Final Jeopardy: Movies & the Law (12-20-24)
Here are some more clues from the 12/20/2024 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.
FOUNTAINS ($1000) A foliage-covered giant spews water at the entrance of this crystal company’s theme park in Austria
SMOOTH AS SILK ($400) Used at least since the 1930s, to “hit the silk” is slang for using this, once made of silk
HISTORIC SONGS OF THE BRITS ($2000) The “azure main” (that’s the ocean) is in this patriotic song traditionally played at the Last Night of the Proms at Royal Albert Hall
“HOG” CALLING ($1200) Big party planned? Get one of these, a large barrel or cask of wine equal to 63 gallons
($1600) From the Greek for “straight writing”, it’s the study of the principles of correct spelling in a language
($2000) Aye, laddie, it’s what the Scottish call New Year’s Eve
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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: NUMERIC PHRASES
($200) The usual number in this nautical phrase for being very drunk is 3, but feel free to get as high as you want
($400) Aussies & Kiwis often flip our term for a standard piece of construction lumber & call it this
($600) It precedes “exercise” to mean a piano practice piece, or “discount” to mean an act of shoplifting
($800) Debunked theories about the origin of this phrase meaning all the way: cement truck cubic volume, ammunition belt length & many more
($1000) Dice gambling lingo gave us this doubly numerical phrase meaning in a state of disorder or confusion
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS show
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2/3 on DDs. Never saw the EG Robinson film, but somehow knew the character’s name, realizing quickly what law had the same name. I’d have guessed at least one of them would get it.
Large “hog” cask was there for the taking. I’ve dealt craps/dice in casinos and at parties since 1980, and have never once heard that expression they didn’t get.
Howard, I never heard that numerical expression for a state of confusion either, so I looked it up. Apparently, it comes from a dice game called Hazard, and apparently, Ken has heard of it or he would have told the contestants he didn’t know it either.
I’m totally with you on the “On your mark, blank blank, go” expression from childhood. There was a popular British pop music program on the BBC in the 60s called “Ready Steady Go.”
In the movie version of “Starship Troopers”, the one pilot says that as they’re counting down to 1 for light speed “5, 4, ready, steady, go!”
Yikes. 1/3 on DD, and missed FJ. I was thinking Cagney, so I missed the idea all over. If I have seen Little Caesar, I certainly don’t recall.
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good!
Ah, that’s it – I was thinking of “The Public Enemy”, with James Cagney pushing the half a grapefruit into Mae Clarke’s face!
That was a dire film.
The Taft-Hartley Act? No!!!!!! Well, I went with the National Firearms Act of 1934, and I thought that I stood a reasonably good chance of scoring in FJ. Anyways, it was a good competitive game in spite of the missed DDs.
I never understand the half wager in final jeopardy from 3rd place. Either wager 0 or just enough to cover first or all of it
But what do I know. They’re on the show and I am not
That’s the third week in a row this month where we have a losing week for FJ as we got another triple stumper.
That’s the third consecutive week in a row this month to have 3 triple stumpers. December has been a really tough month for FJ!