Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36, December '19

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L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:57 pm I think when they call something "N-Year Best Picture", it goes by the year of the movie's release date. The 2016 Best Picture, for example, is Moonlight. And a spoiler tag would've been nice.
I edited to add the spoiler tag. And yes, the award is for the year, not the year in which it is awarded. Just like how the Super Bowl is played in 2020, but it will crown the 2019 NFL champion.
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Written by Francis Coppola. That guy had a great couple of years.
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Gotta double-up today.

Wednesday, December 11

CATEGORY: NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS

CLUE: Established in 2015, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park has sites in Hanford, Washington; Los Alamos, N.M. & this Tennessee city

ANSWER:
[+] spoiler
What is Oak Ridge?

Thursday, December 12

CATEGORY: WOMEN AUTHORS

CLUE: In 1947 she testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee on how the film "Song of Russia" was Communist propaganda

ANSWER:
[+] spoiler
Who is Ayn Rand? Fucking worthless garbage. Maybe the fucking worst female American ever. Utter philosophical poison, and she wrote like shit.
I missed them both.

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Friday, December 13

CATEGORY: BUSINESS NAMESAKES

CLUE: It's the last name of the man who said, "Our whole concept was based on speed, lower prices & volume...my God, the carhops were slow"

ANSWER:
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What is McDonald? "McDonald's" was also ruled correct.
It didn't matter, because I missed it anyway.

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Monday, December 16

CATEGORY: TV THEME MUSIC

CLUE: A short piece for 2 guitars called "Strange No. 3" was the first part of the theme music for this drama series that debuted in 1959

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What is The Twilight Zone?
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Tuesday, December 17

CATEGORY: MILESTONES IN U.S. HISTORY

CLUE: Congress declared September 6, 2008 Louisa Swain Day because Louisa did this in Wyoming on that date in 1870

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What is vote?
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Triple-header:

Wednesday, December 18

CATEGORY: PLANTS & TREES

CLUE: One of Britain's few native evergreen trees, it's prized for bringing color to winter, & its foliage is often hung in homes

ANSWER:
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What is Holly?

Thursday, December 19

CATEGORY: SCIENCE & INNOVATION

CLUE: In her 20+ years working for this company, Audrey Sherman of Saint Paul has been granted more than 130 patents

ANSWER:
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What is 3M? i.e. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company.

Friday, December 20

CATEGORY: CLASSIC FICTION

CLUE: A 1902 work says of a riverboat journey, "We penetrated deeper and deeper into" this, the work's title

ANSWER:
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What is [The] Heart of Darkness?
Got the last two, so I'm the Dallas Cowboys today.

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Got the last two too.
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