this is jeopardy...

entering the studio are today's contestants. a school teacher from arlington, virginia...

gee, wouldn't that be grand! ok, so i'm not there yet, but i've taken the test yet again. fifty questions on fifty topics, fifteen seconds to answer each. no multiple choice, type your own answers. no, spelling doesn't count, but you'd better be a fast typer regardless.

who was president during the war of 1812? thought for a second, "hmm. jefferson? no! 'twas madison...i think." further research after the fact would confirm my second guess.

fill in the _________. half _________ alaska. what is baked?

this songstress renamed herself sasha fierce for a 2008 album? no thanks to a certain someone's ringtone, there's no way i didn't know this one.

so, i got at least three of them right! we'll see about the rest...