FJs for the 11/13/17 week

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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 11/13/17 week?

Poll ended at Sun Oct 21, 2018 8:52 pm

A biography of this 19th century VP traces his family to a German town made famous in a folk tale about children
105
77%
Despite objections from the playwright's estate, a 1991 French production of this 1952 play had a small all-female cast instead of male
70
51%
In 2013 the village of Belrain renamed the last street in France that bore the name of this hero who became a traitor
55
40%
When Time Magazine named it Invention of the Year in 2007, it was described as too slow, too big, pretty & touchy-feely
97
71%
A state capital since 1805, its name begins with the last 4 letters of the state’s name
72
53%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:  I checked all five above.
18
13%
:( :( :( :( :(  I missed all the FJ! clues.
3
2%
GET AN EDUCATION $200: It's a public school offering special instruction that's designed to "attract" a diverse student body
99
73%
EARTH SCIENCE $400: The comet-shaped magnetosphere that surrounds the Earth is shaped by the stream of plasma known as this
50
37%
SENATOR JOHN $200: Better-known name of longtime West Virginia senator John D. Rockefeller IV
35
26%
I got Kampala prior to Alex Trebek naming the animal as an impala.
13
10%
Martin Van Buren was my incorrect guess for the Monday FJ! clue.
9
7%
"Death of a Salesman" or "12 Angry Men" was my incorrect guess for the Tuesday FJ! clue.
31
23%
Robespierre was my incorrect guess for the Wednesday FJ! clue.
9
7%
I guessed the wrong Apple product for the Thursday FJ! clue.
22
16%
I was 2/2 in being correct on the Thursday & Friday FJ! clues in the Finals.
51
38%
 
Total votes: 136

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FJs for the 11/13/17 week

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11/13 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
VICE PRESIDENTS

11/13 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
A biography of this 19th century VP traces his family to a German town made famous in a folk tale about children

11/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
THEATRE

11/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Despite objections from the playwright's estate, a 1991 French production of this 1952 play had a small all-female cast instead of male

11/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
HISTORIC NAMES

11/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 2013 the village of Belrain renamed the last street in France that bore the name of this hero who became a traitor

11/16 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
INVENTIONS

11/16 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
When Time Magazine named it Invention of the Year in 2007, it was described as too slow, too big, pretty & touchy-feely

11/17 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
STATE CAPITALS

11/17 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
A state capital since 1805, its name begins with the last 4 letters of the state’s name

Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Hannibal Hamlin
Waiting for Godot
Petain
iPhone
Montpelier
The players were 5/15 (33.33%) with a 2-1-2-0-0 success pattern.

The extra clues have three top box ones that were triple stumpers.

GET AN EDUCATION $200: It's a public school offering special instruction that's designed to "attract" a diverse student body

EARTH SCIENCE $400: The comet-shaped magnetosphere that surrounds the Earth is shaped by the stream of plasma known as this

SENATOR JOHN $200: Better-known name of longtime West Virginia senator John D. Rockefeller IV

Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
magnet school
solar wind
Jay Rockefeller
WORLD PLACE NAMES $2000 (missed Daily Double): This African capital is said to take its name from the mammal seen here

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :( :(
:mrgreen: :( :(
Kampala only after Trebek named the impala.
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:( :( :( :( :(

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

No answer Wednesday.
The TOM for magnet school didn't click.
I didn't get Kampala even after Alex identified the impala.
I would have said Death of a Salesman but I knew Mrs. Loman is in the play, so that made it seem less likely. I think if Godot hadn't occurred to me I might have gone with Greater Tuna to have something and it'd be worth a laugh at least.
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:( :( :( :mrgreen: :(
:( :mrgreen: :(

Incorrectly identified the animal as a springbok, seen here:
http://www.theanimalfiles.com/images/springbok_2.jpg
and figured that was as likely a name for a African capital city as anything.

(I think it's pretty close - black stripe on side or not, and some differences in the curly antlers. Size is hard to judge without any references in the photos.)

Solar wind and iPhone were a instagets for me.

I at least named a 19th century Vice President and a State Capital, although I was sure both were wrong.

Completely clueless on the rest.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :( :(

The woman here guessed IPhone. I wasn't sure it qualified as an "invention". On the other hand, I'm not really up to speed on that sort of thing.

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

I should have recognized the year, but "too big" led me to the i-Pad...
I would have gotten to Montpelier only if i could have gotten to the end of the states alphabetically in :30... :roll:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

I have to thank this board for helping me get Monday’s FJ. I am weak on 19th century US history and had never heard of Hamlin until his name came up in a number of discussions and I think a TD or two over the past few years.
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:mrgreen: :( :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :( :(
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:( :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
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:mrgreen: :( :( :( :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

10/10 on TOC FJ! clues.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :( :(

My second 3/5 week in a row, and oddly enough, this week's​ gets and misses are in the exact same pattern as last week.

6/10 in this year's ToC overall, which I'm very happy about since I only got three clues in the past two ToCs combined.
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:mrgreen: :( :( :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Got lucky on going from Hamelin to Hamlin purely on a hunch. iPhone was instaget, and not just because of recent hoopla about 10th anniversary. Would have taken much longer than 30 seconds to get VerMontpelier. Guessed "No Exit" for the play, and Vichy for the hero/traitor.

Instagets on magnet school, solar wind, and Jay Rockefeller though.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Clean sweep but Buzzy woulda beat me anyway!!! :lol:
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I admit, Hamlin was a very good get on my part. And then I get not one, but two triple-stumper FJ!s right during the TOC finals.

Maybe, now that I've finally crossed Wheel off the ol' bucket list, I should try out for J!...
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:



:mrgreen: :shock: :mrgreen:



It seemed easier than a ToC should've been. I got my mind on Windhoek for that African capitals DD so I blew that one. Toughest FJ for me was the Waiting For Godot until I saw "small."
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

Just missed a 5/5 on the second week of a TOC.
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:( :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :?:

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