Final Jeopardy: Shakespearean References (3-22-21)
Here are some more clues from the 3/22/2021 Jeopardy! game:
BOOTS ON THE GROUND ($200) Prada makes a lug-sole canvas version of these boots that sound fit for the army
($1000) The name of this footwear company sounds like a groan of disgust, but its Biltmore Workboot is delightful
WORDS IN BOOKS ($1000) We use this word to describe a boy or girl of 11 or 12; Tolkien used it to mean a Hobbit not yet an adult
ANIMALS ($600) An example of this imitative process is when nontoxic butterflies evade predators by resembling toxic varieties
20TH CENTURY ART & ARTISTS ($400) Julian Schnabel’s portrait of this pop artist depicts him wearing a girdle made necessary when he was shot in 1968
($1200) A pioneer of the multimedia events called Happenings, Al Hansen was also the grandfather of this innovative alt-rock musician
R&B & SOUL HITS ($800) 40 years later & partygoers still like to get on the dance floor & “celebrate good times” to a hit by this group
($1200) “Tell Me Something Good”, like the name of this singer whose solo hits include “I Feel For You”
BAY WATCH ($1200) Named for a local titan of dredging, Ben T. Davis Beach is on this big bay of West Florida
($2000) The huge tides of this bay between New Brunswick & Nova Scotia have created formations known as flowerpot rocks
Sneak Peek clues — EGG:
($200) In “Through the Looking-Glass” this nursery rhyme character is depicted as an egg in human form
($400) In one of Aesop’s fables, the greedy farmer killed it, hoping to have all of its eggs at once
($600) For your nest egg, you may want a Roth one of these, IRA for short
($800) This brand, a chocolate malt mix that’s added to milk, got its name from the Latin for “eggs”
($1000) The name of this egg-shaped gadget, a virtual pet, comes from Japanese elements for egg & watch
ANSWERS: show
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VJ, the funny thing is that you and I posted at the same time with strong opinions on two different topics. 7:10 p.m. LOL.
That is funny, Jacob!
Imo Mike Richards made it sound as if he was in a bind as Executive Producer when Alex passed away unexpectedly. Even though Alex had told all of us his condition was terminal none of us, including Alex, knew when that last day would be. So Mike Richards hit with a double tragedy (the death of Alex and Covid-19) had to figure out a way to keep the show going without interruption.
Speaking for myself I thank Mike Richards and Sony Studios for keeping Jeopardy on the air during a trying time and contributing to the charities of each guest host who is willingly stepping up to the plate on behalf of Alex. These guest hosts make it sound like they were friends to Alex and deeply respected him. I do not envy the position Mike Richards is in as Executive Producer of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. What a heavy burden. Again, thanks Mike Richards for keeping Jeopardy on the air during a difficult transition period.
I guess we’ll have to wait till the new season to see if they are just relaxing the rules for the guest hosts because the money is going to charity. In this game, Nick says Holy Roman Empire on this History clue ($800) This imperial title, which had been around for quite a while, ended when Francis II abdicated it in 1806. Dr. Oz says “yes”, and Nick corrects himself with Emperor. I guess that was okay though because no one ruled against him.
In FJ, the event was the Winter of Discontent. They accepted “our discontent” even though that changes it to be the actual quote. I can’t come up with a good explanation for that when the “our” is not inside the name of the event. It’s just inconsistent with the show’s rule that has been applied many times. They should have just asked for the quote.
I agree that they should have just gone with asking for the quote to remove any room for controversy. That said, I’m fine with the decision from today’s game (and not just because it rendered my prediction this morning correct).
Here’s one line of reasoning, which I don’t necessarily find convincing, that could be made:
There was a clue some years ago asking for the actress “Eva Marie Saint”. A contestant answered “Eve Marie Saint” which was ruled incorrect. This was later reversed because they determined that she had actually been credited as “Eve Marie Saint” in multiple films, so the contestant would have a good argument that it should be accepted if the same person was known by that name professionally.
The “Winter of Discontent” is not an official name, but rather an informal name that has gained popularity in media and history. Perhaps at some point someone who lived through it referred to it as “The Winter of _Our_ Discontent” (perhaps even in public writing). This would seem to be a perfectly valid description of the same time period – everyone knows what he’s talking about and it’s not contradicting an officially defined name. If a person using “The Winter of Our Discontent”, theoretically or actually, is understood to be referring to the same event, it would not be right to penalize a contestant for providing a similar such name when there is no official name to judge harshly against.
Yeah, I considered that possibility but I think it’s pretty flimsy. They just need to be more careful, esp with the final clues.
I remember that Eve Marie Saint thing, JP. 😁 I commented on it at the time –Eva Marie Saint was her real name. She did not use Eve Marie professionally. She used her real name. There was only one instance of it on her IMDB page at that time (now there are 2). It is clearly a mistake caused by whoever did the credits misremembering her first name or thinking it was Eve if people were calling her Evie. The very idea that a contestant would have seen that and thought her real name was Eve is laughable to me.
It reminds me of my Nikki and her first name problems. She always introduces herself as Nikki. She gets the reverse of giving your proper name, then having people shorten it. Some people decide to call her Nicole but her name is actually Nicolette. And then there was the cable company, sending her bills as Cicolette. omg! that was hilarious but it doesn’t make Nicole or Cicolette names she would ever use.
Ah, I just assumed that she perhaps went by “Eve” as well, but it being a mistake definitely would make more sense.
Cicolette is too much lol. The most memorable was when my mom, whose name was Sylvia, received a piece of mail addressed to Saliva LOL. It still cracks me up to this day.
LOL, Rhonda, and to think – they didn’t even have autocorrect back then
And they were still using typewriters to type envelopes back then lol!
I don’t want recaps. I want to watch entire show. How, during March madness??
Kathleen, check with your local station for help with that. They are most likely running the episode at an alternate time
It sounds like the new guest host will create two weeks of discontent for many fans, which I can understand.
David couldn’t get much going today and I was hoping Nick would know about Shakespeare. Still no triple solve but hoping tomorrow will make it up. Congrats to Kathy on her win though I really hope she can break this dry spell of the two game curse. Not sure how long it could last but we hope to see a 5 time game winner soon.