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Teddys on Jeopardy!
| January 29th, 2012 at 8:43:14 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 14, 2009 Threads: 313 Posts: 6776 |
Well, I'm very impressed you only got six wrong. It also saves me the time of taking a real Jeopardy test, which I'm sure I would fail. I could see getting 30 out of 50 on a good day, but I'll never get anywhere close to 44.
I said "Lincoln logs." When I saw the answer I kicked myself.
Yeah! I got one you didn't. Nyah! Maybe I knew it because it is a word I say quite a bit in my walk of life.
Got that one too. You probably over-thought it.
I didn't even tender a guess on that one. If you gave me a few hours I probably would have figured it out.
That is one of the two I'm mad at myself over. I consider politics to be one of my strong suits. I missed this one by 3.
I said Australia. I thought Australia was bigger than Greenland, but said it anyway. I'm still not sure at what point a land mass is so big it is no longer and "island." In my opinion, not a very good question. It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet. |
| January 29th, 2012 at 8:59:12 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7275 |
There's only one river in Israel worth mentioning. Of course I've been there twice, and studied Israeli geography in school...
Missed that one, too. Say "arm bones" and I think of the answers ins Spanish! I didn't see how either "húmero" or "radio" fit.
I never read "The Divine Comedy," but I thought the work was common knowledge
Tip of the tongue! They are mentioned in an SF book I finished re-reading earlier this week!
Again, I thought this was common knowledge.
Ah, any fan of hard SF knows this!
Got it in a guess
I didn't even need to think of this one. Only one well-known insect eats wood. Takes all kinds, I guess. I didn't record my answers, so, well, there's nothing to be done now. if I retook the test, odds are I'd get many more right. This space is closed for remodeling |
| January 29th, 2012 at 9:08:51 PM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6400 |
KRISHNA & RAMA ARE BOTH CONSIDERED AVATARS OF THIS HINDU GOD I love Hinduism, so I knew this one. TOPSY & SIMON LEGREE ARE BOTH CHARACTERS IN THIS BESTSELLING NOVEL I knew Legree was from the book. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S MINISTRY TOOK PLACE IN THE REGION AROUND THIS RIVER I guessed Jordan cause its the only river I know in that area. IN 1903, WITH PRESIDENTIAL PERMISSION, MORRIS MICHTOM BEGAN MARKETING THESE TOYS Huge fan of Teddy Roosevelt. REGARDING THIS DEVICE, ARCHIMEDES SAID, "GIVE ME A PLACE TO STAND ON, AND I WILL MOVE THE EARTH" Have no idea why I know this. BUSH AT WAR, "PLAN OF ATTACK" & "STATE OF DENIAL" ARE BOOKS BY THIS FAMED JOURNALIST Guessed Woodward. IT'S THE SMALLEST & EASTERNMOST OF THE GREAT LAKES I live in the middle of the Great Lakes THIS FRENCHMAN LENT HIS NAME TO AN EARLY FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHY I used to collect cameras. BORN A SLAVE, SHE HELPED FREE OTHERS & WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON A U.S. POSTAGE STAMP My son collected stamps. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS THIS MANY MEMBERS I knew this and have no idea why. THE INTESTINAL TRACT OF THESE INSECTS, AKA WHITE ANTS, CAN BREAK DOWN CELLULOSE Just saw a special on termites last week. KAREN BLIXEN WROTE "OUT OF AFRICA" UNDER THIS NAME I read Out Of Africa. Great book. You got a lot right that I got wrong, probably for the same reasons. We know what we know for various reasons. One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| January 29th, 2012 at 9:12:21 PM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6400 |
You got 6 wrong? Who the heck are you, dude. Will you be my friend? One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| January 29th, 2012 at 9:22:18 PM permalink | |
| teddys Member since: Nov 14, 2009 Threads: 100 Posts: 2723 | Your answers remind me of "Slumdog Millionaire" -- actually, the book it was based on was pretty good. Tells a story of how he knew each questions. Cute book. Eh, I know a bit of trivia. Useless hobby--kinda like gambling :) "If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss / And lose, and start again at your beginnings / And never breathe a word about your loss..." -Rudyard Kipling |
| January 29th, 2012 at 9:35:11 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 14, 2009 Threads: 313 Posts: 6776 | JOHN THE BAPTIST'S MINISTRY TOOK PLACE IN THE REGION AROUND THIS RIVER I guessed the Galilee, just because I thought there was a Lake Galilee, and lakes are generally fed by rivers. Surprisingly, I consider myself pretty good on the bible, so I'm not happy I wasn't even close on that one. REGARDING THIS DEVICE, ARCHIMEDES SAID, "GIVE ME A PLACE TO STAND ON, AND I WILL MOVE THE EARTH" I over-thought this one, and kept thinking about geometry. BUSH AT WAR, "PLAN OF ATTACK" & "STATE OF DENIAL" ARE BOOKS BY THIS FAMED JOURNALIST I should have got this one. It was one the tip of my tongue. IT'S THE SMALLEST & EASTERNMOST OF THE GREAT LAKES The is the the I'm the most mad at myself over. US geography is one of my strong points. I mixed up Lakes Ontario and Erie. THIS FRENCHMAN LENT HIS NAME TO AN EARLY FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHY I had no clue. BORN A SLAVE, SHE HELPED FREE OTHERS & WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON A U.S. POSTAGE STAMP I guessed Susan B. Anthony. To be honest, I have a hard time keeping my civil rights leaders straight. Same with Florence Nightengale and Clara Barton, I'm always mixing them up. THE INTESTINAL TRACT OF THESE INSECTS, AKA WHITE ANTS, CAN BREAK DOWN CELLULOSE I should have got that. I said a maggot. KAREN BLIXEN WROTE "OUT OF AFRICA" UNDER THIS NAME No clue. It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet. |
| January 30th, 2012 at 12:03:09 AM permalink | |
| NowTheSerpent Member since: Sep 30, 2011 Threads: 11 Posts: 278 |
What a title! (LOL) Never maintain as merely a "humble" opinion that which you are not prepared to defend; If that which you hold can be rigorously supported, don't be so "humble" as to call it "your" opinion, for indeed its reality transcends and holds YOU. |
| January 30th, 2012 at 12:17:47 AM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6400 |
I remembered a cartoon with the earth lifted up by a lever.
I remembered he wrote Bush at War, that was it.
I always get Erie and Ontario confused, I just guessed right this time.
This one was hard. I don't think 1 person in 1000 can know what a daguerreotype is. Teddy, how did you know?
Years ago I heard they digest wood and then I saw it again on TV. Without that reminder I would have got it wrong. One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| January 30th, 2012 at 12:18:38 AM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6400 | edited One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| January 30th, 2012 at 4:54:44 AM permalink | |
| pacomartin Member since: Jan 14, 2010 Threads: 545 Posts: 6200 |
I managed 30. I have a habit of forgetting names of personalities, even though I've heard them a thousand times. I can honestly say that once I looked at the answers to the 20 questions I missed, I knew that information at one time (even the island sizes), but have subsequently forgotten it. There was only one case where I looked at the answer and didn't recognize it. "SASHA FIERCE" as a renamed singer. Wine loved I deeply, dice dearly -Edgar, betrayed son of Gloucester in King Lear |
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