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3 quizzes and 35 trivia questions.
1.
  500 Rummy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Rules for playing 500 Rummy
Average, 10 Qns, celticpride, Nov 25 22
Average
celticpride
Nov 25 22
2338 plays
2.
  500 - The Card Game    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The card game 500 is said to be easy to learn but difficult to master, have you managed to master it yet?
Average, 15 Qns, mslilyponds, Apr 01 22
Average
mslilyponds
Apr 01 22
584 plays
3.
  Five Hundred (500), The Card Game    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
500 can be played with any number of players from 2-6. All of these questions apply to a four-handed game. Good Luck.
Tough, 10 Qns, barrywlj, Nov 16 10
Tough
barrywlj
275 plays
trivia question Quick Question
How many points would a successful bid of 8 Diamonds win the declarers?

From Quiz "Five Hundred (500), The Card Game"





500 Card Game Trivia Questions
1. In a four-handed game, how many cards are used?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: 43

Each player is dealt 10 cards with three in the kitty.

2. Which bid is worth the most?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: No trumps

No trumps is the highest of all suits and a bid of slam no trumps can win (or lose) a game.

3. How many cards are dealt out to each player to begin the game (in a 4-player game)?

From Quiz 500 Rummy

Answer: 7

Each player starts with seven, then they pick up a card. In two-player games, 500 rummy is played with 13 cards per person.

4. For a four-handed game, which cards are the lowest in value in Hearts and Spades?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: 4 of Hearts and 5 of Spades

For a four-handed game, Hearts and Diamonds from four upwards are used, and five upwards for Clubs and Spades.

5. Why is the game called 500?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: Players need to score 500 points to win.

A score of 500 points will win the game, a score of negative 500 points will lose the game.

6. Regardless of what is bid, what is the highest card?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: Joker

The Joker is always highest, followed by the Jack of that suit, except in No Trumps.

7. What is a six spades bid worth?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: 40 points

Six spades is the lowest bid and is often used to start the game. It is also sometimes used to indicate a poor hand to a partner.

8. How many cards are allowed to be in the discard row?

From Quiz 500 Rummy

Answer: Unlimited

It doesn't matter how many are in the discard row.

9. What is the third highest card in a bid of 8 Spades?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: Jack of Clubs

Jacks in the bid suit of that colour are called Bowers. If the bid is Spades, then the Joker is highest, followed by Jack of Spades, Jack of Clubs, the Ace, King down to 5 (4-handed game). Red Jacks are only bowers if Hearts or Diamonds are trumps.

10. Which card must you hold in order to bid 10 hearts?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: The Joker

The Joker overrides all other cards. The other cards would be very helpful but a skilled player could win without any one of these.

11. How many points are the cards 2-9 worth (according to Hoyle rules)?

From Quiz 500 Rummy

Answer: Their face value

Many players use 5-10-15 scoring in which all pip cards less than a 10 count 5 points for easier counting, but official rules ask for the exact face value.

12. Like Bridge, some suits are valued higher than others. Which of the four suits is valued highest in 500?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: Hearts

No Trumps are highest, followed by Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs and Spades.

13. In a diamonds call, which is the third most powerful card?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: The jack of hearts

The game 500 enhances the value of jacks. In a diamonds hand, the value of the cards start at Joker, then the jack of diamonds, then the jack of hearts, then the ace of diamonds down the usual card value. In a black hand, the two black jacks are ranked in the same way.

14. How many points are 10s and face cards worth?

From Quiz 500 Rummy

Answer: 10

10s and face cards are worth more than the other number cards.

15. How many tricks need to be won in a 'Slam' bid?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: 10

There are 10 tricks in every hand. A 'Slam' bid requires all 10 tricks to be won by declarer and partner.

16. What is the goal of a game of misere?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: To lose every trick

Misere is the antithesis of 500, players aim to lose every trick. Should they win a single trick, they lose the overall hand.

17. How much are Aces worth?

From Quiz 500 Rummy

Answer: 15

They are the highest cards in the game.

18. The Kitty is very handy (sometimes) in 500. What happens to it when a bid is decided?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: Picked up by declarer and 3 cards discarded.

The dealer deals 10 cards to each player and 3 to the kitty. The declarer (the one making the highest bid) picks these cards up, decides which to keep to improve the hand, and discards three.

19. How many cards are collected from the kitty when a winning bid is reached?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: 3

The winner of the bidding round can then trade their three worst cards for the three left over from the deal.

20. What is the lowest possible opening bid in any suit and no-trumps?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: 6

A successful bid of 6 Spades would require the declarer and his partner to win 6 or more of the 10 tricks. 9 Hearts would require the winning of 9 or 10 of the tricks and so on.

21. What is the difference between open and small misere?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: When playing open misere, all players can see the misere hand, in small misere they cannot.

Open misere is a very difficult game to win as your opponents can see exactly what is in your hand and therefore can play their hands appropriately. In small misere, the players cards are hidden so the players opponents must make educated guesses on how to play their hands.

22. What happens when the other person goes out?

From Quiz 500 Rummy

Answer: You lose the amount in your hand

If you have 100 points on the board and you have a two in your hand, you end up with either 95 or 98 points for the round, depending on the rule agreed upon for pip cards 2 to 9 (they can either count as the exact number, or, for easier counting, be all considered worth 5).

23. How many points would a successful bid of 8 Diamonds win the declarers?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: 280

6 bids are worth the following:- 6 Spades = 40 points 6 Clubs = 60 points 6 Diamonds = 80 points 6 Hearts = 100 points 6 No Trumps = 120 points with an extra hundred points for each bid above 6. So 6 Diamonds = 80 points, 7 diamonds = 180 points and so on.

24. Another bid possible in 500 is 'Misere'. What does this bid involve?

From Quiz Five Hundred (500), The Card Game

Answer: Declarer losing every trick with partner not playing.

Misere may be bid after a 7 call. If successful, the declarer plays alone against the 2 opponents and must lose every trick for 250 points. If someone overbids (8 - except in Spades), then declarer may bid 'open misere', and show the opponents the hand face-up as it is played. A successful bid here is worth 500 points. 10 no trumps outbids open misere, although there are variations on this rule.

25. How many cards are dealt in a standard game of 500?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: 43

Each player receives ten cards and there are three reserved in the "kitty".

26. In a game of 500, which card will win this trick?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: It depends which suit is "on".

Even the lowest card can win a trick against aces and jacks if it is a trump card.

27. Which game is most similar to 500?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: Bridge

Although Bridge has a more complicated bidding system and different playing rules, the concept of tricks and trumps still applies to both games.

28. Which hand is worth more points: small misere or 7 hearts?

From Quiz 500 - The Card Game

Answer: small misere

Small misere is worth 250 points whereas a seven hearts bid is worth 200.

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