Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with no * (had no clue for Chuck E. Cheese but it made total sense when I heard the answer).  Like @M. Darcy, I knew it was Casablanca but couldn't make my brain remember where the flight was going although I know it is referenced in the movie quite a bit.  

Thanks for everyone's good wishes for my health - still improving but not back to 100% yet.  I ended up going to urgent care (mainly due to concern of pneumonia).  The doctor said my lungs were fine (hurrah!) and that cold that was going around was just nasty & took quite a while for recovery.  I did a course of steroids which helped a lot. Happy thoughts and hugs being sent to all other sufferers! 

[helpmerhonda]

Week of Nov 25 - 2/5

[ams1001]

Week 13: 3/5 with 1* - Wednesday (Poland), Thursday (Crayola), Friday (Morticia Addams)
YTD: 33/65 (51%) with 5*

I picked up a bag of this today at Target, because I was curious...anyone want to try some?

[Mindthinkr]

After a slow start I got Wednesday-Fridays answers. Ot sure if one of them included an asterisk. So 3/5 for me. Will amend with * status and food over the weekend. 
 

@Clanstarling Please add one * to my score. I got Crayola. 
 

I’ll bring some candy canes because I enjoy eating them when eating chocolate. Any leftovers can be put on our Christmas trees if you celebrate with one. 

Edited December 8 by Mindthinkr
Additional info re: score

[ProudMary]

Bad week for me.

Week 13:  1/5 (W)

YTD:  35/65 (54%) 5*

[ams1001]

1 hour ago, Mindthinkr said:

After a slow start I got Wednesday-Fridays answers. Ot sure if one of them included an asterisk. So 3/5 for me. Will amend with * status and food over the weekend. 

Monday (Pied Piper), Tuesday (War & Peace), and Thursday (Crayola) were asterisks.

[Clanstarling]

Week 13 • December 2 – 3 Asterisks
61.     *POETIC CHARACTERS - In an 1842 poem, it is said of this legendary character that his "quaint attire" is much admired (The Pied Piper of Hamelin)
62.     *19th CENTURY EUROPEAN LITERATURE - An early version of this novel was first published as a serial under the title "The Year 1805" (War and Peace)
63.     THE 20th CENTURY - This country's national radio launched in 1925; 14 years later, it fell into a long silence following a piano nocturne (Poland)
64.     *BRAND NAMES - They've been described as having the unique scent of "slightly earthy soap with pungent, leather-like clay undertones" (Crayola Crayons)
65.     TV CHARACTERS - On TV in the 1960s & the 2020s, this character has a first name that's partly from Latin for "death" (Morticia Adams)

Edited to add the asterisks I didn't record...not sure where my mind was this week.

Edited December 7 by Clanstarling

[possibilities]

1/5. My ex studied Latin, and was also somewhat of a lover of hauntedness, so I knew Morticia.

Fans of the Addams Family should check out Edward Gorey.

I offer dark chocolate for the table. In a rare happy headline this week, science says it's good for us! 

[Browncoat]

2/5 for me this week.

[opus]

1/5, Morticia

[secnarf]

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

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

62.     19th CENTURY EUROPEAN LITERATURE - An early version of this novel was first published as a serial under the title "The Year 1805" (War and Peace)
63.     THE 20th CENTURY - This country's national radio launched in 1925; 14 years later, it fell into a long silence following a piano nocturne (Poland)

War and Peace was an asterisk, right?

If so:
Week 13: 2/5:  Tues: War & Peace*; Wed: Poland

[Driad]

Week 13: 2/5 + 1 * (War & Peace).  
For the "smell" FJ I said duck boots, which have rubber feet and leather ankles.
I had a rough week so I'm bringing dark chocolate to share. Possibilities is bringing it too, but there won't be too much, right?
 

[Prevailing Wind]

3 hours ago, secnarf said:

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

Same here. Just one.

[Browncoat]

2 hours ago, Driad said:

I had a rough week so I'm bringing dark chocolate to share. Possibilities is bringing it too, but there won't be too much, right?

There is no such thing as too much dark chocolate!

[Trey]

9 hours ago, secnarf said:

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

Ditto.

[Shrek]

2/5 this week, both of the non*.

[zoey1996]

Week 13 2/5, one*

YTD 23/65, four*

I prefer milk chocolate. I'll bring Cella's milk chocolate cherries; I always have some around Christmastime.

Edited December 7 by zoey1996

[ams1001]

34 minutes ago, zoey1996 said:

Week 13 2/5, one*

YTD 23/65, four*

I prefer milk chocolate. I'll bring Cella's milk chocolate cherries; I always have some around Christmastime.

I have eaten way too many of those things in the past couple weeks and why, no, I do not have half a box sitting next to my chair right now, I swear.

[Clanstarling]

11 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

War and Peace was an asterisk, right?

If so:
Week 13: 2/5:  Tues: War & Peace*; Wed: Poland

Yes, yes it was. Sorry, I was obviously not on my game this week. Ate too much birthday cake on top of pumpkin silk pie (mostly whipped cream).

I was 1/5 this week, no asterisks.

[DXD526]

2/5. There were only two non-* answers this week, I got those 😐

[Browncoat]

Oh, right, asterisks.  I didn't get either of those.

[illdoc]

Well, apparently I fell into a turkey coma last Thur and just came out of it (missed last Fri and M-Th of this week). Week 13: 1/5 (thank you Morticia) 0*   Overall: 31/65  5*

[SoMuchTV]

0/5 for me.  Donuts & bagels!  Not sure how I didn't pull out Morticia.  I was stuck at "Morty".  Wasn't that some guy in the 60s, and Rick's friend in the 2020s?

[30 Helens]

1/5. You can find me at the popular Saved By Morticia table.

Can I interest anyone in a slice of Cousin Itt cake?

   (Don’t leave me in the Lurch.)

[Bliss]

3/5 + *

Anyone here enjoy homemade eggnog? (I use the Best of Bridge recipe)

It's excellent with dark chocolate as a chaser!

[ams1001]

1 hour ago, Bliss said:

3/5 + *

Anyone here enjoy homemade eggnog? (I use the Best of Bridge recipe)

It's excellent with dark chocolate as a chaser!

I don't like eggnog but I'll take some chocolate!

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, Bliss said:

Anyone here enjoy homemade eggnog?

I need to be steady on my feet, so alcohol is aging in the cupboard, but I can definitely make an exception for virtual homemade eggnog, and would even have a few sips of the real stuff.🍹

[Clanstarling]

On 12/6/2024 at 5:20 PM, Mindthinkr said:

After a slow start I got Wednesday-Fridays answers. Ot sure if one of them included an asterisk. So 3/5 for me. Will amend with * status and food over the weekend. 
 

@Clanstarling Please add one * to my score. I got Crayola.

 

Done!

[Good Queen Jane]

1/5, no *.

My cold is gone and so is my high scoring. I knew Friday’s FJ was the Addams Family but for some reason I thought the husband’s name was Mortimer instead of Gomez. Gotta stop making Granny’s cold medicine recipe.

[possibilities]

On 12/7/2024 at 1:42 AM, Driad said:

I had a rough week so I'm bringing dark chocolate to share. Possibilities is bringing it too, but there won't be too much, right?

There can never be too much. 

 

[M. Darcy]

2/5 with 1*

[ProudMary]

21 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

Not sure how I didn't pull out Morticia.  I was stuck at "Morty".  Wasn't that some guy in the 60s, and Rick's friend in the 2020s?

This was me, exactly! I was stuck on Mort or Morty and never got to the women's variation. 🤦‍♀️ When the correct response was revealed, I was SO angry at myself because I was a huge fan of The Addams Family as a kid. I had amassed more than two full sets of Addams Family trading cards. (Yes, that was a thing in the '60s and gives an inkling of just how popular the TV series was.) The reason I know I had at least a double set was because when you flipped the trading card over, it had a piece of a photo on the back and when you collected the full set, all the pieces came together to form a poster-sized photo of the whole family and I had two of them!

I also loved Wednesday, so there's really no excuse for my not getting the correct response. I'm looking forward to Season 2!

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with 1* - all wild guesses, but I got War & Peace, Poland and Morticia (at one point in my little Grundoon life, I thought Carolyn Jones was the epitome of cool).  

[shapeshifter]

4 hours ago, Grundoon59 said:

3/5 with 1* - all wild guesses, but I got War & Peace, Poland and Morticia (at one point in my little Grundoon life, I thought Carolyn Jones was the epitome of cool).  

Within the Addams Family / Munsters 1960s world, Carolyn Jones was the coolest part.
I watched them, but didn't really care for them because I was a squeamish kid, so I did NOT get that FJ.

[theartandsound]

Sorry for late scores, getting over my yearly late fall/early winter cold I though I managed to dodge this year. I'm on the mend though!

WEEK 12 (25 NOV): 4/5, one *.

WEEK 13 (2 DEC): 4/5, two *.

The only reason why I knew the clue for Crayola crayons is that living in central NJ the Crayola Factory in PA is a popular field trip option and my mom who was a teacher took many of her classes there, a few times I went to help as a chaperone and I remember the tour guide or video or something using that phrase.

Edited December 10 by theartandsound

[shapeshifter]

1 minute ago, theartandsound said:

The only reason why I knew the clue for Crayola crayons is that living in central NJ the Crayola Factory in PA is a popular field trip option and my mom who was a teacher took many of her classes there, a few times I went and I remember the tour guide or video or something using that phrase.

Do you remember the smell?
Like people in Hershey PA remember the smell of their factory?

[theartandsound]

Just now, shapeshifter said:

Do you remember the smell?
Like people in Hershey PA remember the smell of their factory?

Unfortunately they do very little factory stuff at the Crayola Factory. The factory used to be there but was relocated somewhere else (I don't recall where) and the Factory is basically just a glorified miniature theme park where kids do crayon related activities. There is an old fashioned machine that tour guides use to show the old fashioned process so I would say the clue is accurate. They also have a smaller facility on-site but off limits to visitors that make crayons that are sold in the gift shop in a special box saying "Made at the Crayola Factory - Easton, PA"

[possibilities]

Knowing they deliberately make the crayons stink makes me even less inclined to buy any. I have a preference for odorless writing implements.

[helpmerhonda]

1/5 - just Morticia

[Trey]

52 minutes ago, helpmerhonda said:

1/5 - just Morticia

There's a great big table of us 'just Morticia' people.

[theartandsound]

On 12/9/2024 at 8:26 PM, theartandsound said:

Unfortunately they do very little factory stuff at the Crayola Factory. The factory used to be there but was relocated somewhere else (I don't recall where) and the Factory is basically just a glorified miniature theme park where kids do crayon related activities. There is an old fashioned machine that tour guides use to show the old fashioned process so I would say the clue is accurate. They also have a smaller facility on-site but off limits to visitors that make crayons that are sold in the gift shop in a special box saying "Made at the Crayola Factory - Easton, PA"

[Browncoat]

2/5 this week.

[ams1001]

Week 14: 1/5 (Marie Curie)
YTD: 34/70 (49%) with 5*

Jim Beam, anyone?

[possibilities]

1/5

Kicking myself for not getting Adams tonight.

[ProudMary]

Week 14:  3/5 w. 2* (M,W,Th)

YTD: 38/70 w. 7* (54%)

[Clanstarling]

Week 14 • December 9 – Three Asterisks
66.     *ISLANDS OF EUROPE - In February 1793 the French were repulsed in an attack on this island from one just north that they controlled
67.     *PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES - The running mates of this candidate included John Kern, Arthur Sewall & Adlai Stevenson I (William Jennings Bryant)
68.     THE WORLD OF SCIENCE - nobelprize.org says some papers of this scientist "are stored in lead boxes", a "legacy that is literally untouchable" (Marie Curie)
69.     *TV PROPS - A prop central to the title character on this '60s sitcom began as a special Christmas edition whiskey decanter (I Dream of Jeannie)
70.    AUTHORS - Following his unexpected death in 2001, he was referred to as the "Monty Python of science fiction" (Douglas Adams)

[secnarf]

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

[shapeshifter]

Week 14: 3/5 1*

Wed. Marie Curie; Thur. I Dream of Genie*; Fri. Douglas Adams

[Driad]

Week 14: 2/5, no *.  Marie Curie and Douglas Adams were instagets; the other three were nevergets.  I never watched "I Dream of Jeannie."