Final Jeopardy: World Political History (10-11-24)
Here are some more clues from the 10/11/2024 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.
A LITTLE DAY MUSIC ($600) Ice Cube said he was inspired to write this hit “in a state of euphoria”; “I gotta say…”
18th CENTURY HISTORY ($1000) On April 28, 1789 Fletcher Christian of the Royal Navy embarked on this new car”eer”
TRANSPORT USA ($800) When the ferry can’t go, Madeline Island in Lake Superior is accessible by this 2-word conduit, also in the title of a TV show
JUST DOIN’ MY JOB ($1000) There’s a fluid specific to your specific job; applying makeup can be part of it; preserving more than dignity
I’M HIM ($2000) They call me the prince of humanism & the greatest scholar of the Northern Renaissance, but you can call me Desi
STARTS & ENDS WITH “T” ($1200) 7-letter word for a decorative crest of hair on the crown of the head
($1600) This metal stand of 3 legs is used to hold cooking vessels over a fire
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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: LET’S HEAR IT FOR ANIMAL MOMS
($200) Dad must be relieved when mom of the Emperor species of this returns from a long trek to the ocean & regurgitates fish for the chick
($400) This time period from the Latin for “carrying”, can test any mom’s patience: for an elephant, it can be 22 months & an octopus, 53
($600) Talk about a passel of kids–this North American marsupial can give birth to as many as 20 babies at a time, each no larger than a bee
($800) Hens dissolve their own bones if needed to get this element to make shells for their young
($1000) Aphids can produce young through this “virgin birth” method with no mating & produce pregnant babies holding more young
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Really thought all 3 would nail FJ. Shoot, those two unheard of guys’ names and “1975” made it obvious it was Maggie Thatcher. Other than the T-T metal stand, the stumpers clobbered me. Did get 2/3 of the DDs; figured out the translation of Galia Nova but didn’t put it together properly.
Mark may have validated my “brain mush” theory of losing on a Friday, usually the fifth taping of the day.
I thought Dot should wager at least $1801, but I see what she did. $599 totally locked out Mark in case he doubled and she missed. But Eamonn crossed her up by not wagering the expected $8601.
Re FJ from two years ago: “Amiens” (France) and “1864 adventure novel” led me right to the author, yet no one got it.
I thought the same of Mark – Friday is tiring. He had a lot of unforced errors.
I was 3/3 on DD and got FJ! Also, about 80% on TS!
Nice! Take the online test! I’ve taken it 2-3X for fun in recent years. Probably got at least 40/50 each time, but they don’t give you a score or the answers. Last time in 2023 I got invited to audition, which I ignored because I’m ineligible, at least until Mr. DeMille calls me for my close-up.
I don’t know why I haven’t. I’ve never gotten past the first test in the prior times.
And major props for Norma Desmond!!
Oh, and, I thought, because dear departed Alex is, well, departed, that you could be on again!
Mark wasn’t as sharp tonight, but he sure played some great games. In fact, I was sorry to see Mark go. As for me, I did exceptionally well tonight, and the FJ was rather obvious.
Tough day for Mark as it was an up and down game for him. Darn those daily doubles to him. But I’m glad that we have our first 5 day champion of Season 41. Thacher was accepted so that should be a thumbs up on the spelling list decisions.