Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016

[L-Jam3]

Week of October 28

Monday, October 24:

CATEGORY: ANIMALS
CLUE: In Greek myth she was a half-serpent & mother of the Sphinx; in zoology it's a weird mammal that lays eggs

RESPONSE:

[+] spoiler

What is the echidna?

Tuesday, October 25:

CATEGORY: WORDS IN THE NEWS 2016
CLUE: The Centre for European Reform is one of the sources credited with coining this new 6-letter portmanteau word

RESPONSE:

[+] spoiler

What is Brexit?

Wednesday, October 26:

CATEGORY: NOTABLE WOMEN
CLUE: On her passing in 1913, Booker T. Washington called her heroic, "not unlike some of the heroic figures…in the Bible"

RESPONSE:

[+] spoiler

Who is Harriet Tubman?

Thursday, October 27:

CATEGORY: BRITISH POP MUSIC
CLUE: This song released on July 11, 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 mission was used in the BBC’s coverage of the moon landing

RESPONSE:

[+] spoiler

What is Space Oddity?

Friday, October 28

CATEGORY: SHAKESPEARE
CLUE: These 2 title characters who have the same pair of initials both die by stabbing

RESPONSE:

[+] spoiler

Who are Juliet Capulet and Julius Caesar?

Hit Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday

L-Jam 13-7

[Moreta]

L-Jam 13-7
Moreta 11-9



Yuck

[Shirley]

L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
Moreta 11-9

[Pruitt]

On fire - only missed the Animals question.

Pruitt 15-5
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
Moreta 11-9

[BSF21]

Pruitt 15-5
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
BSF 12-8
Moreta 11-9

[duff]

Pruitt 15-5
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
BSF 12-8
Moreta 11-9
Duff 11-9

I failed hard that last week.

[Johnny Carwash]

Pruitt 15-5
Carwash 14-6
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
BSF 12-8
Moreta 11-9
Duff 11-9

[+] spoiler

Can I give myself credit for thinking the song was called Space Oddysey rather than Space Oddity? I didn't because I assumed Alex would have been a dick and not done so.

[BSF21]

Pruitt 15-5
Carwash 14-6
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
BSF 12-8
Moreta 11-9
Duff 11-9

[+] spoiler

Can I give myself credit for thinking the song was called Space Oddysey rather than Space Oddity? I didn't because I assumed Alex would have been a dick and not done so.

[+] spoiler

I could care less, but I'm about 99.9% sure you would have been ruled against.

I said "Rocket Man" because I am a dumb.

[Ryan]

Catching way up. Started 0-2, then righted the ship

Ryan 16-4
Pruitt 15-5
Carwash 14-6
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
BSF 12-8
Moreta 11-9
Duff 11-9

[Rex]

Ryan 16-4
Pruitt 15-5
Carwash 14-6
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
rex 13-7
BSF 12-8
Moreta 11-9
Duff 11-9

[L-Jam3]

Wow, Ryan and Pru making a big push for the October title.

TABLE:
Ryan 16-4
Pruitt 15-5
Carwash 14-6
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
rex 13-7
BSF 12-8
Moreta 11-9
Duff 11-9

Monday, October 31

CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY
CLUE:
In 2005 Steve Jobs used "It’s sort of like TiVo for radio" to describe this new form.

RESPONSE:

[+] spoiler

What is podcasting?

Nope.

L-Jam 13-8

[Shirley]

Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8



That was awkwardly worded. I wasn't confident at all, but I got it right.

[Pruitt]

Pruitt 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8

Poop.

[Johnny Carwash]

Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8

[Ryan]

Ryan 17-4
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8

[Moreta]

Ryan 17-4
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8
Moreta 12-9

[BSF21]

Ryan 17-4
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8
BSF 13-8
Moreta 12-9

[Shirley]

Ryan 17-4
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-7
L-Jam 13-8
BSF 13-8
Moreta 12-9



Fixed my record.

[A_B]

Twrrible minth for ab. 11-10.

[duff]

Ryan 17-4
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-7
L-Jam 13-8
BSF 13-8
Moreta 12-9
Duff 12-9
AB 11-10

[The Sybian]

Ryan 17-4
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-7
L-Jam 13-8
BSF 13-8
Moreta 12-9
Duff 12-9
Syb 12-9
AB 11-10