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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:35 pm
by 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
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 2:42 pm
by Moreta
L-Jam 13-7
Moreta 11-9
Yuck
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 3:10 pm
by Shirley
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
Moreta 11-9
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:30 pm
by Pruitt
On fire - only missed the Animals question.
Pruitt 15-5
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
Moreta 11-9
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:47 am
by BSF21
Pruitt 15-5
L-Jam 13-7
Shirley 13-7
BSF 12-8
Moreta 11-9
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:46 am
by 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.
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:49 am
by 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.
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:52 am
by BSF21
Johnny Carwash wrote: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.
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:14 am
by 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
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:20 am
by 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
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:53 pm
by 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
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 2:24 pm
by Shirley
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8
That was awkwardly worded. I wasn't confident at all, but I got it right.
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:34 pm
by Pruitt
Pruitt 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8
Poop.
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:42 pm
by Johnny Carwash
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:08 pm
by Ryan
Ryan 17-4
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:55 pm
by Moreta
Ryan 17-4
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8
Moreta 12-9
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:57 pm
by BSF21
Ryan 17-4
Pruitt 15-6
Carwash 15-6
Shirley 14-8
L-Jam 13-8
BSF 13-8
Moreta 12-9
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:14 pm
by 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.
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:16 pm
by A_B
Twrrible minth for ab. 11-10.
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:39 am
by 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
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge October 2016
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 2:46 pm
by 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