Final Jeopardy: Geographic Names (12-30-24)
Here are some more clues from the 12/30/2024 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.
A EUROCENTRIC CATEGORY ($600) It’s mainland Europe’s only active volcano
TRANSPORTATION ($400) Since 2012, this SpaceX craft has carried cargo to the International Space Station & since 2020, humans
($600) In 2016 Google’s self-driving car project adopted this company name
($1000) The airline known by these 3 letters has its main hubs in Copenhagen, Oslo & Stockholm
THINKERS & THEIR THOUGHTS ($800) To John Cacioppo this -ness, the title of his book, is an evolutionary benefit; isolated, sad cavemen sought connections
($1200) To both Nietzsche & Clarkson, it’s what makes me (says Friedrich) or you (says Kelly) stronger
($1600) Economist G.D. H. Cole named this concept of universal free checks; the TV characters seen here enjoy it
($2000) “What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the entire Torah”, per this sage for whom Jewish campus chapters are named
MOOD INDI-GO-GO ($1600) A Broadway musical featuring music of the Go-Go’s includes the tunes “Vacation”, “We Got The Beat” & this title one
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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: RHYME TIME
($200) bird of prey chatter
($400) an incorrect ballad
($600) a solitary one of a brand of stackable potato chips
($800) Hark! Something audible from where the pitcher stands
($1000) A superior impact depression
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS show
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Oh, I kept forgetting this. Will had the “Tess” question, which he got correct. For some reason, my DVR started marking “Masterminds” as new, even though it’s been cancelled. That same day, a fellow on MM had the “Ultimate Trivia Question” – which was that selfsame quote from that novel! But, the dude on MM said “Jane Eyre”! I don’t recall from when the MM episode showed.
That “Tess” Ultimate Trivia Question was on 3/22/2023
Will really leaned into his TX accent. Good on him for his win.
This group, while retreads, was refreshingly better than most of what’s been on the past several weeks.
10 pm start tonight. Nice battle between the guys; Tekla was silent throughout the 2nd round till she made a late move, but fell back when she mixed up the two girl groups (which I’ve done often).
FJ was pretty much a cinch and was unlikely to change the outcome. Most of the stumpers were not friendly, other than the 3-letter airline; the “-ness” title; and the Jewish sage.
A good competitive game going into the final with a freebie for FJ.