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Let's Play Poker Terms Trivia Quiz

Welcome to my little trivia quiz on poker terms. Most of these I learned myself or picked up reading poker books.

A multiple-choice quiz by Scooby83. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Scooby83

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,718

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

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5799

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Question 1 of 15

1. In a game of 7-card stud, what is it sometimes called when your first two down cards are aces? Hint

Down Aces

Shells

Bullets

Under Aces

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is another name for the highest denomination of chips in a cardroom? Hint

High Society

Top Ticket

High Bucks

Big Ticket

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Question 3 of 15

3. In poker, what is another name for a cheater? Hint

Mechanic

Bull

Mutt

Houndog

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Question 4 of 15

4. In a game of standard poker, five cards of the same suit that are in no particular order is called a what?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of these is another name for a full house? Hint

Boat

Three-two

Full Bullets

Paddle

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Question 6 of 15

6. In poker, if one were to refer to cowboys they would be talking about? Hint

10s

Jacks

Kings

Aces

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Question 7 of 15

7. If one were to talk about 'glimmer' at the poker table they would most likely be referring to? Hint

Aces

Money

Queens

Royalty

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of the small forced bet each player must pay in order to play each hand?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 15

9. To splash a pot is to what? Hint

To steal from the pot

To lose the pot with your last card.

To win the pot with your last card.

To throw your chips into the pot

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Question 10 of 15

10. A railroad Bible is a slang term for what? Hint

A book of poker rules

A book of players to stay away from.

A list of poker tips

A deck of cards

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is another name for an ace high straight which is not a flush? Hint

Ace line

Broadway

Super Straight

Boardwalk

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Question 12 of 15

12. At a poker table, the fishhook refers to a what? Hint

Bad Break

Flop card

Person folding early

Jack

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Question 13 of 15

13. Paint refers to what? Hint

Marked Cards

Red Cards

Royalty Cards

The back of the cards

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Question 14 of 15

14. In a game of seven card stud, what is a different name for the seventh card dealt? Hint

River Card

Dream Card

Hope Card

Last Chance

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is name given to a poker player who makes his living at the card table?

Answer: (Also the name of a 1998 Matt Damon film about poker.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In a game of 7-card stud, what is it sometimes called when your first two down cards are aces?

Answer: Bullets

A pair of down bullets can also be referred to as 'aces in the hole.'

2. What is another name for the highest denomination of chips in a cardroom?

Answer: High Society

High Society is the highest chip in the room. It's nice to have a few of them in front of you.

3. In poker, what is another name for a cheater?

Answer: Mechanic

A mechanic is a cheater and a mechanic's grip is the way a cheater usually holds his cards to make cheating easier.

4. In a game of standard poker, five cards of the same suit that are in no particular order is called a what?

Answer: Flush

Also, if ace is the high card in a straigh flush we would call it the 'royal flush.'

5. Which of these is another name for a full house?

Answer: Boat

The 'Boat' is one of the better hands in most poker games.

6. In poker, if one were to refer to cowboys they would be talking about?

Answer: Kings

Kings are generally referred to as cowboys, regardless if we are talking about one or four of them.

7. If one were to talk about 'glimmer' at the poker table they would most likely be referring to?

Answer: Money

Glimmer is a fancy way of saying money.

8. What is the name of the small forced bet each player must pay in order to play each hand?

Answer: Ante

9. To splash a pot is to what?

Answer: To throw your chips into the pot

To splash the pot is to throw your chips in carelessly. This bothers most players and dealers because it makes it harder to tell exactly how much was bet.

10. A railroad Bible is a slang term for what?

Answer: A deck of cards

11. What is another name for an ace high straight which is not a flush?

Answer: Broadway

12. At a poker table, the fishhook refers to a what?

Answer: Jack

You see the 'J' looks like a hook!

13. Paint refers to what?

Answer: Royalty Cards

The Jack, Queen and the King are the paint cards. The cards with the pictures on them.

14. In a game of seven card stud, what is a different name for the seventh card dealt?

Answer: River Card

This is because the last card can send your hand down the river.

15. What is name given to a poker player who makes his living at the card table?

Answer: Rounder

"Rounders" was also the title of a 1998 movie starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton.

Source: Author Scooby83

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