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by cheezguyty
Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:22 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

(NOTE: I've decided to post only two clues for the finals so as not to give any indication as to when the ToC has ended.) 17th CENTURY ART The success of a 2014 exhibit at the Frick that drew over 200,000 visitors was largely attributed to these two paintings on loan from the Mauritshuis What are Gi...
by cheezguyty
Fri Nov 11, 2022 11:06 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

MYTHOLOGY & ETYMOLOGY

Related in origin to a location mentioned by Ovid & Virgil, this 8-letter condition derives from Greek roots meaning "forgetfulness", "not" & "work"
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What is lethargy? (Lethe, the river of forgetfulness in Hades)
by cheezguyty
Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:54 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES

A World Heritage cultural site since 1999, it was named by the Dutch for its many seals & now serves as a significant breeding area for penguins
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Where is Robben Island?
by cheezguyty
Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:09 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 37
Views: 3430

Re: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

The fact that I mentioned Alfred Russell Wallace yesterday reminds me of when Frank Spangenberg mentioned "Tumbril" in his side comment and that word showed up as a clue in the final of the UToC. Or when I pointed out that Equatorial Guinea was an alternate correct response to this FJ clu...
by cheezguyty
Wed Nov 09, 2022 4:53 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

WHO IS IT?

Seen here on the cover of Time in 1939, he was one of 66 signatories to the Treaty of Versailles & has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame


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Who is Ignacy Jan Paderewski? (Polish statesman and renowned pianist and composer)
by cheezguyty
Mon Nov 07, 2022 4:35 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

BRITISH LIT 1817 novel with the line: "On the other hand, the delight of exploring an edifice like Udolpho, as her fancy represented Blaize Castle to be, ..." What is Northanger Abbey ? (the main character, Catherine Morland, has a fascination with Gothic novels such as The Mysteries of Ud...
by cheezguyty
Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

ART & ARTISTS Popularized by Hokusai, aizuri-e is a form of woodblock print that arose after Japan began importing this, first discovered in Berlin around 1705 What is Prussian blue? (which produced darker blue colors than natural dyes) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/T...
by cheezguyty
Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:44 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

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LONDON MONUMENTS

Modeled on Capt. Khemkumar Limbu, a monument to them features the lines "bravest of the brave...never had country more faithful friends than you"
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Who are the Gurkhas?
by cheezguyty
Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:43 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

REFERENCE WORKS First printed in 1862, its main section was titled "Chronologisches Verzeichniss der vollständigen Compositionen, n. 1 bis 626, Vom Jahre 1761 bis 1791" What is the Köchel catalog? (the author, Ludwig von Köchel, assigned numbers in chronological order to 626 works composed...
by cheezguyty
Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:48 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

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FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

This character introduced in a 1937 novel shares his first name with a type of short sword named for the Spanish city where it was once produced
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Who is Bilbo Baggins? (Bilbao)
by cheezguyty
Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:46 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Celebrity Jeopardy! Sunday, October 30, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 44
Views: 2924

Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! Sunday, October 30, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Hasan was great on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! this past weekend , which aired Saturday and Sunday depending on local listings. (I listened to it three times while on a road trip and passing between radio stations.) I bet he has the distinction of being the first and only person to appear on both s...
by cheezguyty
Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:15 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

Once again I will be posting a ToC-level FJ clue each day in conjunction with the tournament.

U.S. PRESIDENTS

The three presidents who died in office during the month of April; each represented a different political party
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Who are William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt?
by cheezguyty
Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:48 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

ANIMATED MUSICALS

A 1972 film starring Liza Minnelli features the songs "A Faraway Land", "That Feeling for Home", & ones named for these three 5-letter body parts
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What are brain, heart, & nerve? (in Journey Back to Oz)
by cheezguyty
Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:31 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, June 30, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 41
Views: 3541

Re: Thursday, June 30, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

I would like to request that every clue from now on ends with the phrase "don't pick the wrong one". Think of all the incorrect responses that could be prevented if they simply instruct the contestants not to provide them in the first place! :roll:
by cheezguyty
Fri Jun 03, 2022 6:10 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Replies: 1811
Views: 512149

Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

U.S. PRESIDENTS

The total number of U.S. presidents who have held that office in exactly eight different calendar years
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What is zero? (would have to be a little less than two full terms, but TR & Truman each succeeded in the same year that his predecessor began a term)
by cheezguyty
Tue May 10, 2022 12:38 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, May 9, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 52
Views: 5136

Re: Monday, May 9, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Because Emily said Roy Kroc , ... Karim ... should have been required to give the correct first name. This was the case in the past? Okay, you said you weren't going to go back to look for examples, but this can of worms is done opened now, so somebody has to. II'm not stating it. I think I asked a...
by cheezguyty
Tue May 03, 2022 2:32 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, April 28, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 40
Views: 3465

Re: Thursday, April 28, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

[...] Also - bottom row clues have less words which also favors the quick thinking contestant. Top row clues typically drag on and allow everybody to figure it out. I'm pretty sure they do that intentionally. Speed is key. Looking at all of the clues from the last ten seasons, and using the number ...
by cheezguyty
Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:05 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 70
Views: 6267

Re: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Mattea is very good. But is she THAT good, or is there a casting director asleep at the switch (or the wheel; maybe her opponents were supposed to be on Wheel of Fortune and there was a mix-up)? You could really stand to be a lot kinder to today's challengers. Nah, they deserve it after neither ran...
by cheezguyty
Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:49 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Cheezguyty Stats Question- Dominance in First Segment
Replies: 5
Views: 821

Re: Cheezguyty Stats Question- Dominance in First Segment

To the above I can add: 13 Correct Responses After First 14 Clues Show #4569 - Ken Jennings Show #4580 - Ken Jennings Show #4586 - Ken Jennings (14/14) Show #4593 - Ken Jennings (14/14) Show #4601 - Ken Jennings Show #5588 - George Yates (includes a judges' reversal on clue 12 that came after the fi...