Quiz Yourself!
Questions from the student online practice test
1. John Steinbeck originally called this 1937 short novel “Something that happened”
2. In Roman numerals, it follows I, V, X, L…
3. This Minnesota congresswoman dropped her presidential bid after the 2012 Iowa caucus
Answers
1. “Of Mice and Men”
2. C
3. Michele Bachmann
Do you want to show off your trivia skills on "Jeopardy!"?
Here's your chance.
The official online quiz to determine eligibility to become an adult "Jeopardy!" contestant opens Jan. 26 and closes Jan. 28. The dates for the student quiz is still to be determined. The adult quiz is open for people ages 18 and up, and the student quiz is open for full time undergraduate students with no degree.
There are four steps to becoming a "Jeopardy!" contestant. First, register to take the test, then take the the online quiz. The quiz consists of 50 categories and 50 clues, according to "Jeopardy!" FAQ.
Adults are allowed to take the quiz once per year, and kids, teens and students are permitted to take the test once per season. Everyone who passes the test will be placed in a pool for an in-person audition.
The in-person audition consists of another written test, a mock game and a personality interview. If a contender nails their in-person audition, he or she will be asked to participate in the show, according to jeopardy.com
The "Jeopardy!" website offers a practice test for adults, students, teens and kids, which has 30 categories and 30 clues.
Contestants are voracious readers, researchers and travelers, according to the tips and tricks section on the "Jeopardy!" website. Potential contestants are encouraged to be themselves but, above all, competitive.
In 2014, Ball State had its first student on the show. Alex Sventeckis, then a senior marketing major, competed in the College Championship show.
After he was on the show, Sventeckis encouraged other students to complete the application process to get their chance to be on the show.
“I’d love to go out there and see some more Cardinals ten, fifteen, twenty years from now even, and be able to cheer them on from home,” Sventeckis said in a previous Daily News article.
Sophomore deaf education major Morgan Neblett said she and her boyfriend Chase McCorkle, an Anderson resident, get competitive while watching "Jeopardy!" together.
Their "Jeopardy!" nights include snacks and a lot of smack talk, Neblett said.
“I get really excited when I get something right that the contestant didn’t get right,” Neblett said. “I like feeling smarter than the contestants and I like beating Chase. Chase never gets excited, not like me.”
McCorkle plans to take the quiz, and said he does get excited, just in a quieter fashion. He usually gets the questions on the show right, he said.
“More often than not, I’m right," McCorkle said. "But...each show is different and the caliber of the contestants throws everything off."
History and modern questions are among McCorkle’s favorite trivia categories, which he said is the exact opposite of Neblett’s favorites.
Although McCorkle will take the adult quiz, Neblett doesn’t plan on taking the college student quiz.
“I really don’t think I will, I’m too scared,” she said, laughing. “I do not want to be on TV.”
Registration is open for adults and students online now.
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