Coverage : The Poker Etiquette Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of proper behavior when playing poker.
The Poker Etiquette Quiz questions are carefully crafted and will help you gauge how much you know about proper and established behavior while playing this popular card game.
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| 1. | In poker, it is inappropriate to "splash the pot". What is this referring to? |
| a. | | Slamming your drink on the table in anger or frustration |
| b. | | Throwing your chips in the pot on the table |
| c. | | Give any hint as to your hand |
| d. | | Betting beyond the norm of the table you are at
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| 2. | When is it appropriate in poker to make comments about a hand being played or a potential hand? |
| a. | | Never |
| b. | | When you are helping a younger player |
| c. | | When you are helping a younger player, but only if you and that player are not currently holding a hand |
| d. | | Always; that's part of the fun of the game
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| 3. | How should you stack your chips in a poker game? |
| a. | | However you like |
| b. | | They needn't be stacked in any particular form, and spread about is fine too |
| c. | | In low piles so they don't obstruct the view of the dealer or players |
| d. | | They should only be stacked by amount and color
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| 4. | It is inappropriate to show your cards until the showdown. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 5. | At showdown, how should you display your cards? |
| a. | | First to the player to your right |
| b. | | First to the player to your left |
| c. | | You should slide your hand, face up, toward the dealer |
| d. | | You should lay your cards out for all to see at once
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| 6. | You're playing online poker. Why is it not advisable to play more than one hand at a time? |
| c. | | Focusing on a hand in one game might slow you down so much you slow the other game you're playing and annoy other players |
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| 7. | Playing poker can be frustrating. Other than it's rude, why should you keep cursing and overt signs of frustration to a minimum? |
| a. | | Other players might be offended by your language |
| b. | | You'll make yourself a less desirable poker partner |
| c. | | It disturbs the concentration of everyone at the table |
| d. | | It might make you a target to other players who will know you're not having a good night
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| 8. | You should never fold your hand or leave the table until it's your turn to bet. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 9. | What should you do with the chips you win while at the poker table? |
| a. | | You can pocket your initial investment if you like; the rest of the chips should stay on the table |
| b. | | Keep them there until the game is over or you leave the table |
| c. | | You can pocket them or leave them on the table; there are no standards here |
| d. | | Count them, set aside some you don't want to bet
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| 10. | You should never "string bets", which is to put all your bet out at once, not in bits. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 11. | The direction of poker play should always be _______. |
| a. | | Counterclockwise |
| b. | | Clockwise |
| c. | | In whatever direction players agree to |
| d. | | Determined by a coin toss at the start of the game
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| 12. | What is a boxed card? |
| a. | | A card from a new deck of cards |
| b. | | A card facing down that should be facing up |
| c. | | A card facing up that should be facing down |
| d. | | A card that's facing improperly
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| 13. | Where should spectators be during a game of poker? |
| a. | | Seated at the table if there are empty chairs |
| b. | | Directly behind the dealer |
| c. | | Behind the players, standing and being unobtrusive |
| d. | | Wherever the dealer or "house" designates spectators should be
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| 14. | If a player accidentally leaves their chips on the table when they leave, they can expect the house to verify the amount and secure their money. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 15. | When is it appropriate to fold a hand? |
| a. | | When play comes to you |
| b. | | After the dealer is doing dealing hands |
| c. | | When the player to your right has played |
| d. | | Anytime
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