I'm going to guess this one is probably Cal (Berkeley). That or it's time to pull the negbait alarm.
Final Jeopardy! Clues
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4/5. Mahatma got the other one (Berkeley).LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:41 pmWhat is The University of Chicago?mas3cf wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:32 am (made up clues)
SCIENCE
Glenn Seaborg, the discoverer of several actinides including element 97, was a professor at this university.
GEOGRAPHY
Consisting primarily of four main families, this British territory is the least populous national jurisdiction in the world.
THE 2001 NEW YORK YANKEES
Paul O'Neill, not Roger Clemens, is a distant relative of this author.
HISTORY
In 1890, the New York World asked readers to guess the exact second she would return to Newark.
AUTHORS
He said, "Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death."
What is Pitcairn Island?
Who is Mark Twain?
Who is Nellie Bly?
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
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"element 97" is TOM.
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I think I got mixed up with Enrico Fermi.mas3cf wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 4:23 pm4/5. Mahatma got the other one (Berkeley).LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:41 pmWhat is The University of Chicago?mas3cf wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:32 am (made up clues)
SCIENCE
Glenn Seaborg, the discoverer of several actinides including element 97, was a professor at this university.
GEOGRAPHY
Consisting primarily of four main families, this British territory is the least populous national jurisdiction in the world.
THE 2001 NEW YORK YANKEES
Paul O'Neill, not Roger Clemens, is a distant relative of this author.
HISTORY
In 1890, the New York World asked readers to guess the exact second she would return to Newark.
AUTHORS
He said, "Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death."
What is Pitcairn Island?
Who is Mark Twain?
Who is Nellie Bly?
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
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I spent more than half the night dreaming about the different possibilities after the Final category came up, DIRTY PLACES TO SPEND YOUR BIRTHDAY. I guess I was hoping there was some really good trivia about a celebrity getting stuck in a sewer on his/her birthday, sitcom-style?
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Another made-up one:
TRAVEL
The world's longest domestic flight is 5,809 miles from an airport named after this former head of state.
TRAVEL
The world's longest domestic flight is 5,809 miles from an airport named after this former head of state.
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I forgot spoiler tags don't work anymore so I will put some space here
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Logic would tell you this has to be in Canada or Russia but is it Charles DeGaulle? Is there a Paris to French Guiana flight? Is the Atlantic even wider than Russia?
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I've since checked and found Paris to Cayenne is roughly 4395 miles so looks like a no-go.
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Haha, I was right! Just not for the right reason
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Nice work! The great thing about FJ! is that often you can deduce the answer without straight-up knowing the trivia. That's what I was shooting for, it makes me happy that you did it.
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Another made-up one:
MUSIC
Sixteen years after its release, VH1 played this song continuously for a 24-hour stretch.
MUSIC
Sixteen years after its release, VH1 played this song continuously for a 24-hour stretch.
Spoiler
What is 1999?
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Okay, I figured out how to do it. See above...CasketRomance wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:55 amfor future clues, how about including the answer in a spoiler?
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thanxmas3cf wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:11 amOkay, I figured out how to do it. See above...CasketRomance wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:55 amfor future clues, how about including the answer in a spoiler?
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More made-ups:
WEATHER EXTREMES
Other than Alaska, it is the only U.S. state never to have recorded a temperature over 100 F.
PLAYWRIGHTS
His last words on his deathbed in Kristiania were "On the contrary!"
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
With just under 6,000 residents, Schaan is this country's most populous city.
BASEBALL LEGENDS
He went 6-for-8 in a doubleheader on September 28, 1941 after his manager encouraged him to sit the games out.
POEMS
These five words precede, "that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
WEATHER EXTREMES
Other than Alaska, it is the only U.S. state never to have recorded a temperature over 100 F.
PLAYWRIGHTS
His last words on his deathbed in Kristiania were "On the contrary!"
Spoiler
Who was Ibsen?
With just under 6,000 residents, Schaan is this country's most populous city.
Spoiler
What is Liechtenstein?
He went 6-for-8 in a doubleheader on September 28, 1941 after his manager encouraged him to sit the games out.
Spoiler
Who is Ted Williams?
These five words precede, "that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
Spoiler
What is "beauty is truth, truth beauty"?
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What is Alaska?
Who is Henrik Ibsen?
What is Liechtenstein?
What is "Beauty is truth, truth beauty"?
A few guesses on baseball. Either Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, or Joe DiMaggio. I hope it's one of those three.
Who is Henrik Ibsen?
What is Liechtenstein?
What is "Beauty is truth, truth beauty"?
A few guesses on baseball. Either Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, or Joe DiMaggio. I hope it's one of those three.
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mas3cf wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:03 pm More made-ups:
WEATHER EXTREMES
It is the only U.S. state never to have experienced a temperature of 100 F.
PLAYWRIGHTSSpoiler
What is Hawaii?
His last words on his deathbed in Kristiania were "On the contrary!"
EUROPEAN COUNTRIESSpoiler
Who was Ibsen?
With just under 6,000 residents, Schaan is this country's most populous city.
BASEBALL LEGENDSSpoiler
What is Liechtenstein?
He went 6-for-8 in a doubleheader on September 28, 1941 after his manager encouraged him to sit the games out.
POEMSSpoiler
Who is Ted Williams?
These five words precede, "that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
Spoiler
What is "beauty is truth, truth beauty"?
have to change the wording of the clue to "over 100f"....the state in question has a record high of 100 on the nose
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Good catch. My first source said 99 was the record, but NOAA says 100. Unfortunately, that ruins the clue because Alaska would also fit. Deleted.
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Did that, but had to add the qualifier "other than Alaska" because both states have a record of exactly 100.seaborgium wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:33 amOr you could do what CasketRomance said and just change "of" to "over."
We've lost the element of "I'd guess Alaska, but would that be too obvious?" which I thought was one of the neat things about that clue.