Final Jeopardy: Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches (10-15-24)
Here are some more clues from the 10/15/2024 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.
BUILDING, AMERICA ($400) The Capitol building in Des Moines is unique in that it has not one but 5 of these, including the gilded main one
MATH PROBLEMS ($1200) It’s the product of 32 x 42
“EZ” ON THE MAP ($800)Once its own city but now part of Daytona Beach, this beachside community sounds like a cool wind from off the ocean
($2000) The name of this city of southwestern Spain famous for its sherry is sometimes used for that potent potable
AGRICULTURAL HISTORY ($400) Ash provides fertilizer in this hyphenated cultivation technique involving torching forestland
HARD 9-LETTER WORDS ($800) Old is new again with this word paired with “will”–it’s a will that distributes property
($1600) Combining words meaning “conceited” & “fame & honor”, it refers to excessive boasting over one’s achievements
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($200) A photo from the 1850s shows an artist in this loose informal garment
($400) The Roman Colosseum & the Hollywood Bowl are examples of this round arena with tiered seating
($600) This flightless bird of Australia is the only bird with gastrocnemius muscles, calf muscles just like humans
($800) A hindrance or a disability that makes speaking difficult
($1000) From the German for “around sound”, it’s the diacritical mark placed over a vowel that changes its pronunciation
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If not for the Quaker reference, I would not have known Final. He was VP when I was born, and I learned way too much about him over the years.
Khrushchev was a pretty desperate stab at that first DD. The answer came to me quickly, but really wasn’t certain. The Des Moines capitol and the math problem pretty easy. Knew the excessive boasting word but that’s a real toughie, a really hard 9-letter word as advertised.
Can’t fault Eamonn for betting the farm, but a $0 bet also might have been prudent. The leader had to bet at least $6601 to ensure victory, and Zoe at least $4501. Eamonn could have won the game with a $0 wager if the other two missed FJ.