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The Very Quick Card Deck Quiz

Card decks are integral to the game of bridge, but I’ve also noticed that we look at them so often that some smaller details go missing.

How well do you know your card decks? 

Here’s the very quick card deck quiz.

When is National Playing Card Day (in the US)?

December 28 (Correct)

January 24

August 5

Who is called the Suicide King? 

King of Hearts (Correct)

King of Clubs 

King of Diamonds

King of Spades

There are 52 playing cards used in many card games. But does this figure include the jokers?

No (Correct)

Yes

Who is Argine?

Queen of Clubs (Correct)

Queen of Hearts 

Queen of Diamonds

Queen of Spades

Who created the classic Solitaire card illustrations (and a few other classic computer icons)?

Susan Kare (Correct)

Joan Hambidge

Jake White

Alan Thicke

The oldest surviving card deck is called what?

The Flemish Hunting Deck

The Dutch Shooting Deck

The German Gathering Deck

The Norwegian Sailing Deck

The suit of spades were said to represent…

The Military (Correct)

The Church

The People

The Workers

What does the King of Diamonds hold? 

An Axe (Correct)

A Knife

A Sword

A Mallet

What does USPCC stand for?

US Playing Card Company (Correct)

US Playing Card Corporation

US Pastime Creator Company

US Pastime Card Creator