Spoiler Talk: CotD (Mon)
Here’s Monday’s peek at the NY Times Clue of the Day. This clue may be today’s Final Jeopardy! If you know it (or even if you don’t), you can make a prediction on how many players will get it right and/or leave a hint on the right answer BEFORE 11:15 A.M. CENTRAL (And, yes, we are all aware that the results are sometimes put up earlier elsewhere, but we play fair here).
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Clue of the Day
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An Old Category: The name of this category was TURNS OF THE CENTURY; it was in the last round of the match that aired on 1-8-2001.
$200: On July 24, 1701 this city was founded as a French fort by Cadillac
$400: In 401 A.D. under Alaric, these fierce people invaded Italy, eventually besieging & sacking Rome
$600: In 1501 this man with a “continental” name began his second trip to the New World
$800: In 1301 the future Edward II became the first English recipient of this princely title
$1000: Johannes Kepler became imperial mathematician to the Holy Roman Emperor in 1601 following this Dane’s death
ANSWERS: show
Today’s Quote: One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important ~ Bertrand Russell
CUTOFF TIME: PREDICTIONS POSTED AFTER 11:15 A.M. CENTRAL WILL BE DISREGARDED (9:15-P, 10:15-M, 12:15-E)
FRIDAY’S PREDICTIONS: JJ and VJ correctly predicted 0 right for Faulkner
Early Spoiler results are usually updated around 12 p.m. Central.
Having to name the “peak” makes this super tricky. Zero correct answers.
I think asking for the island would have been 3/3, but for the mount, I’ll say 0/3.
I will try ONE right today. I would’ve said more if they wanted the name of the island.