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Here is the Wednesday test. The general consensus was that it was easier than Tuesday (although not everyone agrees). I did slightly better, 38 versus 36 on Tues.




1. IN THE BOOKSTORE
"An American Legend" is the subtitle of Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book about this 1930s horse

2. REALITY TV
Camille Grammer is one of the "Real Housewives of" this place

3. BIOLOGY
Whether natural or acquired, it's the body's ability to resist certain diseases

4. MOUNTAINS
These mountains on India's northern border have a name from the Sanskrit for "snow abode"

5. NUTS TO YOU!
These nuts, chopped, are traditionally part of Waldorf salad

6. WORLD HISTORY
From 1964 to 1980 this country was known as Rhodesia

7. POETS & POETRY
He finished writing "Paradise Lost" in 1667

8. THE FAMILY CAR
This company introduced the Odyssey minivan in 1995

9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
Tchaikovsky wrote this piece for the opening of a cathedral on the 70th anniversary of Russia's defeat of Napoleon

10. CABINET DEPARTMENTS
The U.S. comptroller of the currency is a part of this Cabinet department

11. CROSSWORD CLUES "P"
Suit-bringer in court (9)

12. WORLD CITIES
In Australia, this city is second only to Sydney in population

13. 21ST CENTURY FILMS
This big-headed supervillain voiced by Will Ferrell finds life empty without a hero to fight

14. FRENCH AUTHORS
This author created the character Jean Valjean

15. THE 17TH CENTURY
The 17th & 18th century Jacobite Rebellions attempted to return this royal house to the British throne

16. EARTH SCIENCE
This melted rock which eventually becomes lava may form up to 100 miles below the volcano's surface

17. BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS
This book of the Bible says, "But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea"

18. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
July 14 in France is this holiday named for a fortress

19. SHAKESPEAREAN RHYME TIME
Robin Goodfellow's formal wear

20. NONFICTION
"Be the Pack Leader" was a nonfiction bestseller written by this TV "Dog Whisperer"

21. QUOTATIONS
It ends, "that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"

22. BRAND LOGOS
The logo of this coffee brand shows a good, last drop of coffee leaving the cup

23. PLAYWRIGHTS
His marriage to Marilyn Monroe inspired his play "After the Fall"

24. GOVERNORS
While campaigning for the presidential nomination in 1972, this Alabama governor was shot & paralyzed

25. AFRICAN CAPITALS
It's the capital of Kenya

26. PRO GOLFERS
The first name of this golfer means "victory" in Hindi

27. LITERARY CHARACTERS
Last name of Constance, the lady who has an affair with gamekeeper Oliver Mellors

28. THE ELEMENTS
Ba is the symbol for this whitish metal whose compounds are used in radiology

29. STAMP ACT
The U.S. stopped issuing this type of stamp in the 1970s, when most domestic mail was being sent that way anyway

30. HISTORIC NAMES
A document published Jan. 3, 1521 formally declared this German theologian a heretic

31. BRIT LIT
This author's sketch "Elinor and Marianne" developed into the novel "Sense and Sensibility"

32. "E" FOR EFFORT
Literally meaning "out of center", it means deviating in a peculiar or odd way

33. FASHION
This scarf that's looped or knotted in the front was named for a British racetrack

34. DANCE
This ballet move, a knee bend, means "bent" in French

35. GERMAN AUTHORS
A visit to India inspired his novel "Siddhartha", published in German in 1922

36. ISLANDS
This U.S. territory is the largest of the Mariana Islands

37. CELEBRITY BOOKS
First name that completes the title of the rollicking bestseller "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me..."

38. TOYS & GAMES
Betty James named a classic toy this, a word meaning "stealthy, sleek & sinuous"

39. SCIENCE & NATURE
The Bessemer process, developed in the 1850s, was a cheap way to convert pig iron into this

40. BESTSELLERS
Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was originally written in this language

41. WORD ORIGINS
This term for a leave of absence granted to a member of the military is from a Dutch word for "permission"

42. AFRICA
It's the largest country in Africa with a Mediterranean coast

43. BUSINESS PEOPLE
In 1985 this Aussie-born mogul became a U.S. citizen to meet requirements for owning TV stations

44. WORLD LEADERS
In 1956 this future Israeli prime minister adopted a new last name that means "to burn brightly" in Hebrew

45. AESOP'S FABLES
After unsuccessfully trying to reach grapes on a vine, he walked away concluding that they were sour

46. PAINTERS
This impressionist's works include "Monet Painting in His Garden" & "Luncheon of the Boating Party"

47. ANATOMY
The base of the fibula forms the outer projection of this joint

48. POP HITS
Before "California Gurls", Katy Perry used better spelling in this titillating song that shot her to fame

49. AUTHORS
It was the pen name of "Adam Bede" author Mary Ann Evans

50. FAMILIAR PHRASES
"Born with" one of these "in one's mouth" is a reference to a high-end christening gift
 
Answers



1. IN THE BOOKSTORE
Seabiscuit

2. REALITY TV
Beverly Hills

3. BIOLOGY
immunity

4. MOUNTAINS
Himalayas

5. NUTS TO YOU!
walnuts

6. WORLD HISTORY
Zimbabwe

7. POETS & POETRY
John Milton

8. THE FAMILY CAR
Honda

9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
1812 Overture

10. CABINET DEPARTMENTS
Treasury

11. CROSSWORD CLUES "P"
plaintiff

12. WORLD CITIES
Melbourne

13. 21ST CENTURY FILMS
Megamind

14. FRENCH AUTHORS
Victor Hugo

15. THE 17TH CENTURY
Stuart

16. EARTH SCIENCE
magma

17. BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS
Exodus

18. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Bastille Day

19. SHAKESPEAREAN RHYME TIME
Puck's tux

20. NONFICTION
Cesar Millan

21. QUOTATIONS
Gettysburg Address

22. BRAND LOGOS
Maxwell House

23. PLAYWRIGHTS
Arthur Miller

24. GOVERNORS
George Wallace

25. AFRICAN CAPITALS
Nairobi

26. PRO GOLFERS
Vijay Singh

27. LITERARY CHARACTERS
Chatterley

28. THE ELEMENTS
barium

29. STAMP ACT
airmail

30. HISTORIC NAMES
Martin Luther

31. BRIT LIT
Jane Austen

32. "E" FOR EFFORT
eccentric

33. FASHION
ascot

34. DANCE
pli

35. GERMAN AUTHORS
Hermann Hesse

36. ISLANDS
Guam

37. CELEBRITY BOOKS
Chelsea

38. TOYS & GAMES
Slinky

39. SCIENCE & NATURE
steel

40. BESTSELLERS
Swedish

41. WORD ORIGINS
furlough

42. AFRICA
Algeria

43. BUSINESS PEOPLE
Rupert Murdoch

44. WORLD LEADERS
Golda Meir

45. AESOP'S FABLES
the fox

46. PAINTERS
Pierre-Auguste Renoir

47. ANATOMY
ankle

48. POP HITS
"I Kissed a Girl"

49. AUTHORS
George Eliot

50. FAMILIAR PHRASES
a silver spoon
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Thursday's test questions followed by the answers... I got 24 or 25 right (I think I didn't have time to fully type one of the answers) :

1. POETS
His experiences in the Civil War produced poems like "Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night"

2. TV
Nucky Thompson is an Atlantic City bigwig on this HBO drama

3. SCIENTISTS
He's associated with the phrase "an equal and opposite reaction"

4. AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
It's bordered by Chad to the south & Egypt to the east

5. MAGAZINES
Helen Gurley Brown was its first female editor; it got a makeover & a new motto: "Fun, Fearless, Female"

6. THE CONSTITUTION
It's where you'd find what's known as the "Establishment Clause"

7. WRITERS OF TODAY
"Truman" & "1776" are books by this author who's brought U.S. history to the bestseller lists

8. OFF TO COLLEGE
This women's college in Northampton, Mass. opened in 1875

9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
In 1891 this Czech composer gave us the chamber work "Dumky"

10. ON THE WEB
On Sept. 4, 1998 Larry Page & Sergey Brin incorporated this company

11. 10-LETTER WORDS
It's a small elevator used for moving dishes between floors

12. BODIES OF WATER
The Angara River empties out of this Siberian lake, which covers an area of 12,200 sq. miles

13. CLASSIC MOVIES
Detective Miles Archer gets killed & his partner takes over his case in this 1941 movie

14. SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS
Iago is this general's insanely jealous aide

15. ANCIENT ROMANS
In 63 B.C. this great orator attained Rome's highest elected political office

16. THE PERIODIC TABLE
The symbol for this element is Pb

17. PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE
Awful boils & the death of his kids are some of the troubles that make his name a byword for patience

18. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
The corporate office address for this company is 702 SW 8th St. in Bentonville, Arkansas

19. "S" WORDS
A pointed device used to write on a computer screen

20. CHILDREN'S LIT
In 1877 this nonsense poet penned "Laughable Lyrics"

21. IN THE CABINET
He was Lyndon Johnson's first attorney general

22. THE ZODIAC
Its sign is the goat

23. BROADWAY
In 2010 the characters of Tony, Maria & Riff were back at the Palace Theatre in this musical

24. IN FASHION
"Nautical" name for a stiff, straw hat with a flat-topped crown, ribbon band & straight brim

25. CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
Multan, Quetta, Karachi

26. WOMEN OF ROCK
Born Stefani Germanotta, she had her first no. 1 hit in early 2009 with "Just Dance"

27. AMERICAN LITERATURE
"Freedom" & "The Corrections" are 2 of his acclaimed novels

28. BOTANY
From the Greek for "leaf", these make up the corolla

29. ARCHITECTURE
From the Italian, this entryway consists of a roof supported by columns

30. U.S. PRESIDENTS
Somewhat surprisingly, he warned America to beware of "the military-industrial complex"

31. BRITISH AUTHORS
While a student at Oxford, this author began to create his language called "Elvish"

32. FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
This Latin word for "earned" frequently follows the name of a retired college professor

33. MONEY
This present U.S. coin has a torch on its reverse

34. BALLET
In 1991 this ballet company, the Bolshoi's rival, was officially renamed the St. Petersburg Ballet

35. NOVEL CHARACTERS
Marriage to a dull village doctor fails to satisfy this Flaubert title character

36. STATE CAPITALS
This city is the capital of Pennsylvania

37. SPORTS STARS
This NFL star quarterback is married to supermodel Gisele Bundchen

38. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
The name of this holiday is from the Swahili for "first fruits"

39. EARTH SCIENCE
The hardness of a mineral is often measured on this scale named for a German mineralogist

40. LITERARY ALLUSIONS
A type of "bargain" is named for this character in world literature who deals with the devil

41. EPONYMS
A 19th c. French acrobat gave his name to this 1-piece garment he designed & wore to show off his physique

42. MOUNTAINS
This California peak is the USA's highest outside of Alaska

43. WEIGHTS & MEASURES
The Greek letter omega is the symbol for this unit of electrical resistance

44. EXPLORERS
This explorer who gave his name to continents is thought to have discovered the mouth of the Amazon

45. SHORT STORIES
In this Hemingway story, a writer dies from a gangrenous leg while on an African safari

46. ART
A French word for wild beasts gives us the name of this art movement associated with Matisse

47. WEATHER
Popularly called mares' tails, these wispy clouds are the highest in the sky

48. ACTRESSES
Marion Cotillard won an Oscar for playing this singer in "La Vie en Rose"

49. LITERARY CHARACTERS
She is brought to Thornfield Manor as governess to Adele Varens, Rochester's ward

50. RHYME TIME
A small deer out on the grass in front of the house
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Correct responses
1. POETS
Walt Whitman

2. TV
Boardwalk Empire

3. SCIENTISTS
Isaac Newton

4. AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
Libya

5. MAGAZINES
Cosmopolitan

6. THE CONSTITUTION
First Amendment (Bill of Rights probably not specific enough)

7. WRITERS OF TODAY
David McCullough

8. OFF TO COLLEGE
Smith College

9. CLASSICAL MUSIC
Antonn Dvořk/Antonin Dvorak

10. ON THE WEB
Google

11. 10-LETTER WORDS
dumbwaiter

12. BODIES OF WATER
Lake Baikal

13. CLASSIC MOVIES
The Maltese Falcon

14. SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS
Othello

15. ANCIENT ROMANS
(Marcus Tullius) Cicero

16. THE PERIODIC TABLE
lead

17. PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE
Job

18. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
Wal-Mart

19. "S" WORDS
stylus

20. CHILDREN'S LIT
Edward Lear

21. IN THE CABINET
Robert F. Kennedy

22. THE ZODIAC
Capricorn

23. BROADWAY
West Side Story

24. IN FASHION
boater

25. CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
Pakistan

26. WOMEN OF ROCK
Lady Gaga

27. AMERICAN LITERATURE
Jonathan Franzen

28. BOTANY
petals

29. ARCHITECTURE
portico

30. U.S. PRESIDENTS
Dwight D. Eisenhower

31. BRITISH AUTHORS
J.R.R. Tolkien

32. FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
emeritus

33. MONEY
dime (dollar coin also seems to fit the clue)

34. BALLET
Kirov

35. NOVEL CHARACTERS
Madame Bovary

36. STATE CAPITALS
Harrisburg

37. SPORTS STARS
Tom Brady

38. HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Kwanzaa

39. EARTH SCIENCE
Mohs

40. LITERARY ALLUSIONS
Faust/Faustus

41. EPONYMS
leotard

42. MOUNTAINS
Mount Whitney

43. WEIGHTS & MEASURES
ohm

44. EXPLORERS
Amerigo Vespucci

45. SHORT STORIES
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro"

46. ART
Fauvism

47. WEATHER
cirrus

48. ACTRESSES
dith Piaf

49. LITERARY CHARACTERS
Jane Eyre

50. RHYME TIME
lawn fawn
 
Muddy did you qualify? I've been watching every day for about the past 6 months, great show

I read Ken Jennings book a while back. How many times have you been in the contestant pool?

Do you know your USA Presidents front to back with details about them? What categories that they feature could you run, and which ones would you rather avoid? Seems like they recycle the same stuff, state/world capitals, shakespeare, art, classical music, etc.
 
Herman
Muddy did you qualify? I've been watching every day for about the past 6 months, great show

I read Ken Jennings book a while back. How many times have you been in the contestant pool?

Do you know your USA Presidents front to back with details about them? What categories that they feature could you run, and which ones would you rather avoid? Seems like they recycle the same stuff, state/world capitals, shakespeare, art, classical music, etc.
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As far as I know, I qualified. They don't actually tell you the criteria any more though. It used to always be you needed 35 out of 50 on the test so unless that has changed, I qualified.

So this would be the third time I have been in the contestant pool. Twice were from in-person testing where they told me straight-up I was in. This time, I am just assuming.

I know my US presidents well enough. I brush up on them before taking the test. Same with world/state capitals. Sporcle tests are handy. It's great for brushing up on stuff like the Periodic table, different aspects of history/geography/music - lots of stuff. My best natural subjects are movies and sports. If I was ever on the show and there was one of those categories, I would dive right in. My wet dream would be to get on the show and have a Daily Double on The Simpsons.

I'm pretty good at math, pop culture, TV, literature. I think I would do well at the word games categories. Like where they give you a letter or series of letters that will appear in every answer. I like Before and After.

I'm competent at a lot of stuff. I may not be an expert but probably above average. Classical music, art, rivers, geography in general,

Poorest topics for me would be bible/religion, history, business and industry, economics, transportation, botany.

I'm not really scared of anything and if I was going to actually be on the show, I would study strategically and sharpen myself into a truly dangerous weapon.
 
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