Final Jeopardy! Challenge July 2016

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:33 am

howard 4-0
rex 4-0
Carwash 4-0
Moreta 4-0
Ryan 4-0
chedda 3-1
Pruitt 2-2
AB 2-2
Duff 1-3

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:19 am

howard 4-0
rex 4-0
Carwash 4-0
Moreta 4-0
Ryan 4-0
Syb 3-1
chedda 3-1
Pruitt 2-2
AB 2-2
Duff 1-3

Another one that popped into my head, and I have no idea why. I did see the movie, but I was 8, bored, and didn't get much of what was going on.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:32 pm

howard 4-0
rex 4-0
Carwash 4-0
Moreta 4-0
Ryan 4-0
Syb 3-1
chedda 3-1
Pruitt 2-2
Giff 2-2
AB 2-2
Duff 1-3

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:32 pm

Table
howard 4-0
rex 4-0
Carwash 4-0
Moreta 4-0
Ryan 4-0
Syb 3-1
chedda 3-1
Pruitt 2-2
Giff 2-2
AB 2-2
Duff 1-3
___________
BSF 1-1
L-Jam 1-1
__________
Shirley 1-0

Thursday July 7, 2016

Category: BRITISH LITERARY CHARACTERS
Clue: IN AN 1887 NOVEL THIS NARRATOR'S OLD WARTIME INJURY IS IN HIS SHOULDER; IN AN 1890 NOVEL BY THE SAME AUTHOR, IT'S IN HIS LEG

[+] spoiler: Who is Watson? John H. Watson MD of the Sherlock Holmes stories.

yep
howard 5-0

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:37 pm

howard 5-0
Pruitt 2-3

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:59 pm

howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Pruitt 2-3

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:08 pm

howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Pruitt 2-3

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:11 pm

howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Pruitt 2-3
Duff 1-4

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:41 am

howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Pruitt 2-3
Giff 2-3
Duff 1-4

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:41 am

howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Ryan 4-1
Pruitt 2-3
Giff 2-3
Duff 1-4

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:59 am

howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Ryan 4-1
BSF 2-3
Pruitt 2-3
Giff 2-3
Duff 1-4

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 8:24 am

howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Ryan 4-1
AB 3-2
BSF 2-3
Pruitt 2-3
Giff 2-3
Duff 1-4

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:39 am

howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Ryan 4-1
AB 3-2
chedda 3-2
BSF 2-3
Pruitt 2-3
Giff 2-3
Duff 1-4

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:12 am

howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Ryan 4-1
Syb 3-2
AB 3-2
chedda 3-2
BSF 2-3
Pruitt 2-3
Giff 2-3
Duff 1-4

Right series, wrong character. Really should read them.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 12:18 pm

The Sybian wrote:howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Ryan 4-1
Syb 3-2
AB 3-2
chedda 3-2
BSF 2-3
Pruitt 2-3
Giff 2-3
Duff 1-4

Right series, wrong character. Really should read them.

Great shitter material. Lot of the stories are one sessions. Outisde of the 4 or so novellas, most wouldn't be more than 2-3 trips.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:42 pm

The cop killings on Friday threw me off, and I missed posting. And this evening I was busy. Two for the price of one.

Table
howard 5-0
rex 5-0
Carwash 5-0
Ryan 4-1
Syb 3-2
AB 3-2
chedda 3-2
BSF 2-3
Pruitt 2-3
Giff 2-3
Duff 1-4
___________
Moreta 4-0
AB 2-2
___________
L-Jam 1-1
__________
Shirley 1-0

Friday July 8, 2016

Category: TRANSPORTATION

Clue: THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LONGEST, SPANS 5770 MILES FROM MOSCOW TO THIS PORT CITY ON THE SEA OF JAPAN

[+] spoiler: Where is Vladivostock ?

yep
howard 6-0

________________

Monday July 11, 2016

Category: SHAKESPEARE

Clue: THIS COMEDY WHOSE TITLE AIMS TO PLEASE SAYS, "I CHARGE YOU, O MEN…THAT BETWEEN YOU AND THE WOMEN THE PLAY MAY PLEASE

[+] spoiler: What is As You Like It ?

yep
howard 7-0. On a roll.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:02 pm

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1

Missed the railway.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 6:17 am

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Pruitt 4-3

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:21 am

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Ryan 6-1
Pruitt 4-3

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:24 am

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Ryan 6-1
Pruitt 4-3
Shirley

Back from travels (well, I'm still out of the country, but settled for now). I blame Bo Derek for missing the composer.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:32 am

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Ryan 6-1
Pruitt 4-3
AB 5-2
Shirley

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:50 am

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Ryan 6-1
AB 5-2
Pruitt 4-3
Shirley 4-3

It makes more sense if I include my score.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:55 am

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Ryan 6-1
AB 5-2
Pruitt 4-3
Shirley 4-3
BSF 2-5

Kicking myself for missing the Shakespeare question.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:02 am

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Ryan 6-1
rex 6-1
AB 5-2
Pruitt 4-3
Shirley 4-3
BSF 2-5

A bit late on the Shakespeare one.

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:02 am

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Ryan 6-1
AB 5-2
Pruitt 4-3
Shirley 4-3
BSF 2-5
Duff 1-6

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:41 am

howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Ryan 6-1
AB 5-2
Pruitt 4-3
Shirley 4-3
BSF 2-5
Giff 2-5
Duff 1-6

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:35 pm

Table
howard 7-0
Moreta 6-1
Ryan 6-1
AB 5-2
Pruitt 4-3
Shirley 4-3
BSF 2-5
Giff 2-5
Duff 1-6

Tuesday July 12, 2016

Category: POLITICAL WORDS

Clue: HAMILTON BEGAN & ENDED THE FEDERALIST PAPERS WARNING OF THIS TYPE OF PERSON, GREEK FOR "PEOPLE'S LEADER"

[+] spoiler: What is a "demagogue"?

yep
howard 8-0

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:38 pm

heh

howard 8-0
rex 7-1

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:02 pm

Shit, forgot about this for a couple days. Is it permitted to "catch up" for multiple days, as long as I haven't looked at the answers?

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:15 pm

Absolutely permitted.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:32 pm

howard 8-0
rex 7-1
Pruitt 5-3

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:43 am

howard 8-0
rex 7-1
Pruitt 5-3
Shirley 4-4

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:58 am

howard 8-0
rex 7-1
Ryan 7-1
Pruitt 5-3
Shirley 4-4

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:13 am

howard wrote:Absolutely permitted.

Great, thanks for this.

howard 8-0
Carwash 8-0
rex 7-1
Ryan 7-1
Pruitt 5-3
Shirley 4-4

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:21 am

howard 8-0
Carwash 8-0
rex 7-1
Ryan 7-1
Moreta 7-1
Pruitt 5-3
Shirley 4-4

duff · Post by **duff** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:34 am

howard 8-0
Carwash 8-0
rex 7-1
Ryan 7-1
Moreta 7-1
Pruitt 5-3
Shirley 4-4
Duff 2-6

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:37 am

howard 8-0
Carwash 8-0
rex 7-1
Ryan 7-1
Moreta 7-1
Pruitt 5-3
Shirley 4-4
Duff 2-6
Giff 2-6

Just call me Soul II Soul over here.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:40 pm

howard 8-0
Carwash 8-0
rex 7-1
Ryan 7-1
Moreta 7-1
Pruitt 5-3
Shirley 4-4
Syb 3-5
Duff 2-6
Giff 2-6

I need to stop doing this when I am too irritated to stop and think.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:33 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:
howard wrote:Absolutely permitted.
Great, thanks for this.

howard 8-0
Carwash 8-0

Umm,
i mean, no, you can't. DQ! DQ!!!!!!

(I didn't know you were good at this game.)

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:39 pm

Table
howard 8-0
Carwash 8-0
rex 7-1
Ryan 7-1
Moreta 7-1
Pruitt 5-3
Shirley 4-4
Syb 3-5
Duff 2-6
Giff 2-6
_________
AB 5-2
BSF 2-5

Wednesday July 13, 2016

Category: WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Clue: DISCOVERED IN 1535 THIS ISLAND GROUP ON THE EQUATOR GOT PERHAPS ITS MOST FAMOUS VISITOR EXACTLY 300 YEARS LATER

[+] spoiler: What are the Galapagos Islands?

yep
howard 9-0. Why isn't life this easy?