Season 38 Final Jeopardy! Contest

[ProudMary]

On 2/5/2022 at 10:08 AM, Clanstarling said:

What else goes with burgers and fries...oh, how about milkshakes?

2/5 with two **

Onion rings! I've been trying to come up with a good choice for me to bring with my 0/5 and there it is. I like fries, especially thin-cut crispy ones, but I love onion rings. 😋

[Ailianna]

1 hour ago, ProudMary said:

Onion rings! I've been trying to come up with a good choice for me to bring with my 0/5 and there it is. I like fries, especially thin-cut crispy ones, but I love onion rings. 😋

You took my idea! 0/5, but it was a LONG week. 

Ill bring onion rings stacked in a tower, so it's different from ProudMary, but still round. And it goes with Friday's FJ!

[opus]

1/5

[Grundoon59]

4/5 with 1*.  For Monday, I knew that I knew the answer but could not get Gertrude Stein to rise to the top level of my thoughts.  For Tuesday, I knew the papal history part but mainly have to credit my junior & senior high French teachers who made us learn and sing "Sur Le Pont D'Avignon" so much that I still have at least most of the lyrics in my memory banks.

Wednesday was a lucky guess since Queen's Gambit is still on my to be watched list.  For the Eisenhower jacket, I must give credit to Father Grundoon - he was in the WWII infantry, European theater and told me about a lot of things (only the stuff he thought I could/should be able to handle).  Friday was an instaget because even though I haven't been in over ten years, I do consider myself I Disneyaholic and Twilight Zone is one of my favorite rides. 

I am starting to get my cooking enthusiasm back and will offer up a Roast Chicken (trying a new recipe) with a side of Wild Rice for the table. 

 

[theartandsound]

Week of Jan 31st: 5/5, 2*.

[Good Queen Jane]

1/5 with 1*. 

It would have been a higher score if they had accepted "the city where the fake pope lived", "the Russian chess grand master that starts with a K" and "the guy who invented the elevator."

[theartandsound]

3 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said:

 "the guy who invented the elevator."

Wellllll..... he didn't invent the elevator, he just made it safer... *end pedantry* 😜

[Good Queen Jane]

30 minutes ago, theartandsound said:

Wellllll..... he didn't invent the elevator, he just made it safer... *end pedantry* 😜

So two reasons I didn't score higher!

[Driad]

1 hour ago, theartandsound said:

*end pedantry*

On this board?  Pedantry is our favorite game, aside from Jeopardy!

[Good Queen Jane]

Is the National College Tournament going to be part of our Final Jeopardy Contest? I hope not because I'm going to be watching the Olympics, counter-programming be damned!

Edited February 7, 2022 by Good Queen Jane

[illdoc]

58 minutes ago, Good Queen Jane said:

Is the National College Tournament going to be part of our Final Jeopardy Contest?

No, we've decided not to include any "primetime Jeopardy" in our contests. The clues aren't even in the archive/j!fan to check.

[ams1001]

On 2/7/2022 at 3:18 PM, illdoc said:

No, we've decided not to include any "primetime Jeopardy" in our contests. The clues aren't even in the archive/j!fan to check.

It has its own page: 

https://www.j-archive.com/showseason.php?season=ncc

(There's a link on the main page, below the recent and random FJ clues, or from the current season episode list there's a link to all seasons at the top of the page.)

Edited February 10, 2022 by ams1001

[PBnJay]

4+1*. I guess it's a good thing I've never read any Gertrude Stein. It's a good thing it is, a good thing.

[ams1001]

2/5, no *

Hmm...I just got back from the store and got donuts (Entenmann's chocolate covered). I'll share since I shouldn't be eating them, anyway.

[Browncoat]

4/5 this week.

[GrannySmith]

2/5. No *

[shapeshifter]

Week 22

Argh. 

2/5  (Wednesday "San Diego", Thursday "Mother Theresa")
–—which is much better than my previous 2 weeks of 0s, 
but I knew Friday's Chekhov and just didn't even try because I

1. ...psyched myself out on the category, and
2. ...was too busy trying to get ABC to come up for the College Tournament on the little TV in the bedroom (which I failed to do because it's raining) and
3.  ...barely glanced at the clue, in spite of my vow to always read them out loud.

Never mind. 
What are foods that come in twos? 
Two peas in a pod?
How about what I had for lunch: 2 slices of Ezekiel bread made into a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato slices?

Edited February 12, 2022 by shapeshifter

[opus]

1/5

(I was also 3/8 in the College Tourney if that buys me any bonus points)

[Toothbrush]

4/5. Despite going to Catholic school from K-12, I missed Mother Theresa. 
I’m making Ina Garten’s raspberry cheesecake for my family for Valentine’s Day, so it’s no trouble to whip up a metaphorical one for everyone 😉

[Prevailing Wind]

3/5; I don't keep up with asterisks.

Y'know, I actually slept through three of the shows this week. I just don't care when Bialik's hosting. I'd rather sleep.

[Clanstarling]

11 hours ago, Toothbrush said:

4/5. Despite going to Catholic school from K-12, I missed Mother Theresa. 
I’m making Ina Garten’s raspberry cheesecake for my family for Valentine’s Day, so it’s no trouble to whip up a metaphorical one for everyone 😉

4/5 too! Doubled my usual FJ count. 👍

Raspberry cheesecake - yum!

[Driad]

Also 4/5 this week.  No asterisks, right?

[zoey1996]

Week 22: 3/5, 0*

YTD: 51/110, 3*, 6A*, 2M*

[Clanstarling]

45 minutes ago, Driad said:

Also 4/5 this week.  No asterisks, right?

Sadly, no asterisks this week.

[SoMuchTV]

Week 23 22 - 2/5

Edited because apparently I can see the future.  This is for week 22 (Feb 7-11).

 

Edited February 13, 2022 by SoMuchTV

[shapeshifter]

13 hours ago, Toothbrush said:

Despite going to Catholic school from K-12, I missed Mother Theresa. 

The "Burden of Knowledge" strikes again! (https://twitter.com/buzztronics/status/1440520643515072525?s=20)

 

15 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

Sadly, no asterisks this week.

Or perhaps: Happily no asterisks this week.

[Trey]

2/5

 

[Toothbrush]

1 hour ago, shapeshifter said:

The "Burden of Knowledge" strikes again! (https://twitter.com/buzztronics/status/1440520643515072525?s=20)

 

Or perhaps: Happily no asterisks this week.

I shall happily use the ‘Burden of Knowledge’ excuse going forward, even when it may or may not apply lol 

My first thought was that it had something to do with WWII based on the year, and India + WWII = the English for me, so my first thought was Agatha Christie, but figured that was wrong since we already had “Death on the Nile” as a FJ this week, but couldn’t think of anyone else. I was literally picturing a woman on a train receiving a phone call lol Of course once the answer was revealed I was 🤦 *that* kind of calling 

[Clanstarling]

1 hour ago, shapeshifter said:

Or perhaps: Happily no asterisks this week.

Fair point - it does depend on the perspective, doesn't it?

[ProudMary]

Week 22:  1/5

I'm thinking about some Chinese food this week in honor of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which I've been enjoying.

 

[ams1001]

Just now, ProudMary said:

I'm thinking about some Chinese food this week in honor of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which I've been enjoying.

I could go for some chicken and broccoli...

[illdoc]

Week 22:  3/5  0*   Overall:  53/110   8*

[PBnJay]

WEEK 22 • Feb. 7, 2022 — NO asterisk *
106. Toys & Games. Its co-creator said adding an “L” to the end of the 1st word in the original title of this board game invented in 1979 “made it.”
107. 20th Century Fiction. The author’s foreword to this novel says, “When I read it now I feel myself back again on the steamer from Aswan to Wadi Halfa.”
108. American Cities. Recorded on a visit to this California city, YouTube’s first video featured a man saying, “They have really, really, really long trunks.”
109. 20th Century People. In 1946 she was aboard a train to Darjeeling when she heard what she later described as “the call within a call.”
110. International Playwrights. A piece of writing advice from this man who died in 1904 concludes, “Otherwise don’t put it there.” 

[PBnJay]

1 hour ago, ProudMary said:

I'm thinking about some Chinese food this week in honor of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which I've been enjoying.

I second that! It's the best. I'm bringing two of my favorites, enough for everyone. Meanwhile, 4/5 this week. Tree trunks!

[DXD526]

3/5. A good week, by this season's standards 😔

[secnarf]

2/5

[j5cochran]

Week twenty-two: five for five, baby!

I'll continue the Winter Olympics theme with Egg Drop Wonton Soup! I actually got the recipe from Anneke Garcia, who was the returning champ when I was on the show.

[labresq]

3 of 5 this week.

[Mindthinkr]

1/5 So I’m bringing a striped dish (where each ingredient looks like a one) 

 

[Ailianna]

2/5. But I've had a hard time paying attention with Mayim hosting, and the extra hour for college isn't helping. I'm hoping next week with Ken back is better.

[bybrandy]

3/5 (Wed, Thur, Fri) although I'm cheesed off with myself especially about Trivial Persuit because there was a time when I was completely obsessed and played it all the time.  1979 just felt a little too early to me.  

My parents bought our first copy off the side of the road during a traffic jam in Houston Texas in the early 80s.   It was the it game and you couldn't find it and this guy had a whole truck load.  My parents assumed they were stolen.  But the fine makers of the game made plenty of money off my family with following editions.   

And I make a really, really, really good hot and sour soup... (is that just American Chinese?  I'm bringing it anyway..) and a very simple dish of tomato and egg which I absolutely did not believe was a traditional dish when we did a chinese themed dinner party a few years ago but the person menu planning swore it was... and still I was but it is so simple it will never stand out in the midst of everything else... maybe not to the other guests but it was my absolute favorite dish of the night and what I make now when I'm hangry and have no ideas (well, that or popcorn).  Super fast. Super simple.  Super delciious!

[Driad]

1 hour ago, bybrandy said:

And I make a really, really, really good hot and sour soup

Would you be willing to share the recipe?  Pretty please?

[Mindthinkr]

1 hour ago, bybrandy said:

And I make a really, really, really good hot and sour soup...

That’s one of my favorite soups too. Can. I please join Driad in the request for the recipe? 
Thank you 😊 

[bybrandy]

https://thewoksoflife.com/hot-sour-soup/  

Okay, so this recipe is going to look intense and like it has a lot of specialty ingredients and that's a little bit true the first time you make it but it all comes together really quickly and it is so good and the second time you make it, you won't be intimidated by it at all.  I swear.  

The blog entry has notes on the ingredients but I'll just toss my own in.  dried shitake mushrooms are easy to find here but I ordered dried woodear mushrooms online.   They felt spendy when I ordered them but I used the same package for several soups before i had to order more and now when I am running low I happily order my shitake and woodear together.  

I started making this during March 2020 and running all over town to one of many, many, many fine asian markets in town was extra outings I wasn't comfortable with so I ordered my ingredients online.  THey didn't have lily flowers.  So I've never put them in my soup entirely because everything else specialty I ever need I just order when I'm running low and I've never had the flowers so I've never run low.  I should try them at some point.  

Dark and Light soy sauce.  Go.  Go get some now.  I'll wait.  I'll wait longer.  No seriously.  You will never go back.  I mean I am sure it would be fine if you didn't and just used regular grocery store soy sauce.. I am sure it would be fine... but I really liked the light and dark soy sauce I bought and think the combo adds a richness that you won't find with just Kikkoman (no disrespect to Kikkoman) 

Seasoned tofu vs regular firm tofu.  My local supermarket often has seasoned but if they don't I just do extra regular.  I wouldn't die on this hill.  

Everything else is always avaliable at my local supermarket.   

[M. Darcy]

2/5

[Prevailing Wind]

Well, that Chinese cookery site is a rabbit hole! I just spent a half-hour reading recipes for stuff I'll NEVER make. But incredibly interesting to read about. Thank you!

[bybrandy]

7 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Well, that Chinese cookery site is a rabbit hole! I just spent a half-hour reading recipes for stuff I'll NEVER make. But incredibly interesting to read about. Thank you!

LEGIT!!!  OMG, I did not do the meal planning for this meal the first time I made it.  And when I went to pick up the recipe the second time I think I didn't surface for 3 days.  I have made exactly this from said website but I am slightly more likely to one day give something else a go.  

It is my life's ambition to become friends with an extrovert so we can have dinner parties where I cook and they do the hosting bit so I can duck out when the interacting with people gets to be too much.   

And please don't suggest I have my dinner party at a restaurant (which people always suggest when I mention this) because I want to cook.  I love to cook.  I want to feed people my food.  I want to then, though, also not have to talk to them after.  

 

[Grundoon59]

4/5 for me this week - it would have been a clean sweep if only I could have gotten my poor, tired Friday brain to remember that it knew the Chekhov reference (but it wouldn't help me out). 

I was not 100% sure on the date for Trivial Pursuit but I knew it was about that time and frankly couldn't think of anything else to guess.  The Tuesday quote sounded like Christie (given her love for Egypt) so again I went with a guess (and the thought of the upcoming movie did play around in my brain).  For Wednesday, I didn't even think in terms of tree trunks so San Diego was my only thought and on Thursday, I went right to Mother Theresa for some reason. 

Every bit of food sounds yummy - I will offer up after-dinner chocolates with Happy Valentine's wishes for all!

[Good Queen Jane]

4/5, but I can't celebrate as I'm in mourning over my beloved Bengals Super Bowl loss (so close *sob*).

[Clanstarling]

1 hour ago, Good Queen Jane said:

4/5, but I can't celebrate as I'm in mourning over my beloved Bengals Super Bowl loss (so close *sob*).

I was sad they lost - had quite the year. I don't follow football, but they stood out. Plus, I still hold a grudge against the Rams from my Raiders days when I did follow football (long, long time ago, immaculate reception era).