Welcome to this post all about card game trivia! Whether you’re a casual player, a card shark, or just someone who loves learning fun facts, this post is for you. From classic games like Bridge and Poker to contemporary ones like Magic: The Gathering, we’ve got a rich collection of trivia questions that span a range of games, rules, and histories. Test your knowledge or learn something new—either way, we’re sure you’ll find these 50 trivia questions both engaging and enlightening. So, let’s shuffle up and deal some trivia fun!
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1. What card game is known as the ‘thinking man’s game’? Reveal Answer Bridge 2. What suit is known as ‘hearts’ in a French deck? Reveal Answer Coeur 3. In which game do you try to get rid of all your cards by matching colors or numbers? Reveal Answer Uno 4. What is the highest rank in a standard deck of cards? Reveal Answer Ace 5. How many cards are there in a standard deck without jokers? Reveal Answer 52 6. What is a ‘meld’ in the game of Rummy? Reveal Answer A set of matching cards 7. In Texas Hold’em, what is the term for the initial forced bet? Reveal Answer Blind 8. In Blackjack, what is the value of a face card? Reveal Answer 10 9. Which card game has variations called ‘Canfield’ and ‘Klondike’? Reveal Answer Solitaire 10. What is the objective of the card game ‘Go Fish’? Reveal Answer Collect pairs 11. What suit is missing in a Pinochle deck? Reveal Answer Hearts 12. Which card game uses a board for scoring? Reveal Answer Cribbage 13. What is the alternative name for the card game ‘Twenty-One’? Reveal Answer Blackjack 14. In which card game do you shout ‘Snap’? Reveal Answer Snap 15. Which card game is associated with the phrase ‘Play it close to the vest’? Reveal Answer Poker 16. In Magic: The Gathering, what are the five basic land types? Reveal Answer Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest 17. What is the trump suit in the game of Spades? Reveal Answer Spades 18. What game involves bidding and taking tricks but has no trump suit? Reveal Answer Hearts 19. In Bridge, what is a ‘finesse’? Reveal Answer A tactic to win a trick 20. What is the target score to win a standard game of Cribbage? Reveal Answer 121 21. Which card game is particularly popular in colleges and is often associated with drinking? Reveal Answer Kings 22. What is the total point value of all cards in a standard deck? Reveal Answer 340 23. In Yu-Gi-Oh!, what type of card can be played directly from the hand? Reveal Answer Monster Card 24. What card game is also known as ‘Patience’ in some countries? Reveal Answer Solitaire 25. In the game ‘Old Maid’, what card do you not want to be left with? Reveal Answer Old Maid 26. What is a ‘flush’ in Poker? Reveal Answer Five cards of the same suit 27. In which card game do players try to earn ‘books’? Reveal Answer Spades 28. What card game is based on ‘Pocket Monsters’? Reveal Answer Pokemon 29. In the game of Bridge, how many phases are there? Reveal Answer Two (Bidding and Play) 30. Which card game shares its name with a British WWII fighter plane? Reveal Answer Spitfire 31. What is the minimum number of cards needed to play the game ‘War’? Reveal Answer 52 32. In which card game is the ‘Blue Eyes White Dragon’ in? Reveal Answer Yu Gi Oh 33. How many suits are there in a standard Tarot deck? Reveal Answer 4 34. What is the name of the card game invented by mathematician Richard Garfield? Reveal Answer Magic: The Gathering 35. What is the term for a hand with no pairs, sequences, or matching suits in Poker? Reveal Answer High card 36. In which game do players try to avoid winning certain cards? Reveal Answer Hearts 37. What card game has a scoring system that uses pegs? Reveal Answer Cribbage 38. What is the maximum number of players in a game of Texas Hold’em? Reveal Answer 10 39. What card game is known as ‘Vieux Garçon’ in French? Reveal Answer Old Maid 40. In Blackjack, what is the term used when a player and dealer have the same total? Reveal Answer Push 41. What card game involves capturing cards by matching or combining cards? Reveal Answer Cassino 42. Which card game has a unique deck that includes cards like ‘The Fool’ and ‘The Lovers’? Reveal Answer Tarot 43. What is the highest possible hand in a game of Poker? Reveal Answer Royal Flush 44. In what card game do you collect sets and runs to ‘knock’? Reveal Answer Gin Rummy 45. Which card game has a variation known as ‘Omaha’? Reveal Answer Poker 46. How many suits does a standard deck of Hanafuda cards have? Reveal Answer 12 47. What card game, usually for children, consists of finding matching pairs? Reveal Answer Memory 48. What is the Italian word for ‘Trump’ used in card games? Reveal Answer Trionfo 49. In which card game do you score points for declaring a ‘belote’? Reveal Answer Belote 50. What card game is also known as ‘Pounce’? Reveal Answer Nerts Sharing is Caring:
