Вопросы юношеского (teen) онлайнового отбора на Jeopardy, сентябрь 2013
Предыдущие тесты - тут, тут, тут, тут, тут и тут.
По 12 (или 15) секунд на ответ. Ответы под spoiler'ом. Раньше про 50-вопросные отборы писали, что вроде как 35 правильных достаточно. :)
Вопросы:
1. CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS
He wrote "An Abundance of Katherines" & "Looking for Alaska"
2. REALITY TV
Designer Zac Posen replaced Michael Kors as a judge on this TV show
3. MAMMALS
The name of this red-haired ape means "person of the forest" in Malay
4. STATE CAPITALS
This state capital lies on the Hudson River
5. THE INTERNET
The name of this search engine is meant to evoke the "aha" moment of finding what you are looking for
6. SUPREME COURT CASES
On March 6, 1857 the Supreme Court denied this slave his freedom
7. AMERICAN LITERATURE
"Moby-Dick" begins, "Call me" this name
8. FRUIT
This tart green apple was named after a real woman
9. BIBLE BOOKS
The Sermon on the Mount is related in this first of the 4 New Testament Gospels
10. ABBREV.
An overshare is T.M.I., short for this
11. RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
This ninth month of the Muslim calendar is a holy time of fasting
12. MOUNTAINS
The name of this highest peak in the Alps is French for "white mountain"
13. SPORTS MASCOTS
A horse named Thunder is the mascot of this NFL team
14. CLASSIC NOVELS
The title character of this novel lives in West Egg, Long Island
15. RECENT HISTORY
This hurricane struck the Gulf Coast Aug. 29, 2005; the levees in New Orleans were breached the next day
16. THE ELEMENTS
Deuterium is an isotope of this element
17. ART
This Spanish artist who died in 1973 co-created the movement known as analytical cubism
18. SODA POP QUIZ
Fans of this soda can now enjoy its Kickstart, a breakfast drink
19. FROM THE GREEK
The Greek for "milk" gives us this word for a large feature of the skies; ours is the Milky Way
20. POETS
One of her most famous poems begins, "Because I could not stop for Death--He kindly stopped for me"
21. U.S. PRESIDENTS
The Spanish-American War took place while he was president
22. BOARD GAMES
Voters chose a cat token to replace the iron in this board game
23. NONFICTION
The classic manual on grammar & punctuation, "The Elements of Style" is by him & E.B. White
24. NUTRITION
Got milk? For healthy bones & teeth, the RDA for teens is 1,300 milligrams of this mineral
25. U.S. GEOGRAPHY
The Missouri River makes up all of this state's boundaries with Iowa & Missouri
26. TV ACTORS & THEIR ROLES
Late actor Cory Monteith was best known for playing Finn Hudson on this series
27. FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
The name of this Mary Shelley scientist is often confused with his ghastly creation
28. BIOLOGY GLOSSARY
In 1901 botanist Hugo de Vries coined this term to describe sudden genetic change
29. U.S. GOVERNMENT
The Constitution defines this crime as "levying war" against the United States or giving enemies "aid and comfort"
30. EUROPEAN HISTORY
In 336 B.C. Alexander the Great succeeded his father Philip as king of this historic region
31. SHAKESPEARE
In Act 1, Scene 2 of this play, a soothsayer warns, "Beware the Ides of March"
32. PROVERBIALLY SPEAKING
A proverb dating back to the 1800s says that this "is the sincerest form of flattery"
33. NATIONAL PARKS
This famous feature at Yellowstone has been called "Eternity's Timepiece"
34. EXPLORERS
In 1541 this Spanish conqueror of Peru & the Incas was killed by his former followers
35. BROADWAY MUSICALS BY SONGS
"Popular" & "Defying Gravity" are songs from this bewitching musical
36. 4-LETTER COUNTRIES
A railway link across the Mekong River connects Thailand with this country
37. MOVIE FEST
Rebel Wilson was aca-larious as Fat Amy in this movie about collegiate a cappella groups
38. ANNUAL EVENTS
This pro-environment observance began in 1970
39. GENERAL SCIENCE
He's the British physicist for whom the absolute temperature scale is named
40. PLAY SETTINGS
"The Crucible", by Arthur Miller, takes place in 1692 in this Massachusetts town
41. 10-LETTER WORDS
In journalism it's more serious than a correction & means "We take the whole story back"
42. BODIES OF WATER
The Thames & Rhine are among the many rivers emptying into this sea
43. WEIGHTS & MEASURES
Sounds that are higher than 120 of these units can be painful to the human ear
44. NATIVE AMERICANA
American Indians used the shells of whelks & clams to make these beads used for money
45. AMERICAN AUTHORS
This 19th century author wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
46. MYTHICAL MENAGERIE
This winged horse sprang from the blood of Medusa
47. PHYSICS
In an atom, these particles move in arrangements called orbitals
48. CELEBRITY COUPLES
Funnyman Nick Cannon is married to this pop diva
49. LITERARY TRILOGIES
"The Return of the King" is the third volume in this famous trilogy
50. INTERNATIONAL RHYME TIME
7 days in Athens or Thessaloniki
[Ответы]Ответы:
1. CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS
John Green
2. REALITY TV
Project Runway
3. MAMMALS
orangutan
4. STATE CAPITALS
Albany
5. THE INTERNET
Bing
6. SUPREME COURT CASES
Dred Scott
7. AMERICAN LITERATURE
Ishmael
8. FRUIT
Granny Smith
9. BIBLE BOOKS
Matthew
10. ABBREV.
too much information
11. RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
Ramadan
12. MOUNTAINS
Mont Blanc
13. SPORTS MASCOTS
Denver Broncos
14. CLASSIC NOVELS
The Great Gatsby
15. RECENT HISTORY
Katrina
16. THE ELEMENTS
hydrogen
17. ART
Pablo Picasso
18. SODA POP QUIZ
Mountain Dew
19. FROM THE GREEK
galaxy
20. POETS
Emily Dickinson
21. U.S. PRESIDENTS
William McKinley
22. BOARD GAMES
Monopoly
23. NONFICTION
William Strunk, Jr.
24. NUTRITION
calcium
25. U.S. GEOGRAPHY
Nebraska
26. TV ACTORS & THEIR ROLES
Glee
27. FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Victor Frankenstein
28. BIOLOGY GLOSSARY
mutation
29. U.S. GOVERNMENT
treason
30. EUROPEAN HISTORY
Macedon(ia)
31. SHAKESPEARE
Julius Caesar
32. PROVERBIALLY SPEAKING
imitation
33. NATIONAL PARKS
Old Faithful
34. EXPLORERS
Francisco Pizarro
35. BROADWAY MUSICALS BY SONGS
Wicked
36. 4-LETTER COUNTRIES
Laos
37. MOVIE FEST
Pitch Perfect
38. ANNUAL EVENTS
Earth Day
39. GENERAL SCIENCE
Lord Kelvin
40. PLAY SETTINGS
Salem
41. 10-LETTER WORDS
retraction
42. BODIES OF WATER
North Sea
43. WEIGHTS & MEASURES
decibels
44. NATIVE AMERICANA
wampum
45. AMERICAN AUTHORS
Washington Irving
46. MYTHICAL MENAGERIE
Pegasus
47. PHYSICS
electrons
48. CELEBRITY COUPLES
Mariah Carey
49. LITERARY TRILOGIES
The Lord of the Rings
50. INTERNATIONAL RHYME TIME
Greek week
С либеральным зачётом самому себе набрал 27-28 примерно. И много чего не понял совсем или понял, что реалии - сугубо местные. :)