# Jeopardy Online Tests - January 8,9,10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-tests-january-8-9-10/678310 "2014-01-08T20:36:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-tests-january-8-9-10/678310/81 "2014-01-10T20:32:26Z")
> [@jebert](#): > > Yes. We’re getting answers for 1/9 without having seen the questions. What is this? Carnac the Magnificent? Well, it’s Jeopardy. They give the answers and you have to come up with the questions, no? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-tests-january-8-9-10/678310/82 "2014-01-11T21:43:56Z")
Someone on the other board finally posted the Thursday questions! Here they are: 1. HISTORIC AKA Prior to being Empress, she was Vicomtesse de Beauharnais 2. MOVIES Steve Carell voiced the criminal mastermind Gru in this 2010 film & its 2013 sequel 3. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES The name of this 8-day Jewish festival is Hebrew for “dedication” 4. TRILOGIES “Mockingjay” is the third part in a trilogy from this writer 5. SEAS This sea extends southeast from Suez, Egypt for about 1,200 miles 6. RELIGION The Latin version of the Catholic bible revised by St. Jerome in the 5th century is commonly called this 7. ASTRONOMY Term for motion of a celestial body that is opposite to the motion of most other bodies in its solar system 8. U.S. PRESIDENTS He carried 40 states in the 1928 election, 6 in 1932 9. HOMONYMS To keep your tea bag in water, or marked by an extreme angle 10. NONFICTION This TV personality had 2 nonfiction bestsellers in 2013, “Killing Jesus” & “Killing Kennedy” 11. SPORTS In 2012 this quarterback joined the Broncos & lit up the Mile High scoreboards 12. FLAGS This Caribbean country adopted France’s tricolor flag but removed the central white stripe 13. WAR Longbows were important to the 1346 Battle of Crecy, part of this war 14. STARTS & ENDS WITH “K” It’s a small structure open on one or more sides, used as a newspaper stand or booth 15. OPERA This seductive gypsy foresees her own death in the cards in Act III of the opera named for her 16. COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES In 1969 this women’s college in Poughkeepsie, New York became coeducational 17. BESTSELLERS His “Sycamore Row” was a follow-up to “A Time to Kill” 18. MOUNTAINS The many eruptions of this Sicilian volcano include a fearsome one back in 475 B.C. 19. MUSICAL THEATER The title character in this Broadway musical sings “Why So Silent?” & “The Music of the Night” 20. THE PERIODIC TABLE The element Tungsten is also known by this “lupine” name 21. U.S. GOVERNMENT Robert M. Gates served in this Cabinet post under both George W. Bush & Barack Obama 22. VOCABULARY It’s a lady’s dressing table or a synonym for conceit 23. PULITZER PRIZE WINNING WOMEN She got the Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for an epistolary novel set in early 20th C. Georgia 24. THE LAW The Latin phrase “onus probandi” refers to this; it lies with the plaintiff 25. FIRST LADIES Buried at Hyde Park, she was a delegate to the U.N. after her husband’s death 26. MINERALS The Mohs scale is used to determine this in various minerals 27. MYTHOLOGY This group of 3 goddesses who controlled human destiny were called Moirae in Greek 28. POLITICIANS This democrat is the only person representing California to ever serve as Speaker of the House 29. ART & ARTISTS In the 1960s he made images of celebrities like Marilyn & Jackie from photographs 30. TV SITCOMS The Comic Center of Pasadena is a comic book store patronized by characters in this sitcom 31. 7-LETTER WORDS As an adjective it means polite & gracious; as a noun, it’s a strong, sweet liqueur 32. POETS In 1798 a great-uncle died & he was suddenly a 10-year-old Baron 33. PLACES TO SEE Located in Utah, it’s the last National park alphabetically 34. WEIGHTS & MEASURES Now 6 feet, this measure of water depth was once the distance between your fingertips with arms outstretched 35. THE NEW TESTAMENT This apostle said to Jesus, “Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?” 36. TRADE WARS The British were involved in 2 Opium Wars versus this country 37. WORLD LIT The title character of this 2001 novel is the son of a zookeeper in Pondicherry, India 38. BIOLOGY An allele is an alternative form of a gene on these strands of DNA 39. RIVERS Of Pittsburgh’s “Three Rivers”, this one is alphabetically first 40. THE ANCIENT GREEKS Homer’s “Iliad” deals with a protracted war of the Greeks & this city 41. ECONOMICS This American put his “Beautiful Mind” to work on game theory & shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics 42. CLASSICAL COMPOSERS His “Songs to Remember” include about 50 mazurkas written in a 3/4 dance rhythm 43. POP MUSIC In September 213 “Roar” became her 8th number one single 44. TRAGIC SHAKESPEARE’ She marries the King of France & tries to use the French army to help her Dad, King Lear 45. DISCOVERIES He won the first Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of X-rays 46. EXPLORATION Though killed in the Philippines, he gets credit for the first circumnavigation of the earth 47. POTENT POTABLES The finest types of this liquor are certified 100% Blue Agave 48. DESERTS This Chilean desert’s average summer temperature is 66 degrees 49. AUTHORS & THEIR CHARACTERS He’s the most famous creation of Edgar Rice Burroughs 50. WORD ORIGINS Urdu for “dusty”, this olive drab cloth was first used in the uniforms of the British Army in India in 1857 ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-tests-january-8-9-10/678310/83 "2014-01-11T21:46:12Z")
And Thursday’s answers: [spoiler]1. HISTORIC AKA Josephine 1. MOVIES Despicable Me 2. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES Hannukah 3. TRILOGIES Suzanne Collins 4. SEAS Red Sea 5. RELIGION Vulgate 6. ASTRONOMY retrograde 7. U.S. PRESIDENTS Herbert Hoover 8. HOMONYMS steep 9. NONFICTION Bill O’Reilly 10. SPORTS Peyton Manning 11. FLAGS Haiti 12. WAR 100 Years War 13. STARTS & ENDS WITH “K” kiosk 14. OPERA Carmen 15. COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Vassar 16. BESTSELLERS John Grisham 17. MOUNTAINS Mt. Etna 18. MUSICAL THEATER Phantom of the Opera 19. THE PERIODIC TABLE Wolfram 20. U.S. GOVERNMENT Secretary of Defense 21. VOCABULARY vanity 22. PULITZER PRIZE WINNING WOMEN Alice Walker 23. THE LAW burden of proof 24. FIRST LADIES Eleanor Roosevelt 25. MINERALS hardness 26. MYTHOLOGY Fates 27. POLITICIANS Nancy Pelosi 28. ART & ARTISTS Andy Warhol 29. TV SITCOMS The Big Bang Theory 30. 7-LETTER WORDS cordial 31. POETS George Gordon, Lord Byron 32. PLACES TO SEE Zion 33. WEIGHTS & MEASURES fathom 34. THE NEW TESTAMENT Thomas 35. TRADE WARS China 36. WORLD LIT Life of Pi 37. BIOLOGY chromosomes 38. RIVERS Allegheny 39. THE ANCIENT GREEKS Troy 40. ECONOMICS John Nash 41. CLASSICAL COMPOSERS Frederic Chopin 42. POP MUSIC Katy Perry 43. TRAGIC SHAKESPEARE’ Cordelia 44. DISCOVERIES Roentgen 45. EXPLORATION Ferdinand Magellan 46. POTENT POTABLES tequila 47. DESERTS Atacama 48. AUTHORS & THEIR CHARACTERS Tarzan 49. WORD ORIGINS khaki[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-tests-january-8-9-10/678310/84 "2014-01-12T21:57:08Z")
Yeah, I got 14 of them right. Not exactly a shining moment for me… ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-tests-january-8-9-10/678310/85 "2014-04-09T23:38:06Z")
Just a bump/humblebrag; I got my invite email today for the DC area for May 30th. First time in 3 attempts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-tests-january-8-9-10/678310.md?page=4)