The Jeopardy contestant search exam
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From those posted I got 10.
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Here is the Wednesday test. The general consensus was that it was easier than Tuesday (although not everyone agrees). I did slightly better, 38 versus 36 on Tues.
1. IN THE BOOKSTORE
"An American Legend" is the subtitle of Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book about this 1930s horse
2. REALITY TV
Camille Grammer is one of the "Real Housewives of" this place
3. BIOLOGY
Whether natural or acquired, it's the body's ability to resist certain diseases
4. MOUNTAINS
These mountains on India's northern border have a name from the Sanskrit for "snow abode"
5. NUTS TO YOU!
These nuts, chopped, are traditionally part of Waldorf salad
6. WORLD HISTORY
From 1964 to 1980 this country was known as Rhodesia
7. POETS & POETRY
He finished writing "Paradise Lost" in 1667
8. THE FAMILY CAR
This company introduced the Odyssey minivan in 1995
9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
Tchaikovsky wrote this piece for the opening of a cathedral on the 70th anniversary of Russia's defeat of Napoleon
10. CABINET DEPARTMENTS
The U.S. comptroller of the currency is a part of this Cabinet department
11. CROSSWORD CLUES "P"
Suit-bringer in court (9)
12. WORLD CITIES
In Australia, this city is second only to Sydney in population
13. 21ST CENTURY FILMS
This big-headed supervillain voiced by Will Ferrell finds life empty without a hero to fight
14. FRENCH AUTHORS
This author created the character Jean Valjean
15. THE 17TH CENTURY
The 17th & 18th century Jacobite Rebellions attempted to return this royal house to the British throne
16. EARTH SCIENCE
This melted rock which eventually becomes lava may form up to 100 miles below the volcano's surface
17. BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS
This book of the Bible says, "But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea"
18. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
July 14 in France is this holiday named for a fortress
19. SHAKESPEAREAN RHYME TIME
Robin Goodfellow's formal wear
20. NONFICTION
"Be the Pack Leader" was a nonfiction bestseller written by this TV "Dog Whisperer"
21. QUOTATIONS
It ends, "that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"
22. BRAND LOGOS
The logo of this coffee brand shows a good, last drop of coffee leaving the cup
23. PLAYWRIGHTS
His marriage to Marilyn Monroe inspired his play "After the Fall"
24. GOVERNORS
While campaigning for the presidential nomination in 1972, this Alabama governor was shot & paralyzed
25. AFRICAN CAPITALS
It's the capital of Kenya
26. PRO GOLFERS
The first name of this golfer means "victory" in Hindi
27. LITERARY CHARACTERS
Last name of Constance, the lady who has an affair with gamekeeper Oliver Mellors
28. THE ELEMENTS
Ba is the symbol for this whitish metal whose compounds are used in radiology
29. STAMP ACT
The U.S. stopped issuing this type of stamp in the 1970s, when most domestic mail was being sent that way anyway
30. HISTORIC NAMES
A document published Jan. 3, 1521 formally declared this German theologian a heretic
31. BRIT LIT
This author's sketch "Elinor and Marianne" developed into the novel "Sense and Sensibility"
32. "E" FOR EFFORT
Literally meaning "out of center", it means deviating in a peculiar or odd way
33. FASHION
This scarf that's looped or knotted in the front was named for a British racetrack
34. DANCE
This ballet move, a knee bend, means "bent" in French
35. GERMAN AUTHORS
A visit to India inspired his novel "Siddhartha", published in German in 1922
36. ISLANDS
This U.S. territory is the largest of the Mariana Islands
37. CELEBRITY BOOKS
First name that completes the title of the rollicking bestseller "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me..."
38. TOYS & GAMES
Betty James named a classic toy this, a word meaning "stealthy, sleek & sinuous"
39. SCIENCE & NATURE
The Bessemer process, developed in the 1850s, was a cheap way to convert pig iron into this
40. BESTSELLERS
Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was originally written in this language
41. WORD ORIGINS
This term for a leave of absence granted to a member of the military is from a Dutch word for "permission"
42. AFRICA
It's the largest country in Africa with a Mediterranean coast
43. BUSINESS PEOPLE
In 1985 this Aussie-born mogul became a U.S. citizen to meet requirements for owning TV stations
44. WORLD LEADERS
In 1956 this future Israeli prime minister adopted a new last name that means "to burn brightly" in Hebrew
45. AESOP'S FABLES
After unsuccessfully trying to reach grapes on a vine, he walked away concluding that they were sour
46. PAINTERS
This impressionist's works include "Monet Painting in His Garden" & "Luncheon of the Boating Party"
47. ANATOMY
The base of the fibula forms the outer projection of this joint
48. POP HITS
Before "California Gurls", Katy Perry used better spelling in this titillating song that shot her to fame
49. AUTHORS
It was the pen name of "Adam Bede" author Mary Ann Evans
50. FAMILIAR PHRASES
"Born with" one of these "in one's mouth" is a reference to a high-end christening gift
1. IN THE BOOKSTORE
"An American Legend" is the subtitle of Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book about this 1930s horse
2. REALITY TV
Camille Grammer is one of the "Real Housewives of" this place
3. BIOLOGY
Whether natural or acquired, it's the body's ability to resist certain diseases
4. MOUNTAINS
These mountains on India's northern border have a name from the Sanskrit for "snow abode"
5. NUTS TO YOU!
These nuts, chopped, are traditionally part of Waldorf salad
6. WORLD HISTORY
From 1964 to 1980 this country was known as Rhodesia
7. POETS & POETRY
He finished writing "Paradise Lost" in 1667
8. THE FAMILY CAR
This company introduced the Odyssey minivan in 1995
9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
Tchaikovsky wrote this piece for the opening of a cathedral on the 70th anniversary of Russia's defeat of Napoleon
10. CABINET DEPARTMENTS
The U.S. comptroller of the currency is a part of this Cabinet department
11. CROSSWORD CLUES "P"
Suit-bringer in court (9)
12. WORLD CITIES
In Australia, this city is second only to Sydney in population
13. 21ST CENTURY FILMS
This big-headed supervillain voiced by Will Ferrell finds life empty without a hero to fight
14. FRENCH AUTHORS
This author created the character Jean Valjean
15. THE 17TH CENTURY
The 17th & 18th century Jacobite Rebellions attempted to return this royal house to the British throne
16. EARTH SCIENCE
This melted rock which eventually becomes lava may form up to 100 miles below the volcano's surface
17. BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS
This book of the Bible says, "But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea"
18. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
July 14 in France is this holiday named for a fortress
19. SHAKESPEAREAN RHYME TIME
Robin Goodfellow's formal wear
20. NONFICTION
"Be the Pack Leader" was a nonfiction bestseller written by this TV "Dog Whisperer"
21. QUOTATIONS
It ends, "that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"
22. BRAND LOGOS
The logo of this coffee brand shows a good, last drop of coffee leaving the cup
23. PLAYWRIGHTS
His marriage to Marilyn Monroe inspired his play "After the Fall"
24. GOVERNORS
While campaigning for the presidential nomination in 1972, this Alabama governor was shot & paralyzed
25. AFRICAN CAPITALS
It's the capital of Kenya
26. PRO GOLFERS
The first name of this golfer means "victory" in Hindi
27. LITERARY CHARACTERS
Last name of Constance, the lady who has an affair with gamekeeper Oliver Mellors
28. THE ELEMENTS
Ba is the symbol for this whitish metal whose compounds are used in radiology
29. STAMP ACT
The U.S. stopped issuing this type of stamp in the 1970s, when most domestic mail was being sent that way anyway
30. HISTORIC NAMES
A document published Jan. 3, 1521 formally declared this German theologian a heretic
31. BRIT LIT
This author's sketch "Elinor and Marianne" developed into the novel "Sense and Sensibility"
32. "E" FOR EFFORT
Literally meaning "out of center", it means deviating in a peculiar or odd way
33. FASHION
This scarf that's looped or knotted in the front was named for a British racetrack
34. DANCE
This ballet move, a knee bend, means "bent" in French
35. GERMAN AUTHORS
A visit to India inspired his novel "Siddhartha", published in German in 1922
36. ISLANDS
This U.S. territory is the largest of the Mariana Islands
37. CELEBRITY BOOKS
First name that completes the title of the rollicking bestseller "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me..."
38. TOYS & GAMES
Betty James named a classic toy this, a word meaning "stealthy, sleek & sinuous"
39. SCIENCE & NATURE
The Bessemer process, developed in the 1850s, was a cheap way to convert pig iron into this
40. BESTSELLERS
Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was originally written in this language
41. WORD ORIGINS
This term for a leave of absence granted to a member of the military is from a Dutch word for "permission"
42. AFRICA
It's the largest country in Africa with a Mediterranean coast
43. BUSINESS PEOPLE
In 1985 this Aussie-born mogul became a U.S. citizen to meet requirements for owning TV stations
44. WORLD LEADERS
In 1956 this future Israeli prime minister adopted a new last name that means "to burn brightly" in Hebrew
45. AESOP'S FABLES
After unsuccessfully trying to reach grapes on a vine, he walked away concluding that they were sour
46. PAINTERS
This impressionist's works include "Monet Painting in His Garden" & "Luncheon of the Boating Party"
47. ANATOMY
The base of the fibula forms the outer projection of this joint
48. POP HITS
Before "California Gurls", Katy Perry used better spelling in this titillating song that shot her to fame
49. AUTHORS
It was the pen name of "Adam Bede" author Mary Ann Evans
50. FAMILIAR PHRASES
"Born with" one of these "in one's mouth" is a reference to a high-end christening gift
Mudcat
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Answers
1. IN THE BOOKSTORE
Seabiscuit
2. REALITY TV
Beverly Hills
3. BIOLOGY
immunity
4. MOUNTAINS
Himalayas
5. NUTS TO YOU!
walnuts
6. WORLD HISTORY
Zimbabwe
7. POETS & POETRY
John Milton
8. THE FAMILY CAR
Honda
9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
1812 Overture
10. CABINET DEPARTMENTS
Treasury
11. CROSSWORD CLUES "P"
plaintiff
12. WORLD CITIES
Melbourne
13. 21ST CENTURY FILMS
Megamind
14. FRENCH AUTHORS
Victor Hugo
15. THE 17TH CENTURY
Stuart
16. EARTH SCIENCE
magma
17. BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS
Exodus
18. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Bastille Day
19. SHAKESPEAREAN RHYME TIME
Puck's tux
20. NONFICTION
Cesar Millan
21. QUOTATIONS
Gettysburg Address
22. BRAND LOGOS
Maxwell House
23. PLAYWRIGHTS
Arthur Miller
24. GOVERNORS
George Wallace
25. AFRICAN CAPITALS
Nairobi
26. PRO GOLFERS
Vijay Singh
27. LITERARY CHARACTERS
Chatterley
28. THE ELEMENTS
barium
29. STAMP ACT
airmail
30. HISTORIC NAMES
Martin Luther
31. BRIT LIT
Jane Austen
32. "E" FOR EFFORT
eccentric
33. FASHION
ascot
34. DANCE
pli
35. GERMAN AUTHORS
Hermann Hesse
36. ISLANDS
Guam
37. CELEBRITY BOOKS
Chelsea
38. TOYS & GAMES
Slinky
39. SCIENCE & NATURE
steel
40. BESTSELLERS
Swedish
41. WORD ORIGINS
furlough
42. AFRICA
Algeria
43. BUSINESS PEOPLE
Rupert Murdoch
44. WORLD LEADERS
Golda Meir
45. AESOP'S FABLES
the fox
46. PAINTERS
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
47. ANATOMY
ankle
48. POP HITS
"I Kissed a Girl"
49. AUTHORS
George Eliot
50. FAMILIAR PHRASES
a silver spoon
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1. IN THE BOOKSTORE
Seabiscuit
2. REALITY TV
Beverly Hills
3. BIOLOGY
immunity
4. MOUNTAINS
Himalayas
5. NUTS TO YOU!
walnuts
6. WORLD HISTORY
Zimbabwe
7. POETS & POETRY
John Milton
8. THE FAMILY CAR
Honda
9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
1812 Overture
10. CABINET DEPARTMENTS
Treasury
11. CROSSWORD CLUES "P"
plaintiff
12. WORLD CITIES
Melbourne
13. 21ST CENTURY FILMS
Megamind
14. FRENCH AUTHORS
Victor Hugo
15. THE 17TH CENTURY
Stuart
16. EARTH SCIENCE
magma
17. BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS
Exodus
18. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Bastille Day
19. SHAKESPEAREAN RHYME TIME
Puck's tux
20. NONFICTION
Cesar Millan
21. QUOTATIONS
Gettysburg Address
22. BRAND LOGOS
Maxwell House
23. PLAYWRIGHTS
Arthur Miller
24. GOVERNORS
George Wallace
25. AFRICAN CAPITALS
Nairobi
26. PRO GOLFERS
Vijay Singh
27. LITERARY CHARACTERS
Chatterley
28. THE ELEMENTS
barium
29. STAMP ACT
airmail
30. HISTORIC NAMES
Martin Luther
31. BRIT LIT
Jane Austen
32. "E" FOR EFFORT
eccentric
33. FASHION
ascot
34. DANCE
pli
35. GERMAN AUTHORS
Hermann Hesse
36. ISLANDS
Guam
37. CELEBRITY BOOKS
Chelsea
38. TOYS & GAMES
Slinky
39. SCIENCE & NATURE
steel
40. BESTSELLERS
Swedish
41. WORD ORIGINS
furlough
42. AFRICA
Algeria
43. BUSINESS PEOPLE
Rupert Murdoch
44. WORLD LEADERS
Golda Meir
45. AESOP'S FABLES
the fox
46. PAINTERS
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
47. ANATOMY
ankle
48. POP HITS
"I Kissed a Girl"
49. AUTHORS
George Eliot
50. FAMILIAR PHRASES
a silver spoon
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Only 8 from this one. If they made it only geography based I could be on the show.
roguejuror
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Matty
Bringing Sexy Back
- Since
- Jan 26, 2010
- Messages
- 49,833
- Score
- 5,523
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- 0
Thursday's test questions followed by the answers... I got 24 or 25 right (I think I didn't have time to fully type one of the answers) :
1. POETS
His experiences in the Civil War produced poems like "Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night"
2. TV
Nucky Thompson is an Atlantic City bigwig on this HBO drama
3. SCIENTISTS
He's associated with the phrase "an equal and opposite reaction"
4. AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
It's bordered by Chad to the south & Egypt to the east
5. MAGAZINES
Helen Gurley Brown was its first female editor; it got a makeover & a new motto: "Fun, Fearless, Female"
6. THE CONSTITUTION
It's where you'd find what's known as the "Establishment Clause"
7. WRITERS OF TODAY
"Truman" & "1776" are books by this author who's brought U.S. history to the bestseller lists
8. OFF TO COLLEGE
This women's college in Northampton, Mass. opened in 1875
9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
In 1891 this Czech composer gave us the chamber work "Dumky"
10. ON THE WEB
On Sept. 4, 1998 Larry Page & Sergey Brin incorporated this company
11. 10-LETTER WORDS
It's a small elevator used for moving dishes between floors
12. BODIES OF WATER
The Angara River empties out of this Siberian lake, which covers an area of 12,200 sq. miles
13. CLASSIC MOVIES
Detective Miles Archer gets killed & his partner takes over his case in this 1941 movie
14. SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS
Iago is this general's insanely jealous aide
15. ANCIENT ROMANS
In 63 B.C. this great orator attained Rome's highest elected political office
16. THE PERIODIC TABLE
The symbol for this element is Pb
17. PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE
Awful boils & the death of his kids are some of the troubles that make his name a byword for patience
18. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
The corporate office address for this company is 702 SW 8th St. in Bentonville, Arkansas
19. "S" WORDS
A pointed device used to write on a computer screen
20. CHILDREN'S LIT
In 1877 this nonsense poet penned "Laughable Lyrics"
21. IN THE CABINET
He was Lyndon Johnson's first attorney general
22. THE ZODIAC
Its sign is the goat
23. BROADWAY
In 2010 the characters of Tony, Maria & Riff were back at the Palace Theatre in this musical
24. IN FASHION
"Nautical" name for a stiff, straw hat with a flat-topped crown, ribbon band & straight brim
25. CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
Multan, Quetta, Karachi
26. WOMEN OF ROCK
Born Stefani Germanotta, she had her first no. 1 hit in early 2009 with "Just Dance"
27. AMERICAN LITERATURE
"Freedom" & "The Corrections" are 2 of his acclaimed novels
28. BOTANY
From the Greek for "leaf", these make up the corolla
29. ARCHITECTURE
From the Italian, this entryway consists of a roof supported by columns
30. U.S. PRESIDENTS
Somewhat surprisingly, he warned America to beware of "the military-industrial complex"
31. BRITISH AUTHORS
While a student at Oxford, this author began to create his language called "Elvish"
32. FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
This Latin word for "earned" frequently follows the name of a retired college professor
33. MONEY
This present U.S. coin has a torch on its reverse
34. BALLET
In 1991 this ballet company, the Bolshoi's rival, was officially renamed the St. Petersburg Ballet
35. NOVEL CHARACTERS
Marriage to a dull village doctor fails to satisfy this Flaubert title character
36. STATE CAPITALS
This city is the capital of Pennsylvania
37. SPORTS STARS
This NFL star quarterback is married to supermodel Gisele Bundchen
38. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
The name of this holiday is from the Swahili for "first fruits"
39. EARTH SCIENCE
The hardness of a mineral is often measured on this scale named for a German mineralogist
40. LITERARY ALLUSIONS
A type of "bargain" is named for this character in world literature who deals with the devil
41. EPONYMS
A 19th c. French acrobat gave his name to this 1-piece garment he designed & wore to show off his physique
42. MOUNTAINS
This California peak is the USA's highest outside of Alaska
43. WEIGHTS & MEASURES
The Greek letter omega is the symbol for this unit of electrical resistance
44. EXPLORERS
This explorer who gave his name to continents is thought to have discovered the mouth of the Amazon
45. SHORT STORIES
In this Hemingway story, a writer dies from a gangrenous leg while on an African safari
46. ART
A French word for wild beasts gives us the name of this art movement associated with Matisse
47. WEATHER
Popularly called mares' tails, these wispy clouds are the highest in the sky
48. ACTRESSES
Marion Cotillard won an Oscar for playing this singer in "La Vie en Rose"
49. LITERARY CHARACTERS
She is brought to Thornfield Manor as governess to Adele Varens, Rochester's ward
50. RHYME TIME
A small deer out on the grass in front of the house
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Correct responses
1. POETS
Walt Whitman
2. TV
Boardwalk Empire
3. SCIENTISTS
Isaac Newton
4. AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
Libya
5. MAGAZINES
Cosmopolitan
6. THE CONSTITUTION
First Amendment (Bill of Rights probably not specific enough)
7. WRITERS OF TODAY
David McCullough
8. OFF TO COLLEGE
Smith College
9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
Antonn Dvořk/Antonin Dvorak
10. ON THE WEB
Google
11. 10-LETTER WORDS
dumbwaiter
12. BODIES OF WATER
Lake Baikal
13. CLASSIC MOVIES
The Maltese Falcon
14. SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS
Othello
15. ANCIENT ROMANS
(Marcus Tullius) Cicero
16. THE PERIODIC TABLE
lead
17. PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE
Job
18. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
Wal-Mart
19. "S" WORDS
stylus
20. CHILDREN'S LIT
Edward Lear
21. IN THE CABINET
Robert F. Kennedy
22. THE ZODIAC
Capricorn
23. BROADWAY
West Side Story
24. IN FASHION
boater
25. CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
Pakistan
26. WOMEN OF ROCK
Lady Gaga
27. AMERICAN LITERATURE
Jonathan Franzen
28. BOTANY
petals
29. ARCHITECTURE
portico
30. U.S. PRESIDENTS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
31. BRITISH AUTHORS
J.R.R. Tolkien
32. FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
emeritus
33. MONEY
dime (dollar coin also seems to fit the clue)
34. BALLET
Kirov
35. NOVEL CHARACTERS
Madame Bovary
36. STATE CAPITALS
Harrisburg
37. SPORTS STARS
Tom Brady
38. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Kwanzaa
39. EARTH SCIENCE
Mohs
40. LITERARY ALLUSIONS
Faust/Faustus
41. EPONYMS
leotard
42. MOUNTAINS
Mount Whitney
43. WEIGHTS & MEASURES
ohm
44. EXPLORERS
Amerigo Vespucci
45. SHORT STORIES
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro"
46. ART
Fauvism
47. WEATHER
cirrus
48. ACTRESSES
dith Piaf
49. LITERARY CHARACTERS
Jane Eyre
50. RHYME TIME
lawn fawn
1. POETS
His experiences in the Civil War produced poems like "Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night"
2. TV
Nucky Thompson is an Atlantic City bigwig on this HBO drama
3. SCIENTISTS
He's associated with the phrase "an equal and opposite reaction"
4. AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
It's bordered by Chad to the south & Egypt to the east
5. MAGAZINES
Helen Gurley Brown was its first female editor; it got a makeover & a new motto: "Fun, Fearless, Female"
6. THE CONSTITUTION
It's where you'd find what's known as the "Establishment Clause"
7. WRITERS OF TODAY
"Truman" & "1776" are books by this author who's brought U.S. history to the bestseller lists
8. OFF TO COLLEGE
This women's college in Northampton, Mass. opened in 1875
9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
In 1891 this Czech composer gave us the chamber work "Dumky"
10. ON THE WEB
On Sept. 4, 1998 Larry Page & Sergey Brin incorporated this company
11. 10-LETTER WORDS
It's a small elevator used for moving dishes between floors
12. BODIES OF WATER
The Angara River empties out of this Siberian lake, which covers an area of 12,200 sq. miles
13. CLASSIC MOVIES
Detective Miles Archer gets killed & his partner takes over his case in this 1941 movie
14. SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS
Iago is this general's insanely jealous aide
15. ANCIENT ROMANS
In 63 B.C. this great orator attained Rome's highest elected political office
16. THE PERIODIC TABLE
The symbol for this element is Pb
17. PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE
Awful boils & the death of his kids are some of the troubles that make his name a byword for patience
18. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
The corporate office address for this company is 702 SW 8th St. in Bentonville, Arkansas
19. "S" WORDS
A pointed device used to write on a computer screen
20. CHILDREN'S LIT
In 1877 this nonsense poet penned "Laughable Lyrics"
21. IN THE CABINET
He was Lyndon Johnson's first attorney general
22. THE ZODIAC
Its sign is the goat
23. BROADWAY
In 2010 the characters of Tony, Maria & Riff were back at the Palace Theatre in this musical
24. IN FASHION
"Nautical" name for a stiff, straw hat with a flat-topped crown, ribbon band & straight brim
25. CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
Multan, Quetta, Karachi
26. WOMEN OF ROCK
Born Stefani Germanotta, she had her first no. 1 hit in early 2009 with "Just Dance"
27. AMERICAN LITERATURE
"Freedom" & "The Corrections" are 2 of his acclaimed novels
28. BOTANY
From the Greek for "leaf", these make up the corolla
29. ARCHITECTURE
From the Italian, this entryway consists of a roof supported by columns
30. U.S. PRESIDENTS
Somewhat surprisingly, he warned America to beware of "the military-industrial complex"
31. BRITISH AUTHORS
While a student at Oxford, this author began to create his language called "Elvish"
32. FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
This Latin word for "earned" frequently follows the name of a retired college professor
33. MONEY
This present U.S. coin has a torch on its reverse
34. BALLET
In 1991 this ballet company, the Bolshoi's rival, was officially renamed the St. Petersburg Ballet
35. NOVEL CHARACTERS
Marriage to a dull village doctor fails to satisfy this Flaubert title character
36. STATE CAPITALS
This city is the capital of Pennsylvania
37. SPORTS STARS
This NFL star quarterback is married to supermodel Gisele Bundchen
38. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
The name of this holiday is from the Swahili for "first fruits"
39. EARTH SCIENCE
The hardness of a mineral is often measured on this scale named for a German mineralogist
40. LITERARY ALLUSIONS
A type of "bargain" is named for this character in world literature who deals with the devil
41. EPONYMS
A 19th c. French acrobat gave his name to this 1-piece garment he designed & wore to show off his physique
42. MOUNTAINS
This California peak is the USA's highest outside of Alaska
43. WEIGHTS & MEASURES
The Greek letter omega is the symbol for this unit of electrical resistance
44. EXPLORERS
This explorer who gave his name to continents is thought to have discovered the mouth of the Amazon
45. SHORT STORIES
In this Hemingway story, a writer dies from a gangrenous leg while on an African safari
46. ART
A French word for wild beasts gives us the name of this art movement associated with Matisse
47. WEATHER
Popularly called mares' tails, these wispy clouds are the highest in the sky
48. ACTRESSES
Marion Cotillard won an Oscar for playing this singer in "La Vie en Rose"
49. LITERARY CHARACTERS
She is brought to Thornfield Manor as governess to Adele Varens, Rochester's ward
50. RHYME TIME
A small deer out on the grass in front of the house
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Correct responses
1. POETS
Walt Whitman
2. TV
Boardwalk Empire
3. SCIENTISTS
Isaac Newton
4. AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
Libya
5. MAGAZINES
Cosmopolitan
6. THE CONSTITUTION
First Amendment (Bill of Rights probably not specific enough)
7. WRITERS OF TODAY
David McCullough
8. OFF TO COLLEGE
Smith College
9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
Antonn Dvořk/Antonin Dvorak
10. ON THE WEB
11. 10-LETTER WORDS
dumbwaiter
12. BODIES OF WATER
Lake Baikal
13. CLASSIC MOVIES
The Maltese Falcon
14. SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS
Othello
15. ANCIENT ROMANS
(Marcus Tullius) Cicero
16. THE PERIODIC TABLE
lead
17. PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE
Job
18. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
Wal-Mart
19. "S" WORDS
stylus
20. CHILDREN'S LIT
Edward Lear
21. IN THE CABINET
Robert F. Kennedy
22. THE ZODIAC
Capricorn
23. BROADWAY
West Side Story
24. IN FASHION
boater
25. CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
Pakistan
26. WOMEN OF ROCK
Lady Gaga
27. AMERICAN LITERATURE
Jonathan Franzen
28. BOTANY
petals
29. ARCHITECTURE
portico
30. U.S. PRESIDENTS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
31. BRITISH AUTHORS
J.R.R. Tolkien
32. FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
emeritus
33. MONEY
dime (dollar coin also seems to fit the clue)
34. BALLET
Kirov
35. NOVEL CHARACTERS
Madame Bovary
36. STATE CAPITALS
Harrisburg
37. SPORTS STARS
Tom Brady
38. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Kwanzaa
39. EARTH SCIENCE
Mohs
40. LITERARY ALLUSIONS
Faust/Faustus
41. EPONYMS
leotard
42. MOUNTAINS
Mount Whitney
43. WEIGHTS & MEASURES
ohm
44. EXPLORERS
Amerigo Vespucci
45. SHORT STORIES
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro"
46. ART
Fauvism
47. WEATHER
cirrus
48. ACTRESSES
dith Piaf
49. LITERARY CHARACTERS
Jane Eyre
50. RHYME TIME
lawn fawn
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Muddy did you qualify? I've been watching every day for about the past 6 months, great show
I read Ken Jennings book a while back. How many times have you been in the contestant pool?
Do you know your USA Presidents front to back with details about them? What categories that they feature could you run, and which ones would you rather avoid? Seems like they recycle the same stuff, state/world capitals, shakespeare, art, classical music, etc.
I read Ken Jennings book a while back. How many times have you been in the contestant pool?
Do you know your USA Presidents front to back with details about them? What categories that they feature could you run, and which ones would you rather avoid? Seems like they recycle the same stuff, state/world capitals, shakespeare, art, classical music, etc.
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As far as I know, I qualified. They don't actually tell you the criteria any more though. It used to always be you needed 35 out of 50 on the test so unless that has changed, I qualified.
So this would be the third time I have been in the contestant pool. Twice were from in-person testing where they told me straight-up I was in. This time, I am just assuming.
I know my US presidents well enough. I brush up on them before taking the test. Same with world/state capitals. Sporcle tests are handy. It's great for brushing up on stuff like the Periodic table, different aspects of history/geography/music - lots of stuff. My best natural subjects are movies and sports. If I was ever on the show and there was one of those categories, I would dive right in. My wet dream would be to get on the show and have a Daily Double on The Simpsons.
I'm pretty good at math, pop culture, TV, literature. I think I would do well at the word games categories. Like where they give you a letter or series of letters that will appear in every answer. I like Before and After.
I'm competent at a lot of stuff. I may not be an expert but probably above average. Classical music, art, rivers, geography in general,
Poorest topics for me would be bible/religion, history, business and industry, economics, transportation, botany.
I'm not really scared of anything and if I was going to actually be on the show, I would study strategically and sharpen myself into a truly dangerous weapon.