Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[Browncoat]

OMG, another 5/5 week.  

[ams1001]

Week 30: 1/5 
YTD: 63/150 (42%) with 9*

I only got Wednesday's Yellowstone. Apparently many consider s'mores to be Montana's unofficial state dessert, so I'll bring a pan of 'em.

(I googled for pictures; did not know you could make a whole pan in the oven. Good to know...)

Edited April 5 by ams1001

[Prevailing Wind]

Two for me. Tonight, my first thought was Chemistry, but I told the cat out loud, "Physics."  So that doesn't count. I only got Tuesday & Wednesday.

[Clanstarling]

Week 30 – March 31 – One Asterisk
146.     COMMUNICATION - Invented by a student in 1824, this system has a total of 64 combinations (Braille)
147.     ITALIAN HISTORY - 3 mighty city-states roughly forming an equilateral triangle were Venice, Florence & this one where the Viscontis & Sforzas ruled (Milan)
148.     21st CENTURY TELEVISION - The creator of this series that premiered in 2018 pitched it as "'The Godfather' in Montana" (Yellowstone)
149.     *FICTIONAL CHARACTERS - Boq is one of these fictional people, "not as big as the grown folk... but neither were they very small" (a Munchkin)
150.     THE NOBEL PRIZES - Only one man & one woman have won Nobel Prizes in 2 different categories, with this category in common (Chemistry)

1/5 for me this week.
 

[secnarf]

3/5*

Pretty annoyed about missing chemistry - I correctly identified Marie Curie and Linus Pauling as the two people referenced, knew Marie Curie was physics & chemistry, knew Linus Pauling got the peace prize, and then for some reason thought his other one was physics instead of chemistry. Of course it was chemistry for him!!! Don't know what I was thinking.

I hit my head earlier on the dryer door, I think I shall blame it on that.

[SoMuchTV]

9 minutes ago, secnarf said:

I hit my head earlier on the dryer door, I think I shall blame it on that.

Oh, ouch. I’ve hit various body parts on various random things over the years, but that’s not one I’ve marked off my bingo card yet! 

[Driad]

Week 30: 3/5, no *.  YTD:   96/150, 18 *.

Bringing marzipan buzzers.

[secnarf]

51 minutes ago, SoMuchTV said:

Oh, ouch. I’ve hit various body parts on various random things over the years, but that’s not one I’ve marked off my bingo card yet! 

I don't think I'll end up with a concussion, so that is good, though it was quite the hit. I have a stacked unit and when I opened the door, a sock fell on the ground. I bent down to pick it up and on my way back up, the door had swung shut a bit so that it was in the path of me coming up, and I smacked my head on it.

I once gave myself a concussion while sitting at my desk at work, which took a year and a half to recover from. That's how clumsy and accident prone I am.

[Mindthinkr]

4/5 no *

I can’t believe I missed the TSer.

Milan is one of my favorite cities. I’ll bring some Milanese Risotto (saffron) to share with everyone. 

[Shrek]

Just the 2/5 for ne this week.

[SoMuchTV]

3/5, no * for me.

[Good Queen Jane]

3/5 with 1*.

 

[shapeshifter]

15 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

Week 30 – March 31 – One Asterisk
146.     COMMUNICATION - Invented by a student in 1824, this system has a total of 64 combinations (Braille)
147.     ITALIAN HISTORY - 3 mighty city-states roughly forming an equilateral triangle were Venice, Florence & this one where the Viscontis & Sforzas ruled (Milan)
148.     21st CENTURY TELEVISION - The creator of this series that premiered in 2018 pitched it as "'The Godfather' in Montana" (Yellowstone)
149.     *FICTIONAL CHARACTERS - Boq is one of these fictional people, "not as big as the grown folk... but neither were they very small" (a Munchkin)
150.     THE NOBEL PRIZES - Only one man & one woman have won Nobel Prizes in 2 different categories, with this category in common (Chemistry)

1/5 for me this week.
 

Week 30: 2/5 Tues. Milan; Fri. Chemistry

Should've known Monday (Braille), and probably Wednesday (Yellowstone), but not Thursday (Boq is a Munchkin), even though “Over the Rainbow” is one of those songs that will always bring tears to my eyes. We all have such songs, right?

Thanks for all the yummy food upthread!

[opus]

3/5

[Clanstarling]

47 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Should've known Monday (Braille), and probably Wednesday (Yellowstone), but not Thursday (Boq is a Munchkin), even though “Over the Rainbow” is one of those songs that will always bring tears to my eyes. We all have such songs, right?

It's a lovely song, but sadly has a bad memory for me. I was auditioning (6th grade) for our class play, and after singing what I thought was a heart felt version, the teacher made a joke about it. I didn't sing out loud in front of anyone until I met my husband in my late 20s. :( (poor, poor, pitiful me - others have worse experiences) I still can't sing worth a damn, but I'm not humiliated by it anymore.

[illdoc]

Week 30:  1/5   0*    Overall: 66/150 (44%)  11*

[helpmerhonda]

3/5, 1* for me

[DXD526]

2/5. Bookends, M&F.

[possibilities]

Zero for me this week. I knew Friday was either Physics or Chemistry, and guessed the wrong way.

[30 Helens]

0/5. What can I say?

Today I watched the movie Flow, which may have influenced my choice of donuts.

[Prevailing Wind]

9 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

Today I watched the movie Flow

I can't count how many times I cried out, "Oh, that poor cat!"  What a great movie! The late Bosco would have loved it.

[Bliss]

My apologies for being MiA... but I have a really good excuse!

On Mar 29th, just as I was here to post my weekly results, our power went out. We had an ice storm that was spread over lots of our province, and our hydro workers have been very busy repairing downed lines, poles, etc. The damage was horrendous and our area was declared a state of emergency. On Sunday, the mister and I took a drive and it was like being on another planet. Everything was coated in one-inch-thick ice.

We just got our power back today. 9 days of no heat (luckily, we have a woodstove - and a cast iron frying pan!), no electricity, no internet, no water... it's been quite the journey. I am procrastinating cleaning out the frig and freezer by writing this ;-)

For the week ended Mar 29, I had a great week - 4/5 and 2*

For last week, I have 0 as I haven't watched tv since Mar 28! We've yet to get our satellite system up and running.

On 4/5/2025 at 12:41 PM, shapeshifter said:

 “Over the Rainbow” is one of those songs that will always bring tears to my eyes. We all have such songs, right?

Yes! My all time fave!

Lots of favourite versions (Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole) and yet I have to say that Eva Cassidy's is the one I cannot hear without tears.

I  believe OTR was named the most popular song of the 20th century. Works for me, so I'm not going to google to check.

[M. Darcy]

5/5 with 1*  !!!!!

I was surprised no one knew Boq was a Munchkin.  

[shapeshifter]

5 hours ago, Bliss said:

like being on another planet. Everything was coated in one-inch-thick ice.

In 1963, my family's first winter in an unfinished suburb was like that. Dad, a former Eagle Scout, roasted hot dogs in our brand new fireplace. The ice permanently bent trees across the new, unfinished roads. My parents lived in that house for 23 years, but never saw an ice storm like it.

[ProudMary]

Week 30:  2/5 (Tu, W)

YTD:  68/150, 11* (45%)

Somebody's got to stop at Dunkin' and bring some of these, right? 😉 

 

 

[zoey1996]

Week 30 2/5, no*

YTD 50/150, seven*

[Trey]

1/5, just Yellowstone

[Clanstarling]

On 4/6/2025 at 11:48 AM, M. Darcy said:

I was surprised no one knew Boq was a Munchkin.  

I never read the books - and though I watched Wizard of Oz many times, I don't remember any munchkin names.

On 4/6/2025 at 10:48 AM, Bliss said:

Yes! My all time fave!

Lots of favourite versions (Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole) and yet I have to say that Eva Cassidy's is the one I cannot hear without tears.

Oh my goodness, I was so preoccupied with my sad, sad story (LOL) that I totally forgot IZ's version, which I love and have on my phone playlist. 

(I've suddenly started saying "my goodness" - it's kind of freaking me out - does one just naturally start saying it when they reach a "certain" age?)

@Bliss, not ignoring you ice saga - I should have worried about you when you didn't post, but I generally wait to worry until 3 missed weeks to start worrying about ya'll. It sounds terrible, and thanks for describing your challenges. 

Edited Tuesday at 05:52 PM by Clanstarling

[Prevailing Wind]

12 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

I've suddenly started saying "my goodness" - it's kind of freaking me out - does one just naturally start saying it when they reach a "certain" age?)

F**K, no.  (Said with love.)

[M. Darcy]

19 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

I never read the books - and though I watched Wizard of Oz many times, I don't remember any munchkin names.

 

I don't think its mentioned in the movie - just in the book of the Wizard of Oz.  But its mentioned a lot in both the book and movie of Wicked.  The three must not have been musical theatre nerds :-) 

 

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with one * - I had lucky guesses on Milan and Yellowstone.  I am a total theater/Wicked nerd, so the Boq/Munchkin question was an instaget. 

Sorry for the late reporting - I got hit with what looks like food poisoning over the weekend and am still in slow recovery mode so will forgo even virtual food this week.  Hopefully my brain cells aren't too off-kilter to achieve results this week - I will have to rely on the boards for answers so far - slept through the show both days.  

[Clanstarling]

11 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

F**K, no.  (Said with love.)

I f'love it. What's weirding me out is that I'm a potty mouth, raised by potty mouths, and raised my own potty mouths.

[ProudMary]

1 hour ago, Clanstarling said:

I f'love it. What's weirding me out is that I'm a potty mouth, raised by potty mouths, and raised my own potty mouths.

I'm right there with you, sister! They're just words that someone at some point decided to label as obscene. Even if you look at Judeo-Christian writings, the commandment says, "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, your  God, in vain." So, if a devout person wants to say, "Oh my gosh," "Thank Heavens," or "Gosh darn it," instead of the obvious choices, I can accept that. The rest of the words, are anger management therapy as far as I'm concerned. 😄

[ams1001]

Week 31: 4/5 (Got all but Monday)
YTD: 67/155 (43%) with 9*

I often bring virtual junk food so I figured in honor of the garden idioms category I'd bring a nice salad this week...😉

[Browncoat]

A more normal 3/5 for me this week.

[ProudMary]

Week 31:  3/5* (M, Tu, F)

YTD:  71/155, 12* (46%)

 

[Clanstarling]

Week 31 – April 7 – One Asterisk
151.     *AMERICAN LITERATURE - His 1821 novel was inspired by stories told to him by John Jay of Jay's experiences with spies during the Revolution (Jame Fenimore Cooper)
152.     HONORS - Burt Lancaster & Joanne Woodward were among the first 8 honored at a 1958 ceremony held on this street (Hollywood Blvd)
153.     AROUND THE WORLD - An online article about this landmark said, "The stones themselves look like they are crying" & mentioned "tears of ... pain, hope & joy" (the Wailing Wall/the Western Wall)
154.     WORLD MUSEUMS - Located on Cromwell Road & home to more than 2.8 million objects, it bears in part the name of a cousin of a British queen (The Victoria and Albert museum)
155.     SIBLINGS - They used some of their $65 million settlement to stockpile bitcoin & in 2014 they founded their own cryptocurrency exchange (the Winklevoss Twins)
 

3/5 for me today, no *

[shapeshifter]

49 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

152.     HONORS - Burt Lancaster & Joanne Woodward were among the first 8 honored at a 1958 ceremony held on this street (Hollywood Blvd)

Week 31: 1/5 Tues. Hollywood Blvd;

[possibilities]

Zero for me. I knew James FenimoreCooper, but somehow misunderstood the clue to want the title of the book, which I could not remember. I also knew they wanted the Walk of Fame/Hollywood Blvd, but I couldn't remember the name of it. I could see it, and describe in detail a bunch of things about it... but could not remember the name. So... boohiss. Menopause brain strikes again!

 

[Driad]

Week 31: 4/5 + 1*.

[Prevailing Wind]

ZERO. I got NONE of 'em.

I'll bring a box of candy bars...

[Mindthinkr]

2/5 with no *

In honor of Queen Victoria I’ll bring a Victoria sponge cake. 

 

[Bliss]

3/5

I threw out so much food from our frig and freezer (power outage detritus) that I'm still in a bit of shock... can't fathom f***ing food at the moment. (Another potty mouth here.)

[SoMuchTV]

1/5 for me.  The only star I got this week was the one on Hollywood Boulevard.

[Shrek]

3/5 for me this week, woohoo.

[Clanstarling]

12 hours ago, possibilities said:

 I also knew they wanted the Walk of Fame/Hollywood Blvd, but I couldn't remember the name of it. I could see it, and describe in detail a bunch of things about it... but could not remember the name. So... boohiss. Menopause brain strikes again!

That happens to me SO often. But it happened well before menopause. When I was in school I used to say I had imperfect perfect memory - I could remember everything on a  page -- up to the test's answer. LOL.

[helpmerhonda]

5/5, 1* for me!!! Yay!!!

[Prevailing Wind]

4 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

The only star I got this week was the one on Hollywood Boulevard.

I even blew that easy one. I got to "Walk of Fame" and stopped. Could NOT recall the actual street name.

[shapeshifter]

4 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

1/5 for me.  The only star I got this week was the one on Hollywood Boulevard.

So we’re “Almost Famous.”

[30 Helens]

2/5 Wailing Wall and Winklevi

How about some twin fruit bowls?