MarkBarrett wrote:BABY NAMES
One of two 4-letter names for boys ahead of Jacob on the Social Security's most popular baby names for 2013 list
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Noah & Liam
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I actually saw this on the news yesterday when I was waiting on my car while it was being worked on! I remembered Noah, but I had already forgotten about Liam.
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StevenH wrote:MarkBarrett wrote:BABY NAMES
One of two 4-letter names for boys ahead of Jacob on the Social Security's most popular baby names for 2013 list
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Noah & LiamSpoiler
I actually saw this on the news yesterday when I was waiting on my car while it was being worked on! I remembered Noah, but I had already forgotten about Liam.
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I don't know about the forgetting Liam, but you're in really good company on the other thing. (Q.v. Genesis 8:1).
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
StevenH wrote:MarkBarrett wrote:BABY NAMES
One of two 4-letter names for boys ahead of Jacob on the Social Security's most popular baby names for 2013 list
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Noah & LiamSpoiler
I actually saw this on the news yesterday when I was waiting on my car while it was being worked on! I remembered Noah, but I had already forgotten about Liam.
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Looks like they can dare to be seen together again.
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1990s POPULAR MUSIC
Between 1992 and 1995 three different bands had singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with this five-letter title
Between 1992 and 1995 three different bands had singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with this five-letter title
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dnbguy wrote:1990s POPULAR MUSIC
Between 1992 and 1995 three different bands had singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with this five-letter title
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What is "Creep"? (Radiohead, TLC, Stone Temple Pilots)
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My guess wasseaborgium wrote:dnbguy wrote:1990s POPULAR MUSIC
Between 1992 and 1995 three different bands had singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with this five-letter titleSpoiler
What is "Creep"? (Radiohead, TLC, Stone Temple Pilots)
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Yep! Thought of this while hearing one of these songs in the radio a little while back.seaborgium wrote:dnbguy wrote:1990s POPULAR MUSIC
Between 1992 and 1995 three different bands had singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with this five-letter titleSpoiler
What is "Creep"? (Radiohead, TLC, Stone Temple Pilots)
That wasn't the answer I was thinking of, but if you removed the year restriction from the clue, there are six (!) other hit songs with that title:
I wonder if eight different hit songs with the same title is a record that can be topped?
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Sometimes we discuss the difference between playing a FJ! clue on taping day and air date.
Category: BROADWAY
Clue: 1 of 2 stars for which Broadway dimmed its lights during the week of August 11th
This is easy today and would poll over 90%. By October the percentage would go down. By April 2015 it would catch even more of us.
Category: BROADWAY
Clue: 1 of 2 stars for which Broadway dimmed its lights during the week of August 11th
This is easy today and would poll over 90%. By October the percentage would go down. By April 2015 it would catch even more of us.
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Robin Williams or Lauren Bacall
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Great question given the timeliness, something that is expected to make its way onto many quiz lists.MarkBarrett wrote:Sometimes we discuss the difference between playing a FJ! clue on taping day and air date.
Category: BROADWAY
Clue: 1 of 2 stars for which Broadway dimmed its lights during the week of August 11th
This is easy today and would poll over 90%. By October the percentage would go down. By April 2015 it would catch even more of us.
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Robin Williams or Lauren Bacall
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Unless you happen to remember they died a day apart it would be very difficult to get correct after a period of time.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
I have one that I think is good that I made up, but I'd love to know people's feedback. Not sure of the difficulty level either.
Category: Recent Academy Award Nominees
Clue: In the last two years, the only movies to be nominated at least once in all four acting categories were both directed by this man.
Category: Recent Academy Award Nominees
Clue: In the last two years, the only movies to be nominated at least once in all four acting categories were both directed by this man.
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Who is David O. Russell? (Silver Linings Playbook in 2013, American Hustle in 2014
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Awesome clue! I knew it had to be the Silver Linings Playbook director, but I had no idea what the name was.
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According to The Oracle of Bacon, Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall have a Bacon Number of 2.
Their only connection is:
Their only connection is:
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Barton Heyman, who appeared in Awakenings (1990) and had an uncredited role in Shock Treatment (1964).
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Thanks! Here's another one if anyone's interested:StevenH wrote:Spoiler
Awesome clue! I knew it had to be the Silver Linings Playbook director, but I had no idea what the name was.
Category: Literary Title Objects
Clue: In an 1891 novel, Basil Hallward paints this title object.
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What is The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Hopefully 1891 would rule out A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916)
Hopefully 1891 would rule out A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916)
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
I don't think you need to be concerned about that last part; someone who doesn't know that title refers to the book itself should lose (money if not the game).Tpmorrison wrote:Category: Literary Title Objects
Clue: In an 1891 novel, Basil Hallward paints this title object.
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What is The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Hopefully 1891 would rule out A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916)
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Ya actually that's a good point. Still, I think including the 1891 is good (or at least 19th century) just so people have some time frame to work off of. Thoughts on the difficulty level?seaborgium wrote:I don't think you need to be concerned about that last part; someone who doesn't know that title refers to the book itself should lose (money if not the game).Tpmorrison wrote:Category: Literary Title Objects
Clue: In an 1891 novel, Basil Hallward paints this title object.
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What is The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Hopefully 1891 would rule out A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916)
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One of the only requirements for being a Jeopardy! writer is an obsession with Dorian Grey and Louis XIV, so you're definitely on the right track.
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Inspired by what happened yesterday:
SPORTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Cole Hamels and three relievers from this Major League team combined to pitch a no hitter on September 1, 2014 and were dubbed by the media as the "Phantasic Phour"
SPORTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Cole Hamels and three relievers from this Major League team combined to pitch a no hitter on September 1, 2014 and were dubbed by the media as the "Phantasic Phour"
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Inspired by what happened yesterday:
SPORTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The 'home' team of the first professional football game played on a construction site.
Brian
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The 'home' team of the first professional football game played on a construction site.
Brian
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Though I don't phollow sports, I"m guessingMarkBarrett wrote:Inspired by what happened yesterday:
SPORTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Cole Hamels and three relievers from this Major League team combined to pitch a no hitter on September 1, 2014 and were dubbed by the media as the "Phantasic Phour"
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What are the Phillies?
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