Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 9, 2019
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 9, 2019
Some people are griping on Twitter about error messages when trying to launch last night's test. Wonder what happened there.
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 9, 2019
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 9, 2019
I made my usual dumb mistakes along with the usual brain freezes but I still think it was a hard test. Hit 35 on the number, way too close for comfort. Had a couple of typos but nothing crazy I'm pretty sure so I'll just sit back and hope to audition. Beats the alternative for sure.
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 9, 2019
Based on this and the Palm Beach test, tonight/tomorrow test takers might want to brush up on Donald Glover's body of work. And heraldry.
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 9, 2019
I thought there was an unusually large number of literature questions. Fortunately, that's one of my better categories.
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 9, 2019
31/50 for practice. Way worse than the test from a couple weeks ago. Had a stretch of seven guesses in the middle of the test and started to choke a little bit. Taking it for real tonight.
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Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), April 9, 2019
The clock is counting down for tonight's (Central time zone) test in one hour. I just finished testing and grading this test.
32 right, assuming Hoover camps is a no-way no-how. I think I had 41 on the Florida test, and averaged 34 last year. This was harder imho.
"interesting" WAG Misses (ignorant attempts in parentheses) ::
XX 1 Dumas (Hugo)
XX 6 Columbia – - (Nile - hell, it is a river )
XX 12 William the Conqueror – (Harold, knew he was the conquered)
XX 25 Hoovervilles (Hoover camps)
XX 35 Achilles (Ulysses)
XX 36 orchid (knew it after time up)
XX 37 extremity (wow, this was a cool facepalm bait clue)
XX 48 bankroll ( grubstake - yah, I don't think so)
WAG gets:
Bolshoi, Anarctica, Everest, class, O Henry (the waggiest of them all for me).
32 right, assuming Hoover camps is a no-way no-how. I think I had 41 on the Florida test, and averaged 34 last year. This was harder imho.
"interesting" WAG Misses (ignorant attempts in parentheses) ::
XX 1 Dumas (Hugo)
XX 6 Columbia – - (Nile - hell, it is a river )
XX 12 William the Conqueror – (Harold, knew he was the conquered)
XX 25 Hoovervilles (Hoover camps)
XX 35 Achilles (Ulysses)
XX 36 orchid (knew it after time up)
XX 37 extremity (wow, this was a cool facepalm bait clue)
XX 48 bankroll ( grubstake - yah, I don't think so)
WAG gets:
Bolshoi, Anarctica, Everest, class, O Henry (the waggiest of them all for me).
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