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Re: The JAM Exam

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deanbedfordAug 11, 2011
 

 
I have no idea how easy this would be technically - but I think it's a great idea.

You could perhaps have levels of difficulty in the questions????? I know I stop doing a quiz if question one is too hard.

What's the first step on this?

--- In just-a-minute@..., Espen Krømke <espen.kromke@...> wrote:
>
> I got an idea! What if we made a trivia like this and gathered a bunch
> of good questions, created a webpage ("the JAM exam"?) where a certain
> amount of random selected questions were picked with each their 5
> alternative answers, and you get the result after submitting your
> suggestions?
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> On 30. juli 2011 11:35, Dean wrote:
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> > I thought this was great fun, thanks very much Mark.
> > Years ago I did a trivia quiz for the precursor to this group. If
> > there's interest I might see if I can find it.
> > Anyway, well done.
> > *From:* nylon net <mailto:nylon@...>
> > *Sent:* Sunday, July 24, 2011 4:45 PM
> > *To:* just-a-minute@...
> > <mailto:just-a-minute@...>
> > *Subject:* [just-a-minute] The JAM Exam
> >
> >
> > Hi folks. I just thought that serious students of any topic need an
> > intellectual challenge as well as a way to earn bragging rights. And
> > students of JAM are no different. What we need is an accredited
> > course of JAM study or at least a final exam to test the mettle of a
> > candidate.
> >
> > So, dear list member, when you're not in parliament, or delivering
> > sentence in the Supreme Court, or chewing your toenails, you could
> > start compiling challenging JAM questions to test our knowledge of
> > that last 44 years of JAM.
> >
> > If nothing else, it could be a treasure hunt for odd JAM delights.
> >
> > Here's a start.
> >
> > Q1. In which episode was the topic on the card first allowed to be
> > repeated more than once?
> >
> > Q2. According to Paul, what mammal was found hopelessly lost on a
> > double-decker London bus?
> >
> > Q3a. Who, when given the topic of "Parasites" said: "There is a huge
> > family of parasites, so big it requires many palaces and castles to
> > accommodate all of them."? Coincidentally (or not), it was this
> > player's last appearance on JAM.
> >
> > Q3b. Who on the panel objected to this statement?
> >
> > Q4. Whom, when informed of her death at the age of 26, did Kenneth
> > Williams call "Poor bitch"?
> >
> > Q5. To which island did Kenneth Williams say he was being taken in his
> > last ever round of JAM?
> >
> > Q6. Why is there debate over which was Paul Merton's first JAM episode?
> >
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> > Answers:
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> > 1. Jam-1968-10-07@018=Making_An_Entrance - the rule was made by
> > Chairman Clement.
> > 2. A dolphin. Jam-1994-02-05@439=A_Great_Party (at the 20:40 mark)
> > 3a. Jeremy Hardy, in Jam-2000-08-14@533=Positive_Thinking.
> > 3b. Clement Freud, and "Middle England" in audience.
> > 4. Mrs Beeton. Jam-1988-05-05@381=Fashionable_Bed_Attire
> > 5. Lesbos. Jam-1988-06-23@388=Getting_Uptight
> > 6. His first actual recording was Jam-1989-04-25@393=Pinching, but his
> > second recording (Jam-1989-04-04@390=Coconut_Shies) was aired first
> > and he was welcomed back.
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> >
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