Final Jeopardy: Science Etymology (11-23-23)
Here are some more clues from the 11/23/2023 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.
The players only missed one clue in OXYMORONS:
($400) Alliterative expression of dismay favored by “Peanuts” characters
($800) 1980 Travolta movie about mechanical bulls & bravery
($1200) A substitute master of ceremonies for a TV talk show
($1600) It’s the oxymoronic name for the comparatively small instrument seen here
($2000) “People talking without speaking” is from this Simon & Garfunkel song
OXYMORONS ANSWERS: show
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Sneak Peek clues — THEY COME IN SEVENS
($200) The only one of the Seven Wonders of the World that still remains in the pyramids of this city
($400) Can I get an amen for Pope Gregory who thankfully reduced the list of these to 7
($600) Steve McQueen’s “Magnificent” movie was actually a remake of a film about 7 of these guys
($800) Tolkien should have consulted with the Brothers Grimm before having 13 of these accompany Bilbo in “The Hobbit”
($1000) This group of defendants included Abbie Hoffman & Tom Hayden, who were convicted in 1970
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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Missed the show entirely while overeating at my daughter’s place, so dependent on the recap. One of those rare times I got all 3 DDs and FJ. Sure helps to know word derivations sometimes. Those Sevens and Oxymorons clues were fun to answer. Surprised no one knew the substitute MC.
The other night I had a mild reaction to a booster shot, and wrote a poem about it based on “Sounds of Silence.” S&G graduated from my HS 10 years earlier.
I misunderstood Final, so I missed it. I thought they were asking about a part of the sun, so, I first said “corona” (which is what you see in a total solar eclipse), then, “heliosphere”, so, I did get the “Helios” part, but, misapplied it.
This game, though, was a lights out, bang up great one!
I always get miffed when The Magnificent Seven is called Steve McQueen’s film, like today in the “Sevens” category.
Yul Brynner was the star of The Magnificent Seven and the one who got top billing. McQueen was second banana.
P.S. I am a big Yul Brynner fan.
That’s a remarkable list, and, I approve, greatly! All I recall of Yul is that he smoked 5 packs a day, and made a video before he died that smoking kills.
I’m glad you liked that list, Jason. I hope you watch “The Brothers Karamazov” sometime. It’s my favorite.
Congrats to Jen for making it to the finals. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.