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FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:56 pm
by MarkBarrett
7/2 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FAMOUS RELATIVES

7/2 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 2011 his daughter Svetlana, living in the U.S. under the name Lana Peters, died in Wisconsin at age 85

7/3 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
1950s MOVIES

7/3 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
"The Man on Lincoln's Nose" was a working title for this 1959 film

7/4 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
NUCLEAR NATIONS

7/4 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
On May 18, 1974 this country tested its first nuclear device, nicknamed "Smiling Buddha"

7/5 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FACTS & FIGURES

7/5 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
With only 58% of residents, this U.S. state has the lowest percentage of licensed drivers

7/6 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
OPERA CHARACTERS

7/6 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In a play subtitle she's called "The Chinese Sphinx"; in a later opera her suitor calls her "Principessa di Morte"

Correct responses in spoiler box:
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Joseph Stalin
North by Northwest
India
New York
Turandot
The players were 11/15 (73.33%) with a 3-3-1-3-1 success pattern.

The players were correct on each of the extra clues.

STATE THE NATIONAL PARK $1000: Lassen Volcanic National Park

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARCHAELOLOGY $2000: In 1923 this British archaeologist published "The Tomb of Tut-ankh-Amen"; fitting, 'cause he found it

THAT'S TOTALLY HOT! $800: These features, like one at Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland, can reach more than 2,000 degrees internally

Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
California
Howard Carter
Volcano

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:58 pm
by MarkBarrett
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Hawaii

I live in CA and couldn't place Lassen even though I knew it sounded familiar.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:02 pm
by seaborgium
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"South by Southwest," switched from India to China, considered New York but settled in Florida. But then I switched from Madame Butterfly to Turandot, at least.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:07 pm
by Volante
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Alaska over NY, Madame Butterfly instead of Turandot.
But go me for getting all bonuses for a change!

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:07 pm
by econgator
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No clue on Stalin and barely heard of Turandot. Wrote down M. Butterfly, knowing it was wrong.
Never heard of Lassen and couldn't recall Carter quickly enough.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:09 pm
by davey
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First 5/5 week for me since early May. Only Thursday was a problem. I was far from sure NY fit the bill - I live in Queens and a lot of neighbors have cars. But then mass transit swayed me. But then I thought how big upstate is. But in the end I stayed with it.
Only 50/50 on volcanoes this week, though. Boo! for two clues on volcanoes...

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:13 pm
by Paucle
Thanks to my love for Sir Alfred, I don't have to check the "missed'em all" box.
Got all 3 extras though. Yes to China, no to the non-contiguous.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:24 pm
by TenPoundHammer
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No guess, no guess, swapped out India for a blank, Alaska, no guess.

Could've gotten Howard Carter with more time.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:25 pm
by StevenH
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no
yes, with Hawaii

The FJs that I got were basically instant gets; the only one that I was absolutely sure of was Friday's, and the other two were educated guesses.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:30 pm
by MarkBarrett
davey wrote: Only 50/50 on volcanoes this week, though. Boo! for two clues on volcanoes...
For Lassen I wanted to see if I was the only Californian not to get it.
For Iceland I wanted to see if it could hit 100% since it was up for discussion just back on June 26th. WTG, Hammer.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:36 pm
by dhkendall
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Was kind of hoping to see the Kursk clue as one of the additional clues ...

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:42 pm
by hbomb1947
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Alaska for the state with lots of unlicensed drivers (in the game thread I discussed the reasons why NY wasn't at all an obvious choice); and Madame Butterfly for the opera.

For the rest, I said Alaska for the state containing Mt. Lassen. The Last Frontier really messed me up this week. :D

ETA: I'm not surprised that, as I write this, "non-contiguous states" is tied with people who answered with New York on Thursday's FJ.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:31 pm
by Rackme32
I'm 0-10 on FJ's the last two weeks... :cry:

Turandot?????? I've heard of the opera, have heard the most famous aria FROM that opera (Nessun Dorma), but never actually knew the story. Turandot doesn't sound like a name to me, male, female or otherwise, so I never even considered it.

Guessed "Geyser" for the Iceland q, got the other extras.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:55 pm
by Andromus
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No on China, yes on Alaska. Also answered with Madame Butterfly on Friday.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:24 pm
by MaureenK
This week I was 5/5 AND 3/3! First time ever, and first time I've ever felt the need to post.

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:03 am
by Swift'sSecondCourse
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Why'd I guess Delaware?

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:04 am
by dhkendall
MaureenK wrote:This week I was 5/5 AND 3/3! First time ever, and first time I've ever felt the need to post.
I'd say that's an excellent reason. Congrats!

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:33 am
by alietr
Swift'sSecondCourse wrote:Why'd I guess Delaware?
Maybe you figured people were dissuaded from driving because of the damn toll? (Here's hoping that the next holidays I pass through there, those new EZPass express lanes actually help matters.)

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:01 pm
by mswanson
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Oh sure, this week I know 4/5 immediately. Thanks for nothing, Jorpady! :evil:

Re: FJs for the 7/2/12 week

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:39 pm
by nserven
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Madame Butterfly on Friday.