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Jeopardy! Whiz Becomes Encarta Spokesman

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the riddle-me-this dept.

Ant writes "BetaNews' story says Microsoft tapped Jeopardy! king Ken Jennings, who recently finished his 75-game run on the show, to become the spokesman for its Encarta product line. Jennings will embark on a nationwide media tour called 'Quiz the Whiz' that challenges news desks to stump the human encyclopedia with questions from Microsoft's Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005."

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  1. I.. by double-oh+three · · Score: 4, Funny

    I felt a disturbance in the force, as if 10 thousand nerds cried out and then were silent.

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  2. Why is it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that when I see the phrase 'natural fit' in a MS press release, I think of some poor bastard yet again taking it in the ass from BG?

  3. Mistaken Identity by BarryJacobsen · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... I searched for myself once and turned up all sorts of erroneous information...One seemingly reputable and authoritative page even had my name wrong!"

    Just a guess, but maybe they were talking about someone else?

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  4. That's it? by fearanddread · · Score: 5, Funny
    75 shows and then he gets to be the Encarta spokesman? Seems a bit of a letdown somehow.

    I'd like to see a Texas cage match between Jennings and Trebek.... winner gets Jeopardy hosting duties.

  5. Re:Stumpers by fireman+sam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just thought of a better question:

    "What is a General protection fault 0x4700AF2D in KERNEL32.DLL:MessageBoxExA+046 EAX 0x00000000 EIP 0x00000000 EDX 0x000010FA"

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  6. Re:creepy.... by wayne606 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let's see... Painfully clean-cut, Mormon, works for Microsoft... Thinks "watching me on Jeopardy! has made reading and learning seem just a little cooler"..

    Actually my theory is that Bill Gates got tired of being the nerdiest guy around Redmond...

  7. Re:In Case It Be Dotted by marktaw.com · · Score: 5, Funny
    answering 2,700 Jeopardy! questions
    Don't they mean "questioning 2,700 Jeopardy! answers" ???
  8. Obligatory Jepordy answer by CrazyJim0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    42

    See if he knows the question.

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    God spoke to me
  9. Answers for fun by FunWithHeadlines · · Score: 4, Funny
    What causes Pip in poultry?

    When chickens read Great Expectations.

    How old is Mae West?

    She's dead. But you're still welcome to come up and see her sometime.

    Who was the last British heavyweight champion of the world?

    Doesn't matter, the Irish still didn't recognize him.

    How far is Winnipeg from Montreal?

    It's too cold to tell now; ask again in summer.

    When did Florence Nightingale die?

    When her life ended.

    What is the height of the Empire State Building? What was the date of General Gordon's death?

    Is there a connection between the two?

    What are the Thirty-Nine Steps? Come on! Answer up! What are the Thirty-Nine Steps?

    Here ya go. Bring popcorn, it's great.

  10. Strange by Azathfeld · · Score: 5, Funny

    I never thought I'd hear of a man making millions of dollars and then deciding to become an encyclopedia salesman.