Final Jeopardy: At the Old Ball Game (4-20-16)
Here are 9 more triple stumpers. Some of them are T-O-U-G-H!
WHAT’S YOUR SIGN? ($400) Add an “N” to the end of this sign & you get a type of animal
($1000) The name of this sign begins with the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
SPACECRAFT TYPES ($400) This term for vehicles like those used in the Mercury program sounds like a small dose of medicine
($600) The first stage of a rocket
PULP FICTION ($1200) Chapter 4 of this classic of detective fiction is “The Black Bird”
ZED’S DEAD, BABY ($1200) Take the “Z” from several ciphers & you get a Greek god
($2000) Take the “Z” out of a word meaning “to stun” or “to take aback” & you get a magical word used in fantasy books
ELECTRICITY ($1600) This electromagnetic force that drives a current around a circuit is abbreviated EMF
($2000) The law named for this 18th century French physicist is the electrical analogue to the law of gravity
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what Amanda did on those DDs was prevent Andrew from getting them and making it a bigger runaway. I’m sure Andrew knew the Nixon one. (His governor knowledge the other day was outstanding), Don’t know about the Postman.
Which I guess would’ve mattered, had it not been a runaway at the end of Double Jeopardy.
A runaway is a runaway is a runaway.
Are you saying there was nothing special about Joan Jett?
Amanda should have wagered at least $1200 (and betting $1200 with the no more ties rule isn’t optimal anymore) on the second DJ! DD to keep the game from being a lock if she got the DD right, as it was the last clue of the game. Didn’t matter as she got that clue and FJ! wrong.
I honestly thought Andrew was in for a fight, but then she blew that Nixon clue. I’m shocked it was a Daily Double.
Might we finally get a 5Xer?
I had a little advantage on that Nixon clue — it was my little brother’s birthday so I could have named the date too. LOL!
Andrew has to win 5 games! It would be a super let-down at this point!
That’s so funny that it’s your brother’s birthday, too, VJ. I know that it was in August, maybe August 8th? Ancient history for Amanda, but I remember it well.
Right on, Rhonda – Here’s the link to Tricky Dick announcing it on 8/8 and here’s the link to the NYT front page on 8/9
The resignation was actually effective at noon on 8/9/74
Thanks for those links, VJ.