Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 14, 2015

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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 14, 2015

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doihavetoreally wrote:That was quick! Thanks.
You're welcome. It's a small contribution to the community.
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 14, 2015

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doihavetoreally wrote:
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Mathew5000 wrote:"9. MYTHOLOGY | The Roman counterpart of Mars, in Greek myth he was the god of war"
I assume they want Ares here, but the clue is incorrectly worded. Isn't it?
I think they got it right. Mars is the Roman name and they wanted the Greek one.
How? Roman counterpart of Mars makes no sense, as Mars is the Roman name. They could have just left it "in Greek myth he was the god of war"
I agree. I said Ares, but this wording still confuses me.
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i wonder if they will accept crucifixion and wolverine.
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dhkendall wrote:Took it for fun off the J! Facebook page, and I think I did pretty good! Only clammed two (I know, I know!) - nos. 1 and 20, and made an educated guess on about 5 or so, but I'm waiting to see the answers, either here on on the J! Facebook page, before I will definitely state my unofficial score.

Of course, it only matters a) on my real test on Thursday, and b) if it results in an audition invite.
OK, based on Lampy's answers, which look pretty cromulent, I got 42 this time(wrong on 1, 2, 7, 10 (it was a coin flip, and was going to change it at the last second but figured there wasn't enough time, didn't want the heartbreak of "Elea" that was last year :( ), 17, 20, 26, 48). I'll take that, and I think that's good enough for an audition if that's what Thursday will be like!
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 14, 2015

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sherder wrote:
doihavetoreally wrote:That was quick! Thanks.
You're welcome. It's a small contribution to the community.
I'm wondering if you will be able to do this the other two days a) since you already went through once today to record it for us, and, of course b) you were already on the show.
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dhkendall wrote:Took it for fun off the J! Facebook page, and I think I did pretty good! Only clammed two (I know, I know!) - nos. 1 and 20, and made an educated guess on about 5 or so, but I'm waiting to see the answers, either here on on the J! Facebook page, before I will definitely state my unofficial score.

Of course, it only matters a) on my real test on Thursday, and b) if it results in an audition invite.
Nice! I doubt I would have gotten much more than 30 at a quick glance.
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jeophopeful wrote:i wonder if they will accept crucifixion and wolverine.
No chance they accept "crucifixion". The category was MIDDLE C, which means anything other than CRU - C - IFY is going to be negged.
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I'd expect them to be as picky about Graphics Interchange Format as they are about the Book of Revelation. I wonder if they would accept "dystopic" as well as "dystopia"? Both are eight letters, and part of speech tends not to matter much unless it's explicitly requested. (I put dystopia.)

Looks like I got 33 this time. Not enough for sure, but far better than the 28 I got two years ago. Given this trend, I should be in the pool for 2017! ;)

Edit: And yes, the wording of the Ares clue was very confusing. I got it, but it was weird.
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dhkendall wrote:
sherder wrote:
doihavetoreally wrote:That was quick! Thanks.
You're welcome. It's a small contribution to the community.
I'm wondering if you will be able to do this the other two days a) since you already went through once today to record it for us, and, of course b) you were already on the show.
I may or may not have registered three times under three different email addresses. Since I'm not answering any of the questions, I'm not pulling a Kirby, and I'm keeping out of the pool.
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 14, 2015

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Depending on how picky they are with answers, my score is somewhere in the low 40s. Even though it's a weeknight, I'm breaking out the bourbon.
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I got a 47 or 48. Missed on Shakespeare and Classical Music. If I ever get picked for the show, I promise to study those.

Not sure if they'll accept Congressional Medal of Honor. It's common usage, but technically incorrect, and the question seems to be leading that direction.

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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 14, 2015

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If they accept Ares and graphic, then I had 36 correct.
No issues with the test from a technical standpoint. I felt it was about as hard as last time. Some of the answers just would not come to me in time. :(
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Newhausen wrote:
jeophopeful wrote:i wonder if they will accept crucifixion and wolverine.
No chance they accept "crucifixion". The category was MIDDLE C, which means anything other than CRU - C - IFY is going to be negged.
And the movie clue asked for a team, so Wolverine wouldn't work.
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sherder wrote: I may or may not have registered three times under three different email addresses. Since I'm not answering any of the questions,
You're not answering my question either, apparently. :D :D
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I think I got 35. There was 9 more I should have had.
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Took it for real.

40. It's been quite a few years since I've been that low, either for real or for fun. I thought the test was a touch tougher than usual, and I had one of those brain block evenings to boot. The first clue didn't appear right for me either.
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Doogie2K wrote:I'd expect them to be as picky about Graphics Interchange Format as they are about the Book of Revelation. .
I would agree, if it were a real-life clue on the game (as it once was). But it's entirely possible that on the test, they'll credit "graphic" or even "graphical" as "close enough". We'll probably never find out for sure.
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Oh, I was also kind of semi-spoiled on #19, I only got it (as a WAG) because I read (after the test was presented) someone complaining on the J! Facebook page that there was too many questions about Christianity. I was completely unfamiliar with the phrase in the question, but figured that "Jesus" would work in there and, based on the complaint, thought it would be one of the reasons for complaint, so in it went.
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According to Lampy's responses (thanks, by the way), I got a 43/50. What???

I, too, had Question 1 a tiny bit delayed, but everything else worked fine. I remembered the "think music" from tests past and hoped they'd include it this year...was glad to see that they did.

Still holding out for the College test to come soon. That's my preference, though if I get invited to an Adult audition, I won't complain...
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mahatma wrote:Not sure if they'll accept Congressional Medal of Honor. It's common usage, but technically incorrect, and the question seems to be leading that direction
See the top-row clue under "THEY GAVE ME A MEDAL" on Dec. 5, 2013. Apparently the contestant said "Congressional Medal of Honor" which was accepted without comment. I think it's unlikely that you'd be negged on the test for including the word "congressional".
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