Final Jeopardy: Name’s The Same (7-12-23)
Here are some more clues from the 7/12/2023 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.
STATE INSECTS ($1000) New Mexico chose the tarantula hawk, a type of this stinging insect that preys on tarantulas
THE ____ OF CANADA ($800) National symbol Johnny Canuck: this after a national symbol he’s shown kicking out of the country in an 1869 cartoon
ROMAN EMPERORS ($1600) Incitatus was this emperor’s favorite horse & legend says he once tried to make the animal a consul
($1600) Seen here is the exterior of the once-magnificent baths of this emperor, which could accommodate some 1,600 bathers
DOUBLE-VOWEL PLACES ($1600) The Lions & Tigers are kept in a different part of Michigan than this city known as both “The Celery City” & “The Mall City”
($2000) In 1994 this South African province was divided up into 4 smaller ones that include what’s now called Limpopo
“HIGH” THERE ($1600) It’s what you call this type of chest of drawers seen here (image)
($2000) This fashionable London district is home to the cemetery where Douglas Adams & Karl Marx reside
WALKING & TALKING ($800) This Bible book gives us the line “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil”
($1200) The title character of this play says, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player”
($2000) A song from this musical says, “The minute you walked in the joint, I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big spender”
TAKING A RIDE ($800) Paddle 1,200 miles of routes named for this type of boat in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness
($1600) In 1961 he became the first American to ride into space; apparently enjoying the area, he took a walk on the Moon 10 years later
($2000) The largest emirate in area in the UAE, it’s home to Formula Rossa, the roller coaster seen here that is 149 mph in 4.9 seconds
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Sneak Peek clues — SLANG
($200) This 3-letter word can refer to a state of intoxication, making a person incandescent
($400) Could you be any more this 5-letter word that means mainstream, like Pumpkin Spice lattes
($600) It’s not just for brides! A man getting married can turn into this portmanteau monster
($800) Also the title of a song by DJ Mustard, TV Dolla $ign & Ashanti, these 2 words may sound rude but just mean “I understand”
($1000) Somewhat akin to down-low is this other “low” which can precede “goated when X is the vibe”
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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That was a weird one – it seemed like a good game, but the numbers don’t support it. Maybe it was how animated Ittai and Mia were.
Someone in the writer’s room needs to be reined in. That “Celery City” and “the Mall City” clue was just unwieldy.
I got FJ. Don’t know why, but I knew it. Only visited SF once, in 1999. The girl I met is now a lawyer. Didn’t see the bookstore there (or, if I did, it didn’t register). And, although I’ve seen more than my share of Chaplin films, didn’t see this one. I’ll take it.
I did not think that all three players would answer the Final correctly, especially with so many triple stumpers today.
I must confess I’ve never seen a Chaplin film. However, I remembered the name of the bookstore in SF when I first visited there in 1972. I believe it was either owned or frequented by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Wasn’t sure all 3 would get FJ, but they did.
I’m mostly giving them a pass because too many of those categories were not in my wheelhouse, notably Slang and Jenna Bush Hager. Although someone said “Detroit” in Double-Vowel Places in Michigan and I think another one said “Minnesota.”
Too bad none of them knew the Louie de Palma reference from that classic sitcom. The chest of drawers wasn’t too tough, and those of us of a certain age remember all to well the first American in space. We watched it on TV in school, and also John Glenn’s later orbital space flight.
Today, only 13 contestants are eligible for the next Tournament of Champions. We still didn’t have a player who won 5 games in a row that they qualify for this tournament.
Our coryat score today for everyone is only $18,800 and $28,800 on 17 triple stumpers. So many triple stumpers in the DJ round caused it to waste time.