Final Jeopardy: U.S. Geography (6-11-24)
Here are some more clues from the 6/11/2024 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.
OFF WE “GO” ($800) Just west of Denver, it had the “metal” to be a territorial capital in the 1860s
FROM THE AD ($1000) From the ’90s — Woman: “So what’s the paper say about tomorrow?” Man: “Another scorcher!” Woman: “cool”
NEW TO THE OED ($600) Seems like this 2-word cardiac-related term for great anguish would’ve been in sooner than 2024
($1000) This Japanese word means strips of meat or vegetables coated with flour, egg & breadcrumbs & deep fried
OBSERVATORIES ($800) Arizona’s Kitt Peak Observatory has 2 telescopes that specialize in searching for NEOs, which stands for this
($1200) The National Radio Astronomy Observatory operates the VLA, short for this system of radio telescopes
($2000) In 1991 the observatory at Vassar named for this 19th c. female astronomer was made a National Historic Landmark
CERAMICS ($1600) Ceramics that are fired but not yet glazed are called this, like a soup
THE TITLE IS AN ADJECTIVE ($2000) This song about “a do-or-die situation” is the title of a musical of Pat Benatar songs
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($200) This famous painting is also known as “La Gioconda”
($400) It’s sometimes known as the “Land of the Inca”
($600) Kegling is just another name for this sport
($800) It might ring a bell that she used the pen name Currer Bell
($1000) Baking soda which creates carbon dioxide when mixed with an acid, is also known as this 2-word chemical compound
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I missed all 3 DD, but got FJ. Got about half of the TS.
Interesting thing about Haleakala: about 14 years ago, there was snow on the ground on 49/50 States. Which State was snow-free? Florida! The snow on the ground in Hawai’i was on top of Haleakala!
Congratulations Adriana the Super Champ. I enjoy watching her play. She’s cool as a cucumber. FJ was a no-brainer imo. First of all, most states to the west of the Mississippi are larger than those to the east. Second, I’ve driven across the states a few times and New Mexico took a long time. Stopped at a restaurant in Albuquerque once and had the best meal. We love road trips. They are the best way to see, and enjoy, America.
Trivia fact I’ve known since childhood, many decades ago: the largest state east of the Mississippi is……..Georgia!
You can stump almost anyone with that one. Most will say NY, PA, NC, or FL.
Other than kegling and the territorial capital, I thought the stumpers were quite difficult. New Mexico came to mind right away for FJ, but then South Carolina crept in there, so I really wasn’t sure. Good on all three for getting it. Sarah made a nice comeback from negative-land. Scott seemed to be guessing when he said “Maui” late in the game, and had he missed, it would have been a lock win for Adriana.
Do you remember what the answer was for the question “Maui?” I am trying to remember that fact and I can’t. Thanks if you can.
Sharon, here’s the clue:
OBSERVATORIES ($1600) The world’s largest solar telescope is on Mount Haleakala on this Hawaiian island
The FJ was obviously a shoo-in. Besides that, it was a pretty good game.
Adriana is now a double digit super champion. She becomes the 17th player to win 10 or more games on Jeopardy!