Re: FJs for the 4/22/19 week
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 1:07 pm
Yeah, I'm not complaining. This is like the last FJ I can remember NHOI - Dear Evan Hansen. I should have known it; there's no excuse. It just happened to be a gap.
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Plus, how often something has come up on J! is hardly the last word on how well-known it is, particularly in the trivia community.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 1:02 pm2006 is not fully accurate:Ironhorse wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:55 pmIf it makes you feel better, I had literally never heard of him before Monday.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:54 pm I'm surprised Lord Elgin is polling 44% and not, say, 4%. His name has only come up a couple other times before, and the last hit for him is 2006.
#7604, aired 2017-10-05 ARTS & SCIENCES $600: AKA the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum, this collection of ancient Greek sculptures can't be "shot" for fun
#7174, aired 2015-11-19 MUSEUMS $400: The new museum named for this Athens hill was built in part to house the Elgin marbles, if they're ever returned
#7092, aired 2015-06-16 BRITISH HISTORY $800: Thomas Bruce, earl of this, went east to Greece to get some marbles; his son James went west & was gov.-gen. of Canada
#6638, aired 2013-06-26 STUPID ANSWERS $1000: Among the holdings of this British museum are the Elgin Marbles & the Rosetta Stone
#6327, aired 2012-03-06 MAJOR TOM $400: Thomas Bruce, Earl of this, got Turkish permission to remove Greek sculptures, or "marbles"
#6160, aired 2011-05-27 EUROPEAN NATIONALITIES $2000: The Elgin marbles helped establish this architectural style, based on 5th century B.C. works
#5166, aired 2007-02-12 BODIES OF BRONZE & MARBLE $1600: Included in the Elgin marbles are statues that once stood in the pediments of this temple in Athens
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To me 44% seems about right for the clue as it's no gimme, but Elgin is not as obscure as the NHOI side may want to believe. J! has had enough repetition over the years to have helped me in 2019.
I think I mentioned in the game thread that the Elgin marbles were in the news again recently. That may have refreshed some people's memories. But that at most added a few percentage points to how this FJ polled. I doubt it would have polled below 40% even without the slight news boost. I'd say that puts this FJ in the tough-but-fair category. From the comments it's clear that you're not alone in never having heard (that you recall) of Elgin. This FJ probably has a higher proportion of shrugs to forehead slaps than average.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:54 pm I'm surprised Lord Elgin is polling 44% and not, say, 4%. His name has only come up a couple other times before, and the last hit for him is 2006.
It helps to remember that Tanzania is a portmanteau of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
It helps to remember that Tanzania is a portmanteau of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
indeed...almost went to zanzibar to study swahili
How hard can it be? It's right there off the southeast coast of Australia.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:10 pm NHO of Elgin. Don't know enough geography to place Tanzania on a map (can do a bunch of other places, but not that one).
Remember you're talking to the guy who just went "durrrrrrr, I dunno" when asked for a feature of the Atlantic that has a specific name.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:10 pm Not a great week for me. Missed the box of shame by one nickname in the Atlantic.
who is that? tom dwan?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:51 pmRemember you're talking to the guy who just went "durrrrrrr, I dunno" when asked for a feature of the Atlantic that has a specific name.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:10 pm Not a great week for me. Missed the box of shame by one nickname in the Atlantic.