// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.ID = "AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz"; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.ID_WB = 16445152; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.navsectionID = "3032449" AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.sPubDate = "1/9/2007 9:43:12 PM GMT"; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.quiztype = 1; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.appFmt = 0; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.bDispQNums = 1; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.columns = 1; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.appWidth = 624; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.appHeader = ""; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.appDeck = new Array("Do you speak 'Idol'? Give our quiz a shot and see.","How'd you do?"); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.sCorrect = "Correct"; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.sIncorrect = "Incorrect. The correct definition is..."; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.headHeight = 40; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.copyMargin = 9; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.copyBorder = 0; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[1] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[1][0] = new Array("\"A'ight\" is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[1].answer = "A'ight: Randy Jackson's all-purpose comment when he doesn't want to stir up the energy to make an actual statement."; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[1][1] = new Array("Randy Jackson's all-purpose comment when he doesn't want to stir up the energy to make an actual statement.",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[1][2] = new Array("Record label that will sign the 'Idol' winner",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[1][3] = new Array("Island off the coast of England where Simon Cowell is from",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[2] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[2][0] = new Array("\"Cabaret\" is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[2].answer = "Cabaret: If a judge calls a performance \"cabaret,\" it means they really don’t care for it. See also: \"Glorified karaoke.\""; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[2][1] = new Array("If a judge calls a performance \"cabaret,\" it means they really don’t care for it. See also: \"Glorified karaoke.\"",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[2][2] = new Array("The kind of wine Simon Cowell chugs when he realizes 2003 'Idol' reject William Hung has a CD out",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[2][3] = new Array("Perfume endorsed by Paula Abdul",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[3] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[3][0] = new Array("\"Soul Patrol\" is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[3].answer = "Soul Patrol: The name for 2006 \"Idol\" winner Taylor Hicks' legions of fans. "; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[3][1] = new Array("Band formed by members of Soul Asylum, Soul Coughing and Snow Patrol",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[3][2] = new Array("\"American Idol\" spinoff focusing on soul music",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[3][3] = new Array("The name for 2006 \"Idol\" winner Taylor Hicks' legions of fans",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[4] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[4][0] = new Array("\"Claymates\" are..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[4].answer = "Claymates: Nickname for the thousands of rabid fans of Clay Aiken, runner-up to Ruben Studdard in the second season"; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[4][1] = new Array("Play-Doh sculptures of the 12 'Idol' finalists, now on sale at Spencer Gifts",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[4][2] = new Array("Nickname for the thousands of rabid fans of Clay Aiken, runner-up to Ruben Studdard in last year's show.",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[4][3] = new Array("Sculptures of each year's 'Idol' winner, now on display in the Pop Hall of Fame",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[5] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[5][0] = new Array("\"Dawg\" is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[5].answer = "Dawg: What Randy Jackson calls all contestants. Usually preceded by \"Yo.\" See also: \"A’ight.\""; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[5][1] = new Array("Ryan Seacrest's gang name",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[5][2] = new Array("Kevin Covais' gang name",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[5][3] = new Array("What Randy Jackson calls all contestants. Usually preceded by \"Yo.\" See also: \"A’ight.\"",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[6] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[6][0] = new Array("'Naughty little minx' is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[6].answer = "Naughty little minx: What Simon Cowell dubbed Kellie Pickler"; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[6][1] = new Array("What Simon Cowell dubbed Kellie Pickler",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[6][2] = new Array("An X-rated movie starring certain 'Idol' alums",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[6][3] = new Array("Torch song sung by Mandisa last season",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[7] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[7][0] = new Array("\"Glorified karaoke\" is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[7].answer = "Glorified karaoke: Another term contestants don’t want to hear coming out of the judges’ mouths. Ironic, because \"American Idol\" itself is pretty much \"glorified karaoke.\" See also: \"Cabaret.\""; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[7][1] = new Array("Paula Abdul's sister's name",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[7][2] = new Array("Another term contestants don’t want to hear coming out of the judges’ mouths. Ironic, because \"American Idol\" itself is pretty much \"glorified karaoke.\" See also: \"Cabaret.\"",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[7][3] = new Array("Fortified wine popular at local liquor stores after 'Idol' ends",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[8] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[8][0] = new Array("\"The Hawaii vote\" is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[8].answer = "The Hawaii vote: Symbolic of a greater problem in \"Idol's\" voting structure. The small state of Hawaii, being in a different time zone than the rest of the U.S., may have had the advantage of less-crowded phone lines, thus keeping state contestants around longer than they perhaps deserve."; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[8][1] = new Array("A surfer term for a dangerous manuever popular off Waikiki Beach",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[8][2] = new Array("The 50th state's vital importance to the 2008 Presidential election",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[8][3] = new Array("Symbolic of a greater problem in \"Idol's\" voting structure. The small state of Hawaii, being in a different time zone than the rest of the U.S., may have had the advantage of less-crowded phone lines, thus keeping state contestants around longer than they perhaps deserve.",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[9] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[9][0] = new Array("\"Not bad\" is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[9].answer = "\"Not bad\": The highest form of compliment from Simon Cowell."; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[9][1] = new Array("Michael Jackson's not-so-popular follow-up to his 1987 album, \"Bad\"",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[9][2] = new Array("The highest form of compliment from Simon Cowell.",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[9][3] = new Array("European city where 'German Pop Idol' is filmed",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[10] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[10][0] = new Array("\"Pitchy\" is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[10].answer = "Pitchy: Used by judges, especially Paula Abdul, to describe a performance that didn’t really stay on key."; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[10][1] = new Array("Term used by judges, especially Paula Abdul, to describe a performance that didn’t really stay on key.",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[10][2] = new Array("Sports term for a baseball hurler who's out of control",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[10][3] = new Array("From the 1970s Eagles hit, \"Pitchy Woman\"",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[11] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[11][0] = new Array("Which one-name singer never was an \"Idol\" contestant?"); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[11].answer = "C: Madonna. OK, OK, that one was a \"gimme.\" Prince was never a contestant on the show either, nor was Cher. But Prince did perform on the 2006 finale, if you can believe that."; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[11][1] = new Array("Fantasia",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[11][2] = new Array("Mandisa",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[11][3] = new Array("Madonna",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[12] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[12][0] = new Array("Corey Clark is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[12].answer = "Corey Clark: Contestant who claimed he had a romantic relationship with Paula Abdul during the 2003 season"; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[12][1] = new Array("Dick Clark's son, an occasional guest host on \"Idol\"",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[12][2] = new Array("1980s actor who starred in films with Corey Feldman",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[12][3] = new Array("Contestant who claimed he had a romantic relationship with Paula Abdul during the 2003 season",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[13] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[13][0] = new Array("\"Dolly Parton School\" is..."); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[13].answer = "Dolly Parton School: Where Simon suggested Kellie Pickler might have attended"; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[13][1] = new Array("Nashville institution where 'Idol' finds many of its auditioners",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[13][2] = new Array("Where Simon suggested Kellie Pickler might have attended",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[13][3] = new Array("What 'Idol' insiders jokingly call the show's makeup room",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[14] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[14][0] = new Array("'Text messaging' is:"); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[14].answer = "'Text messaging' is: the preferred way to vote, eliminating problems with jammed phone lines"; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[14][1] = new Array("I DUNNO, BUT OMG! LOL! ROFL! U R SO KUTE! 4 REAL! LOL!!!!",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[14][2] = new Array("The way the judges decide who to vote for",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[14][3] = new Array("The preferred way to vote, eliminating problems with jammed phone lines",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[15] = new Array(); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[15][0] = new Array("Who's a little bit country, and who's a little bit rock 'n' roll?"); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[15].answer = "Both A and B actually kind of work. The Osmonds started it, but Carrie and Bo also qualify."; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[15][1] = new Array("Marie Osmond is a little bit country, her brother Donny is a little bit rock 'n' roll",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[15][2] = new Array("Carrie Underwood is a little bit country, her 2005 fellow finalist Bo Bice is a little bit rock 'n' roll",'',0); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz[15][3] = new Array("Both A and B actually kind of work",'',1); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.profiles = new Array();var i=0; AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(90,100,"Even the 'Idols' idolize you. Great job!"); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(80,70,"Not perect, but you're moving on to the Hollywood round"); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(60,50,"Paula and Randy love you, but Simon's not so sure"); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(40,20,"A little pitchy, but it was a'ight, dawg"); AmericanIdolVocab_Quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(10,0,"Have you ever seen the show before? Did you understand it?"); // END editorial data