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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

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talkingaway wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:35 pm FICTIONAL PRODUCTS

The name of this product, introduced in 1952, is a portmanteau of four of its ingredients; however, a fifth ingredient proves the most memorable.
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What is VitaMeataVegaMin? (Fifth ingredient - alcohol!)

I know "ingredients" might not be the best word, but it seemed more helpful to call them ingredients than "components".
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CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:06 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:51 pm
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:21 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:16 pm
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:03 pm

wow dude....you really are a nitpicker...add non-mainland territory, oh anal one...and seeing you will probably say there could have been a show that took place in hawaii or other former territories off the mainland...will add "series set"...which will override the chance that one episode took place in said land...and while we are at it, maybe just change the whole thing to "set in a current US territory"

so let's just do that

"This "aerial" show is the only major broadcast network series to have been set in a current US territory

and i am not budging on what a territory is...most geography people will say washington dc is not a territory and from a trivia standpoint it is never considered a territory, but a federal district
It’s called pinning, not nitpicking; but good on you for proving you can’t comprehend the difference
they are fricking trivia questions...not ironclad corporate world contracts...are you a lawyer or something?
Not my fault you don’t know how to write a proper question

you should go edit the wikipedia page for american tv series locations...i edited several entries on that page today...not going to bother with that...going to leave the blurb about that nugget the way it is
Now that you’ve been there I guess I’ll have to edit it
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues

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triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 8:23 pm
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:06 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:51 pm
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:21 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:16 pm

It’s called pinning, not nitpicking; but good on you for proving you can’t comprehend the difference
they are fricking trivia questions...not ironclad corporate world contracts...are you a lawyer or something?
Not my fault you don’t know how to write a proper question

you should go edit the wikipedia page for american tv series locations...i edited several entries on that page today...not going to bother with that...going to leave the blurb about that nugget the way it is
Now that you’ve been there I guess I’ll have to edit it
they are good...i fact checked even the ones i was 100 percent about...but by all means...spend time scrubbing unnecessarily
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CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:23 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 8:23 pm
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:06 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:51 pm
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:21 pm

they are fricking trivia questions...not ironclad corporate world contracts...are you a lawyer or something?
Not my fault you don’t know how to write a proper question

you should go edit the wikipedia page for american tv series locations...i edited several entries on that page today...not going to bother with that...going to leave the blurb about that nugget the way it is
Now that you’ve been there I guess I’ll have to edit it
they are good...i fact checked even the ones i was 100 percent about...but by all means...spend time scrubbing unnecessarily
The fact that you think I really care about what you do on Wikipedia truly shows how ignorant you are.

Good day sir.
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talkingaway wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:35 pm FICTIONAL PRODUCTS

The name of this product, introduced in 1952, is a portmanteau of four of its ingredients; however, a fifth ingredient proves the most memorable.
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What is VitaMeataVegaMin? (Fifth ingredient - alcohol!)

I know "ingredients" might not be the best word, but it seemed more helpful to call them ingredients than "components".
This is the kind of question I come to this thread for.
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triviawayne wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:37 am
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:23 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 8:23 pm
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:06 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:51 pm

Not my fault you don’t know how to write a proper question

you should go edit the wikipedia page for american tv series locations...i edited several entries on that page today...not going to bother with that...going to leave the blurb about that nugget the way it is
Now that you’ve been there I guess I’ll have to edit it
they are good...i fact checked even the ones i was 100 percent about...but by all means...spend time scrubbing unnecessarily
The fact that you think I really care about what you do on Wikipedia truly shows how ignorant you are.

Good day sir.
Can you 2 dipsticks take this to Retaken Down where it belongs?
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MinnesotaMyron wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 11:44 am
triviawayne wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:37 am
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:23 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 8:23 pm
CasketRomance wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:06 pm


you should go edit the wikipedia page for american tv series locations...i edited several entries on that page today...not going to bother with that...going to leave the blurb about that nugget the way it is
Now that you’ve been there I guess I’ll have to edit it
they are good...i fact checked even the ones i was 100 percent about...but by all means...spend time scrubbing unnecessarily
The fact that you think I really care about what you do on Wikipedia truly shows how ignorant you are.

Good day sir.
Can you 2 dipsticks take this to Retaken Down where it belongs?
you think you are rosco purvis coltrane?
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Category: Stupid Answers

Over 5,000 citizens of the United States have this unique name
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unique
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Adapted from the University Challenge Quiz Book:

CLASSICAL MUSIC

This interlude from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Legend of Tsar Saltan" depicts the transformation of the Tsar's son into an insect
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What is "Flight of the Bumblebee"?
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MinnesotaMyron wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:31 am Adapted from the University Challenge Quiz Book:

CLASSICAL MUSIC

This interlude from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Legend of Tsar Saltan" depicts the transformation of the Tsar's son into an insect
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What is "Flight of the Bumblebee"?
I like it!

Misread the question, and thought it was asking for a tsar, not for the musical interlude, so I humorously just thought "Peter the Great" because a good part of the time in regular J! play, he's the czar. I thought the answer would be way too easy for a FJ!

If it proved too hard, you could add
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brisk, or fast-paced, or uptempo
to the clue, but I think it's already in the sweet spot. I just had a brain malfunction.
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triviawayne wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:57 pm Category: Stupid Answers

Over 5,000 citizens of the United States have this unique name
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unique
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I sadly went the other way with “Citizen.”
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Bigdogstalfos wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:12 am
triviawayne wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:57 pm Category: Stupid Answers

Over 5,000 citizens of the United States have this unique name
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unique
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I sadly went the other way with “Citizen.”
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Sorry about that, I felt the question needed a little negbait
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triviawayne wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:57 pm Category: Stupid Answers

Over 5,000 citizens of the United States have this unique name
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unique
I'd like to see what Watson does with this one. My first thought as a card-carrying pedant was that if even two people have the name, it is no longer unique. I like to picture Watson spinning his wheels, emitting smoke, and completely self-destructing over that problem. That's what would happen if we were in the Star Trek universe anyway.

A STRANGE CLUE. THE ONLY WINNING RESPONSE IS NOT TO RESPOND.
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

In 1865, the Secretary of the Treasury swore in William P. Wood as the first head of this division, which would later informally start to shift its responsibilities in 1901 at the request of Congress.
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What is the (United States) Secret Service (Division)?
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opusthepenguin wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:28 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:57 pm Category: Stupid Answers

Over 5,000 citizens of the United States have this unique name
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unique
I'd like to see what Watson does with this one. My first thought as a card-carrying pedant was that if even two people have the name, it is no longer unique. I like to picture Watson spinning his wheels, emitting smoke, and completely self-destructing over that problem. That's what would happen if we were in the Star Trek universe anyway.

A STRANGE CLUE. THE ONLY WINNING RESPONSE IS NOT TO RESPOND.
Being a pedant for substance rather than form, my pedantic reaction was "How would you know they are all citizens?"
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gnash wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:01 am
opusthepenguin wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:28 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:57 pm Category: Stupid Answers

Over 5,000 citizens of the United States have this unique name
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unique
I'd like to see what Watson does with this one. My first thought as a card-carrying pedant was that if even two people have the name, it is no longer unique. I like to picture Watson spinning his wheels, emitting smoke, and completely self-destructing over that problem. That's what would happen if we were in the Star Trek universe anyway.

A STRANGE CLUE. THE ONLY WINNING RESPONSE IS NOT TO RESPOND.
Being a pedant for substance rather than form, my pedantic reaction was "How would you know they are all citizens?"
an inhabitant of a particular town or city.
"the citizens of Los Angeles"

I didn't use the term "legal citizen"
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talkingaway wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:34 pm UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

In 1865, the Secretary of the Treasury swore in William P. Wood as the first head of this division, which would later informally start to shift its responsibilities in 1901 at the request of Congress.
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What is the (United States) Secret Service (Division)?
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instaget, but still love it
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triviawayne wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:17 am
gnash wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:01 am
opusthepenguin wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:28 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:57 pm Category: Stupid Answers

Over 5,000 citizens of the United States have this unique name
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unique
I'd like to see what Watson does with this one. My first thought as a card-carrying pedant was that if even two people have the name, it is no longer unique. I like to picture Watson spinning his wheels, emitting smoke, and completely self-destructing over that problem. That's what would happen if we were in the Star Trek universe anyway.

A STRANGE CLUE. THE ONLY WINNING RESPONSE IS NOT TO RESPOND.
Being a pedant for substance rather than form, my pedantic reaction was "How would you know they are all citizens?"
an inhabitant of a particular town or city.
"the citizens of Los Angeles"

I didn't use the term "legal citizen"
Never heard of the town or city called the United States.
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gnash wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:43 pm
triviawayne wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:17 am
gnash wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:01 am
opusthepenguin wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:28 pm
triviawayne wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:57 pm Category: Stupid Answers

Over 5,000 citizens of the United States have this unique name
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unique
I'd like to see what Watson does with this one. My first thought as a card-carrying pedant was that if even two people have the name, it is no longer unique. I like to picture Watson spinning his wheels, emitting smoke, and completely self-destructing over that problem. That's what would happen if we were in the Star Trek universe anyway.

A STRANGE CLUE. THE ONLY WINNING RESPONSE IS NOT TO RESPOND.
Being a pedant for substance rather than form, my pedantic reaction was "How would you know they are all citizens?"
an inhabitant of a particular town or city.
"the citizens of Los Angeles"

I didn't use the term "legal citizen"
Never heard of the town or city called the United States.
citizen of the world? :P

I guess it should be "living in", but there goes the negbait I was trying for
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NOBEL LAUREATES

Combine the first name of the 2019 Jeopardy! ToC's 2nd runner up and the last name of the 2015 Jeopardy! ToC's winner and you get the name of this Nobel Medicine Laureate.
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Who is Francois Jacob?
Douglas Squasoni
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