Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[Clanstarling]

Week 10 – November 11 – Two Asterisks
46.     *19th CENTURY AMERICA - It caused rich amusement that the name of this president, whose wife didn't allow dancing, was similar to that of a dance (James K. Polk)
47.     LITERARY MONUMENTS -  A 112-foot-tall monument in a Madrid plaza depicts a writer seated above bronze statues of these 2 characters (Don Quixote and Sancho Panza)
48.     POETRY & PLACES - It's the geographic word in the title of a Robert Burns poem about "the mountains... covered with snow... the straths & green valleys below" (Highlands)
49.     SPORTS TEAMS - Fittingly, this team was born on November 1, 1966, the day the franchise was awarded (New Orleans Saints)
50.     *20th CENTURY TRANSPORTATION - A 1947 article read, its "wings were not clipped by the Senate fishermen & ghost hunters after all" (The Spruce Goose)

[secnarf]

1/5* - got Polk fairly easily, but no luck the rest of the week.

[possibilities]

1/5. I used to be a big fan of Man of LaMancha.

[Prevailing Wind]

10 hours ago, ProudMary said:

Week 10:  1/5. (Tu.)   

Me, too. Same one.  Corn Dogs for everyone!

[Browncoat]

Oh, I forgot my asterisk!  Only the one for Friday, though.

[Mindthinkr]

3/5 with no * for me this week. 
I’ll bring some BLT finger sandwiches for all of us. I’m weird and like mustard on mine, but will make everyone’s with mayo. 

[Trey]

3/5 1*

I got Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

[Shrek]

2/5 this week, with 1*. Can't believe nobody got the Spruce Goose on Friday.

Edited November 16 by Shrek

[Clanstarling]

@Browncoat, I already added the asterisk (did the math 😉)

I didn't do too badly this week, 3/5 and two *

[shapeshifter]

Back to my normal 0-1 with:

Week 10: 1/5 Mon. Polk*

Apparently the Polka dance is from Bohemia and the Czech Republic.
I'd gladly sample their foods!: https://undiscoveredpathhome.com/traditional-czech-dishes-you-need-to-try-when-visiting-prague/

[Good Queen Jane]

3/5 with 1*.

 

[Bliss]

2/5 and 1*

Since I am down with a nasty cold, I'll be sending cyber food - anything you wish!

[Driad]

Week 10:  3/5 + 1 *
YTD:    33/50 + 6 *

[illdoc]

Week 10:  4/5  2* (curse the Highlands)  Overall: 24/50 (48%) 5*

[SoMuchTV]

Week 10:  1/5, 1*.  Yay, polka party.

[ams1001]

43 minutes ago, SoMuchTV said:

Yay, polka party.

 

[DXD526]

1/5. TH only, so no *.

[30 Helens]

0/5

Looks like I’ll be sitting at the bagel table all alone. That’s ok, more for me! I decided on cinnamon raisin. (I despise raisins, but for some reason I don’t mind them in bagels. Although I will pull them out if they get too aggressive. As in, visible.)

[M. Darcy]

2/5

[possibilities]

I totally overthought the sports question. When I saw "the franchise" I thought of "the vote" and I was trying to figure out who got "the franchise" on that date, and if there was a team that was created at the same time. 

This has been a hell of a couple of weeks.

[theartandsound]

WEEK 10 (11 NOV): 4/5, 2*.

[opus]

1/5

[Grundoon59]

@Bliss - I am still in recovery mode myself - lots of rest and fluids seems to be helping but I am tired of being a good host for this bug.  I got 2/5 with one * thanks to Polk jumping in my brain at the very last second (not sure if Mrs. Polk would count that as dancing).  Please add my virtual food to that of Bliss and order whatever you would like!

[Trey]

I too am suffering from the dreaded cold virus, first one in years. Last time I thought I had a cold it turned out to be covid.

So I will send lots of chicken soup to my fellow sufferers and anyone else who just likes chicken soup.

[Browncoat]

This cold is really making the rounds!  I hope all of us get well soon!

[Good Queen Jane]

We’ve obviously been failing to keep the social distance from each other in this thread. I’ve come down with  the cold now too. The Moderators may put us in quarantine!

[Clanstarling]

6 minutes ago, Good Queen Jane said:

We’ve obviously been failing to keep the social distance from each other in this thread. I’ve come down with  the cold now too. The Moderators may put us in quarantine!

I couldn't laugh and give you (long distance) hugs too.

So you, @Bliss, @Grundoon59, @Trey, take care of yourselves, and have some of this chicken soup.

[helpmerhonda]

3/5, 2* for me!

[30 Helens]

16 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said:

We’ve obviously been failing to keep the social distance from each other in this thread. I’ve come down with  the cold now too. The Moderators may put us in quarantine!

I recommend we all stay six posts apart. 

 

[ams1001]

Week 11: 4/5 with 1*
YTD: 27/55 (49%) with 4*
 

How about we start the virtual dinner party with some virtual apéritifs?

[ProudMary]

Week 11: 3/5* (M,Tu,W)

YTD: 30/55 (54.5%) I've lost count of the asterisks already. 🙃

[Mindthinkr]

2/5 for me this week. 
 

Since I’m in need of comfort food I’m going to bring grilled cheese and tomato soup. What kind of cheese I make yours with is up to you. I don’t mind cooking. 

[Clanstarling]

Week 11 – November 18 – One Asterisk
51.     AMERICAN WOMEN - In 1900 she told a Mr. Dobson, "Get out of the way. I don't want to strike you, but I am going to break up this den of vice" (Carrie Nation)
52.     SPORTS & THE CITY - At 800 West Main & 700 Central in this city are a company & a venue both involved in Triple Crowns (Louisville, Kentucky)
53.     *FIGURES OF MYTH - Ovid says he "toppled, beating wild with naked arms the unsustaining air... shrieking for succour from his sire" (Icarus)
54.     INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES - Following student unrest in 1968, in 1970 the University of this city was divided into 13 smaller ones (Paris)
55.     MOVIES & PSYCHOLOGY - In this film Paula Alquist tells Gregory Anton, "Have you gone mad, my husband? Or is it I who am mad?" (Gaslight)

[possibilities]

2/5. 

[Driad]

Week 11: 5/5 + 1 *.  
Bringing assorted beignets from the (imaginary) French bakery.

[opus]

4/5. Missed Paris.

[Prevailing Wind]

3, no asterisk. I'm bringing three gallons of eggnog and 3/5 of rum.

[Browncoat]

5/5 this week, so yes on the asterisk.

[Trey]

1/5 0*

I should have got Icarus and I almost got Paris - if only those counted!

[shapeshifter]

Week 11: 1/5 Mon. Carry Nation

For the rest:
(thanks to @Clanstarling for assembling and formatting above)

52.     SPORTS & THE CITY - At 800 West Main & 700 Central in this city are a company & a venue both involved in Triple Crowns (Louisville, Kentucky)

• Me: That place in the South where they race horses

53.     *FIGURES OF MYTH - Ovid says he "toppled, beating wild with naked arms the unsustaining air... shrieking for succour from his sire" (Icarus)

• Me (after Ken said “Who would be shrieking in mid-air?”): The son who flew too close to the sun, you know…

54.     INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES - Following student unrest in 1968, in 1970 the University of this city was divided into 13 smaller ones (Paris)

• Something else I missed when I was living off the grid/absorbed in day-to-day survival, not unlike many today

55.     MOVIES & PSYCHOLOGY - In this film Paula Alquist tells Gregory Anton, "Have you gone mad, my husband? Or is it I who am mad?" (Gaslight)

• So I really should watch this movie in its entirety, but I'm sort of, kind of, afraid to.

 

[SoMuchTV]

Week 11 - 2/5, 1*

Overall - 22/55, 4/13*

 

[Shrek]

2/5 again this week, seems to be my normal score.

[zoey1996]

I think I missed week 10, so here it is:

Week 10 2/5, no*

YTD 18/50, three*

And now week 11:

Week 11 2/5, no*

YTD 20/50, three*

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate this coming Thursday! May you feast on your favorites!

Me with Carrie Nation, 10 years ago!

Edited 11 hours ago by zoey1996

[possibilities]

I forgot all about the * .

I got Icarus and Carrie Nation.

In honor of Icarus, I bring roasted marshmallows

[Good Queen Jane]

5/5 with 1 *.

There must be something in the cold medicine I’ve been taking to give me a perfect score. Of course, I’ve been taking my sainted grandmother’s remedy, which is honey, lemon, and lots of bourbon. Good stuff!

[Clanstarling]

10 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

3, no asterisk. I'm bringing three gallons of eggnog and 3/5 of rum.

Just remember everyone  - don't drink and post! 😉

2 minutes ago, Good Queen Jane said:

5/5 with 1 *.

There must be something in the cold medicine I’ve been taking to give me a perfect score. Of course, I’ve been taking my sainted grandmother’s remedy, which is honey, lemon, and lots of bourbon. Good stuff!

Well, I may have to revise that warning...;)

1/5 no * - I may have to dip into my daughter's mead before watching.

[DXD526]

Started the week 2/2, finished...2/5 😩 Wednesday and Friday were head-smackers, once they were revealed.

[M. Darcy]

I did it!! 5/5 with 1*

[Prevailing Wind]

13 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

So I really should watch this movie in its entirety, but I'm sort of, kind of, afraid to.

You will be stunned at the VERY young Angela Lansbury. What a babe!

I'm not sure I would have gotten it but for Dave Letterman. Whenever he had reason to talk about the film or Ingrid Bergman, he would imitate Charles Boyer saying, "Paula, Paula, Paula..."  Thank goodness they mentioned Paula in the clue.

Edited 1 hour ago by Prevailing Wind

[secnarf]

1/5 - gaslight was an instaget. So close with Icarus - maybe a half point for "Daedalus' son"?