Final Jeopardy! Challenge June 2015

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:14 pm

Monday June 1, 2015

Category: SPORTS RULES

Clue: THE SYRACUSE OWNER CREATED THIS IN 1954 & IT MAY HAVE HELPED HIS TEAM SUCCEED THE LAKERS AS CHAMPS THE NEXT YEAR

Answer: JBoard.tv

yep.
howard 1-0

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:46 am

I'm anticipating a clean sweep from our players.

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A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:04 am

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govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:18 am

Howard 1-0
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Chedda 0-1

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:25 am

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L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:50 am

Syracuse Fucking Nationals, Baby!

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Chedda 0-1

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:20 am

L-Jam3 1-0
Howard 1-0
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AB 1-0
Giff 1-0
Chedda 0-1
BSF21 0-1

Said 3 pointer. Stupid.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:32 am

L-Jam3 1-0
Howard 1-0
Pruitt 1-0
AB 1-0
Giff 1-0
GPJ 1-0
Chedda 0-1
BSF21 0-1

3-pointer wasn't actually created until the 80s. I'm assuming I'm right on this without checking. I'll edit if I am mistaken.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:43 am

Newsroom fans nailed this one.

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AB 1-0
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govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:47 am

I made the same mistake as BSF

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:51 am

L-Jam3 1-0
Howard 1-0
Pruitt 1-0
AB 1-0
Giff 1-0
GPJ 1-0
Ryan 1-0
Chedda 0-1
BSF21 0-1
Shirley 0-1

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:04 am

L-Jam3 1-0
Howard 1-0
Pruitt 1-0
AB 1-0
Giff 1-0
GPJ 1-0
Ryan 1-0
rex 1-0
Chedda 0-1
BSF21 0-1
Shirley 0-1

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:20 am

L-Jam3 1-0
Howard 1-0
Pruitt 1-0
AB 1-0
Giff 1-0
GPJ 1-0
Ryan 1-0
rex 1-0
J-Lo 1-0
Chedda 0-1
BSF21 0-1
Shirley 0-1

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:43 am

L-Jam3 1-0
Howard 1-0
Pruitt 1-0
AB 1-0
Giff 1-0
GPJ 1-0
Ryan 1-0
rex 1-0
J-Lo 1-0
Chedda 0-1
BSF21 0-1
Shirley 0-1
Syb 0-1

The correct answer popped in my head right as I clicked on the link.

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 1:07 pm

L-Jam3 1-0
Howard 1-0
Pruitt 1-0
AB 1-0
Giff 1-0
GPJ 1-0
Ryan 1-0
rex 1-0
J-Lo 1-0
Bensell 1-0
Chedda 0-1
BSF21 0-1
Shirley 0-1
Syb 0-1

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:29 pm

Answer
Category: SPORTS RULES
Clue: THE SYRACUSE OWNER CREATED THIS IN 1954 & IT MAY HAVE HELPED HIS TEAM SUCCEED THE LAKERS AS CHAMPS THE NEXT YEAR

Answer:
What is the 24 second shot clock?
"shot clock" is sufficient for a correct answer.

Now, this clue was chock full of irrelevant information. Because the dominating center George Mikan was the Lakers' star player, I wondered if they were going for the rule changes that widened the 3-second key, or altered goaltending rules, as those would actually affect Mikan's play. I mentally flipped a coin between shot clock and widening the key. And I got lucky. For sports questions on Jeopardy!, gotta keep it simple.

Table
(nice turnout)

L-Jam3 1-0
Howard 1-0
Pruitt 1-0
AB 1-0
Giff 1-0
GPJ 1-0
Ryan 1-0
rex 1-0
J-Lo 1-0
Bensell 1-0
Chedda 0-1
BSF21 0-1
Shirley 0-1
Syb 0-1

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:43 pm

Tuesday June 2, 2015

Category: INFAMOUS

Clue: BORN IN ILLINOIS OF HUGUENOT ANCESTRY, HE WAS EXECUTED IN JUNE 1882, A YEAR AFTER HIS HEINOUS ACT

Answer: JBoard.tv

yep.
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govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:58 pm

Howard 2-0
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Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:54 pm

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DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:36 pm

howard wrote:Answer
Category: SPORTS RULES
Clue: THE SYRACUSE OWNER CREATED THIS IN 1954 & IT MAY HAVE HELPED HIS TEAM SUCCEED THE LAKERS AS CHAMPS THE NEXT YEAR

Answer:
What is the 24 second shot clock?
"shot clock" is sufficient for a correct answer.

Armory Square in downtown, counting down repeatedly as we Swamp...

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:45 am

Howard 2-0
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Chedda 0-2

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 6:47 am

Howard 2-0
rex 2-0
Pruitt 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Chedda 0-2

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 6:58 am

Howard 2-0
rex 2-0
AB 2-0
Pruitt 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Chedda 0-2

High School Quiz Bowl to the rescue again!

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:35 am

Howard 2-0
rex 2-0
AB 2-0
Pruitt 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Chedda 0-2
BSF 0-2

Think the would have accepted "I know it's not John Wilkes Booth"?

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:10 am

Howard 2-0
rex 2-0
AB 2-0
Pruitt 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Chedda 0-2
BSF 0-2
Shirley 0-2

Bah. For the NBA one, I read too much into "the next year" and went with the draft. I should have known that one.

I'd never heard of the answer to yesterday's.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:29 pm

Answer
Tuesday June 2, 2015
Category: INFAMOUS
Clue: BORN IN ILLINOIS OF HUGUENOT ANCESTRY, HE WAS EXECUTED IN JUNE 1882, A YEAR AFTER HIS HEINOUS ACT

Answer:
Who was Charles Guiteau?

You gotta know your presidential assassins. There are only four successful ones: John Wilkes Booth/Lincoln 1865; Charles Guiteau/Garfield 1881; Leon Czolgosz/McKinley 1901 and Lee Harvey/JFK 1963.

Here is a Jeopardy hint-for final jeopardy, the correct answer will never be Leon Czolgosz; the judges don't want to have to rule on the spelling errors.

Table

howard 2-0
rex 2-0
AB 2-0
Pruitt 1-1
Ryan 1-1
Chedda 0-2
BSF 0-2
Shirley 0-2

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:50 pm

Wednesday June 3, 2015

Category: BRITISH CITIES

Clue: THE NAME OF THIS SOUTHERN CITY FAMOUS IN LITERATURE IS FROM WORDS MEANING "KENT PEOPLES STRONGHOLD

Answer: JBoard.tv

nope.
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Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 5:41 am

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I saw this the other night and was yelling abuse at the Marine.

"What is Edmonton?" Fuck you!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:23 am

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Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:27 am

Howard 2-1
Ryan 2-1
GPJ 2-1
Pruitt 1-2

Only got two of the Canadian cities.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:29 am

Howard 2-1
Ryan 2-1
GPJ 2-1
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Pruitt 1-2

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:22 am

Howard 2-1
Ryan 2-1
GPJ 2-1
AB 2-1
rex 2-1
Pruitt 1-2

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:59 am

Howard 2-1
Ryan 2-1
GPJ 2-1
AB 2-1
rex 2-1
Pruitt 1-2
Bensell 1-2

I knew who the assassin question was referring to, but I didn't come up with his name in the allotted time. And last night I just totally blanked for some reason

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:21 pm

Howard 2-1
Ryan 2-1
GPJ 2-1
AB 2-1
rex 2-1
Pruitt 1-2
Bensell 1-2
Syb 0-3

Fuck June. I yelled at the Marine, too. I'm sure I know a lot more about Canada than most Americans, but come on! They were all blanked on the category, and the Marine lost $8,200!!! Canada hosted one Summer Games. Maybe they didn't know what a velodrome is? Moose Javians? Come on! The female contestant's name was Victoria, FFS! Not that I knew that one.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:41 pm

The Sybian wrote:Howard 2-1
Ryan 2-1
GPJ 2-1
AB 2-1
rex 2-1
Pruitt 1-2
Bensell 1-2
Syb 0-3

Fuck June. I yelled at the Marine, too. I'm sure I know a lot more about Canada than most Americans, but come on! They were all blanked on the category, and the Marine lost $8,200!!! Canada hosted one Summer Games. Maybe they didn't know what a velodrome is? Moose Javians? Come on! The female contestant's name was Victoria, FFS! Not that I knew that one.

I didn't know what one was, so I guessed Calgary.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:50 pm

Randy is the greatest American ever.

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:29 pm

Howard 2-1
Ryan 2-1
GPJ 2-1
AB 2-1
rex 2-1
Pruitt 1-2
Bensell 1-2
Syb 0-3
Shirley 0-3

Off to another stellar start. BTW, I figured they were looking for that assassin, but I had no idea on his name. I also missed the Brit city and would have only gotten two of the Canadian ones. I are dumb.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:51 pm

Howard 2-1
Ryan 2-1
GPJ 2-1
AB 2-1
rex 2-1
Pruitt 1-2
Bensell 1-2
Syb 0-3
Shirley 0-3
Chedda 0-3

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:39 pm

Answer
Wednesday June 3, 2015
Category: BRITISH CITIES
Clue: THE NAME OF THIS SOUTHERN CITY FAMOUS IN LITERATURE IS FROM WORDS MEANING "KENT PEOPLES STRONGHOLD

Answer:
Where is Canterbury?

Table
Howard 2-1
Ryan 2-1
GPJ 2-1
AB 2-1
rex 2-1
Pruitt 1-2
Bensell 1-2
Syb 0-3
Shirley 0-3
Chedda 0-3

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:42 pm

Thursday June 4, 2015

Category: NOTORIOUS 20TH CENTURY NAMES

Clue: MORTON SOBEL, A CO-DEFENDANT WITH THESE 2, WAS ALSO CONVICTED BUT RECEIVED A LIGHTER SENTENCE: 30 YEARS IN PRISON

Answer: JBoard.tv

yep.
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