Season 37 Final Jeopardy Contest

[Trey]

2/5 no asterisks

[saber5055]

WEEK 6 • Oct. 19, 2020 — ONE asterisk *
26. Phrases From Literature. This 2-word phrase in “The Arabian Nights” may have come from an herb bearing seed pods that burst when ripe.
* 27. Classical Music. Part of this famous 12-minute opening piece is called “March of the Swiss Soldiers.”  *
28. Screenwriters. This once-blacklisted screenwriter of “Spartacus” got a posthumous credit & an Oscar for a 1953 film.
29. 20th Century Art. In occupied Paris, a German officer asked Picasso if he had done this masterpiece; he replied, “No, you did.”
30. 19th Century Supreme Court Cases. Part of the dissent in this 1896 landmark case read, “In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law.”

[zoey1996]

Week 6: 1/5

YTD: 15/30 four*

[Driad]

4/5, 1*. 

[GrannySmith]

1/5. 

[illdoc]

Week 6:  4/5  1*    Overall:  17/30   (2 *).

[DXD526]

2/5 with a *.

[secnarf]

0/5. Should have got open sesame, but couldn't come up with it in time.

[theartandsound]

19 OCT    open sesame    1/1
20 OCT    W Tell Overture*    2/2
21 OCT    Dalton Trumbo    3/3
22 OCT    Guernica        4/4
23 OCT    Plessy v. Ferguson    5/5

5/5 w/ 1 asterisk.

[Grundoon59]

4/5 with one *.  I knew Trumbo but couldn't pull it from the recesses of my brain in time.  

[Clanstarling]

A hot week for me (unusual) 4/5*

[M. Darcy]

4/5 with one * 

[Driad]

4 hours ago, Grundoon59 said:

I knew Trumbo but couldn't pull it from the recesses of my brain in time.  

Same here.  His name was mixing up with Truman and Trump, and I couldn't untangle it fast enough.

[Prevailing Wind]

4/5 - I missed Plessy.  Didn't see the Trumbo one, but I would have gotten it.   (I think I may finally have re-set my body clock and will no longer fall asleep during J!)

[Ailianna]

3/5

[opus]

2/5

[bybrandy]

My mom got Open Sesame and as soon as she said it, I knew he was right.  But I didn't get it and was nowhere near it.   But alas she isn't playing.  

I got 4/5 with one *

Good thing I got recognized for consistency last week because I blew it this week.  🙂

[Good Queen Jane]

2/5, no *

[PBnJay]

A lucky week for me. 5/5 with one *. Barely got Friday's written down in time. Whew!

[helpmerhonda]

3 of 5, one *

[Toothbrush]

3/5 * 

The closest I got to Trumbo was "that movie! Shit what was his name"?

And I had no idea about the SCOTUS case, but as of a few minutes ago I can say I went to high school with a SC justice. Feeling pretty unaccomplished lol 

Edited October 27, 2020 by Toothbrush

[biakbiak]

4/5 no *

[saber5055]

While we have yet to hear from @Mindthinkr, it's time to announce the Winner of Week 6. And that lucky person is the player named @DXD526, who is being recognized for recording the exact same score for four straight weeks. We appreciate a player who can Stay The Course and be Faithful and Consistently Smart. Congratulations! Enjoy your special week.

[Mindthinkr]

I thought I answered for last week. It was 3/5 with one * 

Sorry about that. 

[DXD526]

Thanks for the honor, saber! Yes, lots of 2/5, consistently basically mediocre. And I'm 2/4 so far this week, so let's see what happens tonight, the mediocrity may continue...

[dgpolo]

2/5 for me this week, no*

[Mindthinkr]

2/5 this week and no * 

Edited October 31, 2020 by Mindthinkr
Edited to reflect the Red answer was allowed.

[saber5055]

Thanks for posting early @Mindthinkr. It made me laugh (after last week I mean).

[Mindthinkr]

3 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

Thanks for posting early @Mindthinkr. It made me laugh (after last week I mean).

I did that just for you Praline Lady. 

[saber5055]

WEEK 7 • Oct. 26, 2020 — ONE asterisk **
31. Ancient Texts. Developed in the 18th century B.C. & named for a ruler, it aimed to “settle all disputes & heal all injuries.”
* 32. The 13 Colonies. Pride in the document under which this future state was governed from 1639 to 1662 led to its official state nickname.  *
33. Awards & Honorees. He used his 1983 Pritzker Prize money on a scholarship fund for Chinese students to study their profession in the United States.
34. Lead Singers. The N.Y. Times said this late Brit’s multi-octave range & operatic quality made “even paeans to bicycle riding sound emotional.”
35. Phrases Of The 1950s. A 1954 book review said of this colorful 2-word term, also applied to the post-WWI era, “the underlying hysteria lives on.”

[Driad]

3/5, 1*.

[opus]

Thanks to a magnanimous ruling by our judge

4/5

[Browncoat]

3/5 thanks to the same magnanimous ruling by our judge.

[GrannySmith]

2/5. Better than last week, at least. 

[Trey]

3/5 no *

[Grundoon59]

4/5 - no *.

[Clanstarling]

3/5. Not spectacular, but good enough for me.

[Ailianna]

4/5

[helpmerhonda]

4/5

Stupid Connecticut

[DXD526]

2/5, again. After having lived in CT for a number of years, I can say that the Nutmeg State is a much more commonly used nickname than Constitution State, even though the latter is the official nickname. Residents are sometimes referred to as Nutmeggers, but never as Constitutionalists!

[illdoc]

Week 7:  3/5   0*   Overall:  20/35   2*

[secnarf]

2/5 this week for me.

[zoey1996]

Week 7: 3/5, 1*

YTD: 18/35  five*

[j5cochran]

Week seven: three of five. Darn you, Hammurabi! 

[Prevailing Wind]

3/5. I should have quit on Wednesday.

[M. Darcy]

3/5!

[saber5055]

1 hour ago, Prevailing Wind said:

3/5. I should have quit on Wednesday.

And I should have stayed home on Monday and Tuesday.

Wait ... I did!

3/5 for me, my bestest week yet. (Or maybe ever this season. We'll see.)

Edited November 1, 2020 by saber5055

[bybrandy]

4/5 * but I got so lucky on Connecticut.  I misunderstood the question and was like... well Conn... like Constitution or Confederation...  Not the question... but hey!  It worked....   

[biakbiak]

5/5*! I appreciate when the writers appear to tailor the questions to my specific strengths! 

Edited November 1, 2020 by biakbiak

[theartandsound]

26 OCT    Code/Hammurabi    1/1
27 OCT    Pennsylvania        1/2
28 OCT    IM Pei            2/3
29 OCT    Freddie Mercury    3/4
30 OCT    red scare        4/5

4/5, no *