Final Jeopardy: U.S. Business Founders (1-23-24)
Here are some more clues from the 1/23/2024 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
U.S. CITIES ($2000) Most city founders have been gone a while, but the man for whom this Nevada casino town is named passed away in 2023
POETS & POETRY ($1200) The entire poem by Strickland Gillilan titled “On the Antiquity of Microbes” consists of these 3 words
GO IVth & RULE ($800) 11th century Count Baldwin IV of this historic principality, now a Belgian region, expanded it at the expense of France
($1600) Elector Frederick IV’s efforts to unite Protestants against Catholics in Germany helped set the stage for this 17th c. war
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($200) Reggie Jackson said, “Every hitter likes” these pitches “just like everybody likes ice cream”
($400) Founded in 1995, this media brand says it’s “written for & about the most progressive business leaders”
($600) This phrase precedes “more powerful than a locomotive!” in a 1941 cartoon where our hero fights “The Mad Scientist”
($800) This nonfiction work by Eric Schlosser is subtitled “The Dark Side of the All-American Meal”
($1000) Epithets for the 16th century Sultan Selim I included “The Grim” from his haters & “The” this word for loyal from his day ones
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I thought Xanni was going to run away with it, after her powerful first round. But, in Double, boy howdy, she looked the part of a second chancer.
Final was on the tip of my tongue, but, I just didn’t get it. I said Lane Bryant, then I said women’s clothes, then I said Eddie Bauer, then I said, “Was he actually a real person?”, and I thought North Face, and said “not a person”, and, then, time ran out.
And I just found out, yes, Eddie Bauer was a real person!
DDs were tricky, but “hunting” and “shoes” quickly led me to the FJ answer.
My ears may be permanently damaged by Xanni’s horrendous butchering of the pronunciation of “bon mot.”
Very surprised that no one knew about the 90% of German youths. The Belgian region was kind of obvious.
An obvious slam dunk for FJ.
Xanni didn’t bet 5,000 she bet 3,000 but she got her daily double wrong and that meant that Robbi led going into Final but it didn’t matter because she got Final wrong.
shhh.. don’t tell nobody. Just kidding 🤣🤣🤣 I fixed it.
Thanks, Kevin.