Final Jeopardy! Challenge April 2016

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 2:56 pm

Ryan wrote:This is true. I actually considered Rutherford, too.

Me too, but since it didn't say city their stadium is located in, I figured it would be a city in the team's name.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 6:26 pm

Table
howard 12-3
Moreta 11-4
Ryan 10-5
Shirley 9-6
Pruitt 9-6
Syb 8-6
Giff 4-11
_________
L-Jam 10-4
Chedda 8-6
AB 8-6
_________
BSF 5-7
_________
rex 5-5
_________
GPJ 5-4

Friday April 22, 2016

Category: 19th CENTURY BRITS
Clue: IN MAY 1810 DURING ONE OF HIS MORE FAMOUS EXPLOITS, HE EMPLOYED THE BREASTSTROKE

[+] spoiler: Who was Lord Byron?

nope
howard 12-4

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:22 pm

howard 12-4
Pruitt 9-7

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:27 pm

howard 12-4
Pruitt 9-7
Shirley 9-7

Not famous enough for me.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:02 am

Fuck Pre-20th Century Brits, because I missed them both.

howard 12-4
L-Jam 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Shirley 9-7

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:21 am

howard 12-4
Moreta 12-4
L-Jam 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Shirley 9-7

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:44 am

howard 12-4
Moreta 12-4
L-Jam 10-6
Ryan 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Shirley 9-7

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:19 am

howard 12-4
Moreta 12-4
L-Jam 10-6
Ryan 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Shirley 9-7
Giff 4-12

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:51 pm

howard 12-4
Moreta 12-4
L-Jam 10-6
Ryan 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Shirley 9-7
Syb 8-7
Giff 4-12

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:36 pm

Table
howard 12-4
Moreta 12-4
L-Jam 10-6
Ryan 10-6
Pruitt 9-7
Shirley 9-7
Syb 8-7
Giff 4-12
_________
Chedda 8-6
AB 8-6
_________
BSF 5-7
_________
rex 5-5
_________
GPJ 5-4

Monday April 25, 2016

Category: METAPHORICAL PHRASES
Clue: IN THE LATE 1800s CLARK STANLEY WAS A NOTORIOUS SELLER OF THIS 2-WORD PRODUCT, WHICH HE ADVERTISED AS A CURATIVE LINIMENT

[+] spoiler: What is snake oil?

nope
howard 12-5

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 4:54 am

howard 12-5
Pruitt 10-7

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:48 am

howard 12-5
Pruitt 10-7
AB 10-7

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:53 am

Heard a podcast about this around a month ago.

howard 12-5
L-Jam 11-6
Pruitt 10-7
AB 10-7

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:20 am

Moreta 13-4
howard 12-5
L-Jam 11-6
Pruitt 10-7
AB 10-7

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:26 am

Moreta 13-4
howard 12-5
L-Jam 11-6
Pruitt 10-7
AB 10-7
chedda 9-8

Got the last one.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:57 am

Moreta 13-4
howard 12-5
L-Jam 11-6
Pruitt 10-7
AB 10-7
chedda 9-8
Giff 4-13

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:13 pm

Moreta 13-4
howard 12-5
L-Jam 11-6
Syb 10-7
Pruitt 10-7
AB 10-7
chedda 9-8
Giff 4-13

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:09 pm

Table
Moreta 13-4
howard 12-5
L-Jam 11-6
Syb 10-7
Pruitt 10-7
AB 10-7
chedda 9-8
Giff 4-13
_________
Ryan 10-6
Shirley 9-7
_________
BSF 5-7
_________
rex 5-5
_________
GPJ 5-4

Tuesday April 26, 2016

Category: LITERARY QUOTES
Clue: MORE THAN ONCE THIS 1897 NOVEL QUOTES FROM DEUTERONOMY, "THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE"

[+] spoiler: What is Dracula?

yep
howard 13-5

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:16 pm

Buzzy Cohen!

howard 13-5
Pruitt 11-7

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:33 pm

howard 13-5
Pruitt 11-7
Chedda 9-9

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:23 pm

howard 13-5
Syb 11-7
Pruitt 11-7
Chedda 9-9

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:40 pm

howard 13-5
Syb 11-7
Pruitt 11-7
AB 11-7
Chedda 9-9

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:54 pm

howard 13-5
Syb 11-7
Pruitt 11-7
AB 11-7
Shirley 10-8
Chedda 9-9

Probably should have gotten that last one. I've read the book (relatively recently, in fact), but for some reason I didn't think of it. I actually thought it was much older than that.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:57 pm

Moreta 14-4
howard 13-5
Syb 11-7
Pruitt 11-7
AB 11-7
Shirley 10-8
Chedda 9-9

More literary questions are always good for me.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 4:44 pm

Shirley wrote:I actually thought it was much older than that.

Me too, but couldn't think of anything else, so I guessed right.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:10 pm

Table
Moreta 14-4
howard 13-5
Syb 11-7
Pruitt 11-7
AB 11-7
Shirley 10-8
Chedda 9-9
_________
L-Jam 11-6
Giff 4-13
_________
Ryan 10-6
_________
BSF 5-7
_________
rex 5-5
_________
GPJ 5-4

Wednesday April 27, 2016

Category: AMERICAN HISTORY
Clue: "A STIMULUS TO THE COURAGEOUS" THE $25,000 ORTEIG PRIZE OFFER OF 1919 RESULTED IN HIS SUCCESS 8 YEARS LATER

[+] spoiler: Who was Charles A. Lindbergh?

yep
howard 14-5

and again, stupid FJ wagering costs a player a win.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:16 pm

howard 14-5
Shirley 11-8

I was running out of time, but pulled it out of my ass.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:36 pm

howard 14-5
Moreta 14-5
Shirley 11-8

My ass was not so helpful.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:37 pm

howard 14-5
Ryan 13-6
Shirley 11-8

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:37 pm

howard 14-5
Ryan 13-6
Syb 12-7
Shirley 11-8

Interesting story. Probably knew the story at one time, but figured it had to be the correct answer.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:35 pm

howard 14-5
Ryan 13-6
Syb 12-7
Pruitt 12-7
Shirley 11-8

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:42 am

howard 14-5
Ryan 13-6
Syb 12-7
Pruitt 12-7
AB 12-7
Shirley 11-8

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:38 pm

Table
Moreta 14-5
howard 14-5
Ryan 13-6
Syb 12-7
Pruitt 12-7
AB 12-7
Shirley 11-8
_________
Chedda 9-9
_________
L-Jam 11-6
Giff 4-13
_________
BSF 5-7
_________
rex 5-5
_________
GPJ 5-4

Thursday April 28, 2016

Category: ISLANDS
Clue: THE SPANISH NAME OF THESE ISLANDS IS ISLAS DE SOTAVENTO; THEIR FRENCH NAME IS ILES SOUS-LE-VENT

[+] spoiler: What are the Leeward Islands?

nope
howard 14-6

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:45 pm

howard 14-6
chedda 10-10

got the islands, missed the one before

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:57 pm

howard 14-6
Shirley 11-9
chedda 10-10

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 4:57 am

howard 14-6
Pruitt 12-8
Shirley 11-9
chedda 10-10

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 6:16 am

howard 14-6
Moreta 14-6
Pruitt 12-8
Shirley 11-9
chedda 10-10

I could have logicked that out if I had ever heard of those islands.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 6:24 am

howard 14-6
Moreta 14-6
Ryan 14-6
Pruitt 12-8
Shirley 11-9
chedda 10-10

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:25 am

Missed the islands (even though I could perfectly translate the French), hit American History and Lit. Who's Lit? I'm Lit.

howard 14-6
Moreta 14-6
Ryan 14-6
L-Jam 13-7
Pruitt 12-8
Shirley 11-9
chedda 10-10

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:27 am

howard 14-6
Moreta 14-6
Ryan 14-6
L-Jam 13-7
Pruitt 12-8
AB 12-8
Shirley 11-9
chedda 10-10