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Celebrities Got These Basic Questions Wrong On "Jeopardy", And I'm Curious If You're Smarter Than They Are

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Quiz: 50 Questions Celebrities Got Wrong On Jeopardy

Celebrities Got These Basic Questions Wrong On &quot;Jeopardy&quot;, And I&#x27;m Curious If You&#x27;re Smarter Than They Are

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY for 100: You can breathe easy knowing photosynthesis causes plants to release this gas as a waste product.

THE TERMINAL LIST for 100: 250,000 people a day commute through this terminal at Park Ave. & 42nd St.; the "Station" is where you get the subway down below.

**ABOVE, BELOW OR INTERSECTED BY THE EQUATOR for 100: China**

ALSO A TAYLOR SWIFT SONG for 200: Careful! This washing machine cycle using cold water and low spin speed is suggested for lingerie & silk neckties.

MAINE ATTRACTIONS for 200: For wildlife lovers, Maine offers safaris to spot this large mammal featured on its flag.

PEAK TV for 200: Due to a mix-up, the giant robot doll from this South Korean series was briefly displayed in front of a museum.

**WORLD CAPITAL ATTRACTIONS for 200:** In this city, if you're in the mood for piazza, try the Navona or the Santa Maria.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II for 200: On Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne, the Queen passed away at Balmoral Castle in this U.K. country.

UNDER STUDY for 300: Entomology is the study of these, of which there are close to a million identified species.

**DIRECTIONAL GEOGRAPHY IN AMERICA for 300:** Visit Pineapple Fountain & Fort Sumter when you go to Charleston, which, no, is not the capital of this "original 13" state.

THREESOMES for 300:  According to the carol, it's what "my true love gave to me" on the third day of Christmas; I just hope he wasn't regifting.

**LESSER-KNOWN SIBLINGS for 300:**  While his bros had hits like "Sucker", actor Frankie said he hated being called "the bonus" this name.

TREES for 300: This Bay Area city has a tree on its official flag (it's the type of tree featured in the city's name).

TELLING A BEDTIME STORY for 300: A Seussian home invasion, now that's what he'll do! / He'll mistreat a fish! Turn two kids' home into a zoo!

COLLEGE-LEVEL HISTORY COURSES for 300: Rice boasts that its "20th Century American Presidents" course covers the span of Theodore Roosevelt to this 42nd president.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM for 300: Before flowers & bones, the open skies of Texas were one of her early subjects, like the 1917 work "Starlight Night".

WOULDA, COULDA, SHOULDA for 400: This author of _The Giving Tree_ gave us the poem "Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda", a fun-size lesson in just doing it.

THE MOON for 400: NASA describes these phenomena as "bulges" in the Earth's oceans caused by the Moon's gravitational pull.

AMERICANA for 400:  Yankee magazine says this New England state is known for chowder, old money & being the home of TV's Gilmore girls.

BEST TIME TO VISIT for 400: Every October, hundreds of hot air balloons take flight in this New Mexico city at what's called "the most photographed event in the world".

ADVANCED CINEMATOGRAPHY for 400: Erik Messerschmidt shot the film _Mank_  primarily in deep focus as a nod to this Orson Welles opus that pioneered the technique.

FICTIONAL TV TOWNS for 400: Sunnydale, California (FYI, the local high school sits on top of a portal to a demonic dimension).

POP MUSIC for 400: The 2022 song "Bam Bam" features vocals by Ed Sheeran & this Cuban-American superstar.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY for 500: Chemically speaking, they're molecules with at least one unpaired electron; true to their name, they can be, like, totally reactive.

TRAIN STATIONS for 600: No Muggles allowed on Platform 9 3/4, the fictional boarding site for this train at London's King's Cross Station.

POP CULTURE for 600: "Sincerely, Me" is a song from this Broadway show that won the 2017 Tony for Best Musical.

WINE BIZ for 600: This meringue ingredient is sometimes used in winemaking to balance and clarify the end product.

THE NOBEL PRIZE for 600: The youngest-ever Nobel Prize winner is also a best-selling author, for her 2013 memoir titled "I Am" this.

**DIRECTIONAL GEOGRAPHY IN AMERICA**  for 600:  Capitol Street & Capitol Market in Charleston, which, yes, is the capital of this state that was admitted in 1863.

**INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYTH STORY**  for 600:  After being part of a rebellion with his fellow Titans, he seemed to have the whole world on his shoulders.

LITERARY TOURISM for 600: Scotland's remote island of Jura is famous for two things: a whisky distillery & the farmhouse where George Orwell wrote this classic.

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER for 600: This funnyman played a reporter who got to fill in for God in the movie _Bruce Almighty_.

STARS for 800: September babies like William Howard Taft & Beyoncé were born under the sign of this largest constellation of the zodiac.

CATS & DOGS for 800: Developed in what is now Thailand, this popular breed of cat comes in blue point, chocolate point & seal point varieties.

FICTIONAL TV TOWNS for 800: Capeside, Massachusetts (a small town with a big teen angst problem).

**THE MOUNT RUSHMORE OF MASTERPIECES for 800:** "Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper", "the starry night" & this Botticelli work of a goddess standing in a scallop shell.

WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE for 900: This NBA-championship-winning team was honored at the White House in 2023; Steph Curry called the visit "majestic".

**ALSO A GOOD STARTER WORD FOR WORDLE for 900:** Hey Maine-iacs! Should I boil my lobstah or do this to it in a basket, which I've heard gets the meat more tendah.

U.S. GOVERNMENT for 900: The person elected to this position casts the deciding vote if the Senate is tied, so he or she always votes on the winning side.

FEELING GASSY for 1000:  Helium gas gets its name from the Greek word for this astronomical body where it was first detected.

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES for 1000: This holiday is a symbol of summer's end in the U.S. but in Europe, its equivalent is celebrated on May 1.

THE EYES HAVE IT for 1000: Lasik surgery corrects vision problems by using a laser to alter this dome-shaped tissue at the front of the eye.

BEST TIME TO VISIT for 1000: Dry season months like November are ideal for hiking "the Roof of Africa" at Simien National Park in this country on Africa's horn.

**THE ONE AND ONLY... for 1200:** Chess piece that can jump over other pieces.

NAME THAT '90S HIT for 1200: Red Hot Chili Peppers: "I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day, but take me to the place I love, take me all the way".

A TRIP ON THE GULF STREAM for 1200: Leaving this Florida city, or its "West" neighbor, we'll have to cross the Gulf Stream to sail to the Bahamas.

SCIENCE IS COOL for 1500: Unlike most solids, dry ice doesn't melt into a liquid, but turns directly into a gas, a process known as this.

BOX OFFICE SLEEPERS for 1500: _My Big Fat Greek Wedding_ introduced the idea that this household cleaner could cure anything, "from psoriasis to poison ivy".

PEAK TV for 2000: Mike White, the creator of this series, said that the first season is about money and the second season is about sex.

Lastly, APOLOGIES for 3000: In a movie, Cynthia Nixon played this woman called the Belle of Amherst & known for poems like "I'm Sorry for the Dead—Today".

Listen, you didn't do too well on this quiz, but you know what? Neither did the celebrities who took it! So, I guess that puts you right on par with the celebs who played _Jeopardy._ You probably wouldn't win first place or anything, but you'd definitely get a participation ribbon.

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You are exactly as smart as a celebrity.

Okay, not bad! You did fairly decent on this quiz, which means there's a good chance you are, in fact, smarter than the average celebrity. I can't promise anything, but the odds are looking good. Congrats to you!

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You're _probably_ smarter than a celebrity.

You, my friend, are certifiably smarter than the average celebrity. You passed this quiz with flying colors and knew the answers to almost every question celebrities did not. Congrats, you now have bragging rights forever!

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You're definitely smarter than a celebrity.

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