# Online Jeopardy Auditions return **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500 "2008-01-14T18:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/101 "2008-01-31T02:10:31Z")
DAMN! Why did I say Eugene, Oregon? I knew it as soon as I hit the button! I think I got most at least. What’s the British book award? All I could think of was Caldecott which I’m pretty sure isn’t right. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/102 "2008-01-31T02:11:35Z")
Well - that was interesting. I didn’t do great. Some felt good, others… not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/103 "2008-01-31T02:12:08Z")
Answers I remember in no particular order Hague Plague Bleak House Drowsy Chaperone (I think) Real World The Kite Runner Gadsden Purchase Heh. I’ve already forgotten most of the questions. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/104 "2008-01-31T02:12:24Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] DAMN! Why did I say Eugene, Oregon? I knew it as soon as I hit the button! [/QUOTE] Don’t feel bad, I said Eugene too. Was the Baltimore author Poe? ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/105 "2008-01-31T02:12:24Z")
I think I did ok. Interesting stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/106 "2008-01-31T02:13:46Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] Don’t feel bad, I said Eugene too. Was the Baltimore author Poe? [/QUOTE] Yep, definitely Poe. There were at least 10 or 12 I blew. “Hague plague”…dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/107 "2008-01-31T02:13:54Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] Don’t feel bad, I said Eugene too. Was the Baltimore author Poe? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/108 "2008-01-31T02:13:57Z")
I got an email from Sony Pictures on Monday notifying me that my password had been changed. Tonight I tried to log in for the test and neither the new password nor my old one would work. I’ve emailed their tech support. I can only hope they get it straightened out before the Pacific Time test tomorrow. Most disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/109 "2008-01-31T02:14:10Z")
1. Lousy. They had a definitely different slant in the ones last night from the one I took last year, focusing more on recent events than I recall. Still, some of the ones I missed were inexcusable, such as Mark Twain. ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/110 "2008-01-31T02:14:30Z")
I did horribly. I blanked on the COrdelia and sisters question. That was Lear, right? I missed a lot of them. COuldn’t even think of something to type. The only city I could think of in Oregon was Portland, then thought of Eugene. I ran out of time and didn’t fully delete the word “portland” so my submittal was “peug” They will not be calling me. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/111 "2008-01-31T02:14:45Z")
Maybe 30 correct. What was really annoying were the ones I knew I knew but couldn’t come up with and not the ones I had no clue about. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/112 "2008-01-31T02:15:46Z")
I said Poe. Aaugghhh! I’ve got Teh Stupid! I blanked on so many questions - who the hell was the actor in the new movie - I know he played Jack Sparrow, and … f\*\*k’in Johnny Depp. Please tell me I’m wrong, and I just didn’t know at all… ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/113 "2008-01-31T02:16:46Z")
Do they let you know how many you answered right/wrong? (I know they don’t at live auditions, though I’ve always passed and never received “the call”.) Was the football trophy the Heissman? (That’s what I put because it’s the only one I could think of.) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/114 "2008-01-31T02:18:18Z")
[QUOTE=Hugh Jass] I did horribly. I blanked on the COrdelia and sisters question. That was Lear, right? [/QUOTE] Yes (though I put Lear instead of King Lear- I don’t remember the wording so maybe it won’t count against me). Oh, and what “UN” family do hooved animals belong to? Looked it up: Ungulate. (I actually put undulate for no apparent reason- wonder if I’ll get credit 😉 ?) ---
**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 31, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/115 "2008-01-31T02:19:16Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Yes (though I put Lear instead of King Lear- I don’t remember the wording so maybe it won’t count against me). Oh, and what “UN” family do hooved animals belong to? [/QUOTE] Ungulates ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/116 "2008-01-31T02:19:50Z")
Tebow won the Heisman, hooved animals are ungulates. That one was a lucky guess for me. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/117 "2008-01-31T02:20:25Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] I said Poe. Aaugghhh! I’ve got Teh Stupid! I blanked on so many questions - who the hell was the actor in the new movie - I know he played Jack Sparrow, and … f\*\*k’in Johnny Depp. Please tell me I’m wrong, and I just didn’t know at all… [/QUOTE] You didn’t know it at all. He was played by Janislav Bradobaiozu Zubnick. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/118 "2008-01-31T02:21:13Z")
Thanks, buddy! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/119 "2008-01-31T02:22:30Z")
I also didn’t start looking at the categories until about halfway through… :smack: What was the thing about the two people living in this title building? I guess Bleak House, but I really had no idea. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500/120 "2008-01-31T02:23:06Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] 31, I think. What’s a passing grade? [/QUOTE] Last year I auditioned in Dallas. Before the audition, some of us compared notes regarding our online tests. Several people thought they had 35 correct answers on the online test; no one in that group had less than 35. Of course, since the results of the test are not divulged to contestants, there’s a bit of iffiness about knowing exactly how you did (especially regarding misspellings or alternate, possibly-correct answers). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500.md?page=7)