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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

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mas3cf wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:01 am THE PERIODIC TABLE

The only country with two elements named after it
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What is France? (francium, gallium)
A similar one, from an extra-credit question on a LONG, long-ago class final:

The only country with a town that has four elemental names based on the town's name.
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What is Sweden? (yttrium, terbium, erbium, ytterbium, all based on the town of Ytterby where they were first found)
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.... and I still remember I missed the question by answering "Switzerland." At least I got as far as the "Sw" without going to Swaziland.
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AFRET CMS wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:21 pm A similar one, from an extra-credit question on a LONG, long-ago class final:

The only country with a town that has four elemental names based on the town's name.
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What is Sweden? (yttrium, terbium, erbium, ytterbium, all based on the town of Ytterby where they were first found)
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.... and I still remember I missed the question by answering "Switzerland." At least I got as far as the "Sw" without going to Swaziland.
Good one, but probably too hard for Jeopardy.
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I kept trying to make Berkelium, Lawrencium, Livermorium, and an element to be named later work somehow.
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AFRET CMS wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:21 pm A similar one, from an extra-credit question on a LONG, long-ago class final:

The only country with a town that has four elemental names based on the town's name.
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What is Sweden? (yttrium, terbium, erbium, ytterbium, all based on the town of Ytterby where they were first found)
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.... and I still remember I missed the question by answering "Switzerland." At least I got as far as the "Sw" without going to Swaziland.
Good one, but probably too hard for Jeopardy.
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I kept trying to make Berkelium, Lawrencium, Livermorium, and an element to be named later work somehow.
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Glenn Seaborg (seaborgium) worked at Berkeley, so there's your fourth element...
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mas3cf wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:47 pm
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opusthepenguin wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:41 pm
AFRET CMS wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:21 pm A similar one, from an extra-credit question on a LONG, long-ago class final:

The only country with a town that has four elemental names based on the town's name.
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What is Sweden? (yttrium, terbium, erbium, ytterbium, all based on the town of Ytterby where they were first found)
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.... and I still remember I missed the question by answering "Switzerland." At least I got as far as the "Sw" without going to Swaziland.
Good one, but probably too hard for Jeopardy.
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I kept trying to make Berkelium, Lawrencium, Livermorium, and an element to be named later work somehow.
Glenn Seaborg (seaborgium) worked at Berkeley, so there's your fourth element...
Nice! There's an impossible FJ to be crafted around those four. Something about two place names associated with each other and two surnames associated with those places.
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This was a million dollar question on Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire last week: On the periodic table, there are four different elements named after what?

A. Antoine Lavoisier's pet cat
B. A moon of Neptune
C. Marie Curie's maiden name
D. A Swedish mining village
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jeff6286 wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2020 2:54 pm This was a million dollar question on Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire last week: On the periodic table, there are four different elements named after what?

A. Antoine Lavoisier's pet cat
B. A moon of Neptune
C. Marie Curie's maiden name
D. A Swedish mining village
Which one did the celebrity pick?
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Cat Hammarskjold wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:47 am
jeff6286 wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2020 2:54 pm This was a million dollar question on Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire last week: On the periodic table, there are four different elements named after what?

A. Antoine Lavoisier's pet cat
B. A moon of Neptune
C. Marie Curie's maiden name
D. A Swedish mining village
Which one did the celebrity pick?
She balked, took the 500K, and guessed A when it was safe after the lights came up.
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CLASSIC TV ACTORS

On his death in 1982 this actor was buried with full police honors in Los Angeles and LAPD badge No. 714 was retired.
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Who is Jack Webb?
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Perhaps easier for older generations. Webb has only one mention in the J-archive in the last 8 years and his last as the correct response was in 2007.
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nserven wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:46 pm CLASSIC TV ACTORS

On his death in 1982 this actor was buried with full police honors in Los Angeles and LAPD badge No. 714 was retired.
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Who is Jack Webb?
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Perhaps easier for older generations. Webb has only one mention in the J-archive in the last 8 years and his last as the correct response was in 2007.
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I had "the actor who played Joe Friday", but no way was I going to get to Jack Webb, and for an age check, I was born in '77. Given the time span between the last correct response, perhaps he's been shot out of the J! canon?

It is, however, a very good J-style clue, since "cops, mysteries, and thrillers" seem to be a recurring motif.
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nserven wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:46 pm CLASSIC TV ACTORS

On his death in 1982 this actor was buried with full police honors in Los Angeles and LAPD badge No. 714 was retired.
correct response
Who is Jack Webb?
comment
Perhaps easier for older generations. Webb has only one mention in the J-archive in the last 8 years and his last as the correct response was in 2007.
Born in '65. This one was a gimme. But I can imagine someone even a year or two younger not knowing the name at all.
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opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:34 pm Born in '65. This one was a gimme. But I can imagine someone even a year or two younger not knowing the name at all.
'66. Still a gimme.
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opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:34 pm
nserven wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:46 pm CLASSIC TV ACTORS

On his death in 1982 this actor was buried with full police honors in Los Angeles and LAPD badge No. 714 was retired.
correct response
Who is Jack Webb?
comment
Perhaps easier for older generations. Webb has only one mention in the J-archive in the last 8 years and his last as the correct response was in 2007.
Born in '65. This one was a gimme. But I can imagine someone even a year or two younger not knowing the name at all.
Born in '80. Didn't have any trouble with it.
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I might need a flame retardant suit for this one...
With Hint 1 feels like how I'd run with it, but since I can't take -away- information, you get hard mode first.

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This English girl first appeared on a coin purse between a milk bottle and a bowl with a goldfish
Hint 1
...first appeared in 1974...
Hint 2
...coin purse by Sanrio...
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Hello Kitty. Yes, in her official bio, she's a girl, not a cat, and she lives outside London.
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Born in 1967 and Webb was an instaget.
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Volante wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:11 am I might need a flame retardant suit for this one...
With Hint 1 feels like how I'd run with it, but since I can't take -away- information, you get hard mode first.

TOYS
This English girl first appeared on a coin purse between a milk bottle and a bowl with a goldfish
Hint 1
...first appeared in 1974...
Hint 2
...coin purse by Sanrio...
Answer
Hello Kitty. Yes, in her official bio, she's a girl, not a cat, and she lives outside London.
Didn’t know for sure, but got it without hints
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Volante wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:11 am I might need a flame retardant suit for this one...
With Hint 1 feels like how I'd run with it, but since I can't take -away- information, you get hard mode first.

TOYS
This English girl first appeared on a coin purse between a milk bottle and a bowl with a goldfish
Hint 1
...first appeared in 1974...
Hint 2
...coin purse by Sanrio...
Answer
Hello Kitty. Yes, in her official bio, she's a girl, not a cat, and she lives outside London.
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Plot twist: it was actually Mimmy, wearing one her sister's red bows! :lol:
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BILLBOARD CHARTS

These two artists with the same first and last initials have each had eleven #1 albums on the Billboard 200
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Who are Barbra Streisand and Bruce Springsteen?
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cheezguyty wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:46 pm BILLBOARD CHARTS

These two artists with the same first and last initials have each had eleven #1 albums on the Billboard 200
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Who are Barbra Streisand and Bruce Springsteen?
Good one!
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I got there using the Third Law of Final Jeopardy: when presented with impressive musical achievements, start with Barbra Streisand and go from there.
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cheezguyty wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:46 pm BILLBOARD CHARTS

These two artists with the same first and last initials have each had eleven #1 albums on the Billboard 200
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Who are Barbra Streisand and Bruce Springsteen?
I went Mariah Carey and Madonna (Ciccone).
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cheezguyty wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:46 pm BILLBOARD CHARTS

These two artists with the same first and last initials have each had eleven #1 albums on the Billboard 200
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Who are Barbra Streisand and Bruce Springsteen?
I settled on the first artist right away but had trouble matching with a second. The best I came up with was
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Bob Seger
but that didn't sit right. The correct second didn't occur to me but even if it had I probably would've kept searching.
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