I am known to be a non-fan of conventions. KISS (Keep It Simple Sweetheart).
However, some of my readers just love conventions.
Here is a quiz to test your knowledge.
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What is the name of the convention whereby West's Double below shows 3 cards in spades?
West North East South 1 
Pass 1 
2 
Double Choose One:1. -Takeout Double
2. -Negative Double
3. -Support Double
4. -Responsive Double
5. -Other
Answer: 33 - Support Double. Opener's Double on the second round shows 3-card support for responder (raising would guarantee 4-card support).
Your result so far:With the hands and auction below, what convention do East-West seem to be employing?
WEST EAST 
Q76
KJ6
AK87
K32 52 A4 653 J109865West North East South 1NT 2 2NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Choose One:1. -Unusual Notrump
2. -Puppet Stayman
3. -Relay-Control steps
4. -lebensohl
5. -other
Answer: 44 - lebensohl
Yes, with a lower-case "l." This convention uses a 2NT bid by responder (after a 1NT opening is overcalled) to relay to 3
(either to play, or as the start of a different description).Interested in learning more about lebensohl? Check out Larry's Webinar.
Your result so far:What convention is West using if his 5
bid asks East how many of these 4 cards he holds: A, K, 
A, A?West North East South 1 Pass 3 Pass 5 Choose One:1. -Roman Keycard Blackwood
2. -Splinter Asks
3. -Relay Step-Asking
4. -Exclusion Keycard Blackwood
5. -Splinter Bids
6. -Other
Answer: 44 - Exclusion Keycard Blackwood
A jump above game (after a trump suit is agreed) is used to ask for Keycards excluding the suit jumped into. West might hold:
AQJ1076 K2 -- KQJ62.
Your result so far:What kind of double is not illustrated in the auction below?
West North East South 1 Double 1 Double Redouble Choose One:1. -Takeout Doubles
2. -Negative Doubles
3. -Responsive Doubles
4. -Support Doubles & Redoubles
Answer: 22 - Negative Double
A Negative Double is made by the responder (East in this auction) after an overcall. There was no overcall and East didn't double.
North's double was a Takeout Double.
South presumably made a Responsive Double.
West made a Support Redouble.To read more about Doubles, see this book.
Your result so far:What is the convention being used by South here?
KQ43 A732 4 K843
West North East South 1 Pass 4 Choose One:1. -Bergen Raise
2. -Weak Jump Shift
3. -Splinter
4. -Texas Transfer
5. -Flannery
Answer: 3This is a splinter bid, showing a singleton or void in the suit bid, 4-card support, and 10-14 HCP.
Interested in learning more about splinters? Check out Mike Lawrence's Webinar.
Your result so far:What is the name of the conventional bid shown?
West North East South 1 2 Choose One:1. -Michaels Cuebid
2. -Western Cuebid
3. -Eastern Cuebid
4. -Unusual 2NT
5. -Takeout Bid
Answer: 1This is a Michaels cuebid promising 5 spades and 5 of a minor in this situation. Michaels cuebids always promise 5 cards in any unbid major.
Your result so far:Which of the following is NOT a real convention used to interfere after the opponents open 1NT?
Choose One:1. -Hamilton
2. -Meckwell
3. -Cappelletti
4. -Fusilli
5. -Landy
6. -DONT
7. -Woolsey
8. -Mohan
Answer: 4Fusilli is a type of pasta, not a bridge convention (yet). Michael Berkowitz did a webinar on interfering over 1NT which discussed many popular conventions here. You can purchase it here.
Your result so far:3
in the auction below shows a strong hand for spades. What convention is being played? West North East South 1 2NT 3 Choose One:1. -Splinter Bid
2. -Unusual vs Unusual
3. -Strong jump shift
4. -Transfer over 2NT
5. -lebensohl
Answer: 2Unusual vs Unusual. This is one variant. Partnership agreement is needed to know which cuebid corresponds to a raise and which corresponds to a strong hand for the other suit.
Want to learn more about Unusual vs. Unusual? Read Larry's Article here.
Your result so far: