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The Poker Quiz tests your knowledge with regard to Poker.
The Poker Quiz questions are craftily designed and will enable you to gauge how well you know Poker and its rules, players, awards, records etc.
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| 1. | Which of the following is not a 'Shuffling' technique? |
| a. | | Riffle |
| b. | | Arrange |
| c. | | Stripping |
| d. | | Fanning
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| 2. | What is the rank of a 'Straight'? |
| a. | | Above a Flush |
| b. | | Below a Flush |
| c. | | Above Three of a Kind |
| d. | | Below Three of a Kind |
| e. | | Both b and c
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| 3. | An ace-high Straight ranks above a king-high Straight. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 4. | An eight-high straight ________________ a six-high straight. |
| a. | | Loses |
| b. | | Ties |
| c. | | Defeats |
| d. | | None of the Above
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| 5. | Flush is a Poker Hand that contains: |
| a. | | Five cards of different suit |
| b. | | Five cards in a rank sequence |
| c. | | Five cards of same suit |
| d. | | None of the above
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| 6. | What is the most common example of Poker variant 'Draw Poker'? |
| a. | | Five-Card Stud |
| b. | | Seven-Card Stud |
| c. | | Five-Card Draw |
| d. | | Texas Hold 'em
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| 7. | Who won the 1980,1981, and 1987 World Series of Poker? |
| a. | | Chris Moneymaker |
| b. | | Stu Ungar |
| c. | | Billy Baxter |
| d. | | Johnny Chan
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| 8. | How many times has Billy Baxter won the World Series of Poker bracelet? |
| a. | | 1 |
| b. | | 2 |
| c. | | 4 |
| d. | | 6
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| 9. | Greg Raymer, winner of the 2004 World Series of Poker is nicknamed: |
| a. | | Hitman |
| b. | | Fossilman |
| c. | | Superman |
| d. | | Seaman
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| 10. | What was Greg Raymer's profession before he became a professional Poker player? |
| a. | | Doctor |
| b. | | Engineer |
| c. | | Lawyer |
| d. | | Nurse
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| 11. | Christopher Bryan Moneymaker, the winner of the 2003 World Series of Poker, has a Masters degree in: |
| a. | | English |
| b. | | Accounting |
| c. | | History |
| d. | | Computers
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| 12. | The first World Series of Poker was held in 1971. Who was the winner in this inaugural series? |
| a. | | Johnny Moss |
| b. | | Christopher Bryan Moneymaker |
| c. | | Billy Baxter |
| d. | | None of the above
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| 13. | The picture of the winner of the final event of World Series of Poker finds a place in the: |
| a. | | Picture Gallery |
| b. | | Gallery of Legends |
| c. | | The Gallery of Champions |
| d. | | Gallery of Stars
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| 14. | Who started the popular 'Binion's Horseshoe' gaming facility? |
| a. | | Jack Binion |
| b. | | Ted Binion |
| c. | | Benny Binion |
| d. | | None of the above
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| 15. | Which of the following is not a Stud Poker variation? |
| a. | | 2 to 7 |
| b. | | 7s Take All |
| c. | | Anaconda |
| d. | | Auction
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| 16. | 'Bush League' is a shared-card Poker variation. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 17. | If a player has five cards of the same suit, such as AJ942 of hearts, what is the ranking? |
| a. | | Flush |
| b. | | Straight |
| c. | | Two Pair |
| d. | | One Pair
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| 18. | What is the meaning of 'Four of a kind'? |
| a. | | Five cards in sequence, such as 76543 |
| b. | | Four cards of the same rank accompanied by a "kicker", like 44442 |
| c. | | Three cards of one rank accompanied by two of another, like 777JJ |
| d. | | Five cards of the same suit in sequence, like 76543 of hearts
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| 19. | When there are five cards in sequence, such as 76543, it is a Straight. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 20. | What is a Bet (or Raise)? |
| a. | | A surrender of interest in the pot in response to another player's bet, accompanied by the loss of one's cards and previous bets |
| b. | | A nonzero bet equal to a preceding bet that maintains a player's interest in the pot |
| c. | | A bet of zero that does not forfeit interest in the pot |
| d. | | A nonzero bet greater than preceding bets that all the successive players must match or exceed or else forfeit all interest in the pot
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| 21. | 'Check' is a bet of zero that does not forfeit interest in the pot. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 22. | What is a set of cards called in US English? |
| a. | | Pack |
| b. | | Set |
| c. | | Deck |
| d. | | Couple
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