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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 1/5 - 2/2/23 Celebrity J! games?

Poll ended at Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:42 pm

Calling him "the embodiment of pure intellect", in December 1999 Time magazine named him Person of the Century
42
98%
Born on an island in a sea of milk, this pitchman was jokingly disavowed by the U.S. Navy by saying he is not in personnel records
42
98%
Al Capone played banjo in a band called the Rock Islanders at this notorious spot
41
95%
"Breeders, Wives and Unwomen" was the headline of the New York Times' 1986 review of this novel
34
79%
Despite how he's known, he was probably actually born in Anchiano, near Florence
39
91%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I checked all five above.
26
60%
:( :( :( :( :( I missed all the FJ! clues.
0
No votes
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1000: Founded in 1693, the oldest college in Virginia is the college of this royal pair
45
105%
FORMIDABLE FANTASY $400: In Neil Gaiman's "American Gods", Shadow crosses paths with Mr. Wednesday, who is actually this Norse deity
31
72%
LAKES & RIVERS $1200: Johann Strauss II wrote a famous waltz about this "Beautiful Blue" river that flows through Europe
45
105%
Zoë Chao was unfamiliar to me prior to Celebrity J!
38
88%
Brianne Howey was unfamiliar to me prior to Celebrity J!
44
102%
Michael Cera was unfamiliar to me prior to Celebrity J!
5
12%
Torrey DeVitto was unfamiliar to me prior to Celebrity J!
39
91%
Candace Parker was unfamiliar to me prior to Celebrity J!
20
47%
Patton Oswalt was unfamiliar to me prior to Celebrity J!
2
5%
Cari Champion was unfamiliar to me prior to Celebrity J!
39
91%
Brendan Hunt was unfamiliar to me prior to Celebrity J!
32
74%
B.J. Novak was unfamiliar to me prior to Celebrity J!
13
30%
I was 13/13 correct on the Final Jeopardy! clues.
18
42%
I was 12/13 on the Final Jeopardy Clues.
6
14%
I watched all 13 games of Celebrity Jeopardy!
21
49%
I watched none of the Celebrity Jeopardy games.
12
28%
Yes, invite the winner to the Tournament of Champions.
7
16%
 
Total votes: 43

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FJs for the 1/5 - 2/2/23 Celebrity J! games

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1/5 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
20th CENTURY PEOPLE

1/5 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Calling him "the embodiment of pure intellect", in December 1999 Time magazine named him Person of the Century

1/12 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
CORPORATE MASCOTS

1/12 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Born on an island in a sea of milk, this pitchman was jokingly disavowed by the U.S. Navy by saying he is not in personnel records

1/19 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
NOTORIOUS PLACES

1/19 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Al Capone played banjo in a band called the Rock Islanders at this notorious spot

1/26 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
NOVELS

1/26 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
"Breeders, Wives and Unwomen" was the headline of the New York Times' 1986 review of this novel

2/2 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
ARTISTS

2/2 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Despite how he's known, he was probably actually born in Anchiano, near Florence

Correct responses in spoiler box:
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Albert Einstein
Cap'n Crunch
Alcatraz
The Handmaid's Tale
Leonard da Vinci
The players were 5/15 (33.33%) with a 0-1-0-1-3 success pattern.

The extra clues have one correct by each of the finalists.

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1000: Founded in 1693, the oldest college in Virginia is the college of this royal pair

FORMIDABLE FANTASY $400: In Neil Gaiman's "American Gods", Shadow crosses paths with Mr. Wednesday, who is actually this Norse deity

LAKES & RIVERS $1200: Johann Strauss II wrote a famous waltz about this "Beautiful Blue" river that flows through Europe

Correct responses in spoiler box:
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the College of William & Mary
Odin
Danube
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Unfamiliar to me:
Zoë Chao
Torrey DeVitto
Cari Champion
Brendan Hunt

13/13 on FJ! clues & watching episodes

He doesn’t have to accept, but fine by me to offer a ToC slot to the winner. What would not be cool would be to win the QF game and then have to bow out of the semis due to some prior commitment.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

Loki. Yeah...yeah...why would the Norse name a day after Loki? Typical mouth working faster than brain moment...

Went 13/13 at least on FJs
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Only knew Michael Cera and Patton Oswalt. Candace Parker sounded familiar also.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

13/13 for the tournament. Didn't watch any of it.

Familiar with Torrey DeVitto and Patton Oswalt.
I know the names Candace Parker and Michael Cera and correctly identified their professions. I checked the box for Cera but not Parker.
None of the other names ring a bell.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Michael, Patton, Brendan, and B.J. were the familiar ones to me in the poll.

13/13 on FJ for the tournament (all of which I watched, though the last one had to be from YouTube, with annoying audio and video alterations to skirt copyright bots). I almost tripped at the finish line by thinking El Greco at first for the last FJ, but cooler heads, and recalling whom the clue was written for, prevailed.
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I said "Woden" for "Mr. Wednesday"--judges?
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Robert K S wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:12 am I said "Woden" for "Mr. Wednesday"--judges?
Although Woden was the Germanic name for him, it’s generally recognized as an alternative name for Odin, so I think you’d get a pass, probably after a conference with the judges.
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Hawking instead of Einstein.

Knew Michael Cera from Arrested Development and SuperBad; knew B.J. Novak from The Office and Inglorious Basterds. Knew Patton Oswalt from .... somewhere. Or several somewheres. Unfamiliar with the rest of the contestants.
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