Final Jeopardy: Languages (12-7-23)
Here are some more clues from the 12/7/2023 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.
A DONUT SHOP DICTIONARY ($400) A light drizzle
($600) Someone intimidating is said “to reduce you” to this
AMPHIBIANS ($2000) This 3-letter term is the terrestrial juvenile stage of development of the Eastern newt when the body turns bright orange
GREEK ALPHABET PUZZLERS ($2000) A type of violent windstorm show
STAR WARS BEFORE & AFTER ($1200) “Wake up” to this 1971 Rod Stewart song that’s a perfect greeting for any Jedi
($1600) TV’s “Love Boat” who’s now reached the rank of general
BEFORE & AFTER ANSWERS: show
The players missed 4 of the clues in LABOR UNIONS
*($400) Also a journal they may keep, the Log is the monthly newspaper of a union of these
($800) The UP of the AAUP, they teach your older children well
($1200) In 2012 SAG merged with this union & together they went on strike in 2023
($1600) California’s CCPOA, representing this type of peace officer, has been known to put the screws to politicians
($2000) When several unions of these workers struck in 1970, troops had to replace federal employees for the first time
LABOR UNIONS ANSWERS: show
The Daily Box Scores are released at 8 pm Eastern
Sneak Peek clues — SUPER BOWL STARS
($200) After throwing for 286 yards & 2 TDs, he was named the chief reason for Kansas City’s victory in Super Bowl 54
($400) Only 10 Super Bowl MVPs have been defensive players; 4, like Super Bowl 50 star Von Miller, played this position
($600) The career leader in Super Bowl points is this 49er & Raider who was on the receiving end of 8 TD passes
($800) Franco Harris holds the career Super Bowl record for these yards, 354 in 4 games, all Steeler’s victories
($1000) Tom Brady threw 2 interceptions in Super Bowl 49 but ended up MVP after this Seahawk tossed his one interception in the last minute
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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Just a note on Esperanto: You can learn it much faster than other languages because of its grammatical simplicity and regularity, and about two million people speak it! Esperanto USA
A mystifying FJ and a couple of nasty DDs. Smart group, but I thought they had some gettable misses tonight. Oklahoma tribe; 3-letter newt (a VERY common crossword answer); violent windstorm; Rod Stewart song/Jedi greeting; AAUP who teach older children; and 1970 troops that replaced what strikers.
True story: I was at Madison Sq Garden in spring 1970 attending a Knicks NBA playoff game. Mike Riordan of NY was in the National Guard and earlier that day had to work as a postman. After he scored a basket, the scoreboard flashed “Mike Delivers the Mail!”
Good on Yungsheng. I liked when he was champ.
I didn’t get final. I didn’t even have an answer. However, MY excuse is, I’m in the hospital with a broken pelvis! I should be transferred to rehab tomorrow. I can walk, though, and didn’t need surgery! Also, VERY little pain meds!
Physician, heal thyself. Best wishes.
Jason, Wishing you a speedy recovery.
So sorry to hear about this, Jason. I also wish you a quick recovery.
I was happy to see Yungsheng get FJ! and win, too.