Final Jeopardy: Recent Movie Songs (4-20-20)
Here are 14 more triple stumpers from the 4/20/2020 Jeopardy! game:
A HISTORY OF CHARITY ($200) Founded in April 1919, this organization sold its first stamps or “seals” to help disabled children in 1934
($600) In 1944 Tuskegee president Frederick Douglass Patterson started this scholarship organization
LITERARY TERMS ($1000) This 5-letter word for a figure of speech is widely used to mean any familiar reference
QUESTIONS FROM A 1927 QUIZ BOOK ($800) The “3 new European nations of more than 10 million… as a result of the World War” were Poland, Czechoslovakia & this Slovene-ly one
FLEE CIRCUS ($800) In 64 A.D. a fire broke out in Rome in the shops surrounding this large hippodrome, no doubt causing many to flee
($1200) P.T. Barnum marked exits with “this way to” this fancy “E” word; folks left & had to buy a ticket to reenter
SPORTS TALK ($800) In track, the “metric mile” is this many meters
($1600) Water polo players stay afloat with this kick that sounds like it could help to scramble an omelet
($2000) In archery it’s the 4-letter word for the groove at the rear end of an arrow that fits on the bowstring
DOGGONE WORDS ($1200) To murmur or grumble
($1600) Like any boxer, belligerent & combative
COUNTRY OF THE BRIDGE ($800) The original Bridge of Sighs
($2000) Victoria Falls Bridge (2 countries, please)
(Note: See second sentence, first paragraph)
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ($1600) New York didn’t choose its electors in time and Rhode Island and North Carolina hadn’t yet ratified the Constitution, but the vote was otherwise unanimous when every elector cast a vote for George Washington in this year
Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT:
($200) 24 years after his death in Las Vegas, this rapper as well as actor had his “Greatest Hits” on the Billboard 200 in 2020
($400) In 2001 this alliterative woman’s “30 Minute Meals” premiered with a 30-minute episode about leftovers
($600) She says “There’s rarely a day that I’m out in the world that somebody doesn’t mention “13 Going on 30”
($800) Hopper was back & sporting a mustache for the 3rd season of this ’80s-set Netflix series
($1000) In 1995 she starred as a teacher in the film “Dangerous Minds”; in 2014 she was mentioned in the lyrics of “Uptown Funk”
ANSWERS: show
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Really tough boards tonight, and erratic play as a result. I did get “Shallow” and knew 5 of the stumpers. No one could get any traction tonight.
‘American Sniper’ teams up with ‘Poker Face’
That was hilarious on how Andrew said let’s dance in today’s game but I would have commended him for that fj response since he has that buzzy cohen playing style.with a mix of james holzhauer added in, VJ. I am not surprised by the amount of triple stumpers since the college championship game. How many of the literary clues did the players get? Lots of tough material today.
It was also very cute when Ben tried to ring in twice on the last clue in Double Jeopardy! But, holy smokes, Ben bet everything he had on his Daily Doubles. I was really not expecting that tiny bet from him in FJ!
Jeff Wiggle says: Looks like it’s back to the old drawing board.