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1/5* - I won't give myself Silent Spring as I couldn't remember the name of the book, but I did get Egypt!

I joined the contestants in guessing laurel, though I was pretty sure it was a crown or wreath, not a leaf, that is given to winners.

With the FJ category, I pre-called the correct answer. The problem was, I could not recall the title. It's been on Jeopardy (and FJ!) often enough. So it was "that book that comes up all the time that is about pesticides destroying the environment".

4/5 this week! Only missed Homestead Act, and I feel like, as a non-American, that is understandable. Still much better than normal for me.

I had a big sense of deja vu for FJ today. I was absolutely certain of Tinder, but I felt like this fact has come up before. A search of the j-archive does not seem to suggest that it has, though.

2/5 for me. Was sooooo close on pantomime. I got the "mime" part and blanked on the Greek word for all, or how to make "mime" fit the clue.

1/5 for me - just Winnie the Pooh. Won't give myself credit for Smokey Bear since if I was watching by myself, I wouldn't have got there.

First I said Uncle Sam, then decided it was too late for Uncle Sam to be introduced. Then thought Rosie the Riveter. Then my mom started saying "oh! the fire one! not Sparky, the other one!" And then I remembered Smokey Bear. I'm surprised they accepted Smokey the Bear. Don't they have a history of not accepting it with "the", or am I remembering wrong?

This is what my week was, also. I remember all of those questions. Still 0/5 so it doesn’t change my score! I got stuck on “Bianca” for “white”.

Well, seeing Wednesday's FJ makes me think I must have seen a different episode that day. I am 100% sure I watched Jeopardy that day, but have absolutely no memory of that final jeopardy question. Don't remember what FJ I saw on Wednesday, though, and can't say for sure if I would have known Bhutan. Another rough week with three asterisks. Alas, it was zero for me.

1/5 for Curie. Tough week with three TS!

I spent the entire think music wondering if I should go with the obvious choice of Marie Curie, or Pierre Curie, who also shared the Nobel prize but maybe is a less obvious choice. I settled on Marie (didn't want to talk myself out of the answer by thinking it is "too easy"), but I am really surprised that they used that clue for Final Jeopardy.

1/5, with Morticia saving me from another shutout week.

Me too! Well, I immediately recognized they meant Chopin's nocturne, failed to do any sort of math, and then guessed Austria for who knows what reason.

I guess I haven't been paying much attention, because I have no idea who that is. I could tell by the music that I was supposed to know him, but I don't.