Final Jeopardy: World War II Geography (12-16-21)
Here are some more triple stumpers from the 12/16/2021 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.
FASHION ($600) A drawstring can help create the ruffled waist seen here & called this, like an item to hold your purchases
WHAT DO YOU KNOW? ($600) This play character says when the wind is southerly, he knows a hawk from a handsaw
($1000) To have knowledge in a particular field is to know these veggies, though some say the word is a reference to a lexicographer
ENDS WITH A SILENT CONSONANT ($600) The 17th century painting (image) seen here depicts Anthonij de Bordes & his this whose name is not given
LITERARY MUSEUMS ($1600) The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum is in this Massachusetts city, Dr. Seuss’ hometown
SNOW-POURRI ($400) In observing snowflakes, learn the basic types of these symmetrical structures, including plates, columns & needles
($2000) “One must have a mind of winter”, begins this Wallace Stevens poem that sets a chilly mood
PROTEST SONGS ($1600) “Killing In The Name” was this L.A. band’s reaction to the beating of Rodney King & its aftermath
SAY YOUR PRAYERS ($2000) In Islam, it’s the word for the crier who calls the faithful to prayer 5 times a day
Sneak Peek clues — CLASSIC MOVIES
($200) Once upon a time Robin Wright played Buttercup in this film scripted by William Goldman
($400) In one of the original slasher films, Janet Leigh is killed off just 20 minutes into this 1960 thriller
($600) Film in which De Niro as Travis Bickle asks, “You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me?”
($800) In a 1967 film Charles Bronson & Jim Brown are among this title group of 12 who are trained by Lee Marvin for a war mission
($1000) This Kurosawa film about a crime told from multiple points of view is credited with introducing Japanese cinema to the Western world
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Wow, another tough finale. I picked the Indian Ocean, but then the clue didn’t say that it had to be a sea.
What’s disappointing to me is the daily negativity in the comments. I try pretty hard to put together an informative and entertaining recap. You’d think people could say something once in a while about clues the contestants did get but the focus is always on what they didn’t get. wah wah wah
By the way, the contestants got all the clues in Geographic Nicknames so they do know something about geography! I also enjoyed the Classic Movies category today — I thought Casablanca would be the repetitive clue to show up but it was Janet Leigh
I got all of the clues in Geographic Nicknames, VJ, although it was a bit different from the usual geography questions, so I’m not sure how much of an accomplishment that was for me. I liked the Classic Movies categories as well.
I think it’s an accomplishment whenever we get all the clues in any category. lol
I got a kick out of Ed knowing the artist on that song from the album “To Pimp a Butterfly” — I’m obviously not as cool as Ed. I nevah hoid of it 🤣🤣
I nevah hoid of it either. To me protest music means the 60’s lol.
Yeah, I think about that sometimes and I also think about how we used to have songs from other countries topping the charts here in the USA like “La Bamba” from Mexico (well, that was late ’50s). There was “Dominique” from Belgium, “Guantanamera” from Cuba and “Sukiyaki” from Japan. I still love “Sukiyaki” even though I could never sing along to it. 😁 And we had crossover country hits and novelty songs. What a decade that was for music!
VJ & Rhonda I like BTS the K-pop group out of South Korea at my age now. I guess music has no age limit.
@Jacob, that’s so true. I also think a great song will be popular in any decade. My go to example for that truism is “Dream a Little Dream of Me” (1930s – Harriet Nelson; 1960s – Mama Cass)
All such great songs, VJ, what a decade indeed. “Those were the days, my friend
Jacob, I do agree with you and VJ. Although I’m not familiar with much of today’s music, there really is no age limit when it comes to the songs we enjoy hearing over and over again.
I will be happy with whoever wins tomorrow to conclude this tournament. Besides though I have seen better performances in recent tournaments but there have been some professors who just lack general knowledge of trivia sadly. Three triple stumpers for this week. Like how do these professors miss simple geography questions that either cover the war or other things? This is a question that Ed should know as he is a history professor as I am sure he knows all about WWII.
That’s why we got a losing week for Final.
Yet another tough final as we got a triple stumper again. Just like yesterday, nobody knows about geography.
Either we get an easy clue tomorrow, or I will be leaving this tournament disappointed, but I will be happy with whoever wins the Professors Tournament tomorrow.