Final Jeopardy! Challenge March 2016

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:33 pm

rex 4-3
howard 3-4
Shirley 3-4
chedda 1-6

Nope. In hindsight ... nope, probably still wouldn't have gotten it.

duff · Post by **duff** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:21 pm

rex 4-3
Duff 3-4
howard 3-4
Shirley 3-4
chedda 1-6

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 7:44 am

Been there, but wouldn't have guessed the answer if you gave me an hour.

Pruitt 5-2
rex 4-3
Duff 3-4
howard 3-4
Shirley 3-4
chedda 1-6

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:29 am

Might have had a chance if I heard the clue out loud. But probably not.

Pruitt 5-2
Ryan 5-2
rex 4-3
Duff 3-4
howard 3-4
Shirley 3-4
chedda 1-6

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:00 am

I wasn't even in the right country.

Pruitt 5-2
Ryan 5-2
rex 4-3
Duff 3-4
howard 3-4
Shirley 3-4
L-Jam 2-5
chedda 1-6

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:04 am

Pruitt 5-2
Ryan 5-2
rex 4-3
Moreta 4-3
Duff 3-4
howard 3-4
Shirley 3-4
L-Jam 2-5
chedda 1-6

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Mar 10, 2016 10:31 pm

My shallow poetry knowledge strikes again. And I could not think of the name of any mountain in France.

Table
Pruitt 5-2
Ryan 5-2
rex 4-3
Moreta 4-3
Duff 3-4
howard 3-4
Shirley 3-4
L-Jam 2-5
chedda 1-6
______
Giff 0-6
______
Syb 2-3
AB 2-3
GPJ 1-4

Thursday March 10, 2016
Category: WORDS & THEIR USE
Clue: ORIGINALLY AN ELECTRONICS WORD FOR AN OUTPUT SIGNAL RETURNING AS INPUT, TODAY IT MEANS "CRITICISM" OR "EVALUATION"

[+] spoiler: What is "feedback" ?

back to .500
howard 4-4

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:17 am

howard 4-4
Shirley 4-4

I have a EE degree and an MBA. Had to get this one.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 6:55 am

Pruitt 6-2
howard 4-4
Shirley 4-4

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:32 am

Pruitt 6-2
Ryan 6-2
howard 4-4
Shirley 4-4

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:54 am

Pruitt 6-2
Ryan 6-2
Moreta 5-3
howard 4-4
Shirley 4-4

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:55 am

Pruitt 6-2
Ryan 6-2
Moreta 5-3
howard 4-4
Shirley 4-4
Giff 0-8

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:56 am

Pruitt 6-2
Ryan 6-2
Moreta 5-3
howard 4-4
Shirley 4-4
AB 4-4
Giff 0-8

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:30 am

Pruitt 6-2
Ryan 6-2
Moreta 5-3
Duff 4-4
howard 4-4
Shirley 4-4
AB 4-4
Giff 0-8

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:07 am

Is Giff OK?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:42 am

No. This is awful.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:50 am

rex 4-3
Syb 3-4
howard 3-4
chedda 1-6

I was watching with my son, frantically debating between 2 answers, as I couldn't let my son see me get a FJ question wrong. Both answers were wrong, but he was very impressed as the two contestants who got it wrong each went with one of my answers.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:10 am

I...I mean...I ain't even mad. I'm just impressed.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:37 pm

Shirley wrote:I have a EE degree and an MBA. Had to get this one.

I'm a Hendrix fan, I had to get that one.

Table
Pruitt 6-2
Ryan 6-2
Moreta 5-3
Duff 4-4
howard 4-4
Shirley 4-4
AB 4-4
Giff 0-8
____
rex 4-3
Syb 3-4
L-Jam 2-5
chedda 1-6
____
GPJ 1-4

Friday March 11, 2016
Category: 19th CENTURY DOCUMENTS
Clue: ITS PREAMBLE SUBSTITUTED THE WORDS "A PERMANENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT" FOR "A MORE PERFECT UNION"

[+] spoiler: What is the Constitution of the Confederate States of America ?

howard 5-4

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:21 pm

howard 5-4
Shirley 4-5

Had the right document in mind, but I had the wrong name.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:09 pm

Shirley wrote:Had the right document in mind, but I had the wrong name.

Submit for a ruling, via PM. On the show, they accepted an answer less lengthy and formal than the one I posted.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:05 pm

Pruitt 6-3
howard 5-4
Shirley 4-5

howard · Post by **howard** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:51 am

Judges ruled against Shirley. Big props for a fair self-call by him.

duff · Post by **duff** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 10:04 pm

Pruitt 6-3
Duff 5-4
howard 5-4
Shirley 4-5

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:35 am

Hit the last two:

Pruitt 6-3
Duff 5-4
howard 5-4
L-Jam 4-5
Shirley 4-5

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 10:42 am

Pruitt 6-3
Ryan 6-3
Duff 5-4
howard 5-4
L-Jam 4-5
Shirley 4-5

Didn't even the right century for my guess on that last one. What a stupid I am.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:43 pm

Pruitt 6-3
Ryan 6-3
Moreta 6-3
Duff 5-4
howard 5-4
L-Jam 4-5
Shirley 4-5

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 6:43 pm

A contestant today has a tattoo of a toaster on her wrist. If Hillary fails to win the nomination, I'll consider it.

Table
Pruitt 6-3
Ryan 6-3
Moreta 6-3
Duff 5-4
howard 5-4
L-Jam 4-5
Shirley 4-5
_____
AB 4-4
Giff 0-8
____
rex 4-3
Syb 3-4
chedda 1-6
____
GPJ 1-4

Monday March 14, 2016
Category: THE NOBEL PHYSICS PRIZE
Clue: A 2013 LAUREATE, THIS BRITISH MAN WROTE A 1954 THESIS ON "PROBLEMS IN THE THEORY OF MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS"

[+] spoiler: Who is Peter Higgs ? Just the last name, Higgs, is sufficient. Higgs Boson is incorrect.

nope
howard 5-5

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:15 pm

howard 5-5
rex 5-5

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:30 pm

howard 5-5
rex 5-5
Syb 5-5

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:17 pm

Yeeeeeeaaaaaah no.

Moreta 6-4
howard 5-5
rex 5-5
Syb 5-5

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:57 pm

B.A. in Film and Communications within the English Department of the Arts Faculty.

Not a prayer on this one.

Moreta 6-4
Pruitt 6-4
howard 5-5
rex 5-5
Syb 5-5

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:49 am

Moreta 6-4
Pruitt 6-4
Duff 5-5
howard 5-5
rex 5-5
Syb 5-5

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 8:09 am

Moreta 6-4
Pruitt 6-4
Duff 5-5
howard 5-5
rex 5-5
Syb 5-5
AB 5-5

Tough month.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:01 pm

Moreta 6-4
Pruitt 6-4
Duff 5-5
howard 5-5
rex 5-5
Syb 5-5
AB 5-5
Shirley 4-6

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:16 pm

should've got yesterdays. cus this

Table
Moreta 6-4
Pruitt 6-4
Duff 5-5
howard 5-5
rex 5-5
Syb 5-5
AB 5-5
Shirley 4-6
_____
Ryan 6-3
L-Jam 4-5
_____
Giff 0-8
____
chedda 1-6
____
GPJ 1-4

Tuesday March 15, 2016
Category: BUSINESS NEWS 2015
Clue: IN JULY IT REPLACED TOYOTA AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST AUTOMAKER; IN SEPTEMBER ITS STOCK PRICE FELL BY ONE-THIRD

[+] spoiler: What is Volkswagen ?

yep
howard 6-5

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:21 pm

howard 6-5
Shirley 5-6

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:53 pm

howard 6-5
rex 6-5
Shirley 5-6

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 8:18 pm

Syb 6-5
howard 6-5
rex 6-5
Shirley 5-6

I thank the Swamp for knowing Higgs.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:02 am

Pruitt 7-4
Syb 6-5
howard 6-5
rex 6-5
Shirley 5-6