Final Jeopardy: The Nobel Prize in Physics (10-16-23)
Here are some more clues from the 10/16/2023 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.
THIS GLAND IS YOUR GLAND ($400) This gland in the front of the neck below the larynx makes calcitonin to deal with high levels of calcium in the blood
($1000) This tiny organ in the brain secretes melatonin & could be rated “P.G.”
I DIDN’T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS ($1000) Exodus 23:4 says if you find one of these large animals of your enemy that’s gone astray, you have to return it
KICKIN’ AZTEC ($1000) The Aztecs founded 2 cities where Mexico City now stands: Tlatelolco & this one, their capital
THE LITERARY CHARACTER WHO SAID… ($2000) “Mother, if only you knew how cruelly I’ve been tricked by a conspiracy of subhumans. Ironically, the Book of Fortuna is itself bad luck.”
WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT? ($1600) “In the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the jails are made of” this; “You can slip right out again as soon as they put you in”
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Sneak Peek clues — A PREQUEL TO WHICH MOVIE?
($200) “Friday Night Sniffles” could have been a prequel– to this 1977 film
($400) “The Somewhat Impressive Six”– to this 1960 tale
($600) “Conceived on the Fourth of October”– to this 1989 biopic
($800) “Add Primer to your Conestoga”– to this 1969 musical
($1000) “Adding the Mallard to the Stock”– to this 1933 comedy
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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I got the Aztec capital because, in 5th grade, my teacher insisted on an incorrect pronunciation. As such, I insisted to myself that I get it correct.
FJ I got right because I recalled the quote from the winner.
Good, close game, not a ton of stumpers. A bit surprised no one knew the authors of “Modest Proposal” or “Man and Superman.” Maybe not their master works, but very knowable.
Einstein and Hawking seemed too obvious, but I went with the latter. Darn.
I loved the math category. Even at my advanced age, I can hold my own with anyone in that area. Perrin White, probably among the smartest people on Earth, wrote in my HS yearbook, “To the fastest arithmetician there is.” He was one of 3 HS classmates who finished in the top 10 in the national Westinghouse competition. I believe his father was a Harvard professor and he is an MD.
The FJ was a cinch. With that being said, I failed in the math category.
The Kickin Aztec 1000 clue pronunciation problems definitely reminded me of the Solzhenitsyn incident from last season.
Well, the Aztec capital is of an Indian dialect, and perhaps not too easy to pronounce for some. I didn’t have any problem though.
It’s not a good idea to buzz in on any clue where you’re not sure of the pronunciation. Why risk losing $$? In this case, a bad guess cost a grand.
P.S. This was a triple stumper so I took the answer out of the comments to give people who didn’t see the show a crack at it. The clue on page 2 links to a pronunciation video