and marveling at life's eccentricities, we're ready for our quiz.


Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ K 8
♥ A 10 9 2
♦ A 10 3 2
♣ 6 5 2 		 
Q: 1 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠2♦
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: A Negative Double is about the best we can do. We don't have the money to bid 2 No-trump. If Pard doesn't like Hearts, something else may develop as the auction goes on.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 3 2
♥ K Q 9 4 3
♦ 8 5 2
♣ K 6 		 
Q: 2 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠2♣
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♥: We're going to be in game, probably 4♠. BUT!! As we've said many times, any raise of Pard's suit in a competitive auction is the weakest bid you can make. If we jump to 4♠, it is preemptive and there's a chance we might miss a slam. We need a "temporizing" bid and this is just the thing.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K 10 4
♥ K 2
♦ A J 8 3
♣ Q J 8 7 		 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥2♦
?


 Your choice:
A: 3 No-trump: No-trump is definitely our strain. 2 No-trump shows 10-12 and a stopper, 3 No-trump shows 13-15, and that's what we've got. We'll limit our hand and now it's up to Pard.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A 10 9 3 2
♥ A 8
♦ 7 6 4 3
♣ A 2 		 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠2♦
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♦: What do we do when we've got game-going values, and a fit with Pard? We can't raise Pard's suit as that shows weakness. Instead we cue-bid by bidding the opponent's suit. We are promising a limit raise OR BETTER and a fit with Pard. It is oh so forcing.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A 10 9 3 2
♥ 8
♦ 8 5 4 3 2
♣ 8 3 		 
Q: 5 - South's last chance to win the bacon:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠2♦
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♠: When your hand is too bad to bid, we go to game. Surely the opponents have a better fit than the Diamonds. Let's not give them a chance to find it!

And now that we've got the facts, we're ready for our hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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