# Jeopardy! Online Test **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144 "2007-01-23T20:06:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/81 "2007-01-26T03:38:21Z")
Half hour reminder for the last test. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/82 "2007-01-26T03:49:22Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] Yep. [Ogden Nash](http://www.usps.com/news/2002/philatelic/sr02_043.htm). The trouble with a kitten is that Eventually it becomes a cat. [/QUOTE] Well, that is at least one I got correct! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/83 "2007-01-26T04:02:15Z")
That sure is a lousy pic of Alex Trebek on the screen with the countdown timer. His face is too long. 3 minutes to go! ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/84 "2007-01-26T04:14:33Z")
Ye gods, that was embarassing. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/85 "2007-01-26T04:15:18Z")
Man, I just took it. It was a lot harder than I expected it to be. Either that, or I’m a lot dumber than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/86 "2007-01-26T04:18:34Z")
I did horribly, I hope the earlier tests were easier, or maybe I’m too enebriated… ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/87 "2007-01-26T04:21:14Z")
I got 30, tops. Wouldn’t be surprised if I was 20-25. Somewhat embarassed. I would’ve done better on either of the tests from the previous nights. Blah. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/88 "2007-01-26T04:48:22Z")
Jeopardy online test, Thurs 01/25/07 Feel free to correct me if I’m wong. [ol][li]Prehistory: Named for a place in Germany, this type of man of 50,000 B.C.[/li]would not do well on a “Jeoardy!” test Neanderthal [li]Athletes: His controversial moments include autographing the ball as part[/li] of a touchdown celebration Owens [li]Famous Frenchmen: His pen produced the letter “J’Accuse” & the novel[/li]“Germinal” Zola [li]Bodies of Water: 200 miles long, it divides Maryland in two Chesapeake[/li] [li]Government: Jame Schlesinger was the first secretary of this, a[/li] position created in 1977 Dept of Energy [li]Rhyme Time: A place to store sodium chloride salt vault[/li] [li]U.S. Presidents: He took the oath of office in 1885 & in 1893 [/li]Cleveland [li]Physics: Measured in units called gauss, this type of field is strongest magnetic[/li] [li]The family business: In 1853 he founded a piano-making business with his sons that stayed family owned until 1972 Steinway[/li] [li] Bestselling authors: Remarkable, the 2006 novel “The House” was this woman’s 66th bestseller Steele[/li] [li]Classical Music: Glenn Gould’s performances of this Bach set of 30 variations[/li] is legendary Goldberg [li]Food: Wheat is high in this substance that gives dough strength, elasticity &[/li] rising power gluten [li]Films of the 80’s: Before “The Silence of the Lambs”, this legal drama won[/li] Jodie Foster her first Oscar The Accused [li]Holidays: As in Ralph Ellison’s last novel, the end of U.S. Slavery is[/li] celebrated on the 19th of this month June[/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/89 "2007-01-26T05:20:45Z")
Next batch: 1. Mountain ranges: These mountains run down Italy from the gulf of Genoa to the Strait of Messina Appenines 2. Homophones: A group of actors, or one of the hereditary groups that make up Hindu society cast, caste 3. Poets: This national poet of Scotland wrote “The Holy Fair” Burns 4. Transport tech: The 2 main types of internal combusion engines are gasoline & this truck powerer diesel 5. The new testament: Mark’s gospel names this person as the first to see the resurrected christ Mary Magdalene 6. Ancient cities: Hammurabi made this city his capital Babyon 7. Diseases: Smoking causes this distention of the lungs that leads to wheezing & shortness of breath emphysema 8. American writers: in 1953 his “nine stories” told of the glass family, who would return in his later works Salinger 9. Countries of Asia: Dhaka is the capital of this neighbor of India 10. Occupations: Also a last name, this word means someone who works in wax & wicks chandler? 11. Historic monarchs: He united the Kingdom of Spain before dying in 1516 12. Accessories: 6-letter word for a strapless purse (clutch 13. Comedians: On his ABC show, he plays an aviation plant manager & Constance Marie is his patient wife Lopez 14. As Shakespeare wrote: 2 words that compete the quote “If music be the food of love…” play on 15. Common Bonds: Bell, Mason, Slop jar 16. Art Movements: Pollock & De Kooning were stars of the 1950s style dubbed “abstract” this expressionism ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/90 "2007-01-26T05:56:47Z")
I could be wrong, and a few have “?” that I’m not sure of. Feel free to correct me. 1. Art Movements: Pollock & De Kooning were stars of the 1950s style dubbed “abstract” this expressionism) 2. Around the U.S.: In area, Vernon is this state’s largest parish (Lousiana)Lousiana 3. Military ranks: It’s a 2-star general, above a brigadier general but below a lieutenant general Major general? Sergeant Major General? 4. Birds: This woodpecker of the family picidae is named for what it tries to extract from trees insects? 5. 20th century plays: This Eugene O’Neill work is set in a saloon where deluded drunks awarit the arrival of Hickey The Iceman Cometh 6. The ‘UN’ category: Any hoofed mammal, whether it’s a hog or a hippo 7. This officer is charged with maintaining order in the courtroom during a trial bailiff 8. 2006 News: The report of the Iraq study group, co-chaired by this former secy of state, made quite a splash Baker 9. Singers: “Love Hangover” was among the solo hits by this supreme supreme 10. Ships: Her voyages were ended when she ran aground on Hispaniola on Christmas Day 1492 Santa Maria 11. The Earth: It’s the study of the movemement [sic] of the Earth’s crust; the “plate” type is preeminent tectonics 12. Psychology: Freudian term that referred originally to the ID’s sexual energy but later to all human drives libido? 13. Posthumous publishing: “You can’t go home again” was published in 1940, 2 years after his death Wolfe 14. Famous families: This family ran Florence from the mid-1400s to the mid-1700s Medici 15. Investing: Smart investors check out a company’s P/E ratio, which stand for price to these Earnings 16. Science: Atoms bond to form these, the smallest units of substance with all the properties of the substance molecule 17. Newspaper names: It follows “Times” in the name of a Richmond, VA, paper & “Post” in the name of a St. Louis Paper Dispatch 18. U.S. Politics: Senators from this state have included Joseph McCarthy & Russell Feingold Wisconsin 19. Words: From the old french for “Crib”, it’s a representation of a Nativity scene creche 20. Nursery rhymes: “A merry old soul was he” Cole 21. Show tunes: "Ya got trouble: & “Seventy-six trombones” are songs from this show The Music Man That’s all, folks! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/91 "2007-01-26T06:08:17Z")
In post #88, clue #8 should read, “Physics: Measured in units called gauss, this type of field is strongest near the pole of an object” ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/92 "2007-01-26T06:08:45Z")
Your suggested answers for 24 and 41 are correct. For #33, I guessed (and I think it’s right, from my Internet research): sapsuckers. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/93 "2007-01-26T06:18:01Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper] Your suggested answers for 24 and 41 are correct. For #33, I guessed (and I think it’s right, from my Internet research): sapsuckers. [/QUOTE] Although they may be named from sucking sap rather than insects, “sapsucker” would not be a valid response, but “sap” would be (“what it tries to extract from trees” would be “sap”). ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/94 "2007-01-26T06:18:42Z")
Oh, for 32, your first suggested answer is correct, and your suggested answer for 25 is also right. It looks like I did better than I thought, but not as good as you, if these are truly the answers you submitted. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/95 "2007-01-26T06:20:11Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] Although they may be named from sucking sap rather than insects, “sapsucker” would not be a valid response, but “sap” would be (“what it tries to extract from trees” would be “sap”). [/QUOTE] But the question as you quoted it begins “_this woodpecker_,” meaning it’s looking for the woodpecker’s name. And way to negate my spoiler thoughtfulness on that question. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/96 "2007-01-26T06:26:05Z")
Ah. I got about 38, then. We’ll see what happens, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/97 "2007-01-26T06:28:18Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper] But the question as you quoted it begins “_this woodpecker_,” meaning it’s looking for the woodpecker’s name. [/quote] Yeah, you’re probably right. > [@](#): > > And way to negate my spoiler thoughtfulness on that question. 😉 Well, I was worried that using spoilers might be overkill anyway, as we gave away stuff for the previous tests already. The Jeopardy boards don’t even use spoilers. And **Leaper,** I got 31 right on the online test, about the same as yesterday. The rest were arrived at by deeper thinking or research – rapid-fire research, but not 15 second research! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/98 "2007-01-26T06:32:08Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper] Oh, for 32, your first suggested answer is correct… [/quote] For the US military, but the second might be right for other countries or other times. The clue doesn’t specify. I think they would have accepted either. ---
**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/99 "2007-01-26T11:55:28Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] The [questions](http://boards.sonypictures.com/boards/showpost.php?p=619966&postcount=35) (and categories) from the January 24th online test have now been posted in the Sony Jeopardy! forum. [/QUOTE] There are 35 that I know got right, 14 that I know I got wrong, and one (mitosis) I’m still not sure about. When are the selected supposed to be notified? Has anyone here been contacted yet? ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144/100 "2007-01-26T13:34:35Z")
[QUOTE=threeorange] When are the selected supposed to be notified? Has anyone here been contacted yet? [/QUOTE] If it’s anything like last year’s online test, three months is about the earliest you can expect to hear something. And that’s only if you passed the minimum amount of questions to make it to the next level. If you didn’t, you’ll never hear from them. (Or maybe they’re just waiting until a whole year has passed before they call me. Yeah, that’s it.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144.md?page=6)