Final Jeopardy: Places in American History (10-31-22)
Here are some more clues from the 10/31/2022 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.
YOU’RE THE BEST AROUND ($600) “Uncommonly Smooth” was once the slogan of this coffee company whose original location was Vashon Island in Puget Sound
(image) ($800) Seen here is Striker, a type of this Russian-named dog that won Westminster’s title in 2022 for Best Working Group dog
($1000) The “best of all possible worlds” was a philosophical tenet of this German who advised Peter the Great
FIVE CHANCES ($800) Horse abuse at the Olympics in 2021 led to calls for the replacement of the traditional riding part of this event
(image) ($2000) This ornamental design used in heraldry & architecture comes from Latin for “five” & “leaf”
THIS CATEGORY IS CONFUSING ($2000) This word sounds like it means the opposite of addition, but it actually means perplexed
A PARLIAMENT OF VOWELS ($400) The imperial one traces back to Japan’s 1889 constitution: IE
($800) It meets in the Reichstag & elects the chancellor: UEA
($1200) Founded around 930 on a North Atlantic island: AI
($2000) Established in 1905 by Nicholas II: UA
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Sneak Peek clues — FROM EAR TO FRATERNITY
($200) Do we have to paint you a picture? We’ll use this wooden frame to help
($400) The right to vote or the right to run a McDonald’s
($600) The name of this chilled beverage ends with an acute accent
($800) A military supply unit far from the action is in the “rear” this
($1000) This 8-letter word means gushing, perhaps “in praise” of someone
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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I was quite underwhelmed. I expected a lot more. Megan, as was her habit, was too conservative (although this worked to her benefit when she didn’t know that DD).
I would agree that TOC clues should be harder, but, I don’t agree that these were those. I think of Ken and “nullification” and “The Rose Tattoo” – those were tough ones.
I’m guessing that Jonathan and Andrew are going to duke it out, and Christine will be left by the wayside. I think I give the nod to Andrew.
The first round was inundated with quite a few tough answers that baffled the contestants (including me). Actually, I should have got the final question right (as the battle was familiar), but I just didn’t know about the creek.
Kind of an uneven start, but they all got straightened out, more or less.
Never thought of Wounded Knee as a creek, but a place name. All I could come up with was Cripple Creek like in the song by the Band.
Those vowel clues were tough. I did get the Japanese parliament. Also the Peace Prize winner whose country broke up. I think the ToC clues are often much harder than in regular games. As they should be.
And then there were 19.