Final Jeopardy: Medieval Places (3-21-23)
Here are some more clues from the 3/21/2023 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.
TO THE MOUNTAINTOP! ($600) The West Buttress Route is the standard way up this North American one of the 7 Summits
IT’S A JOKE ($1000) Ben Stiller, guessing Zach Galifianakis’ breakfast diet, suggested it’s “egg” these
THE LIFE SCIENCES ($2000) There’s a motion of the ocean in this word for the building blocks of the acids that control heredity
ETYMOLOGY ($800) This word meaning “catastrophe” once also referred to a calamity due to a misalignment of the stars
($1200) This enthusiastic phrase popularized by the Marines during World War II comes from a Chinese motto interpreted as “work together”
I LOVE A MAN IN CUNEIFORM ($1600) Sir Henry Rawlinson deciphered a lofty inscription on a cliff regarding this “Great” king who lost at Marathon
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Sneak Peek clues — A.K.A.
($200) In the original story Pinocchio began his existence as one of these, also called a string puppet
($400) Even before hacker Thomas Anderson took a certain pill in a 1999 movie, he was being referred to by this 3-letter name
($600) When your British office mate asks if you can spare a drawing pin, he means one of these with a body part in its name
($800) Also called baleen, this material has been used for corsets & for northern native peoples’ sled runners
($1000) Deadly nightshade sounds sorta scary, but it’s also known as this, meaning beautiful woman, which sounds rather charming
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Yes, a tough FJ, but better luck tomorrow.
My husband and I both got FJ. “Becket” with O’Toole and Burton is a favorite movie. Regarding the comment about Grim’s memory, I would think having been present for such a horrible event it would be seared into a person’s memory. A coworker said something thing so startling to me once that I remember it word for word 52 years later. Some things just can’t be forgotten.
@Judy, I was joking with the comment about his memory and taking notes. However, for what it’s worth, there are varying accounts about Grim. In one version, he was trying to protect Becket when one of the knights nearly sliced off one of his arms. In another, he saw the whole thing from a hiding spot by or in the altar. Other accounts say later scribes likely embellished the details. Still, I find it hard to believe that he was able to recall every single word said by the knights and Becket, esp if it’s true about his arm!
All the same, I don’t doubt that you remember your co-worker’s shocking statement to this day.
That is a tough final as we got a triple stumper.