Final Jeopardy! Challenge September 2015

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:49 pm

Rex 7-2
Pruitt 7-2
howard 6-3
Moreta 6-3
Shirley 5-4

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 7:09 am

Rex 7-2
Pruitt 7-2
howard 6-3
Moreta 6-3
Shirley 5-4
Duff 4-5

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:00 am

Rex 7-2
Pruitt 7-2
howard 6-3
Moreta 6-3
Shirley 5-4
Duff 4-5
GPJ 4-5

Not exactly where I would have guessed that the phrase comes from.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:28 am

6 years combined of Francais in high school and college, and I didn't have a clue.

Rex 7-2
Pruitt 7-2
L-Jam 6-3
Howard 6-3
Moreta 6-3
Shirley 5-4

travzilla · Post by **travzilla** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:22 am

Rex 7-2
Pruitt 7-2
howard 6-3
Moreta 6-3
L-Jam 6-3
Shirley 5-4
Duff 4-5
GPJ 4-5
Trav 3-6

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:30 am

Rex 7-2
Pruitt 7-2
howard 6-3
Moreta 6-3
L-Jam 6-3
Shirley 5-4
Duff 4-5
GPJ 4-5
Trav 3-6
Giff 2-7

elflaco · Post by **elflaco** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:19 pm

Rex 7-2
Pruitt 7-2
howard 6-3
Moreta 6-3
L-Jam 6-3
Shirley 5-4
Duff 4-5
GPJ 4-5
Trav 3-6
Giff 2-7
flaco 3-6

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:09 pm

Answer
Thursday September 24, 2015
Category: FOREIGN PHRASES
Clue: THIS FRENCH PHRASE REFERS TO PART OF THE ORDER OF THE HOLY GHOST; ITS KNIGHTS BECAME KNOWN FOR SERVING SUPERB DINNERS
Answer: What is "Cordon Bleu"?

Table
Rex 7-2
Pruitt 7-2
howard 6-3
Moreta 6-3
L-Jam 6-3
Shirley 5-4
Duff 4-5
GPJ 4-5
Trav 3-6
Giff 2-7
flaco 3-6

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:34 pm

Lets Play Two (pope cancelled Friday's telecast in nyc, and I forgot
Friday September 25, 2015

Category: EUROPEAN CITIES

Clue: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SAYS THE SITE OF THIS CITY IS "THE LARGEST WETLAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN"

Answer: at JBoard.tv
________________

Monday September 28, 2015

Category: ROCK & ROLL

Clue: THE GROUP NAZARETH TOOK ITS NAME FROM THE FIRST LINE OF A 1968 SONG FROM THIS OTHER GROUP

Answer: JBoard.tv

got both

howard 8-3

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:50 pm

Got the city one, not the Nazareth one.

howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:01 pm

howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3

I had to sing the song for a bit to remember who it was.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:25 pm

howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3

I got the cities one right, although you would expect National Geographic to have a better handle on geography.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:59 pm

Rex wrote:I got the cities one right, although you would expect National Geographic to have a better handle on geography.

Well, the greater general Mediterranean area. That bugged me too.

duff · Post by **duff** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:47 pm

howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
Duff 5-6

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:55 am

AB 9-2
howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
Duff 5-6

No on cordon bleu.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:18 am

Missed them both. Hope I get my misses out now.

AB 9-2
howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
L-Jam 6-5
Duff 5-6

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:07 am

Missed them both. Hope I get my misses out now.

AB 9-2
howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
Syb 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Duff 5-6

Howard wrote:Well, the greater general Mediterranean area. That bugged me too.

I read the wrong answer and thought, fuck that is way off the greater general Mediterranean.

ETA: I couldn't understand why this was hard, but my poor geography helped me out. Probably would have gotten it wrong with more knowledge. And I learned something new with the explanation of why it is the correct answer.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:17 am

AB 9-2
howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
Syb 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Duff 5-6
Giff 3-8

Missed city and got band.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:52 am

AB 9-2
howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Syb 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Duff 5-6
Giff 3-8

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 12:54 pm

Giff wrote:AB 9-2
howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
Syb 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Duff 5-6
Giff 3-8

Missed city and got band.

FUCK. Wish I didn't immediately give up on the music question.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 2:29 pm

AB 9-2
howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Syb 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Duff 5-6
Shirley 5-6
Giff 3-8

Missed 'em both. Somehow when I read the city question, I thought "capital" city and that threw me off. The band question seemed so easy once I saw the answer.

travzilla · Post by **travzilla** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 2:54 pm

AB 9-2
howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Syb 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Duff 5-6
Shirley 5-6
Giff 3-8
Trav 3-8

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 5:52 pm

Answers
Category: EUROPEAN CITIES
Clue: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SAYS THE SITE OF THIS CITY IS "THE LARGEST WETLAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN"

Answer: Where is Venice, Italy?
Venice is on the Adriatic Sea. But, the Adriatic is considered an arm of the Mediterranean.
________________

Monday September 28, 2015
Category: ROCK & ROLL
Clue: THE GROUP NAZARETH TOOK ITS NAME FROM THE FIRST LINE OF A 1968 SONG FROM THIS OTHER GROUP

Answer: What is "The Band"?
The Weight
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I pulled into Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half past dead
I just need some place where I can lay my head
Hey, mister, can you tell me, where a man might find a bed?
He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said.

Table
AB 9-2
howard 8-3
Pruitt 8-3
Moreta 8-3
Rex 8-3
Ryan 8-3
Syb 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Duff 5-6
Shirley 5-6
Giff 3-8
Trav 3-8

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:00 pm

howard wrote:Answer: Where is Venice, Italy?
Venice is on the Adriatic Sea. But, the Adriatic is considered an arm of the Mediterranean.

The only positive here is that it gives a ready excuse to post this:

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:28 pm

Tuesday September 29, 2015

Category: EUROPEAN MUSEUMS

Clue: IN ONE OF HER LAST OFFICIAL ACTS BEFORE ABDICATING, QUEEN BEATRIX REOPENED THIS MUSEUM AFTER A 10-YEAR RENOVATION

Answer: at JBoard.tv

nope

howard 8-4

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:36 pm

howard 8-4
rex 8-4

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:39 pm

howard 8-4
rex 8-4
Moreta 8-4

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:11 pm

howard 8-4
rex 8-4
Moreta 8-4
Shirley 5-7

Did all of the contestants get that right?

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:38 pm

yes, they did.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:47 pm

Been there. Nice place.

Pruitt 9-3
howard 8-4
rex 8-4
Moreta 8-4
Shirley 5-7

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:41 am

Pruitt wrote:Been there. Nice place.

Before or after the renovations. I guessed the right country and my descriptive answer is the actual name of a real museum, so at least I wouldn't have embarrassed myself.

Pruitt 9-3
howard 8-4
rex 8-4
Moreta 8-4
Syb 7-5
Shirley 5-7

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:11 am

Pruitt 9-3
howard 8-4
rex 8-4
Moreta 8-4
Syb 7-5
Shirley 5-7
Giff 3-9

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:54 pm

Answer

Tuesday September 29, 2015
Category: EUROPEAN MUSEUMS
Clue: IN ONE OF HER LAST OFFICIAL ACTS BEFORE ABDICATING, QUEEN BEATRIX REOPENED THIS MUSEUM AFTER A 10-YEAR RENOVATION

Answer: What is the Rijksmuseum?

Table
Pruitt 9-3
howard 8-4
rex 8-4
Moreta 8-4
Syb 7-5
Shirley 5-7
Giff 3-9

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:57 pm

Wednesday September 30, 2015

Category: UNITED NATIONS NATIONS

Clue: THIS NATION OF 55 MILLION IS THE ONLY ONE TO PROVIDE A SECRETARY-GENERAL BUT NEVER TO HAVE A SEAT ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL

Answer: at JBoard.tv

nope

howard 8-5

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 6:36 pm

howard 8-5
Shirley 5-8

I think I have missed 5 in a row now.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:45 pm

howard 8-5
Moreta 8-5
Shirley 5-8

I am glad I at least guessed a country that has had a Secretary General.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:33 pm

Pruitt 10-3
howard 8-5
Moreta 8-5
Shirley 5-8

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:49 am

Pruitt 10-3
howard 8-5
Moreta 8-5
Shirley 5-8
Duff 5-8

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:51 am

Pruitt 10-3
Ryan 9-4
howard 8-5
Moreta 8-5
Shirley 5-8
Duff 5-8

travzilla · Post by **travzilla** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:03 am

Pruitt 10-3
Ryan 9-4
howard 8-5
Moreta 8-5
Shirley 5-8
Duff 5-8
Trav 3-10