Half hour reminder for the last test.
Well, that is at least one I got correct! 
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!
Ye gods, that was embarassing.
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.
I did horribly, I hope the earlier tests were easier, or maybe I’m too enebriated…
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.
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]
Next batch:
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Mountain ranges: These mountains run down Italy from the gulf of Genoa
to the Strait of Messina Appenines -
Homophones: A group of actors, or one of the hereditary groups that make
up Hindu society cast, caste -
Poets: This national poet of Scotland wrote “The Holy Fair” Burns
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Transport tech: The 2 main types of internal combusion engines are
gasoline & this truck powerer diesel -
The new testament: Mark’s gospel names this person as the first to see the
resurrected christ Mary Magdalene -
Ancient cities: Hammurabi made this city his capital Babyon
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Diseases: Smoking causes this distention of the lungs that leads to
wheezing & shortness of breath emphysema -
American writers: in 1953 his “nine stories” told of the glass family,
who would return in his later works Salinger -
Countries of Asia: Dhaka is the capital of this neighbor of India
Bangladesh
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Occupations: Also a last name, this word means someone who works
in wax & wicks chandler? -
Historic monarchs: He united the Kingdom of Spain before dying in 1516
Ferdinand II of Aragon?
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Accessories: 6-letter word for a strapless purse (clutch
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Comedians: On his ABC show, he plays an aviation plant manager &
Constance Marie is his patient wife Lopez -
As Shakespeare wrote: 2 words that compete the quote “If music be
the food of love…” play on -
Common Bonds: Bell, Mason, Slop jar
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Art Movements: Pollock & De Kooning were stars of the 1950s style
dubbed “abstract” this expressionism
I could be wrong, and a few have “?” that I’m not sure of. Feel free to correct me.
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Art Movements: Pollock & De Kooning were stars of the 1950s style
dubbed “abstract” this expressionism) -
Around the U.S.: In area, Vernon is this state’s largest parish (Lousiana)Lousiana
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Military ranks: It’s a 2-star general, above a brigadier general but below a lieutenant general Major general? Sergeant Major General?
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Birds: This woodpecker of the family picidae is named for what it tries
to extract from trees insects? -
20th century plays: This Eugene O’Neill work is set in a saloon where deluded drunks awarit the arrival of Hickey The Iceman Cometh
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The ‘UN’ category: Any hoofed mammal, whether it’s a hog or a hippo
ungulate
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This officer is charged with maintaining order in the courtroom during
a trial bailiff -
2006 News: The report of the Iraq study group, co-chaired by this former secy of state, made quite a splash Baker
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Singers: “Love Hangover” was among the solo hits by this supreme supreme
Ross
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Ships: Her voyages were ended when she ran aground on Hispaniola on Christmas Day 1492 Santa Maria
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The Earth: It’s the study of the movemement [sic] of the Earth’s crust;
the “plate” type is preeminent tectonics -
Psychology: Freudian term that referred originally to the ID’s sexual
energy but later to all human drives libido? -
Posthumous publishing: “You can’t go home again” was published in 1940,
2 years after his death Wolfe -
Famous families: This family ran Florence from the mid-1400s to the
mid-1700s Medici -
Investing: Smart investors check out a company’s P/E ratio, which stand
for price to these Earnings -
Science: Atoms bond to form these, the smallest units of substance
with all the properties of the substance molecule -
Newspaper names: It follows “Times” in the name of a Richmond, VA, paper
& “Post” in the name of a St. Louis Paper Dispatch -
U.S. Politics: Senators from this state have included Joseph McCarthy
& Russell Feingold Wisconsin -
Words: From the old french for “Crib”, it’s a representation of a Nativity scene creche
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Nursery rhymes: “A merry old soul was he” Cole
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Show tunes: "Ya got trouble: & “Seventy-six trombones” are songs from
this show The Music Man
That’s all, folks!
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”
Your suggested answers for 24 and 41 are correct. For #33, I guessed (and I think it’s right, from my Internet research): sapsuckers.
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”).
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. 
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. 
Ah. I got about 38, then. We’ll see what happens, I guess.
Yeah, you’re probably right.
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!
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.
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?
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.)