Final Jeopardy: The 13 Colonies (10-27-20)
Here are 4 more triple stumpers from the 10/27/2020 Jeopardy! game:
AN ENCOURAGING VERB ($200) Before “out”, it means eradicate; before “for”, cheer on
PLATFORMS ($2000) In olden times it was the elevated platform covered with straw used for a beheading
IT ALL STARTS WITH A GREEK LETTER ($600) The capital of Maharashtra State, it got its official name in 1995
THE BOOK OF JOB ($800) Thomas Hardy: “The ___ of Casterbridge”
The players got all the clues in POP CULTURE, except the $2000 one (*):
($400) This 1970s band wore outrageous costumes because of a Swedish tax law allowing deductions for non-street clothes
($800) This Disney Channel series was originally going to be called “Alexis Texas”
($1200) Peter Laird, co-creator of these comic book heroes, wishes the cartoon had not made them so obsessed with pizza
($1600) Marina Toybina made dancing sharks for Katy Perry’s Super Bowl show & designs the elaborate disguises for this reality competition
*($2000) This movie director of “Slumdog Millionaire” & “Trainspotting” also directed the London Olympics opening ceremonies
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Casey’s chat story about being kissed by the sea lion who was afraid of tall men was really cute
Another triple stumper as nobody knows about geography.
I’d say this was more of an American History clue than geography clue.
Yes, apparently, nobody is a Geography Expert, not named David Madden, even if this is more of an “American History” clue than “US Geography”, or just “Geography”.
If only we had an easier clue, or Brian got that $5,000 Daily Double right, he would have gotten a spot in my made up Tournament of Champions right now, with 3 wins, instead of 4.
Considering the number of state nicknames, both official and other, it’s amazing the Jeopardy people would have chosen this question for FJ. Connecticut appears to have at least four nicknames easily found on the web. Both Nutmeg State and Constitution State seem equally popular. Thanks to VJ we now know the documents referred to were the Fundamental Orders. I must admit I’d never heard of them and appreciated the opportunity to learn. But I agree with JP that Lou’s comment was not logical. Sorry, Lou, but if you were aware of the Fundament Orders prior to this FJ, you are one rare individual. I just learned my State’s (unofficial) motto and I’ve lived here all my seven decades plus life( a native)
I thought it was a difficult clue, although not unreasonably so. I knew both nicknames, but knew “Constitution State” was the official one. With the category name effectively limiting the search to the east coast, if you were working through them in your head from north to south you could have a decent chance of getting it.
It’s also possible that “document” in the clue might lead you to Connecticut right away. I took the clue as an opportunity to learn about the origin of the nickname as well.
The surprise of the day to me was the wooden nutmegs. lol. They have a lot of stuff about it on Google Books that I don’t have time to look at right now, but Mental Floss has an article on it that mentions a math problem from an 1857 North Carolina algebra textbook:
“A Yankee mixes a certain number of wooden nutmegs, which cost him 1/4 cent apiece, with a quantity of real nutmegs, worth 4 cents apiece, and sells the whole assortment for $44 and gains $3.75 by the fraud. How many wooden nutmegs were there?”
Great game all of you.
I have been a native of Connecticut for a long time yet none of these contestants knew my state was one of the thirteen colonies? This should not have been a triple stumper as New haven and my hometown were first settled in the late 1630s.
Still congrats to Brian on his win, but still though he needs that fourth win to avoid losing a spot in the tournament of champions I’ve seen plenty of clues about my state previously.
I do not see how “the contestants do not know Connecticut was one of the thirteen colonies” follows logically from the fact that they did not answer the clue correctly. Nor how New Haven being settled in the late 1630s means it should not have been a triple stumper.
Okay, I’m confused, Lou. Native is where you were born, not where you lived for a long time. For example, I have lived in Texas for a long time, but I am a native of NJ
Another time, you posted that Zhengzhou, China was your hometown. So, where were you born?
Originally I am born in China but still though I have been a us citizen since I first came to the United States when I was about five or six. We moved a lot because my dad changed jobs. So I first lived in indiana, then New Jersey, and then Connecticut as our permanent place of residency. That’s why I lived in Connecticut for a long time after leaving New Jersey just like you VJ.
well, sort of like me, Lou. I would have to live to be 105 to live in Texas as long as I lived in NJ and that ain’t gonna happen 🤣🤣
I didn’t stay in New Jersey or Indiana for very long and like I said china will still be my native place of birth but I only visit that place as vacation spot. I hope this clears up the confusion.