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Mystifying to the beginner because of its scoring method and style of play, Cribbage is a fascinating game for the insider. Learn about it or test your knowledge!
9 Cribbage quizzes and 110 Cribbage trivia questions.
1.
Your Cribbage Deal
  Your Cribbage Deal    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Have fun practicing your Cribbage hand counting skills. You just have to figure out how many points are in each hand. (No pegging required in this game!) **NOTE - Click on the pictures to see a larger image if you have trouble seeing the cards***
Tough, 10 Qns, reedy, May 08 13
Tough
reedy gold member
845 plays
2.
  The Ultimate Cribbage Challenge   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
So you want to play a game of cribbage, huh? I'll tell you each hand, and you tell me the score. H=Hearts, D=Diamonds, C=Clubs, and S=Spades. Here we go! (You may want to keep score yourself.)
Average, 25 Qns, asutbone, May 05 24
Average
asutbone
May 05 24
2432 plays
3.
  Your Cribbage Hand    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
You're ready to begin your game of cribbage, and you think you're pretty sure that you remember how to tally the value of your hands at the end of each round. Given the cut card of a 5 of Spades, can you determine the value of each of these hands?
Average, 10 Qns, reedy, Jan 22 22
Average
reedy gold member
Jan 22 22
282 plays
4.
  Basic Cribbage    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of my favorite card games to play is cribbage. Every time I play, I expect to win. If I lose, I want to play again. If I win, I want to play again!
Average, 10 Qns, leelee63, Apr 29 11
Average
leelee63
1188 plays
5.
  Scoring in Cribbage    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Cribbage is a great game. I give you a hand of 4 cards, plus the up card, and you give me the points scored in cribbage.
Average, 10 Qns, bsquared, Sep 26 10
Average
bsquared
2587 plays
6.
  Let's Play Cribbage    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Cribbage is a great card game that is simple to play. It requires a deck of cards, a cribbage board and some pegs.
Average, 15 Qns, MisterE76, Oct 07 24
Average
MisterE76
Oct 07 24
1606 plays
7.
  Cribbage Scoring    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about scoring in cribbage. I will ask you to tell me what the hand total is, what card you would need to cut to make the hand total, or just a general question about how a hand is scored. There are no question on rules and/or terminology.
Average, 10 Qns, Malroth, Jul 03 23
Average
Malroth
Jul 03 23
1153 plays
8.
  Basic 2-Player Cribbage Rules    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A short multiple choice quiz dealing with basic "ins-and-outs" of cribbage. All questions are based on a 2-player game. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, quizzer3, Dec 12 16
Average
quizzer3
905 plays
9.
  Cribbage    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Try out this quiz on basic stuff for the card game cribbage!
Average, 10 Qns, thekeski, Aug 13 24
Average
thekeski
Aug 13 24
1053 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Sir John Suckling, (1609-1642), is largely credited as the creator of modern Cribbage. What name was the game known by prior to this time?

From Quiz "Let's Play Cribbage"





Cribbage Trivia Questions
1. How is it determined who gets to deal first in cribbage?

From Quiz Basic Cribbage

Answer: Lowest cut card deals first.

The game is started by opponents cutting the deck for deal. Low card deals first. One should always replace the cards on top of the deck before his opponent cuts the deck.

2. The highest possible amount of points in a single hand is __.

From Quiz Basic 2-Player Cribbage Rules

Answer: 29

In order for this to occur, the player must be holding 5-5-5-J, and the upcard must be the 5 that goes with the Jack in the hand.

3. What's the highest possible hand?

From Quiz Cribbage

Answer: 29

29 is the most you can get. The odds are really low. 29 hand consists of one jack and three fives and the turn card is a five that matches the jack.

4. In a three player game, how many cards are dealt to each player?

From Quiz Let's Play Cribbage

Answer: Five & 5

Each player is dealt five cards. Four will be held in their hand and one will go to the dealer's crib.

5. 4H - 5H - 6H - 7H CUT CARD: 8H HAND SCORE: ?

From Quiz Cribbage Scoring

Answer: 14

2 sets of 15 scores 4. A run of 5 scores 5. A 5-card flush scores 5. 5+5+4=14 points

6. On the cut for deal, one of us cut a 2 of spades (2S), and the other cut a 9 of clubs (9C). Since you have first deal, which card did you cut?

From Quiz The Ultimate Cribbage Challenge

Answer: 2S & 2

According to the official rules of cribbage (which you can check out yourself at www.cribbage.org), the low card to be cut gets first deal.

7. KC, QC, 2H, 2D. Turned up 6S

From Quiz Scoring in Cribbage

Answer: 2 & two

Two points for a pair.

8. In two player games using standard rules, how many cards are dealt to each player at the beginning of a hand?

From Quiz Basic 2-Player Cribbage Rules

Answer: 6

4 for the player's hand, 2 for the crib.

9. In a standard Cribbage game, how many points is a single Joker worth in your hand?

From Quiz Let's Play Cribbage

Answer: Jokers are not used in Cribbage

Cribbage uses a standard 52 card deck.

10. 7H - 8C - 8D - 9D CUT CARD: ? HAND SCORE IS 24

From Quiz Cribbage Scoring

Answer: 7C

A 7 would give a hand score of 24. The 8 would give 21, the 9 would give 20 and the 10 would give 14.

11. 5C, JC, QH, 4D. Turned up 7S

From Quiz Scoring in Cribbage

Answer: 4 & four

Two points for each 15 JC-5C, QH - 5C

12. What is the total number of points needed to win a game of cribbage?

From Quiz Basic Cribbage

Answer: 121

On a basic cribbage board there are four "streets". Each street is thirty points. The 121st point determines the winner. Whoever gets there first wins.

13. How much is a "pair royale" worth?

From Quiz Basic 2-Player Cribbage Rules

Answer: 6

A "pair royale" (or 3-of-a-kind) has 6 points because it contains 3 pairs, each worth 2 points.

14. What is the total of this hand? A,2,3,J, and a four as the turn card, all of the cards are the same suit.

From Quiz Cribbage

Answer: 14

There is a total of 14 points, two fifteen two's, a four card straight, a five card flush and the jack as the same suit as the 4 for point.

15. Sir John Suckling, (1609-1642), is largely credited as the creator of modern Cribbage. What name was the game known by prior to this time?

From Quiz Let's Play Cribbage

Answer: Noddy

John Suckling was very wealthy inheriting a lot of money at age 18. He travelled throughout Europe and was known as the best cardplayer of his time.

16. Now, you count your hand (7D-JS-QC-QD, 7H starter card). How many points do you hold?

From Quiz The Ultimate Cribbage Challenge

Answer: 4 & four

You have two pairs at two points each (7D-7H, QC-QD) for 4.

17. AC, 2H, 3D, 6S. Turned up KH

From Quiz Scoring in Cribbage

Answer: 5 & five

3 points for the run A, 2, 3 and 2 points for a 15 of K, 2, 3.

18. The largest run that can be established in the pegging portion of a round is _ cards long.

From Quiz Basic 2-Player Cribbage Rules

Answer: 7

A-2-3-4-5-6-7 = 28pts. An 8 chain would not be possible because it would yield 36 pts, far too many according to the rules.

19. What does it mean to be stink holed?

From Quiz Cribbage

Answer: when the person beats you when you just needed one point to win, the second last hole.

The stink hole is when your stuck in the second last hole on the board and you just needed one point to win, and the other player has enough points to win. Being stink holed is worse then being skunked.

20. How many points are required to win a game of Cribbage?

From Quiz Let's Play Cribbage

Answer: 121

Get to 121 points first and you are the winner.

21. 10H - 5H - JS - QD CUT CARD: ? HAND SCORE: 17

From Quiz Cribbage Scoring

Answer: 10S

A 10 of spades will produce a hand total of 17. 4 sets of 15 scores 8. Double run scores 6. Pair scores 2. His Nobs scores 1. 8+6+2+1=17.

22. 6C, 3C, 2C, 5C turned up a 8H

From Quiz Scoring in Cribbage

Answer: 6 & six

4 points for the flush (all cards the same suit), and 2 points for the 15 of 8, 2, 5.

23. What is the maximum points you can score in any one hand?

From Quiz Let's Play Cribbage

Answer: 29

Having four fives and the "right jack" will earn you the highest hand possible.

24. What would you need to score 12 points (assuming no other scoring combos)?

From Quiz Cribbage Scoring

Answer: Four of a Kind

Four of a kind scores 12 points. Subsequently, three of a kind scores 6, a double run scores 8 (6 for the two runs and 2 for the pair), and a triple run scores 15 (9 for the runs and 6 for the three of a kind).

25. 5C, JD, 6S, 9D turned up a 2D.

From Quiz Scoring in Cribbage

Answer: 5 & five

2 points each for the 15s of 5, J and 6, 9 for a total of four, plus one point for the 'nob' (jack of the same suit as the turned up card).

26. How many points is the hand of 4-4-5-6-6 worth?

From Quiz Basic 2-Player Cribbage Rules

Answer: 24

8 for the 4 "15's", 4 for the pairs, and 12 for the 4 runs of 3.

27. In a two player game, how many cards will each player discard into the crib?

From Quiz Let's Play Cribbage

Answer: 2 & two

Different from a three person game in that a card is not dealt to the crib in this instance.

28. AH - 2H - 4H - 5H CUT CARD: 3H HAND SCORE: ?

From Quiz Cribbage Scoring

Answer: 12

2 for the 15. 5 card run scores 5. 5 card flush scores 5. 5+5+2=12

29. QC, 4S, 2C, 2D turned up - 3H

From Quiz Scoring in Cribbage

Answer: 12 & twelve

2 points for the pair 2c, 2d; 2 points apiece for the 15s of QC, 2C, 3H and QC, 2D, 3H; and 3 points apiece for the two runs of 2C, 3H, 4S and 2D, 3H, 4S: This makes our total 2+2+2+3+3=12.

30. What is the highest possible hand in cribbage?

From Quiz Basic Cribbage

Answer: 29

A twenty nine hand is composed of three fives and a Jack in your hand, with the cut card being a five that is the same suit as the Jack in your hand.

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