Final Jeopardy! Black History Month Edition

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:05 am

Even though the next 2 weeks are the Teachers Tournament I figure we can start another monthly challenge.

Monday's Category: Libraries

"The street address of his presidential library is 40 Presidential Drive."

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howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:17 am

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Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:27 am

I'm assuming I got it.

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Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:43 am

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Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:03 am

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howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:09 am

Gunpowder wrote:I'm assuming I got it.
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well of course. it's yer bizness.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:10 am

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Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:11 am

Lay-up.

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govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:19 am

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Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:44 am

Are all the Black History Month questions gonna be about malt liquor?

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:35 pm

Ryan wrote:Are all the Black History Month questions gonna be about malt liquor?

I'm sure there will be some fried chicken, chitlins and watermelon questions too.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:47 pm

2. Who had the sweetest finger-roll of them all?

3. Who would have been The Man in the NBA, except that The Man kept him from getting to the NBA?

4. If Earl the Pearl had taken John Stockton one-on-one with the game on the line, what would have been the ultimate destination of Stockton's jock?

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:52 pm

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howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 3:11 pm

DC47 wrote:2. Who had the sweetest finger-roll of them all?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 3:12 pm

DC47 wrote:2. Who had the sweetest finger-roll of them all?

3. Who would have been The Man in the NBA, except that The Man kept him from getting to the NBA?

4. If Earl the Pearl had taken John Stockton one-on-one with the game on the line, what would have been the ultimate destination of Stockton's jock?

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Post by **Shirley** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 3:53 pm

DC47 wrote:4. If Earl the Pearl had taken John Stockton one-on-one with the game on the line, what would have been the ultimate destination of Stockton's jock?

What ever happened to Diddystyle?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:21 pm

Jerloma wrote:Lay-up.

Well, it is black history month...

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DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:08 pm

howard wrote:
DC47 wrote:2. Who had the sweetest finger-roll of them all?

Before the Spurs were The Spurs, there was Ice. I've always wondered -- was he that good or were they that bad at blocking shots back then?

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:15 pm

5. James Brown recorded his first demo after what musician wrote what three words -- which became the song title -- on a napkin?

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:29 pm

Little Richard, trying to subtly seduce JB, writing the words 'Please! Please! Please!'

ETA: heh, the song I thought was a good guess at his first hit. But I was completely joking about the Little Richard part - I'm good at this game!

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:54 pm

The congregation will now bow.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:03 pm

Obviously we've got to raise the bar here.

6. The song Strange Fruit was one of the few modern popular American songs to focus on the lynching of black men by mobs of white men. Billie Holiday cut it in the late 1930s.

In what state did the lynching that inspired the song occur?
Who wrote the song?
What was his ethnic background?
What else was he famous for?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:15 pm

howard wrote:Little Richard, trying to subtly seduce JB, writing the words 'Please! Please! Please!'

ETA: heh, the song I thought was a good guess at his first hit. But I was completely joking about the Little Richard part - I'm good at this game!

I'm going to have to challenge this test based on adverse impact. The results unfairly skew in favor of blacks and those over 40. Really 60, but the law gives me some cushion here.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:21 pm

The Sybian wrote:
howard wrote:Little Richard, trying to subtly seduce JB, writing the words 'Please! Please! Please!'

ETA: heh, the song I thought was a good guess at his first hit. But I was completely joking about the Little Richard part - I'm good at this game!
I'm going to have to challenge this test based on adverse impact. The results unfairly skew in favor of blacks and those over 40. Really 60, but the law gives me some cushion here.

Kind of racist to think that blacks are more interested in James Brown, no? It's been proven that under the right conditions, white people can feel the funk. Consider the friendship between James Brown and Richard Nixon. And old people are a protected class. Also, the gays.

So, your challenge is dismissed on multiple grounds. If I were you, I'd worry about disbarment not adverse impact.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:57 pm

DC47 wrote:Kind of racist to think that blacks are more interested in James Brown, no? It's been proven that under the right conditions, white people can feel the funk. Consider the friendship between James Brown and Richard Nixon. And old people are a protected class. Also, the gays.

So, your challenge is dismissed on multiple grounds. If I were you, I'd worry about disbarment not adverse impact.

Kind of racist? Give me some credit, that was full on racist. But it's OK, because some of my internet friends tell me they are black (even though they used to write for a Hispanic sports site). While protecting old people was the original intent, courts now protect people under 40 as a protected class. I just need to get my shots in now, as I have a year and a half before I join the ranks of those needing protection due to being old. Fuckity, fuck fuck.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:20 pm

You guys are fucking terrible. And by that I mean raycess.

Anyway, got Monday, 2/2, LIBRARIES, which was Ronald Reagan.

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Tuesday, February 3

CATEGORY: MATH TERMS

CLUE: This word for a process that leads to the solution to a problem comes from the Arabic name of a 9th century mathematician

Response on J-Archive.

Missed it. I was close though.

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Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:31 pm

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Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:47 pm

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I can't believe I missed that. The way it was worded, it never even crossed my mind.

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:04 pm

Gunpowder wrote: I can't believe I missed that. The way it was worded, it never even crossed my mind.

Same here - that was a terribly worded question.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:24 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: Missed it. I was close though.

I probably had the same answer, the one Cathy went with.

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howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:58 pm

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Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 4:37 pm

Well, I'll enjoy this while it lasts.

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Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:27 pm

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Yes on the President, no on the math.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:21 pm

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Agree, question sucked.

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 12:56 pm

Tuesday's answer was algorithm

Wednesday's category: State Flags:

"It is mentioned in the motto on Minnesota’s flag and is depicted on Alaska’s."

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govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:02 pm

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Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:32 pm

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howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:49 pm

Had they said inventor of the internet for Tuesday's clue, I'd gotten it.

Come back here to the pack, J-Lo

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Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:09 pm

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You motherfuckers knew this one? F off Muslims