Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36 September '19

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Pruitt wrote: Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:40 pm Ryan 4-1 (because I already saw today's and I really want the 1/2 game lead)
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Friday, 9/13

CATEGORY: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

CLUE: This is the most recent presidential election year when both major presidential candidates were residents of the same state

ANSWER:
[+] spoiler
What is 2016? Both Hilary and Trump were listed as residents of New York. It almost seemed too easy, like it was a trick question.
L-Jam 4-1
Ryan 4-1

ETA: Sorry, bad adding.
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Giff 1-4 i hate this game
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Monday, 9/16

CATEGORY: EUROPEAN AUTHORS

CLUE: When he didn't win the inaugural Nobel Prize, 42 of his peers apologized to him, calling him "the most revered patriarch of today's literature"

ANSWER:
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Who is Leo Tolstoy? He wrote the best novel of all time, and the Nobel guys somehow totally missed it.
Nope,

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And some worrying news about Alex. This isn't good.
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Ryan 4-2
L-Jam 4-2
Brian 4-2
Pruitt 4-2
Duff 2-4
Giff 1-5
Carwash 4-2
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The

holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Ryan 4-2
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Brian 4-2
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
Syb 3-3
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Giff 1-5
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Tuesday, 9/17

CATEGORY: NATIONAL ANTHEMS

CLUE: With lyrics by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, it debuted on June 24, 1880, at a celebration of St. Jean Baptiste Day

ANSWER:
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What is "O Canada"?

Did you guys say "La Marseillaise"? So did I, and everyone last night did too.
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I guessed Haiti, which is somehow wronger?
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Giff wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:01 pm L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
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Ryan 5-2
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Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Giff 2-5
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The

holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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brian wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:57 pm L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
[+] spoiler
I guessed Haiti, which is somehow wronger?
I guessed the same.
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Ryan 5-2
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L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Giff 2-5
[+] spoiler
They ran these "Heritage Moments" all the time back in the day.
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Ryan 5-2
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L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Giff 2-5
Duff 2-5
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Ryan 5-2
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L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Syb 3-4
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Ryan 5-2
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L-Jam 4-3
Brian 4-3
Bfj 3-4
Syb 3-4
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Wednesday, 9/18

CATEGORY: THE 1940s

CLUE: This nickname for a history-changing weapon of 1945 came from a character in "The Maltese Falcon"

ANSWER
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What is Fat Man? Sydney MotherFucking Greenstreet!
Off the schneid!

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Not pleased I missed this one.

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L-Jam 5-3
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Syb 4-4
AB 4-4
Brian 4-4
Bfj 4-4
Duff 3-5
Giff 2-6
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My bad. I fell behind due to Blind Melon.

Thursday, 9/19

CATEGORY: TOYS & GAMES

CLUE: Invented in 1974 as a model to teach 3-D problems, it became one of the bestselling toys of all time

ANSWER:
[+] spoiler
What is the Rubik's Cube?

Friday, 9/20

CATEGORY: U.S. CURRENCY

CLUE: In 1929, Alexander Hamilton became the new face of the $10 bill, replacing this foe of his legacy, who got moved to another denomination

ANSWER:
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Who is Andrew Jackson?

Monday, 9/23

CATEGORY: MUSICAL THEATRE INSPIRATIONS

CLUE: The title of this musical that opened on Broadway in 1964 wa inspired by a Marc Chagall painting

ANSWER:
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What is Fiddler on the Roof?
I hit last Thursday. but missed Friday and Monday, so..

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Pruitt 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Brian 4-7

Got the toy and the musical.
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