This! Is! JEOPARDY!

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escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

Ugh... I just realized the Balkan country they wanted is obviously Montenegro.

fygar posted:

Ugh, I almost hope they don't call me after that test. What was the answer to the "Earth Around Us" question? I read it a couple of times, but I couldn't figure out what they were looking for.

Was that the 50% vegetation/carbon/bullshit whatever question? Like the second to last one? If so, I had no idea what they were asking for either and ended up leaving it blank.

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TheAlmightyFrog: Oct 7, 2007; squeeeak

Why is it that it seems so easy when I'm watching the show, but this seemed drat near impossible. I'm thinking upper 20s or low 30s. There were a few I missed that I know I knew the answer to, and could have told you any other time, but I just completely drew a blank on. I don't think I know near enough about art or classical music/literature to ever pass one of these. And history is so drat broad, you just gotta get lucky enough to get a category you know about.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:30

BrooklynBruiser: Aug 20, 2006

escape artist posted:

Ugh... I just realized the Balkan country they wanted is obviously Montenegro.

Was that the 50% vegetation/carbon/bullshit whatever question? Like the second to last one? If so, I had no idea what they were asking for either and ended up leaving it blank.

I went with peat. I probably was wrong.

I feel like I did alright, though.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:32

escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

BrooklynBruiser posted:

I went with peat. I probably was wrong.

I feel like I did alright, though.

Peat is what I was thinking, but I didn't type it.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:33

BrooklynBruiser: Aug 20, 2006

escape artist posted:

Peat is what I was thinking, but I didn't type it.

I figured it was better to put something than nothing.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:35

Alfred P. Pseudonym: May 29, 2006; And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

BrooklynBruiser posted:

I went with peat. I probably was wrong.

I feel like I did alright, though.

drat, that's probably it. I put loam. :smith:

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:37

escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

BrooklynBruiser posted:

I figured it was better to put something than nothing.

That's what I did most of the time, but on that question, I just kept reading it over and over trying to figure out what it was asking, and it skipped to the next question by that point.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:37

yippeekiyaymf: May 16, 2002; You seriously have issues.

Go catch more racoons in a net and step away from the computer.

I really wish I could have taken the teen tournament test because, gently caress, that test tonight kicked my rear end

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:37

escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:

drat, that's probably it. I put loam.

Reading some articles, peat is almost certainly the correct answer. It's funny, my alcoholism (I love Scotch) is the only reason I have any idea what peat is.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:41

Dark Grapefruit: Jun 3, 2006; All cans are welcome and equal in your city, regardless of can content, and whether empty or full.

Well poo poo that was harder than I expected. I left about ten questions blank and I knew some of the answers, just couldn't recall them in time. :\

escape artist posted:

I knew Baby Ruth Bader Ginsberg but couldn't type it in time!!

I didn't write "Bader", I hope they accept that.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:45

escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

Dark Grapefruit posted:

Well poo poo that was harder than I expected. I left about ten questions blank and I knew some of the answers, just couldn't recall them in time. :\

I didn't write "Bader", I hope they accept that.

They'll accept that, for sure.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:47

PIPBoy 2000: Oct 29, 2007; I'd be a lot more helpful if my clues button weren't broken.

Forgot to read most categories. Probably got about a 25. Ouch.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:48

escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

Too lazy to look up answers right now, but here's the test:

1. U.S. Presidents
He preceded FDR as president

2. Books in the News
"All In" by Paula Broadwell is subtitled "The Education of" this man

3. Women's Firsts
In 1970 Antonia Novello got her M.D. from the U of Puerto Rico; in 1990 she became the first woman in this job

4. Country Singers
In 2012 this CMA co-host and hubby of Kimberly Williams had a hit with "Southern Comfort Zone"

5. On the Map
It's the biggest of the three countries on the Horn of Africa

6. In the Old Testament
God told him to sacrifice his son Isaac

7. Zoology
This order includes gorillas, lemurs, and, oh yes, humans

8. Poetry
In "The Waste Land", Eliot calls this "the cruellest month"

9. Architecture
Balcony sections include the loge and this, from the Latin for "middle"

10. The Ages of Man
In the prehistory of Europe, this "Age" known for its tools followed Stone and preceded Iron

11. Zodiac Rhyme Time
A bullish group of singers

12. U.S. States
Administratively, this state uses parishes instead of counties

13. Cable TV
Several families fight for control of Westeros on this HBO series

14. Newspapers
Now online-only, this Boston paper still runs one religious article each day

15. U.S. Museums
Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" is a highlight of the Art Institute of this city

16. Bestselling Authors
"1st to Die" kicked off the "Women's Murder Club" series by this man who rules the bestseller lists

17. The Elements
Neon and other gases got this collective name because it was believed they could not form compounds

18. Food
Named for a German region, it's a rich chocolate cake with a cream filling and cherries

19. 19th Century America
This service began operating between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California in 1860

20. Broadway Musicals
The logo for this show is its name with a a green witch on a broomstick over the "I"

21. Shakespeare
She's the wife of "Othello"

22. State Symbols
This tree appears in the center of South Carolina's flag

23. Let's Have a "Ball"
To prevent someone from joining a group by voting against him

24. Japan
Though many U.S. military installations still remain, this prefecture was returned to Japan in 1972

25. Philosophy
In the "Ethics", Spinoza wrote that "nature abhors" one of these

26. Before & After
Classic candy bar that became the second female Supreme Court justice

27. Foreign Holidays
It's the palindromic name for the Vietnamese New Year

28. Art Styles
This ornate style in 18th century art and design was a reaction against the weightier Baroque era

29. Children's Books
This 1947 Margaret Wise Brown book was among USA Today's 100 top sellers of 2011

30. Medicine
A goiter is an enlargement of this gland

31. Celebrities
In 2012 this "Hunger Games" star won new acclaim for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook"

32. 8-Letter Words
Adjective for animals who live in trees

33. On the Phone
It's the "Store" you'd visit to get GarageBand or Keynote for your Apple iPhone

34. Authoress! Authoress!
2003's "Blood Canticle" was another of her vampire novels

35. British Kings
The eighth king of this name gave up his throne in 1936

36. The Law
It's the formal charge issued by a grand jury saying there's enough evidence to have a trial

37. Not a State Capital
It's the seat of the University of Arizona

38. Composers
"The Emperor" and "Viennese Blood" are two of his 19th century waltzes

39. Trilogies
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is part of this timely trilogy

40. Winter Activities
Dude, I'm usually goofy footed but I went fakie & grabbed big air off the half-pipe in this sport invented in the '60s

41. Skywatchers
In the 1500s, this Polish astronomer came up with the idea that the earth moves

42. Double "E" words
This adjective means polite & refined

43. Science Fiction
23 publishers rejected his book "Dune" before it became a bestseller

44. Footwear
Four-letter word for a low cut women's shoe with a high heel

45. Recent Films
The title of this film refers to James Bond's family estate in Scotland

46. The American Revolution
In 1781 he took command of the naval ship America

47. European Countries
This Balkan country's name literally means "black mountain"

48. Stock Symbols
It makes perfect sense that these three letters are the stock symbol of the world's largest package delivery company

49. The Earth Around Us
Compressed, partially decomposed vegetation with about a 50% carbon content

50. Essays
Her essay "A Room of One's Own" argues that intellectual freedom requires financial freedom

# ? Jan 10, 2013 03:58

Mnemosyne: Jun 11, 2002; There's no safe way to put a cat in a paper bag!!

TheAlmightyFrog posted:

Why is it that it seems so easy when I'm watching the show, but this seemed drat near impossible.

I think it's because on the show, you get introduced to the categories before any questions happen, and you can get yourself thinking about the categories ahead of time. Doing this online test, you get 15 seconds to read the category, read the question, figure out the answer and then type it. And it's 50 different categories for the online test.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 04:00

Old James: Nov 20, 2003; Wait a sec. I don't know an Old James!

My answers...

escape artist posted:

Too lazy to look up answers right now, but here's the test:

1. U.S. Presidents
He preceded FDR as president

Hoover

quote:

2. Books in the News
"All In" by Paula Broadwell is subtitled "The Education of" this man

Petraeus

quote:

3. Women's Firsts
In 1970 Antonia Novello got her M.D. from the U of Puerto Rico; in 1990 she became the first woman in this job

Surgeon General

quote:

4. Country Singers
In 2012 this CMA co-host and hubby of Kimberly Williams had a hit with "Southern Comfort Zone"

gently caress Country Music

quote:

5. On the Map
It's the biggest of the three countries on the Horn of Africa

Somalia

quote:

6. In the Old Testament
God told him to sacrifice his son Isaac

Abraham

quote:

7. Zoology
This order includes gorillas, lemurs, and, oh yes, humans

primates

quote:

8. Poetry
In "The Waste Land", Eliot calls this "the cruellest month"

May?

quote:

9. Architecture
Balcony sections include the loge and this, from the Latin for "middle"

mezzanine

quote:

10. The Ages of Man
In the prehistory of Europe, this "Age" known for its tools followed Stone and preceded Iron

bronze

quote:

11. Zodiac Rhyme Time
A bullish group of singers

taurus chorus

quote:

12. U.S. States
Administratively, this state uses parishes instead of counties

Louisianna

quote:

13. Cable TV
Several families fight for control of Westeros on this HBO series

Game of Thrones

quote:

14. Newspapers
Now online-only, this Boston paper still runs one religious article each day

Christian Science Monitor

quote:

15. U.S. Museums
Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" is a highlight of the Art Institute of this city

Chicago

quote:

16. Bestselling Authors
"1st to Die" kicked off the "Women's Murder Club" series by this man who rules the bestseller lists

Dunno

quote:

17. The Elements
Neon and other gases got this collective name because it was believed they could not form compounds

Inert gasses (noble gasses)

quote:

18. Food
Named for a German region, it's a rich chocolate cake with a cream filling and cherries

black forest cake

quote:

19. 19th Century America
This service began operating between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California in 1860

pony express?

quote:

20. Broadway Musicals
The logo for this show is its name with a a green witch on a broomstick over the "I"

wicked

quote:

21. Shakespeare
She's the wife of "Othello"

Desdemona

quote:

22. State Symbols
This tree appears in the center of South Carolina's flag

palmetto

quote:

23. Let's Have a "Ball"
To prevent someone from joining a group by voting against him

blackball

quote:

24. Japan
Though many U.S. military installations still remain, this prefecture was returned to Japan in 1972

Okinawa

quote:

25. Philosophy
In the "Ethics", Spinoza wrote that "nature abhors" one of these

vacuum

quote:

26. Before & After
Classic candy bar that became the second female Supreme Court justice

Baby Ruth Bader Ginsburg

quote:

27. Foreign Holidays
It's the palindromic name for the Vietnamese New Year

Tet

quote:

28. Art Styles
This ornate style in 18th century art and design was a reaction against the weightier Baroque era

dunno

quote:

29. Children's Books
This 1947 Margaret Wise Brown book was among USA Today's 100 top sellers of 2011

Goodnight Moon?

quote:

30. Medicine
A goiter is an enlargement of this gland

Thyroid

quote:

31. Celebrities
In 2012 this "Hunger Games" star won new acclaim for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook"

What's her name

quote:

32. 8-Letter Words
Adjective for animals who live in trees

arboreal

quote:

33. On the Phone
It's the "Store" you'd visit to get GarageBand or Keynote for your Apple iPhone

iTunes

quote:

34. Authoress! Authoress!
2003's "Blood Canticle" was another of her vampire novels

Anne Rice

quote:

35. British Kings
The eighth king of this name gave up his throne in 1936

George?

quote:

36. The Law
It's the formal charge issued by a grand jury saying there's enough evidence to have a trial

indictment

quote:

37. Not a State Capital
It's the seat of the University of Arizona

Mesa?

quote:

38. Composers
"The Emperor" and "Viennese Blood" are two of his 19th century waltzes

Strauss?

quote:

39. Trilogies
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is part of this timely trilogy

The Swedish Rape Saga

quote:

40. Winter Activities
Dude, I'm usually goofy footed but I went fakie & grabbed big air off the half-pipe in this sport invented in the '60s

snowboarding

quote:

41. Skywatchers
In the 1500s, this Polish astronomer came up with the idea that the earth moves

Copernicus

quote:

42. Double "E" words
This adjective means polite & refined

genteel

quote:

43. Science Fiction
23 publishers rejected his book "Dune" before it became a bestseller

Frank Herbert

quote:

44. Footwear
Four-letter word for a low cut women's shoe with a high heel

pump

quote:

45. Recent Films
The title of this film refers to James Bond's family estate in Scotland

Skyfall

quote:

46. The American Revolution
In 1781 he took command of the naval ship America

John Paul Jones

quote:

47. European Countries
This Balkan country's name literally means "black mountain"

Montenegro

quote:

48. Stock Symbols
It makes perfect sense that these three letters are the stock symbol of the world's largest package delivery company

UPS

quote:

49. The Earth Around Us
Compressed, partially decomposed vegetation with about a 50% carbon content

Peat

quote:

50. Essays
Her essay "A Room of One's Own" argues that intellectual freedom requires financial freedom

Gloria Steinem?

Please correct any I got wrong.

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fygar: Nov 24, 2004; glorp

Yeah, I shanked this test. Ah, well. I wasn't looking forward to travelling hundreds of miles to Detroit, anyway.

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joepinetree: Apr 5, 2012

I'll be lucky if I got 25.

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Zeeman: May 8, 2007; Say WHAT?! You KNOW that post is wack, homie!

Old James posted:

Please correct any I got wrong.

Not gonna go through all of them, but "A Room of One's Own" was written by Virginia Woolf

# ? Jan 10, 2013 04:11

Mnemosyne: Jun 11, 2002; There's no safe way to put a cat in a paper bag!!

Old James posted:

Please correct any I got wrong.

Number 8 is April.

Number 28 is probably Art Nouveau.

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escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

You did really well, way better than me.

Millenium Saga is the Dragon Tattoo answer.

Tuscon is the University of Arizona location.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 04:24

QuickbreathFinisher: Sep 28, 2008; by reading this post you have agreed to form a gay socialist micronation.
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28 is Rococo.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 04:45

cf1140: Jun 28, 2008

Mnemosyne posted:

Number 8 is April.

Number 28 is probably Art Nouveau.

28 is Rococo

http://jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1137

edit: beaten

# ? Jan 10, 2013 04:46

cf1140: Jun 28, 2008

Looks like I got the dreaded 34 (at most). In years past 35 was passing.

I wonder if they will accept "herbert hooiver." But it doesn't matter as I included that in the 34.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 05:08

BrooklynBruiser: Aug 20, 2006

BelgianSandwich posted:

Looks like I got the dreaded 34 (at most). In years past 35 was passing.

I wonder if they will accept "herbert hooiver." But it doesn't matter as I included that in the 34.

I got 34, unless Somalia is acceptable for the Horn of Africa question, in which case I got 35. drat.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 05:12

jscolon2.0: Jul 9, 2001; With great payroll, comes great disappointment.

4. Brad Paisley
8. April
16. James Patterson
31. Jennifer Lawrence :swoon:

39. Millennium

# ? Jan 10, 2013 05:14

uublog: Jul 19, 2012; "World Champions. WORLD FUCKING CHAMPIONS." - Chase Utley, October 31, 2008; Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

In reading those questions, I couldn't think of the name of the Dragon Tattoo series but I'm just gonna start calling it Swedish Rape Saga anyway

# ? Jan 10, 2013 05:21

escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

I got 15 of the first 20 and then 10 of the final 30 :suicide:

# ? Jan 10, 2013 05:30

Officer Sandvich: Feb 14, 2010

I would've gotten about 40 last night and about 25 tonight. Here's hoping tomorrow's test is an easy one.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 05:38

DrBouvenstein: Feb 28, 2007; I think I'm a doctor, but that doesn't make me a doctor. This fancy avatar does.

Wow, so glad I took last night's test... I would have done so much worse on tonight's. I almost chose tonight's.

Now I just hope I don't see tomorrow night's and realize I could have got 50/50 on it.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 05:39

escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

Officer Sandvich posted:

I would've gotten about 40 last night and about 25 tonight. Here's hoping tomorrow's test is an easy one.

I signed up for tomorrow's test and then just checked to see if I could log in to the test site... which automatically put me in the queue for the test tonight. I'm kind of pissed.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 05:44

Parasol Prophet: Aug 31, 2012; We Are Best Friends Now.

Wow, I'm really glad I took last night's test too. I would've had a 17 on this one.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 05:53

Lucania: May 1, 2009

35. Edward

# ? Jan 10, 2013 06:00

escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

All of the answers have been posted, guys

1 Herbert Hoover
2 General David Petraeus
3 Surgeon General
4 Brad Paisley
5 possibly Somalia or Ethiopia, not sure
6 Abraham
7 Primates
8 April
9 mezzanine
10 Bronze Age
11 taurus chorus
12 Louisiana
13 Game of Thrones
14 Christian Science Monitor
15 Chicago
16 James Patterson
17 inert gases (not sure if noble gases is acceptable as well)
18 black forest cake
19 Pony Express
20 Wicked
21 Desdemona
22 palmetto
23 blackball
24 Okinawa
25 a vacuum
26 Baby Ruth Bader Ginsburg
27 Tet
28 rococo
29 Goodnight Moon
30 thyroid
31 Jennifer Lawrence
32 arboreal
33 App Store
34 Anne Rice
35 Edward
36 indictment
37 Tucson
38 Johann Strauss
39 Millennium Trilogy
40 snowboarding
41 Copernicus
42 genteel
43 Frank Herbert
44 pump
45 Skyfall
46 John Paul Jones
47 Montenegro
48 UPS
49 peat
50 Virginia Woolf

# ? Jan 10, 2013 06:03

jscolon2.0: Jul 9, 2001; With great payroll, comes great disappointment.

Ethiopia > in area than Somalia.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 06:08

Mescal: Jul 23, 2005

Wow, I'm pretty miserable at this. I counted myself at 23/50 on yesterday's test, and if I'd taken today's I would have gotten about twelve. Why am I good at crosswords and bad at trivia?

# ? Jan 10, 2013 06:11

iS!: May 23, 2003; Almost An Ambigram

jscolon2.0 posted:

Ethiopia > in area than Somalia.

Yeah, but the clue says there are three countries on the Horn of Africa. Because the Horn of Africa is considered to comprise four countries (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia), "three countries on the Horn of Africa" must mean the coastal ones, so Ethiopia is out.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 06:17

Alfred P. Pseudonym: May 29, 2006; And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

38 or 39, depending on the Ethiopia thing!

# ? Jan 10, 2013 07:44

HookShot: Dec 26, 2005

Let's face it, there's like an 80% chance the writers forgot Djibouti exists.

# ? Jan 10, 2013 08:00

iS!: May 23, 2003; Almost An Ambigram

HookShot posted:

Let's face it, there's like an 80% chance the writers forgot Djibouti exists.

Or else they were working from a pre-Eritrea text.

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Anya: Nov 3, 2004; "If you have information worth hearing, then I am grateful for it. If you're gonna crack jokes, then I'm gonna pull out your ribcage and wear it as a hat."

Looks like 32/50 for me. I think that's the best ever on this thing. Blanked on the Millenium series and the arboreal and the primates, but I was pleased nonetheless.

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