Problem: Article: Asking for the "second largest" of the Great Lakes is not enough, you need to define whether you mean second largest by volume (Lake Michigan) or by surface area (Lake Huron). Defining what information you're looking for precisely will help you research, and expressing what you mean precisely will help avoid ambiguity on the contestants' part. Even so, "Jeopardy!" has sometimes mis-defined its questions. On a January 2013 show, to indicate a scalene triangle, in which none of the sides are of equal length, the graphic image in the clue showed a triangle with dimensions of 6, 8, and 10. Because these measurements are a Pythagorean triple (6 squared plus 8 squared equals 10 squared), a contestant answered, "What is a right triangle?" � which was correct given the clue, but not the answer the show was looking for. While the staff of "Jeopardy!" has access to paid research sources such as Gale Research, you'll have to use less prestigious sources. Reputable encyclopedias, either in book form or online, are one possible source, as are specialized reference books and websites.  When reading, look for qualifiers such as "according to," "allegedly," "reputedly," or "reportedly" and consider information following these words to be suspect. To further vet a website, read the write-up under "About" or "About Us" about the person or organization behind the website. If the write-up indicates a personal agenda or bias, consider the "factual" information presented on the site as suspect. Many websites include a date of posting; news websites often include a note about how current an article is when covering breaking news. Also be aware that sports records can be and often are broken during an athletic competition or season, and entertainment records can be similarly broken with the release of a new movie or recording. In general, questions involving records should be about the record holder rather than about the record itself. While some fans are amateur statisticians, most aren't. Choose the subject matter, difficulty, and vocabulary of your questions so that players and spectators can, on average, get 2/3 to 3/4 of your clues right. However, don't be afraid to occasionally stretch your audience; the best "Jeopardy!" players are those who are curious about many things. You can get a sense of what subjects are commonly used on "Jeopardy!" by watching the show regularly. The 1992 book "Secrets of the Jeopardy! Champions" by former champions Chuck Forrest and Mark Lowenthal covers a number of the subjects used for the show up to that time, but be aware that in recent years, the show has featured more pop culture material than previously. "Jeopardy!" clues are distinctive not just for being formatted as answers but for providing information to help the contestants figure out the correct question. This is done in one of several ways:  Factual information. A fact can be the focus of an answer clue, as in "Mary Ann Evans' pen name" for the correct question of "Who is George Eliot?" It can also be a fact subordinate to the primary fact of the question, as in "This Man in Black scored a minor 1984 hit with the country novelty song 'Chicken in Black'" for the correct question "Who is Johnny Cash?" by incorporating Cash's nickname. Irony. Some clues juxtapose facts of contradictory natures, as in a January 2013 Final Jeopardy! of "The first of Jane Austen's 6 novels to be published in her lifetime, its title is last alphabetically" for the correct question of "What is 'Sense and Sensibility'?" Style mimicry. Some "Jeopardy!" clues have been done to copy the style of text messages or personal ads, as in "King good at solving riddles wants girl just like the girl who married dear old Dad" for "Who is Oedipus?" Inside jokes. Just as "Jeopardy!" sometimes uses clever names for its categories, it also uses puns and inside jokes in its clues, such as "Frank Zappa named his band this out of necessity" for "What is the Mothers of Invention?" based on the adage "Necessity is the mother of invention."
Summary: Define your questions properly. Use the best information sources you can find. Verify that your information is still current before using it to write the question. Consider your audience. Phrase the clue in an interesting way.

Problem: Article: The easiest way to obtain grasshoppers is simply to catch them yourself. They are easiest to catch in the morning, when it's colder and they are lazier. You can simply grab them off the ground with your hands, if you're fast enough, or use a net to catch them. You can also create some of these more elaborate traps:  Dig a hole in the ground and place a Mason jar with some bait, such as oats, apples, or carrots, in it. Either place some soil around the jar or tip it on its side -- the next morning, you should find grasshoppers in the jar. Just place the lid over it and you've caught your grasshoppers! If you want 'em alive, poke some holes in the lid.  Take a shoot of green willow that's about three feet long and flick it down lightly on the grasshopper. This should pin it in place. Depending on where you live, it may be tricky to buy grasshoppers, but not impossible. Try Mexican markets first. Grasshoppers, known as chapulines in Mexico, are a popular dish in Oaxaca. Grasshoppers are delicious and safe to eat, but you have to cook them first. This will keep you safe and will kill any parasites that they might be carrying. Don't attempt to eat them raw or you may suffer health issues. The legs of grasshoppers aren't edible; although you won't be hurt from eating them, it's best to remove them before you begin to cook them. The same goes for the wings. Some say that freezing the grasshoppers for 10-15 minutes or boiling them for a few minutes makes the legs easier to pop off. This also has the benefit of killing them. Some people also pull the head straight off, which removes the guts (including the stomach). This tends to remove certain kinds of parasites (and could reduce the risk of eating the grasshopper raw, but it's still better to cook it). You can then insert a stick into the cavity and cook it over a fire. Make sure to run them under cold water until they are clean and free of dirt. You can pat them down with a paper towel and then freeze or boil them, depending on the recipe.
Summary: Catch your grasshoppers. Alternatively, buy your grasshoppers. Be sure to cook them. Remove the legs and wings. Clean your grasshoppers before you eat them.

Problem: Article: When the mobs are all in the hole, flip the switch to release the lava.
Summary: Attract mobs toward your door at night. Enter your house through the front door and wait for the mobs to fall into the hole. Release the lava. Watch them burn.

Problem: Article: After you pour the vinegar along the tiled edges, allow the vinegar to soak into the grout. Letting the vinegar sit for 10 minutes will help loosen debris and stains.
Summary:
Let the vinegar sit for 10 minutes.