FJs for the 10/22/18 week

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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 10/22/18 week?

Poll ended at Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:00 pm

In a hint of the future, in 1973 Marjorie Post gave it to the U.S. government as a warm-weather presidential retreat, but it was returned
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55%
This “creature of evil, grim and fierce, was quickly ready, savage and cruel, and seized from their rest thirty thanes”
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72%
Also a judicial capital, this aptly named city is known for an annual rose festival that began in 1976
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78%
The 2-word name of this black & orange or black & golden state bird derives in part from the Latin for “golden”
93
78%
Legend says this, weighing 336 lbs., came from the Holy Land & Kenneth MacAlpin brought it to Perthshire c. 840
61
51%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:  I checked all five above.
26
22%
:( :( :( :( :(  I missed all the FJ! clues.
1
1%
VARIOUS COWBOYS $2000: This “Singing Cowboy” had a huge hit singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
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79%
I'M BESIDE MYSELF! $1200: In “The Last Action Hero”, this actor tells himself “You’ve brought me nothing but pain”
67
56%
SAY THE WORD $2000: One of the last entries in the dictionary is this enzyme in yeast that promotes fermentation
10
8%
For the Monday FJ! clue I knew it was President Trump's retreat, but did not know the name.
10
8%
For the Monday FJ! clue I would have known Mar-a-Lago if I had realized I needed President Trump's retreat.
34
28%
Beowulf was my incorrect response for the Tuesday FJ! clue.
25
21%
I guessed the wrong city in South Africa for the Wednesday FJ! clue.
14
12%
I had "oriole" only for the Thursday FJ! clue in missing the 2-word requirement.
16
13%
Blarney Stone was my incorrect guess for the Friday FJ! clue.
24
20%
 
Total votes: 120

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FJs for the 10/22/18 week

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10/22 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
PLACES IN THE NEWS

10/22 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In a hint of the future, in 1973 Marjorie Post gave it to the U.S. government as a warm-weather presidential retreat, but it was returned

10/23 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE

10/23 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
This “creature of evil, grim and fierce, was quickly ready, savage and cruel, and seized from their rest thirty thanes”

10/24 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
AFRICAN CITIES

10/24 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Also a judicial capital, this aptly named city is known for an annual rose festival that began in 1976

10/25 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
STATE BIRDS

10/25 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
The 2-word name of this black & orange or black & golden state bird derives in part from the Latin for “golden”

10/26 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
EUROPEAN HISTORY

10/26 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Legend says this, weighing 336 lbs., came from the Holy Land & Kenneth MacAlpin brought it to Perthshire c. 840

Correct responses in spoiler box:
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Mar-a-Lago
Grendel
Bloemfontein
Baltimore oriole
Stone of Scone (Stone of Destiny)
The players were 7/15 (46.67%) with a 1-3-2-1-0 success pattern.

The players were all stumped on each of the extra clues.

VARIOUS COWBOYS $2000: This “Singing Cowboy” had a huge hit singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
 
I'M BESIDE MYSELF! $1200: In “The Last Action Hero”, this actor tells himself “You’ve brought me nothing but pain”

SAY THE WORD $2000: One of the last entries in the dictionary is this enzyme in yeast that promotes fermentation
 
Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Gene Autry
Arnold Schwarzenegger
zymase
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
No guess on Monday
Zymase was not going to happen.
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Voting percentages are not working.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
Darn Stone of Scone -- blew up my shot at a first ever three-good-FJ-weeks in a row.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
Missed the 2-word requirement....
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:( :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :( :(
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :?

Zy-what? Dangit Mark :lol:

With all of the reported misses in the game thread, Scone vs Blarney will be interesting to keep an eye on.

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

Oriole on Thursday. I was playing trivia on my phone at the same time, and between that and the mental effort of getting sidetracked on the Spanish dorado and making my way back to aurum -> oriole, I lost sight of the "two-word" stipulation.

I thought of "zymurgy," but didn't have the presence of mind to take the root and add the -ase suffix to make it an enzyme. Was that during Thursday's game too?
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seaborgium wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:52 pm :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

Oriole on Thursday. I was playing trivia on my phone at the same time, and between that and the mental effort of getting sidetracked on the Spanish dorado and making my way back to aurum -> oriole, I lost sight of the "two-word" stipulation.

I thought of "zymurgy," but didn't have the presence of mind to take the root and add the -ase suffix to make it an enzyme. Was that during Thursday's game too?
Wednesday. I was being a wise guy and picked one stumper from each of Erik's games this week.

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:oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgreen:

:mrgreen: :( :(

Knew it was Trump's retreat, couldn't pull the name. "Instagot" oriole and scrubbed past the rest of the think music on the Reddit guy's upload, to make sure I wasn't late for class. Oops!
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Any idea why the percentages are all b0rked? Hiccup from the forum upgrade?
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TenPoundHammer wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:07 pm Any idea why the percentages are all b0rked? Hiccup from the forum upgrade?
Yeah, stock code doesn't include that part.
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Volante wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:13 pm stock code doesn't include that part.
Any ideas on how to fix it?
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
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Robert K S wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:39 pm
Volante wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:13 pm stock code doesn't include that part.
Any ideas on how to fix it?
Assuming the layout's still the same it's just a matter of commenting out the old blocks and putting in the new ones.

Don't count on the names ever coming back tho. That kicked my rear too much last time.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :shock:


I’ve never heard of zymase & I must admit I don’t recall the clue on the show. I did go 60/60 in J6 this week.
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MarkBarrett wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:02 pm Voting percentages are not working.
From what I can see, the problem isn't with the pct calculation but the vote count. The vote count now equals the total number of yes votes.
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