FJs for the 2/29/16 week

This is where all of the games are discussed.

Moderators: alietr, trainman, econgator, dhkendall

Which FJs did you solve correctly for the 2/29/16 week?

Poll ended at Thu May 26, 2016 8:37 pm

In 2006 a former llama herder became president of this country
26
20%
It was said "his accent which started out as pure American Middle West" became "quite British U"
66
51%
Settled in the 1780s, it’s the only state capital without a McDonald’s
75
58%
In the 1690s its legislature referred to this place as "his majesty's ancient colony and dominion"
81
62%
In 1972 this anthemic song became the first Billboard chart-topper by an Australian-born artist
40
31%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I checked all five above.
5
4%
:( :( :( :( :( I missed all the FJ! clues.
13
10%
BACKING BANDS $1600: Billy Vera
39
30%
THE LAST MAN $1200 (DD): In 1996 Delaware's Billy Bailey became the last condemned murderer to be put to death in the U.S. this way
56
43%
THE TYPE OF TRANSPORT $1000: Named for a New York City borough president, the Guy V. Molinari
46
35%
Peru or Argentina was my incorrect guess for the Monday FJ! clue.
68
52%
Carl Sandburg was my incorrect guess for the Tuesday FJ! clue.
16
12%
Jamestown was my incorrect guess for the Thursday FJ! clue.
17
13%
Plymouth or something about Massachusetts was my incorrect guess for the Thursday FJ! clue.
6
5%
I did not know Helen Reddy was Australia-born.
68
52%
I responded "rest & relaxation" for the R&R clue from Thursday. (Please post if you had "rest & recreation" instead.)
79
61%
 
Total votes: 130

seaborgium
Undefeated in Reruns
Posts: 8941
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:31 am

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by seaborgium »

hbomb1947 wrote:
seaborgium wrote:
hbomb1947 wrote:like I was supposed to know how big Montpelier was compared to some other state capitals?
I thought it was a standard trivia chestnut that Montpelier has a four-digit population and is the smallest capital city. I mean, Juneau is an attractive answer because of its inaccessibility and I won't fault anyone for guessing it, but scoffing at the idea that a Jeopardy hopeful would be expected to know that Montpelier is tiny makes it seem like there isn't much hope for you.
Considering the caliber of some of the people in the game thread who missed this one, your statement is hyperbole at the very least. We all have "trivia chestnuts" that we haven't heard until we hear them. Of course I knew that Montpelier is small but so are some other capital cities like Augusta (population under 20,000). With the possible exception of Austin Powers and Schliemann and a couple others, we all have holes in our knowledge bases, which we do our best to plug over time.
I wasn't commenting on the fact that you missed FJ. How many of the people (of whatever caliber) who missed that FJ are complaining about the fact that they were expected to know Montpelier was the smallest capital? If you're trying to plug holes in your knowledge base, you should be thankful that you learned something new from that FJ.
gamawire wrote:
seaborgium wrote:
DBear and I are thus far the only ones to guess "I Am Woman" without having known Helen Reddy was Australian.
Well, there's at least three of us now.
Look two posts above yours :)
Carpe Diem
Boardeh
Posts: 692
Joined: Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:27 am
Location: LAND OF LINCOLN

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by Carpe Diem »

:( :mrgreen: :( :( :(
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

Monday: Had it narrowed down to Chile/Argentina/Bolivia (IIRC) when time ran out.
Wednesday: Juneau (WAG)
Thursday: Jamestown (WAG)
Friday: no response

1434223320454333241443411
Snaxx
Loyal Jeopardista
Posts: 130
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:13 pm

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by Snaxx »

another "I am Woman" guess based on early '70s & anthemic, w/o knowing Helen Reddy is Austrialian
User avatar
MitchO
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 914
Joined: Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:19 am

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by MitchO »

:( :( :( :( :(
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

My first oh fer five that I can remember.

Got the Ferry, mostly because I would ride the Staten Island Ferry home every day from college. Kinda wheelhouse. :lol:
davey
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 6030
Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:55 pm

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by davey »

:( :mrgreen: :( :oops: :mrgreen:
:( :( :oops:

Yuck! Trapped among many wrong choices Monday, said "Springfield" Wed thinking the date ruled out the east coast (no clue on its relative size), and took about 32 seconds to recognize the significance of Dominion...But between variety show appearances and her bid for movie stardom in Pete's Dragon I feel like I've always known everything about Helen Reddy. (OK, granted, she feigns an American accent in the movie...)
Don't know Billy Vera, said electric chair, know very well who Guy Molinari was so just sluggishness there. Before this week starts, I need a little rest and recreation...
9021amyers
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 1478
Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:22 am
Location: Atlanta

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by 9021amyers »

4/5; guessed the Massachusetts Bay Colony on Thursday.

Zippo for the extra clues; clam, electric chair, trolley.

Rest and relaxation.
User avatar
ElendilPickle
ToC Enabler
Posts: 2707
Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 12:53 am

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by ElendilPickle »

:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:( :( :(

I couldn't get to Billy and the Beaters in time, and I said rest and recreation for R & R.
TenPoundHammer

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by TenPoundHammer »

Eleven 0/5's and none of them are me. Strange.
User avatar
heelsrule1988
Sports Jeopardy! Alum/VVL #19
Posts: 1908
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:19 pm
Location: Raleigh, NC

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by heelsrule1988 »

Image

Lot of these lately...
User avatar
BigDaddyMatty
Hoping not to get pruney this time
Posts: 3300
Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:05 am
Location: Anderson, IN

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by BigDaddyMatty »

heelsrule1988 wrote:Image

Lot of these lately...
Perhaps it's because your mind has been on other things. ;)
Sprinkles are for winners.
User avatar
OldSchoolChamp
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 344
Joined: Sun Jul 03, 2011 3:25 pm

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by OldSchoolChamp »

(Please post if you had "rest & recreation" instead.)
[Raises hand.]
We shall not cease from exploration,
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
User avatar
TreeOfHeaven
Jeopardy! Champion
Posts: 87
Joined: Sun Dec 20, 2015 9:08 pm
Location: Wisconsin in these United States (of America)
Contact:

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by TreeOfHeaven »

I kinda guessed on Montpelier by remembering a throwaway line in a friend of friends' play about there being no Wal-Mart in Vermont. I figured that kind of logic would just naturally stretch to golden arches...
Hippest of the square, and squarest among the hip...
User avatar
Linear Gnome
One Miner Gal
Posts: 2007
Joined: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:55 am
Location: Missouri

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by Linear Gnome »

:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :( :mrgreen:
Bad guess on Monday.
Not sure what I said for R&R. Was not 100% certain that Helen Reddy was born in Australia, but that would have been my best guess.

33233334[20ToC]2324244233[42CC]334, 71 - 54
brick
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 1238
Joined: Tue May 26, 2015 2:03 pm

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by brick »

TreeOfHeaven wrote:I kinda guessed on Montpelier by remembering a throwaway line in a friend of friends' play about there being no Wal-Mart in Vermont. I figured that kind of logic would just naturally stretch to golden arches...
I was on a similar train of thought.
Caboom
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 718
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:49 am

Re: FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by Caboom »

Ugh, second 0/5 in a row and a streak of 13 wrong. One more and I'll tie my record.
User avatar
OrangeSAM
(Unranked)
Posts: 2161
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:00 pm

Breakdown of board scores on FJs for the 2/29/16 week

Post by OrangeSAM »

After 129 respondents:

:mrgreen: 5 got all 5 FJ!s
;) 18 got 4 FJ!s
:) 29 got 3 FJ!s
:( 38 got 2 FJ!s
:oops: 26 got 1 FJ!
:eek: 13 got 0 FJ!s

Average: 2.22 FJ!s correct.

My responses went: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: / :mrgreen: :( :(

This is the first time since the weeks of 11/9, 11/16 and 11/23 that we've had more 0'fers than perfectos. (Two of those weeks were the TOC.)
OCSam
Post Reply