# 2013 Jeopardy! online test thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 26, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217 "2012-12-26T20:31:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/121 "2013-01-11T06:08:58Z")
I got 29 correct. Old Man and the Sea and Madea were two guesses I thought I pulled out of nowhere. Surprised to see I got those two! ---
**Author:** ![Nuveena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nuveena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nuveena)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/122 "2013-01-11T06:22:22Z")
42 on Tuesday, 32 on Wednesday, and 36 on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/123 "2013-01-11T07:19:18Z")
I got at least 40, maybe a few more. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/124 "2013-01-11T12:03:50Z")
> [@robby](#): > > OK, I’m signed up for the first time ever. The test tonight is a little later than I’d prefer (11 p.m. EST), but I missed the first two nights. > > I actually found out about the online test due to a promo during the show yesterday. I’ve thought about trying out for the show since college (\>20 years ago). I’m such an idiot–I fell asleep on the recliner before it started. :smack: (I told you it was too late for me.) Reading the questions this morning, I probably would have gotten 30 correct, so I guess it didn’t matter that I missed it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/125 "2013-01-11T13:46:28Z")
> [@robby](#): > > I’m such an idiot–I fell asleep on the recliner before it started. :smack: (I told you it was too late for me.) > > Reading the questions this morning, I probably would have gotten 30 correct, so I guess it didn’t matter that I missed it. 🙂 Understandable. I grew up back east. Monday Night Football games start at 9pm Eastern and went past midnight. I rarely was awake at the end. Here in California, MNF games start at 6pm and end around 9:30. I’m usually (though not always!) awake at the end. I will say that the mechanics of taking the test (online, 15 seconds each, think quickly and type in the answer), caused me to miss a few questions, maybe 2-3, I knew the answer to. maybe it was nerves. Taking it more often would be good practice. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/126 "2013-01-11T14:30:39Z")
> [@judikium](#): > > I got 29/50, unfortunately. Got “cloud” and “bona fide” about two seconds too late. And plenty just eluded me. Oh well–one more try for the college test, maybe that’ll work out! > > And I did “handyman’s candymans.” Which while I realize makes almost no sense now, I thought it was pretty inspired at the time! I like your answer. Better than my stab in the dark of gear(head’s) fear (heads?) ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/127 "2013-01-11T14:42:12Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > I wonder if the folks looking over the test will use that old Jeopardy trap and count “Revelations” wrong? Or are they less anal about this than on the show? 🙂 They counted it wrong at the audition. ☹ (I was not the victim.) ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/128 "2013-01-11T23:46:44Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > They counted it wrong at the audition. ☹ (I was not the victim.) I’m confused–what is the “trap” here? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/129 "2013-01-11T23:59:50Z")
The name of the book is “Revelation” or “The Revelation of St. John”, not “Revelations”. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217/130 "2013-01-13T00:04:45Z")
I believe I scored in the mid 30s, based on not being certain of what exactly I said on a couple of them. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-jeopardy-online-test-thread/645217.md?page=6)