Final Jeopardy! Challenge June 2016

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:32 pm

Table
Everybody 0-0

Wednesday June 1, 2016

Category: COLLEGE TEAM SPORTS
Clue: THE USA's FIRST INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC EVENT WAS IN 1852 IN THIS, WHICH AS A SPORT GOES BACK TO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE AGES

[+] spoiler: What is rowing?

nope
howard 0-1

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:58 pm

Howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1

I should have gotten that. It was one of the five or so sports that popped in my head.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:46 pm

howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 5:50 am

howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1
Pruitt 0-1

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:05 am

AB 1-0
howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1
Pruitt 0-1

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:41 am

AB 1-0
howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1
Pruitt 0-1
Duff 0-1

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:20 am

AB 1-0
howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1
Pruitt 0-1
Duff 0-1
Giff 0-1

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:21 am

AB 1-0
howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1
Pruitt 0-1
Duff 0-1
Giff 0-1
Ryan 0-1

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:43 am

The presence of "US" in the category threw me off the correct answer.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:29 pm

Syb 1-0
AB 1-0
howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1
Pruitt 0-1
Duff 0-1
Giff 0-1
Ryan 0-1

Fuck, yeah! Lucky guess.

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:04 pm

Syb 1-0
AB 1-0
howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1
Pruitt 0-1
Duff 0-1
Giff 0-1
Ryan 0-1
Shirley 0-1

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:14 pm

Syb 1-0
AB 1-0
L-Jam 0-1
howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1
Pruitt 0-1
Duff 0-1
Giff 0-1
Ryan 0-1
Shirley 0-1

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:24 pm

A player pm'd me, asking for a ruling, if "crew" would be a correct response. I ruled yes.

(despite the fact that it was AB.)

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:33 pm

Yesterday when the category was posted College Team Sports, I thought, 'good, an easy one that everyone in the swamp will get, good way to start the month'. Not quite.
Table
Syb 1-0
AB 1-0
L-Jam 0-1
howard 0-1
Chedda 0-1
Moreta 0-1
Pruitt 0-1
Duff 0-1
Giff 0-1
Ryan 0-1
Shirley 0-1

Oh man, Ed's failure to do simple arithmetic on his daily double bet at the end of the round eliminated himself. Simple arithmetic, people. This librarian is an excellent player.

Thursday June 2, 2016

Category: 20th CENTURY NOTABLES
Clue: DESPITE PROTESTS IN 2009 SOME OF HIS PERSONAL EFFECTS AS SEEN HERE WERE SOLD AT AUCTION

[+] spoiler: Who was Mohandas Gandhi?

yep
howard 1-1

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:57 pm

howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1

Whew!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:12 pm

howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1

I hate myself.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:16 pm

That is what you get for knowing/guessing 'rowing'. I wish the same outcome on AB.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:50 am

howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1
Moreta 1-1

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:09 am

howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1
Moreta 1-1
Pruitt 0-2

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:47 am

howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1
Moreta 1-1
Pruitt 0-2
Ryan 0-2

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:05 am

AB 2-0
howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1
Moreta 1-1
Pruitt 0-2
Ryan 0-2

ON FIRE

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:25 am

AB 2-0
howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1
Moreta 1-1
Pruitt 0-2
Ryan 0-2
Duff 0-2

Bring back May.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:00 am

Right there with you, Duff.

AB 2-0
howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1
Moreta 1-1
L-Jam 0-2
Pruitt 0-2
Ryan 0-2
Duff 0-2

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:12 am

AB 2-0
howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1
Moreta 1-1
L-Jam 0-2
Pruitt 0-2
Ryan 0-2
Duff 0-2
Chedda 0-2

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:12 am

AB 2-0
howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1
Moreta 1-1
Giff 1-1
L-Jam 0-2
Pruitt 0-2
Ryan 0-2
Duff 0-2

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:36 pm

Table
AB 2-0
howard 1-1
Shirley 1-1
Syb 1-1
Moreta 1-1
Giff 1-1
L-Jam 0-2
Pruitt 0-2
Ryan 0-2
Duff 0-2
__________
Chedda 0-1

Friday June 2, 2016

Category: BUSINESS
Clue: THIS ALLITERATIVE BEVERAGE CHAIN SAYS IT GETS ITS NAME FROM AN AFRICAN WORD MEANING "TO CELEBRATE"

[+] spoiler: What is Jamba Juice?

nope
howard 1-2

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:05 pm

Sounds like P.R. bullshit to me.

howard 1-2
Pruitt 0-3

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:16 pm

howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Pruitt 0-3

I couldn't think of what a "beverage chain" actually was.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:02 pm

Pruitt wrote:Sounds like P.R. bullshit to me.

Lionel Richie wouldn't lie.

I got this but damn, major regional bias. I wouldnt have a clue where the closest one of these is to here

howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Ryan 1-2
Pruitt 0-3

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:43 pm

There was one four blocks from me, and I had gone there a couple of times. but they closed, and I forgot all about them, and lost the point.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:20 pm

howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Ryan 1-2
Chedda 1-2
Pruitt 0-3

Got the drink.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:12 am

howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Ryan 1-2
Chedda 1-2
Moreta 1-2
Pruitt 0-3

duff · Post by **duff** » Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:05 pm

howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Ryan 1-2
Chedda 1-2
Moreta 1-2
Pruitt 0-3
Duff 0-3

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:17 pm

Ab 2-1
howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Ryan 1-2
Chedda 1-2
Moreta 1-2
Pruitt 0-3
Duff 0-3

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:46 am

Ab 2-1
howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Ryan 1-2
Chedda 1-2
Moreta 1-2
Giff 1-2
Pruitt 0-3
Duff 0-3

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:54 am

Ab 2-1
howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Ryan 1-2
Chedda 1-2
Moreta 1-2
Giff 1-2
Pruitt 0-3
Duff 0-3
L-Jam 0-3

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:00 pm

Syb 2-1
Ab 2-1
howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Ryan 1-2
Chedda 1-2
Moreta 1-2
Giff 1-2
Pruitt 0-3
Duff 0-3
L-Jam 0-3[/quote]

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 6:37 pm

Table
Syb 2-1
Ab 2-1
howard 1-2
Shirley 1-2
Ryan 1-2
Chedda 1-2
Moreta 1-2
Giff 1-2
Pruitt 0-3
Duff 0-3
L-Jam 0-3

Monday June 6, 2016

Category: 18th CENTURY NAMES
Clue: FROM THE LATIN, IT'S ONE OF THE MIDDLE NAMES OF AN 18th CENTURY LUMINARY & MEANS LOVER OF OR LOVED BY GOD

[+] spoiler: What is 'Amadeus' ? Come on and rock me

nope
howard 1-3

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 6:56 pm

Shirley 2-2
howard 1-3

Woo! I worked hard on parsing that clue and trying to construct what I thought it might be before it hit me.

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:10 pm

Shirley 2-2
Moreta 2-2
howard 1-3