Final Jeopardy: 1950s Politics (2-28-24)
Here are some more clues from the 2/xx/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.
The contestants only missed one clue in ALLITERATIVE PHRASES:
($200) Pete Davidson told Teen Vogue, “I was” this “in high school, but I always took it too far”
($400) It’s a telescoping rod for taking turnaround photos from a distance
($600) Literally, it’s seen here; metaphorically, it’s any exhaustive itemization
($800) A valuable collection or resource, or literally, a hidden pile of gold & jewels
($1000) In 1911 the Kenosha, Wisconsin Bijou advertised its new nitro this “for projecting motion pictures” on
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($200) The U.S. sent 10,000 troops to Lebanon in 1958 as part of the anti-Soviet doctrine named for him
($400) In French this 17th & 18th century “Age” is the Siècle des Lumières
($600) This armed “rising” began April 24, 1916 in Dublin
($800) This 1807 act restricted trade with Britain & France
($1000) This ancient people inhabited an area between the Arno & Tiber Rivers & west & south of the Apennines
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Well, that was an eclectic mix of contestants. Nick, a nice guy, Jake, annoying, and Yogesh, who had MFed Jeopardy! after being on. I had my favorite, Nick, and he washed out.
I didn’t get Final, despite a few things. First, I lived in HI, and was aware of history. Second, though, and more telling: just 2 hours before, I was telling a friend something I’ve said – had I had any guidance or direction, I would be the junior senator from NY, instead of Kirsten Gillibrand. Those are my literal words. Yet, I still didn’t come up with it!
Politics is my thing, and I knew Fong was a Hawaiian US Senator, but it wasn’t till I saw the first “state senator” miss that it came to me. Then immediately remembered that AK and HI both became states in 1959, therefore neither had a senior senator.
Speaking of alliterations, that exhaustive itemization was tricky but definitely knowable by one of these three smart guys.
That “large -stan” is one of the largest countries in the world, but no one took a shot.
Super-smart group tonight, but Yogesh is awfully tough to beat. Didn’t realize till tonight that he’s from just across the river from me.
Kazakhstan is a much larger country than most people realize. It’s the 4th largest country in Asia, after India and before Saudi Arabia, and it has the largest land border with Russia.
I’m definitely spending too much time on research projects these days. I completely ignored the year in the fj clue. In hindsight that was the biggest hint in the clue. Instead I focused on “coin flip.” I wonder if the contestants felt the same way? This was an exciting match to watch though. I definitely enjoyed the ups and downs.
Wow, a tough FJ to be sure.
That was a tough final as we got a triple stumper.
For the second day in a row, we had back-to-back daily doubles. Like Hannah from yesterday, Nick bet too much on his second daily double and got it incorrect and it cost him the game. It’s the second day in a row where we had daily double drama.