FJs for the 4/6/20 week

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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 4/6/20 week?

Poll ended at Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:49 pm

Nicknamed "The Big Ditch", in 2014 this modern wonder celebrated its 100th anniversary
91
88%
A 1711 bill cleared the names of 22 people who were tried in this town, including Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey & John Proctor
102
98%
She published under her middle name; her first name was Nelle, Ellen backward in honor of her grandmother Ellen Finch
86
83%
Barely changed since a 1297 agreement, the border between these 2 countries is called La Raya on one side & A Raia on the other
99
95%
On September 25, 2019, searches on merriam-webster.com for the definition of this 3-word Latin term increased by 5,500%
86
83%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:  I checked all five above.
63
61%
:( :( :( :( :(  I missed all the FJ! clues.
1
1%
ART HISTORY $2000: One of the tours at the Belgian museum dedicated to this surrealist is titled "Hats Off"
65
63%
DON QUIXOTE $1600: In "Don Quixote", this squire tells his donkey Dapple, "With bread all sorrows are less"
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75%
PEOPLE NAMED ALEX $2000: Lincoln & this Confederate V.P. met in February 1865 & unsuccessfully talked about trying to end the war
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36%
Oops! I had the wrong canal for the Monday FJ! clue.
3
3%
Okay, I'll admit it. I missed the Monday FJ! clue by guessing the Grand Canyon.
7
7%
I was half right for the Thursday FJ! clue.
4
4%
I missed both countries for the Thursday FJ! clue.
1
1%
ARCHITECTURE $2000: We'll be frank--this architect designed Paris' Louis Vuitton Foundation art Museum; as it turns out, he'll be Frank - I was correct with Frank Gehry.
49
47%
 ARCHITECTURE $2000: We'll be frank--this architect designed Paris' Louis Vuitton Foundation art Museum; as it turns out, he'll be Frank  - Busted! I blurted Frank Lloyd Wright.
33
32%
 
Total votes: 104

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FJs for the 4/6/20 week

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4/6 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD

4/6 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Nicknamed "The Big Ditch", in 2014 this modern wonder celebrated its 100th anniversary

4/7 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
AMERICAN HISTORY

4/7 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
A 1711 bill cleared the names of 22 people who were tried in this town, including Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey & John Proctor

4/8 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
AMERICAN AUTHORS

4/8 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
She published under her middle name; her first name was Nelle, Ellen backward in honor of her grandmother Ellen Finch

4/9 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
EUROPEAN BORDERS

4/9 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Barely changed since a 1297 agreement, the border between these 2 countries is called La Raya on one side & A Raia on the other

4/10 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
WORDS IN THE NEWS

4/10 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
On September 25, 2019, searches on merriam-webster.com for the definition of this 3-word Latin term increased by 5,500%

Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
the Panama Canal
Salem, Massachusetts
Harper Lee
Spain & Portugal
quid pro quo
The players were 9/15 (60.00%) with a 1-3-1-3-1 success pattern.

The extra clues have a triple stumper followed by two the players had correct.

ART HISTORY $2000: One of the tours at the Belgian museum dedicated to this surrealist is titled "Hats Off"

DON QUIXOTE $1600: In "Don Quixote", this squire tells his donkey Dapple, "With bread all sorrows are less"

PEOPLE NAMED ALEX $2000: Lincoln & this Confederate V.P. met in February 1865 & unsuccessfully talked about trying to end the war

Correct responses in spoiler box:
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Rene Magritte
Sancho Panza
Alexander Stephens
  
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:   

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Frank Lloyd Wright :oops:

Note: I polled the Confederate VP in 2014 & again in 2017 with it garnering 36% both times. 

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen:
Just missed the point of Wed's clue... :roll:
Not that I really expect anybody to know this (I didn't)...but the Louis Vuitton Foundation wasn't started until 2006...
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:( :( :( :mrgreen: :(
:( :( :(

Not even a WAG on the misses.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:| :mrgreen: :|

Clam on the architecture clue, couldn’t pull Gehry but knew for sure it wasn’t FLW.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

Didn’t focus on Finch Wednesday.
Have never run across the name of the Confederate VP

Got Frank Gehry.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :|

Gehry
MarkBarrett wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:49 pm Note: I polled the Confederate VP in 2014 & again in 2017 with it garnering 36% both times.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Gehry
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 5/5
:| :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Couldn't pull Magritte.
Smelled the Frank trap, but didn't know Geary. No vote
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :|

My willful ignorance of the entire impeachment process of 2019 made Friday an impossible clue for me, thus preventing me clicking the brag box.

Totally got caught with FLW, but as soon as it was negged, I knew who they meant
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:   
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

It helped to be spotted Alex for the confederate VP clue; though I think I would have come up with Alexander Stephens regardless, I might have clammed.

I thought, "It says 'frank,' but it's a $2,000 clue, so let's go Gehry instead of Wright."
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :oops: :(

I said something like Pancho Sanza. The information was there, just scrambled beyond acceptability.

I considered the Grand Canyon but it made no sense.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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We didn't get to play FJ on Thursday or Friday. The Fox affiliate in Nashville is moving J! from 5 pm to 3:30 pm, and DirecTV botched the transition.
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


Well not only is that Big Ditch hovering at the predicted 90% mark, it ruined my chance for a 5/5 week.
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I am amazed that the Confederate VP is only polling at 41% especially when spotted the first name. 16 hits in the archive.
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