Final Jeopardy! Challenge, Season 36, December '19

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:02 pm

New month, let's clean the slate.

CATEGORY: HISTORIC LISTS

CLUE: "Why does not the Pope...build the Basilica of St. Peter with his own money rather than with the money of poor believers?" is one of these

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: What are Martin Luther's 95 Theses? I guess some combination of Luther or 95 plus theses or complaints would've sufficed.

L-Jam 1-0

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:10 pm

L-Jam 1-0
Brian 0-1

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:13 pm

L-Jam 1-0
Brian 0-1
Giff 0-1

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:35 pm

L-Jam 1-0
Carwash 1-0
Brian 0-1
Giff 0-1

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:22 pm

Apparently "What is a hypothetical" would not be correct?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:25 pm

Syb 1-0
L-Jam 1-0
Carwash 1-0
Brian 0-1
Giff 0-1

Lets end this month today!

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:20 pm

Syb 1-0
L-Jam 1-0
Carwash 1-0
Brian 0-1
Giff 0-1
Pruitt 0-1

We didn't cover this at Holy Blossom Temple's religious school.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:27 pm

Syb 1-0
Chedda 1-0
L-Jam 1-0
Carwash 1-0
Brian 0-1
Giff 0-1
Pruitt 0-1

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:55 pm

Syb 1-0
Chedda 1-0
L-Jam 1-0
Carwash 1-0
Brian 0-1
Giff 0-1
Pruitt 0-1
Duff 0-1

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:28 pm

Double up

Tuesday, December 3

CATEGORY: LITERARY NEW YORK CITY

CLUE: An insider described the scene there: "Just...loudmouths showing off, saving their gags for days, waiting to spring them"

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: What is the Algonquin Round Table?

Wednesday, December 4

CATEGORY: OPERA TITLE NAMES

CLUE: Before being consumed in flames, he flirts with a bride on her wedding day & a list of his amorous conquests is sung

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: Who is Don Giovanni (Don Juan)?

Nada

L-Jam 1-2

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:45 pm

Pruitt 2-1

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:09 pm

Chedda 3-0
Pruitt 2-1

Stop the month now!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:52 pm

Chedda 3-0
Pruitt 2-1
Syb 2-1

Post by **brian** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:54 pm

Chedda 3-0
Pruitt 2-1
Syb 2-1
Brian 1-2

Got the opera one, amazingly.

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 1:58 am

Chedda 3-0
Pruitt 2-1
Syb 2-1
Brian 1-2
Duff 0-3

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:38 pm

Thursday, December 6

CATEGORY: HOLIDAY SONGS

CLUE: This song had its beginnings as a book handed out to children at Montgomery Ward

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: What is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?

Damn.

Just call me L-Jam1-3

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:53 pm

L-Jam 1-3
Giff 1-3

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:49 pm

Pruitt 2-2
L-Jam 1-3
Giff 1-3

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:29 pm

Pruitt 2-2
L-Jam 1-3
Giff 1-3
Duff 1-3

I knew one!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 11:02 pm

chedda 3-1
Pruitt 2-2
L-Jam 1-3
Giff 1-3
Duff 1-3

I thought we agreed to stop the month yesterday?

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Dec 09, 2019 5:24 pm

Friday, December 6

CATEGORY: EUROPE

CLUE: A tourism website for this country noted its colorful history "filled with barbarians", royalty, "& even a movie star"

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: What is Monaco?

Total example of me saying "oh, duh. That's right," after I see the answer.

L-Jam 1-4

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Dec 09, 2019 5:25 pm

Pruitt 3-2
L-Jam 1-4

Post by **brian** » Mon Dec 09, 2019 5:54 pm

Pruitt 3-2
L-Jam 1-4
Brian 1-4

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:26 pm

Pruitt 3-2
L-Jam 1-4
Brian 1-4
Giff 1-4

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:59 pm

Pruitt 3-2
Carwash 2-3
L-Jam 1-4
Brian 1-4
Giff 1-4

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:33 pm

Chedda 3-2
Pruitt 3-2
Carwash 2-3
L-Jam 1-4
Brian 1-4
Giff 1-4

duff · Post by **duff** » Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:49 pm

Chedda 3-2
Pruitt 3-2
Carwash 2-3
Duff 2-3
L-Jam 1-4
Brian 1-4
Giff 1-4

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:12 pm

Syb 3-2
Chedda 3-2
Pruitt 3-2
Carwash 2-3
Duff 2-3
L-Jam 1-4
Brian 1-4
Giff 1-4

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:35 pm

Monday, December 9

CATEGORY: VICE PRESIDENTS

CLUE: George H.W. Bush in 1988 was the first sitting Vice President to be elected to the top job since this man 152 years before

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: Who is Martin Van Buren?

Ending the schneid.

L-Jam 2-4

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:42 pm

chedda 4-2
L-Jam 2-4

Lucky ass shot in the dark for me. I suppose the date helped eliminate some options, but I should get half a point for this.

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:48 pm

chedda 4-2
L-Jam 2-4
Brian 1-5

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:52 pm

chedda 4-2
Pruitt 3-3
L-Jam 2-4
Brian 1-5

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:59 pm

chedda 4-2
Pruitt 3-3
L-Jam 2-4
Brian 1-5
Giff 1-5

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:14 pm

chedda 4-2
Syb 3-3
Pruitt 3-3
L-Jam 2-4
Brian 1-5
Giff 1-5

duff · Post by **duff** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:12 am

chedda 4-2
Syb 3-3
Pruitt 3-3
Duff 3-3
L-Jam 2-4
Brian 1-5
Giff 1-5

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:46 pm

Tuesday, December 10

CATEGORY: OSCAR-WINNING FILMS

CLUE: The first words spoken in this 1970 Best Picture Oscar winner are "Ten-hut!" "Be seated".

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler: What is Patton?

L-Jam 3-4

Post by **brian** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:52 pm

L-Jam 3-4
Brian 2-5

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:40 pm

Chedda 5-2
L-Jam 3-4
Brian 2-5

edwzipper · Post by **edwzipper** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:55 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:46 pm
Tuesday, December 10

CATEGORY: OSCAR-WINNING FILMS

CLUE: The first words spoken in this 1970 Best Picture Oscar winner are "Ten-hut!" "Be seated".

ANSWER:
[+] spoiler
What is Patton?
L-Jam 3-4

[+] spoiler: Midnight Cowboy won in 1970, Patton won in 1971. Jeopardy fucked up.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:57 pm

I think when they call something "N-Year Best Picture", it goes by the year of the movie's release date. The 2016 Best Picture, for example, is Moonlight. And a spoiler tag would've been nice.