Final Jeopardy! Challenge, November and TOC '19

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Tuesday. November 12, ToC SemiFinals Game 2:

CATEGORY: U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS

CLUE: In 2018 Forbes said this "belt's demographic delight is" this other "belt's demographic dilemma"

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What are the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt? It doesn't appear that a specific order was necessary.
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I said "corn" and "rust". Had it not been a direct quote I feel like they might have given me that.
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BSF21 wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:58 pm LJam 5-3
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I said "corn" and "rust". Had it not been a direct quote I feel like they might have given me that.
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I honestly don't think so. The "sun belt" refers to a completely different geographic area from the corn belt aside from the issue of the direct quote.
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brian wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:12 pm
BSF21 wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:58 pm LJam 5-3
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I said "corn" and "rust". Had it not been a direct quote I feel like they might have given me that.
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I honestly don't think so. The "sun belt" refers to a completely different geographic area from the corn belt aside from the issue of the direct quote.
But they are both belts! I don't even understand the quote.


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Did anyone else miss that it was a two-part answer, or am I just dumb? Not sure I would have gotten the second one either way.
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brian wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:12 pm
BSF21 wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:58 pm LJam 5-3
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I said "corn" and "rust". Had it not been a direct quote I feel like they might have given me that.
[+] spoiler
I honestly don't think so. The "sun belt" refers to a completely different geographic area from the corn belt aside from the issue of the direct quote.
[+] spoiler
Heh. turns out I don't know where the Sun Belt is. I always assumed those 2 were used interchangeably.
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Wednesday, November 13, ToC Semi-Final Game 3

CATEGORY: ITALIAN INVENTORS

CLUE: In a 1644 letter he wrote, "We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air", which is what his invention measures

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Who is Evangelista Torricelli?
Didn't know that one, but when I just looked him up on wiki I recalled something of his from HS Physics.

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The only player who got it last night was the guy who is a Physics teacher. I'd be surprised if hardly anybody knows this one.
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sancarlos wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:27 pm The only player who got it last night was the guy who is a Physics teacher. I'd be surprised if hardly anybody knows this one.
Yep. Glad I didn't waste any time before giving up and clicking the spoiler.


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I'll just leave this here.

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BSF21 wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:39 pm I'll just leave this here.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/exc ... 42952.html
My money's on Ken Jennings.
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I'm pretty sure we all know the results, but let's get caught up.

Thursday, November 14, ToC Final Game 1

CATEGORY: OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS

CLUE: By Hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to a word for a long complaint or rant

ANSWER:
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What is Jeremiah?

Friday, November 15, ToC Final Game 2

CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES

CLUE: A dispute over Etorofu, Habomai, Kunashiri & Shikotan has kept these 2 countries from ever signing a WWII peace treaty

ANSWER:
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What are Russia and Japan? I don't know whether the USSR would've been correct.
I know WWII better than the Old Testament.

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I hope I’m not being fatalistic and I know they film in advance but does anyone think that prime time special might be Alex’s final show?
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brian wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:04 pm I hope I’m not being fatalistic and I know they film in advance but does anyone think that prime time special might be Alex’s final show?
Assuming Alex really isn't going to live forever, what a way that would be to go out. Huge event, gets to leave on his terms (somewhat)...
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I too know the war better than I know the good book.

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Not impressing anyone here.
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Back to regular play.

Monday, November 18

CATEGORY: U.S. CITIES

CLUE: Celebrating electricity & tech., an exposition in this U.S. "City of Light" in 1901 was overshadowed by another major event

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What is Buffalo? As you probably remember from HS History, that other major event there was President McKinley's assassination.
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I would not have gotten it without the hint of the “other major event”.
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Tuesday, November 19

CATEGORY: BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

CLUE: Peaking at 9,000 stores locations in 2004, this chain of stores was down to one in 2019, located in Bend, Oregon

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What is Blockbuster Video?
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Really mad about missing the City of Light one.

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