Final Jeopardy: Geography Fun (10-6-20)
Here are 8 more triple stumpers from the 10/6/2020 Jeopardy! game:
POTENT PORTMANTEAU ($800) Frou-frou drink of vodka, cider & schnapps
KEN JENNINGS KNOWS MOUNTAIN G.O.A.T.S ($1000) “Go Canada” In 2018, Monique Richard overcame a fall into a crevice to be the first woman to solo summit this mountain, Canada’s tallest
HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE ($2000) Captured by the Persians, the magnificent Peacock Throne was built for this Mughal emperor who also built the Taj Mahal
ENZYMES & AMINO ACIDS ($2000) mRNA, short for this type of RNA, leaves a cell’s nucleus carrying instructions for amino acids to form a protein
RELIGION ($800) The Koran plus the words of Muhammad form this immutable legal framework for Muslims
($1200) In the 19th century Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri founded this faith in Iran
CORPORATE LINGO ($400) In baseball, you do this to avoid being thrown out as a runner; in meetings, it means to follow up with a person
($1200) You can do this to change songs on a record or in business to generate a desired reaction or change the outcome
Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — ADD A VOWEL (give both words)
($200) the clue stayed on the board
($400) E: To cut (perhaps diplomatic ties) becomes extremely harsh
($600) I: A high-fiber cereal item transforms into an organ you should be using right now
($800) O: a male sheep & the way he might wander around
($1000) U: Stationery becomes a very poor person
ANSWERS: show
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Without using the full name, why was “America” not the correct answer?
“America” is not the name of any country. It is often used colloquially to refer to “The United States of America”.
One might argue that is similar to how “Mexico” is used in place of the full, official name “United Mexican States”. But I’d say the difference is that “Mexico” is the universally understood official shortening of the country’s name, whereas, “America” is not considered an official shortening of the U.S.A.
This is especially the case as there are two continents including the name “America”. Without context, “America” could refer to either (or both) of the continents.
Why was Antarctica not the correct answer?
Larry Swalhein
Antarctica is a continent, but not a country. A country, by definition, must have some kind of government. But Antarctica just has parts of it split up between various actual countries for research purposes.
Mandy can’t seem to get anything going since Claire Marie and Garrett were fast on the buzzer today. Congrats to Garrett on his second win. We want him to keep it going.
@jp I haven’t read that much of Lisa Patton novels. Rush didn’t come to me today. By the way VJ did you see the news on Eddie Van Halen?
Yes, Lou, I heard about Eddie Van Halen. My mom died from throat cancer, too, but she was 7 years older than him.
Has anyone else never heard of Lisa Patton or her novel? I typically feel pretty good about literature questions, but such categories really are limitless.
JP, I could put Lisa Patton on my “nevah hoid of ya” list for this month. lol. So I blew that DD but I got the other 2.
I nevah hoid of Lisa Patton eitha, VJ.
It doesn’t look like her book made any top seller lists, and the book doesn’t even have its own Wikipedia page.
I guess they were expecting the contestant to get the title from the “4-letter title” part of the clue. That’s a stretch, and I think a terrible clue to make a Daily Double.
I actually misheard it and thought it was a 4-word title so I said “Hell If I Know”