Post by WooWho on Apr 4, 2013 16:37:45 GMT -5
Well, not exactly, but you'll see what I mean. Thought it was a funny coincidence at the time. (Mods, if this is in the wrong place, feel free to move it.)
A few hours after my second-round Wheel audition, I went to a pub quiz with a few friends. This is the same pub quiz some former Jeopardy! champions play. The first round handout, which we had the entire first round to do (~45 minutes), was the names of historical figures without any consonants. It's your job to fill in the missing consonants. Bearing in mind I was still very much in "Wheel" mode when I got there, this was right up my alley.
The years listed are the years the person lived. To beat me and my team, you'll have to miss no more than 4 (we missed 5). A word of note: the quizmaster is British, and says he found this by his grandfather's bedside table after he died. So if you have no idea on a particular one, a Brit may not be a bad guess.
(c582 - c500 BC) _ _ _ _ A _ O _ A _
(c287 - c212 BC) A _ _ _ I _ E _ E _
(c101 c44 BC) _ U _ I U _ / _ A E _ A _
(c4 BC - c30 AD) _ E _ U _ / _ _ _ I _ _
(c1256 - 1323) _ A _ _ O / _ O _ O
(c1340 - 1400) _ E O _ _ _ E _ / _ _ A U _ E _
(1412 - 1431) _ O A _ / O _ / A _ _
(1451 - 1506) _ _ _ I _ _ O _ _ E _ / _ O _ U _ _ U _
(1452 - 1510) _ E O _ A _ _ O / _ A / _ I _ _ I
(c1543 - 1596) _ _ A _ _ I _ / _ _ A _ E
(c1552 - 1618) _ A _ _ E _ / _ A _ E I _ _
(1564 - 1616) _ I _ _ I A _ / _ _ A _ E _ _ E A _ E
(1564 - 1642) _ A _ I _ E O
(1570 - 1606) _ U _ / _ A _ _ E _
(1599 - 1658) O _ I _ E _ / _ _ O _ _ E _ _
(1642 - 1727) I _ A A _ / _ E _ _ O _
(1703 - 1791) _ O _ _ / _ E _ _ E _
(1732 - 1799) _ E O _ _ E / _ A _ _ I _ _ _ O _
(1758 - 1805) _ O _ A _ I O / _ E _ _ O _
(1809 - 1865) A _ _ A _ A _ / _ I _ _ O _ _
(1813 - 1873) _ A _ I _ / _ I _ I _ _ _ _ O _ E
(1820 - 1910) _ _ O _ E _ _ E / _ I _ _ _ I _ _ A _ E
(1822 - 1895) _ O U I _ / _ A _ _ E U _
(1847 - 1922) A _ E _ A _ _ E _ / _ _ A _ A _ / _ E _ _
(1874 - 1965) _ I _ _ _ O _ / _ _ U _ _ _ I _ _
(1879 - 1955) A _ _ E _ _ / E I _ _ _ E I _
(1929 - 1968) _ A _ _ I _ / _ U _ _ E _ / _ I _ _
(1935 - 1977) E _ _ I _ / A A _ O _ / _ _ E _ _ E _
(1940 - 1980) _ O _ _ / _ E _ _ O _
(1961 - ) _ A _ A _ _ / O _ A _ A
All instances of each vowel are given. Only consonants are missing. Let's see how well you do!
A few hours after my second-round Wheel audition, I went to a pub quiz with a few friends. This is the same pub quiz some former Jeopardy! champions play. The first round handout, which we had the entire first round to do (~45 minutes), was the names of historical figures without any consonants. It's your job to fill in the missing consonants. Bearing in mind I was still very much in "Wheel" mode when I got there, this was right up my alley.
The years listed are the years the person lived. To beat me and my team, you'll have to miss no more than 4 (we missed 5). A word of note: the quizmaster is British, and says he found this by his grandfather's bedside table after he died. So if you have no idea on a particular one, a Brit may not be a bad guess.
(c582 - c500 BC) _ _ _ _ A _ O _ A _
(c287 - c212 BC) A _ _ _ I _ E _ E _
(c101 c44 BC) _ U _ I U _ / _ A E _ A _
(c4 BC - c30 AD) _ E _ U _ / _ _ _ I _ _
(c1256 - 1323) _ A _ _ O / _ O _ O
(c1340 - 1400) _ E O _ _ _ E _ / _ _ A U _ E _
(1412 - 1431) _ O A _ / O _ / A _ _
(1451 - 1506) _ _ _ I _ _ O _ _ E _ / _ O _ U _ _ U _
(1452 - 1510) _ E O _ A _ _ O / _ A / _ I _ _ I
(c1543 - 1596) _ _ A _ _ I _ / _ _ A _ E
(c1552 - 1618) _ A _ _ E _ / _ A _ E I _ _
(1564 - 1616) _ I _ _ I A _ / _ _ A _ E _ _ E A _ E
(1564 - 1642) _ A _ I _ E O
(1570 - 1606) _ U _ / _ A _ _ E _
(1599 - 1658) O _ I _ E _ / _ _ O _ _ E _ _
(1642 - 1727) I _ A A _ / _ E _ _ O _
(1703 - 1791) _ O _ _ / _ E _ _ E _
(1732 - 1799) _ E O _ _ E / _ A _ _ I _ _ _ O _
(1758 - 1805) _ O _ A _ I O / _ E _ _ O _
(1809 - 1865) A _ _ A _ A _ / _ I _ _ O _ _
(1813 - 1873) _ A _ I _ / _ I _ I _ _ _ _ O _ E
(1820 - 1910) _ _ O _ E _ _ E / _ I _ _ _ I _ _ A _ E
(1822 - 1895) _ O U I _ / _ A _ _ E U _
(1847 - 1922) A _ E _ A _ _ E _ / _ _ A _ A _ / _ E _ _
(1874 - 1965) _ I _ _ _ O _ / _ _ U _ _ _ I _ _
(1879 - 1955) A _ _ E _ _ / E I _ _ _ E I _
(1929 - 1968) _ A _ _ I _ / _ U _ _ E _ / _ I _ _
(1935 - 1977) E _ _ I _ / A A _ O _ / _ _ E _ _ E _
(1940 - 1980) _ O _ _ / _ E _ _ O _
(1961 - ) _ A _ A _ _ / O _ A _ A
All instances of each vowel are given. Only consonants are missing. Let's see how well you do!