May 31 2017, Adult Online Contestant Test Discussion (Central)

[Andromus]

I count 38 right for me. Not as good as I hoped, should have had 3 or 4 more right at minimum.

[Magna]

Based on the posted answers, I got (conservatively) 41. Maybe more, depending on spelling and what forms of the word(s) they're willing to accept.

[doihavetoreally]

Seems like we took down the website (for a few minutes). Looking at the answers, I think I am at 40. Missed a few too and blanked on others. I hope this is good enough.

[Troydozzy]

I think I got 40. Boneheaded misses were Hobbit, Monaco and Operation. I definitely would have made those with ten more seconds. Missed the last five after switching Orc for Hobbit. I hadn't heard of YUM! or Ailey, so I have some more studying to do.

[Setho]

I got somewhere in the range of 40 to 43 depending on allowances for spelling and missing letters.

What are peoples thoughts for pancetta vs. bacon as an answer on the carbonara question?

[sitroomlarry]

Is there a minimum time beforehand in which one must login? Because of putting the kids to bed, I could only login a few minutes before it started, but I got a screen that said "There are no tests happening at this time." I know it was before the test start time, but not by more than a couple of minutes.

[Frank Hardy]

I got 37 right. Call me, Jeopardy!

[jeff6286]

Answer list and video link both in the second post of the thread.

[OKlibrarian]

WOOHOO!!! WORST Case scenario I got 38 right, Best case scenario I got 40 if they take pity on the partial answers "morn" (Didn't have time to add mourn) and "Pucci"--pulled that one with about a second left and barely got it in.

[boson]

Thanks jeff6286 and sherder!

Yesterday's test, played off the J! video, was 38 or 39. Today, for real, was 46 or 45 depending on whether I completely erased Verdi for Puccinni in time. Missed: Nikki Haley, 435 in congress, superstore and Mike Trout. I agree with everything else jeff6286 posted.

Yeah - us govt, baseball and (some) tv are my weaknesses.

Ok. Now, email me Maggie!

[MarkBarrett]

The answer set looks good to me and yes there is leeway for test takers and spelling and full names. For example: Just Puccini is of course perfectly fine.

[Magna]

What are peoples thoughts for pancetta vs. bacon as an answer on the carbonara question?

I expect they'll take either one.

[VAdame]

If the posted answers are correct, I got 40.

And dammit, I know it was Puccini, not Verdi, but didn't have time to delete and correct!

[ntndeacon]

I got at least 36. However I have a couple of iffy answers. I said miter instead of mitral valve and morn/mourn. I was convinced after the first question that it was tutu. (Although only after the question...I missed the religious part until time) And National Geographic hit my head with a second left. That and brain farting on Henry Higgins perturbed me a mite.

[9021amyers]

What are peoples thoughts for pancetta vs. bacon as an answer on the carbonara question?

I expect they'll take either one.

A true brown-noser would have responded with "guanciale."

[OSXpert]

38 here, from what I can tell.

[Blue Lion]

Yeah - us govt, baseball and (some) tv are my weaknesses.

Detroiters are starting to think that baseball is one of the Detroit Tigers' weaknesses.

[Magna]

Nat Geo, gene sequencing acceptable...judges?

I think they'll take both. They're both common abbreviations/variations.

[Ultraman]

The answer set looks good to me and yes there is leeway for test takers and spelling and full names. For example: Just Puccini is of course perfectly fine.

I'm assuming just Anne is fine for Anne Bronte as the question already mentions Bronte.

[Magna]

The answer set looks good to me and yes there is leeway for test takers and spelling and full names. For example: Just Puccini is of course perfectly fine.

I'm assuming just Anne is fine for Anne Bronte as the question already mentions Bronte.

I agree. Fwiw, that's one where the last name alone wouldn't be sufficient, imo. (But that's just a guess.)