Final Jeopardy: Historic Geography (5-26-22)
Here are some more triple stumpers from the 5/26/2022 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 UNITED NATIONS ($800) In 2017 Antonio Guterres of Portugal became the 9th person to occupy this post, chief administrative officer of the U.N.
LET’S COUNTY UP THAT STATE ($600) You can go from Ottawa to Miami, then settle down in Leavenworth
AVIATORS ($1000) To bank & turn, the Wright Brothers twisted their planes’ wings; Frenchman Henri Farman pioneered these wing flaps
THE SILENT CONSONANT IN… ($600) A word from the Greek for “a song in praise of God” like “Amazing Grace”
HISTORIA ESPANOLA ($800) The second Statute of Autonomy was approved in 1979 for the “country” of this people in a region of northern Spain
($2000) Yas, Queen! Isabella I’s rule of Castile began in 1474 & in this region 5 years later
ALLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR ($1200) In 1909 this French jeweler opened a store on Fifth Ave. in New York City & briefly became owner of the Hope Diamond
($2000) From the name of a Greek city home to fabulously wealthy inhabitants, this adjective means devoted to luxury
BIG ANIMALS ($2000) In 2021 scientists identified a new species of this based on a 16-foot female that had been washed ashore
The Daily Box Scores are released at 8 pm Eastern
Sneak Peek clues — THAT’S MY BOY!
($200) Kiefer Sutherland’s dad
($400) He fathered Emilio Estevez
($600) Oliver Hudson’s mama
($800) Late mother of writer Max Brooks
($1000) He (image) fathered Campbell Scott
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I got all 3 DD, but said “Baltic and Crimean” for FJ. I got all the TS on page 2, except for the last two.
Agree with VJ in re: low scoring. $10k runaway? You gotta be kidding me.
Now, as one may have noticed (or not – no one calls out what I may have said), I 1. don’t think much of Mayim as host and 2. I’ve recently really tamped down on hammering her. But, on another site, People, maybe, there was an article about her and J!, and they commented on clues left on the board, and that she might have to pick up the pace a bit. That’s not me, that’s them. Tonight was only 3, total, I believe (1 J!, 2 DJ!).
It’s funny how these commenters that hammer Mayim over clues left on the board don’t notice how slow some contestants are at picking clues, or the amount of triple stumpers and foolish guesses that slow things down.
Short of bringing a bullwhip onstage, idk what Mayim can do about any of that, but if her critics do, they ought to share their wisdom.
And the video categories with clues that drone on and on.
omg, Rhonda! Sometimes those clues are so long, I get lost somewhere in the middle
Same here, VJ, I lose track sometimes, too.
Ouch! As I said, I’ve reined in my criticism recently.
lol, Jason, just so you know I’m not a die-hard fan of Mayim. If Ken was being unfairly criticized, I would defend him too. If they are going to name a permanent host, I would rather it be Mayim but I think maybe it would be best to keep them both around.
Channel-surfing today, I happened to come across Mayim on the Kelly Clarkson show and she mentioned the Single Jeopardy flap. I’ll write a separate post about it tomorrow if I get a chance to see the whole segment. At least she has a good sense of humor about the whole thing.
I thought that the FJ correct response might have been the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas. Well, I wasn’t alone as the contestants couldn’t come up with it either.
The Ouija board (planchette) clue was not a triple stumper. John got it.
Yes! I forgot that. Thanks, jk
Another low-scoring game, even lower than yesterday! Ryan is indeed lucky, bailed out by the Movie Co-Stars category being in the last round.
Well, I had fun watching the game today. Usually, Nikki and I pick rounds to imitate Mayim. (It’s not negative — we only imitate voices we like.) My brother came by and I got to show off a little. (Not too much — I’m older than him.)
3 more DDs were missed and another tough FJ as we got a triple stumper.
Not every time, but 1 good thing about tonight’s game is that we have our 14th champion to win 10 games.