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 Not so Cool after All by Marti Ronemus

Listening to teens is like listening to another version of English. The words are recognizable, but not the meaning. BUT!! They are not quite as cool as they think.

Take for example the ubiquitous "O.M.G." Young people think they own it, but its first recognized in print use was Sept. 1917. Lord John Arbuthnot Fisher wrote it in a letter to Winston Churchill, railing against Churchill's handling of Gallipoli. So there. Now some "cool" bidding.

Today our quiz is about cuebids of the opponents' suit(s). OMG! Let's see how far we can go!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ K 10 9 2
♥ 9
♦ A Q 7 4
♣ K 10 8 7 		 
Q: 1 - As South, your bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♥DblPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♥: You could bid Spades. A double-jump would show 9-11 pts. A jump to game would preclude further action. A cuebid however is perfect. It shows 12-plus pts, unlimited and forcing.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 6 3 2
♥ 8
♦ K 10 8 3 2
♣ 9 8 4 		 
Q: 2 - How far can you spit this one? South:
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♥1♠Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♠: Pard has shown five Spades and 7-17 HCP. Your bid follows the Law of Total Tricks and shows a nine-card trump fit. Remember that in a competitive auction, a raise of Pard's suit is the weakest bid you can give.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A K 9
♥ 4 3 2
♦ J 9 3 2
♣ Q 8 5 		 
Q: 3 - How far can you shoot those seeds? South:
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♥2♣Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♥: As we know, a cuebid of the opponent's suit shows a fit and a limit raise or better. In this case, Pard should infer that we don't have a Heart stopper. If we did, we would have found a strain of No-trump. Without a stopper, Pard will rebid Clubs, the level depending on his point count.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A 5 2
♥ 5 4 3
♦ A 9
♣ K 8 7 5 4 		 
Q: 4 - On this one? South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣1♥
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♥: What works for the advancer works for the responder also. Our cuebid shows a Club fit with Pard and a limit raise or better point count. It also denies a Heart stopper, since we are looking for a possible game and would prefer No-trump. Our Pard will infer that, and take appropriate action.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 9 8 7
♥ K 9 4
♦ A 6
♣ A 9 8 7 2 		 
Q: 5 - One last chance for the world's record. South?
SouthWestNorthEast
PassPass1♣1♥
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: This time we've got the Heart stopper. Our initial pass alerts Pard that we've got exactly 10-11 HCP. He'll know what to do.

We're ready for our hand now!

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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