Final Jeopardy: 1960s Novels (1-6-20)
Here are 9 more triple stumpers from the 1-6-2020 Jeopardy! game:
POTPOURRI ($1000) Back in 1917 the President of Argentina announced an Oct. 12 holiday called not Columbus Day but this “Dia”
& DEAL THE CARBS ($800) Okay, these fruits are about 22% carbs, but Cavendish ones do help lower blood pressure & promote a healthy heart, so it’s worth it!
THE AGE OF EXPLORATION ($2000) A lake that forms the boundary between Vermont & New York bears the name of this explorer who visited in 1609
BIRDS IN THE BIBLE ($800) Jesus laments that he would have gathered the children of Jerusalem as she gathers her brood under her wings
($1600) This tall flightless bird was supposedly uncaring about its own young, as in Job & Lamentations
3-NAMED PEOPLE ($1200) This Irish dramatist wrote, “A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth”
FOREIGN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES ($800) You’ll find King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in this country
($1200) Chile’s University of Atacama was founded in 1857 as a school of this, the Atacama region’s main economic activity
($2000) A university in the Netherlands is named for this Dutch humanist; a Brooklyn high school is called his “Hall”
Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — STARTS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL:
($400) The final stage of a chess contest
($800) An agreeable odor
($1200) Margarine
($1600) Adjective meaning fair, as in the distribution of property
($2000) Condition due to lack of oxygen & surplus of carbon dioxide
ANSWERS: show
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Always like to see an unassuming young lady set the world on fire. Everyday she gives us a surprise. I don’t often contribute anything to VJ’s forum, because by the time I have anything to say, it no longer seems important. However, I must comment on the FJ for Tues. Dec. 31st. I knew that there was something misleading with the clue dealing with Swanson TV-dinners. We bought some of them as early as late 1951 (or early 1952), from A&P in Manchester NH, but they were expensive at $.98 cents a pop and had to be baked for 25 mins. at 425 F. I don’t think they were all that good at the time; they were hot and one had to be careful of the aluminum on top. But they were considered an extravagance that we did not need. After much diligence I found this reference from ezinearticles.com for Swanson’s Jan. 1952 recipe: Turkey with corn bread stuffing & gravy, buttered peas & sweet potatoes, in orange & butter sauce. In 1951 they had also marketed a Turkey pot pie. So it appears that in 1953 when they were overwhelmed with 260 tonnes of turkey, they were well prepared for processing in their facilities.
Finally, Jeopardy! was also preëmpted by CBS (in most of Montana) on Dec. 18th, by the y-clept hearing in the House about something. I didn’t listen for very long but noticed that some of them couldn’t pronounce the capital of the Ukraine. The choreography wasn’t very good and didn’t compare with Busby Berkeley (at least he had a chorus line). They shouldn’t take the show on the road.
It will be good to see the Woodchopper back tonight.
Hi Taiwan Bill. Just so you know, I always enjoy reading your contributions so don’t say it doesn’t seem to matter!! Happy New Year to you.
Way too many triple stumpers again tonight. Karen is a superb player, but any of the 3 GOATs would clobber her.
Well, she won’t have to contend with the GOATs in her ToC but she will have to contend with Jason Zuffranieri and Jennifer Quail. Jason had 4 TS in his 8th game and Jennifer had 8 in hers.
Not a smart wager by Kristin! She gave up $1000.
Another single solve by Karen and she made a smart bet. It is unfortunate that sayeed couldn’t get anything rolling. We now have another eight time winner.
I’m ok and you’re okay is a self help book by Thomas Harris and wasn’t made into a movie not sure why Kristin chose that. Looks like Karen is not showing signs of slowing down VJ.
Lou, I think Karen has been doing remarkably well, owing in part to her speed with the buzzer and not guessing on clues she’s not sure of. I also think being a political analyst gives her an edge over a lot of players in that area. But, honestly, there have been a lot of triple stumpers in her games and I can see that being a problem when ToC time comes around.
LINK: more clues from the game
KAREN, YOU ARE OWNING THIS!!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!