Blackjack Quiz By Gayle Mitchell At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Test your knowledge of Blackjack with these 10 questions and answers.
Hit, stand, surrender, card counting strategies and some jargon are part of this Quiz.

1) What is a Hard Hand in Black Jack?
A) Hand that does not include an Ace.
B) Hand that the player stands on.
C) Hand that contains a Ten.

2) What is a Stiff Hand in Black Jack?
A) Hand where the player must stand.
B) Hard Hand that totals 15 or 16 with first two cards.
C) Hand that contains a 2 or 3.

3) Which of these hands should you Surrender when playing multiple deck games?
A) Hard 16 when dealer shows a 9, 10, or ace
B) Hard 15 when dealer shows a 10.
C) Both of the above.

4) What does the term ‘Front Loading’ mean in Black Jack?
A) Player’s Peek at the value of the hole card.
B) Doubling your bet before first two cards are dealt.
C) Scanning the table for other player’s hands before making your decision.

5) What does the term ‘Back Counter’ mean in Black Jack?
A) Doubling Down on every hand dealt.
B) Card Counter checking out the deck and/or shoe waiting for a positive count.
C) Player placing a Bet for the Dealer.

6) What does the term ‘Cold Turkey’ mean in Black Jack?
A) When the first two cards dealt are a hard 7 and 8.
B) When the first two cards dealt are a pair of 8’s.
C) When the first two cards dealt are both face cards.

7) According to basic strategy, the correct play when you have a pair of 8’s versus a dealer’s 10 is to:
A) Hit
B) Stand
C) Split

8) If you play blackjack with poor strategy/instinct, you give the casino an advantage of ?
A) Over 5%.
B) Over 8%.
C)Over 10%.

9) What does the term ‘Color’ mean in Black Jack?
A) Face Card: Either a Jack, Queen or King.
B) Color: Red or Black for 2 colors in a deck of cards.
C) Color of your playing chips, e.g. red=$5.

10) What does the term ‘Five-Card Charlie’ mean?
A) 5 card Blackjack that totals 21 or less.
B) 5 cards that are all face cards
C) 5 cards that consist of A, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Blackjack Quiz Answers:

1) A. Hand that does not include an ace. What you see with first two cards is your total count, such as 9 + 8 = 17

2) B. A potential bust hand, Hard 15 or 16 are the two worst hands you can get (unless the 16 is two 8’s, then you split). A 13 or 14 count for first two cards also qualify.

3) C. While you should surrender both these hands, Do Not Surrender a pair of 8’s
or Soft 15 or 16.

4) A. Player’s peek at the value of the hole card, generally caused by a newbie or inattentive dealer.

5) B. Card Counter checking out the deck and/or shoe waiting for a positive count.

6) C. When the first two cards dealt are both face cards.

7) C. Split is the correct answer.

8) A. Casinos gain an advantage over 5%, however if played correctly with card counting, you can reduce that edge to less than 1%.

9) A. Face Card consisting of a Jack, Queen or King.

10) A. 5 card Blackjack that totals 21 or less.

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