Final Jeopardy: Islands of Europe (12-9-24)
Here are some more clues from the 12/9/2024 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.
BIG WORDS ($600) From the Latin for “not measurable”, it says the same in 7 letters
($800) The main canal of Venice stretching in an “S” shape about 2 miles with one end at St. Mark’s Basilica
A FLOCK OF DOVES ($800) This former “Liv & Maddie” actress was named New Artist of the Year at the 2022 New American Music Awards
($1600) A dove takes its place at the head of the boat & leads the title character to the castle of the Holy Grail as this Wagner opera ends
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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: GEOGRAPHY
($200) In this strait, American & Russian islands are separated by about 2-1/2 miles
($400) Lake Bonneville was a gigantic prehistoric lake & this body of water is the largest remnant of it
($600) This country on the Horn of Africa is the most populous landlocked country in the world
($800) This series of cataracts on the border of Argentina & Brazil has a name meaning “great water” in Guarani
($1000) Located in both Italy & Slovenia, this section of the Alps is named for a Roman leader
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NWBA? Ouch. Marie Antoinette in 1536? Double ouch.
Bill had a few burps, but overall he was very impressive and not shy with his DD wagers.
Knew that last DD and thought Lisa would get it. I got the Wagner opera and still don’t know how. Venice’s main canal pretty well-known.
Tough final; my guess was in the wrong part of the world. Looking at the FJ from two years ago, I’m stunned that no one knew it.
I was 3/3 on DD, and got FJ. However, the way Final was worded was really weird. I mean, I intuitively knew it, but the way it was written was slightly jarring.
Now, v why I knew it was a glimpse into how my esoteric mind works. In 1945, it was, IIRC, an Italian doctor (I looked it up, and he was indeed Italian, blue a pharmacologist) that tried to find the dirtiest place he could, and that was the Sardinian sewers. From there were cultured the “cephalosporins”, which, today, you know as ceftriaxone and Keflex, as successors, for example.
The new champ did what he had to on that last clue to get his runaway.
I thought the clue was clunky too. I didn’t look at the category either so I thought they might be misled outside of Europe.
I just never forgot how close the 2 countries are because of that 2017 FJ
You know VJ, I had surely come across badly worded Fj clues in the past (or worse), but this one was hardly one of them. In fact, I picked up the correct response instantly. I mean, right off the bat, the clues were obviously pointing to one of the islands off Italy, and it could only have been Sardinia in this case.
Rick, I think that you and I look at the FJ! clues differently. I also got the clue right away but every morning, I make a prediction on how many players will get it right. So I try to figure out if something might confuse the players.
I thought it would confuse the players but I predicted 1 right (maybe Dave). While I was watching, Lisa kept going to the Geography category so then I thought she’d nail it for sure. Well, you saw what happened. It confused them all. Case closed.
Well, it was another great Jeopardy game, and the FJ was a no brainer.. Anyways, I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s game!
And we begin the week with a triple stumper since today’s FJ was a tough one due to that pesky geography clue.
I can’t believe they missed the FSM clue. Blasphemy! I happen to be an ordained minister in the Church of the FSM (really!).
May You Be Touched By His Noodly Appendage. R’Amen. 🙂
Ok, that made me, literally, LOL!!
I thought that clue was impastable.
@Howard….:)