Coming soon, Geek Jeopardy!: What are 'Jeopardy!' tests online? News.com:

What is the online contestant test, Alex? The answer is: the innovative method "Jeopardy!" has devised for potential participants to take the first step toward appearing on the long-running game show.

Fans will be able to take the 50-question preliminary general knowledge exam online from March 28 to 30. Each day is designated for a specific time zone and will get different questions from the other two.

...Fans must preregister and supply basic information, after which they receive a specific time during which they must log in and answer the questions.

Even if you're not a "fan," you can try out, if you use (at least) I.E. 5.0, Flash 7 and disable pop-up blockers. (Macs are OK, no mention of Firefox.) If you're on the East Coast, test time is Tuesday, March 28th at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday for Central dwellers, Thursday for the West.

FAQ, rules, pre-registration.

Think the servers will hold up?

My colleague Alan Rosenberg was on Jeopardy! many years ago. He was foiled by the buzzer not responding as he expected -- that's the part you can't cram for. Knowing the answer and pushing a buzzer that doesn't register has to be excruciating on national TV.

via Robot Wisdom