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I like it a lot. I've been planning to try and go on there for years, but I can't seem to force myself to learn about opera, baseball and the other terrible categories that inevitably will pop up. I guess I should take the test next time I see it, though. Trebek is supposedly only going to be on for another ~2 years. I want to meet the smarmy old man in person. I had a friend go on there before. She said Trebek was a huge dick and a class of elementary or middle school kids were there for a field trip. Trebek went off on one of the crew members which included a barrage of "f-bombs", as she put it. A crew member arrived to apologize to the kids "Mr. Trebek is having a bad day."
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Frot Lesnar posted:I forget where I read this article but there's an economic analysis research of Jeopardy that says you don't have to have perspicacity to win. You can only know a few things about a subject and as long as you don't guess too often you will probably make enough money to do well. There's a cheat sheet somewhere that I read, which I would make into flash cards if I ever got called up. For example "Painter from Venice" is always going to be Titian, "Polish composer" will almost always be Chopin, etc.
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KilGrey posted:It would be awesome if you could find this. Do you remember what it was called at all? No I haven't seen it in like 3 years but believe me when, not if, I find it, I will post it.
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Honestly guys, I am a huge nerd about Jeopardy. I keep score and everything. I very well could have won tonight's episode with Indonesia as the final answer-- it all would have come down to if I could ring in faster than those other people. There were a few questions nobody got right that I did. In high school and into college, it used to be a ritual to get myself and my stoner friends together, every night at 7pm, we'd watch Jeopardy and keep score. I don't smoke weed anymore, so I don't see those people, and needless to say I know a lot more now and have quicker reaction time, etc. But I still keep this ritual going.
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Jeopardy has, in the past, let people come back on when they accidentally screwed them up with a technicality/answer that should have been accepted/etc.
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Dec 25, 2012 21:52
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Registered for the test. Any tips on studying? Rather than just straight up playing old episodes on J-Archive?
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Dec 27, 2012 02:20
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Glenn_Beckett posted:I also registered. Not a lot of testing sites near VA, though, so if I pass the online test (I won't) I have to go to Nashville, TN. Like an IDIOT! Thoreau came to mind first, but I decided it sounds something way more Twain-esque, and changed my answer before it was revealed. I've been killing the Final Jeopardy's lately.
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Dec 29, 2012 02:00
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MrNonacho posted:Why didn't she just wager $0 and be guaranteed her $17K and another appearance? I wondered the same thing.
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Dec 29, 2012 12:50
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They had at least 8 clues left on the board. That pissed me off. Also, yeah, the contestants were moronic. I might have won if it weren't for that loving baseball final jeopardy.
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Jan 3, 2013 03:23
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zVxTeflon posted:Christ ditch the stories segment already. I have yet to hear one that isn't some stupid as gently caress no one cares type poo poo. Give them more time to finish off the board or at least edit away some of that dead air when noone rings in. DVR baby. I never listen to that crap.
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Jan 3, 2013 04:08
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HookShot posted:I rarely watch them because PVR, but I always laugh when the person's anecdote is even worse than most of them because you just KNOW that is the most interesting thing that has ever happened in that person's life. There are probably a lot of entertaining stories that are not told because A) the person is embarrassed B) it would not be good for early evening network TV Like, I have plenty of good stories... but most of them are very dark. I'd probably end up telling the story of when I met President Clinton.
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Jan 3, 2013 21:44
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Can't believe the two women didn't know which amendment gave women the right to vote. That is 10th grade poo poo. I had to memorize all the amendments in a regular class, and still know 3/4 of them.
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Jan 4, 2013 05:42
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Glenn_Beckett posted:I say reesie's piecies all the time, and I KNOW it's wrong. gently caress y'all. All a y'all. No, gently caress you!  Colonial Air Force posted:During the commercial break, it donned on me that they meant "sex" as in "gender"*, and so I already knew it was the 19th Amendment. I had a feeling it would be the 19th amendment before the answer, too. It really blows my mind though, that two highly intelligent and knowledgeable women didn't get it, and the one man knew it. And yeah, Ree-See's Pee-Sees thing has driven me crazy my whole life. Is that how they say it in E.T. or something? I know nobody that says "Ree-Sees Peanut Butter Cups."
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Jan 4, 2013 23:10
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Ricey's Pisces The Final Jeopardy tonight was ridiculously easy. It could have been a single Jeopardy non-daily double question.
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Jan 5, 2013 02:43
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ElwoodCuse posted:It should have been "This imaginary character became 'real' on November 18, 1985" And I wouldn't get it... Pinocchio would be my guess though.
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Jan 5, 2013 13:38
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Soothing Vapors posted:I think that might be the easiest final jeopardy I've ever seen. Jesus. Not to mention the previous one about the Seven Dwarves... Even my (stupid) father got it. I think they're switching the Final Jeopardy questions with the Single Jeopardy round $200 questions... There were several questions about which I had no idea... But Babe Ruth and the Seven Dwarves? Come on man. I watch this show to challenge my brain, not to make it regress.
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Jan 8, 2013 05:47
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Don't fret if you don't make it. They've repeatedly said in the fine print "just because you pass the test, does not guarantee you move on to the next round." I'm taking mine on Thursday @ 11pm. Let us know how it goes for you guys. I expect it to be like this: OPERA QUESTION BRITISH MONARCH QUESTION OPERA QUESTION OBSCURE COMPOSER QUESTION BASEBALL QUESTION OPERA QUESTION
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Jan 8, 2013 18:13
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HookShot posted:Yeah, I'm doing Thursday at 10pm. Heh, those are ones I would love, though. I figuratively salivate whenever there is a literary category on the board. Same with "Classic Cinema" or "Actors" and "Basketball" categories.
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Jan 8, 2013 19:05
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Literature, Basketball, Golden Age of Cinema, Greek Mythology, Science and Wordplay/Rhyme Time/Before and After. My perfect lineup of categories.
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AA is for Quitters posted:From what I heard part of what they look for are contestants that'll give others a fighting chance. They don't want someone who'll just run away with everything like Jennings did because its not as fun to watch. Jennings made that show's popularity blow up, it opened up new demographics of viewers.
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Jan 9, 2013 00:32
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That was a hell of a game. Tough Final Jeopardy, too. I can't believe it, but I guessed Carter! I'm way more excited about that than I should be. In retrospect, it makes sense. He looks like a walking corpse, but he's still alive. Modern medicine means people live a lot longer than they used to. It's been what, 33 years since he was president? I could have beaten Ashok on that game! Hell, I'd be happy to come in second place and get $2,000. Enough to pay for an MRI and the travel expenses. escape artist fucked around with this message at 01:40 on Jan 9, 2013 |
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Jan 9, 2013 01:33
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DrBouvenstein posted:Gah! Something's wrong with the site, can't log in! Try a different browser. e: I have a browser that is super protected with lots of add-ons and the like, and then another browser with nothing on it that saves every cookie, and the like.
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Jan 9, 2013 01:41
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drat guys, you're making me think I'd be lucky to get 25 of them. . .
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Jan 9, 2013 02:19
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I assume we get a new test each night, right?
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Jan 9, 2013 05:16
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Glenn_Beckett posted:Nope. Just the one. Yeah. I meant that my questions for the Thursday test will be entirely different from the questions for the Tuesday test.
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Jan 9, 2013 13:33
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I guessed Oslo and Helsinki, but it was Oslo and Stockholm. That was a tough question. Sad to see Ashok go. He was cool. Anybody taking the test tonight?
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Jan 10, 2013 01:51
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I'm taking it tomorrow night at 11pm. I have a 5 hour energy on hand in case I kept sleepy. My logic for picking Thursday was simply "there's nothing good on TV that night." Good luck guys! Even though we're kind of competing for the same slot, I wish you all well.
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Jan 10, 2013 02:40
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I logged in to the test site and now it has a countdown of 6 minutes saying that I'm going to take the test. poo poo, I know I signed up for Thursday. I don't know what to do! edit: Guess I'll just see what happens at the end of the countdown, and take it if it wants me to take it. I was going to do a little last minute geography studying, but what the hell? Just hope there's no ballet questions. escape artist fucked around with this message at 02:59 on Jan 10, 2013 |
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Jan 10, 2013 02:57
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DrBouvenstein posted:The day you register for is meaningless. Logging in any night there's a test makes you take it that night. gently caress me! Oh well, I'm alert and attentive and ready to go. May as well do it now. This is the longest countdown ever... one minute until test time.
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Jan 10, 2013 03:02
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Dammit, I hosed that one up. Should not have logged in. I knew Baby Ruth Bader Ginsberg but couldn't type it in time!! I was a wise-rear end about one or two questions that I didn't know... "This children's book..." I wrote "Everybody Poops" and The Hunger Games star I wrote "Pretty Blonde 23423824"
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:There was a question on what tree is on the South Carolina flag. I knew it was palmetto because last year I got a question asking which state was the Palmetto State. That's one of the few I'm certain I got right. That one about the HBO shows was Game of Thrones, right? I don't watch it so I don't know. And the "All In" book was Petraeus?
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Oh poo poo, I got the Hoover question right! I hope someone takes the Thursday tests and posts so I can lament about how much better I would have done if I had just waited until tomorrow.
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Jan 10, 2013 03:18
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On the site's FAQ it says that they don't send you your score, you're only contacted if you pass... What constitutes passing? How come so many people knew their scores a few hours afterward last night? Ahhh, I'm so antsy.
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Jan 10, 2013 03:22
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Old James posted:
That one screwed me too, but I ended up putting noble gasses. If I had to guess, I'm in the 35-38 range. I passed on about 4 or 5 and there were 3 I wrote wrong answers in. (I put Ayn Rand for Virginia Woolf)
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Jan 10, 2013 03:24
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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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BrooklynBruiser posted:I went with peat. I probably was wrong. Peat is what I was thinking, but I didn't type it.
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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.
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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.
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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. :\ They'll accept that, for sure.
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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
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