Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[Good Queen Jane]

1/5, no *.

Didn’t have a clue about the four I missed. Need to be eating more brain food rather than all the lovely desserts showing up here.

 

[secnarf]

0/5 this week, bummer.

[M. Darcy]

3/5

[DXD526]

1/5. Hollywood Blvd only.

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with no * although I was deeply trying to get to Cooper.  Well on the road to recovery - thanks for all the kind words!  

[illdoc]

Week 31:  1/5 (just V&A) 0* (silly me, I thought it was called "The Hollywood Walk of Fame" because it was in Hollywood, not on Hollywood). Overall:  67/155  11*

[Clanstarling]

On 4/14/2025 at 3:38 PM, illdoc said:

Week 31:  1/5 (just V&A) 0* (silly me, I thought it was called "The Hollywood Walk of Fame" because it was in Hollywood, not on Hollywood). Overall:  67/155  11*

I did too, but I finally pulled it out and thought I was wrong. 

[Clanstarling]

A personal note to someone on this forum, who doesn't accept private messages. I saw someone be incredibly rude to you on another forum. I reported it to the mod. No one messes with my people. 

[ams1001]

Week 32: 2/5 (Vonnegut and Dr. Doolittle)
YTD: 69/160 (43%) with 9*

In honor of my parents' 55th anniversary today I will bring a groovy 70s-themed wedding cake and some champagne. 🥂🍾

[Browncoat]

1/5 this week -- the Eternal City.

[Prevailing Wind]

I only got the Lorraine Motel - but at least it was an asterisk.

1*

Bringing, of course, Quiche Lorraine!

[ProudMary]

Week 32:  3/5* (Tu, W, Th)

YTD:  74/160, 13* (46%)

Edited to add a soundtrack to the dish brought by @Prevailing Wind

😉

 

Edited April 19 by ProudMary

[SoMuchTV]

1/5, no *. Always happy to get something. 

[Clanstarling]

Week 32 – April 14 – One Asterisk
156.     AMERICAN AUTHORS - Like a character in one of his novels, this author hid in a meat locker during an Allied bombing (Kurt Vonnegut)
157.     CITY NICKNAMES - The poet Albius Tibullus called a city this in the late 1st century B.C., some 700 years after its traditional founding (the Eternal City)
158.     *PLACES IN THE AMERICAN PAST - It's the building where the Stax Records classic "knock On Wood" was written but it's remembered for other reasons (the Lorraine Motel)
159.     FICTIONAL CHARACTERS - This character's efforts in Africa to end an epidemic killing monkeys inspired Jane Goodall to do something similar (Doctor Doolittle)
160.     PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES - The year the Democratic nominee gave his "Cross of Gold" speech, the GOP nominee was this man who backed the gold standard (William McKinley)
 

1/5 for me this week.

[Driad]

Week 32: 2/5, no *

[Good Queen Jane]

3/5, no *.

I was surprised that one of the two Ohio residents didn’t get Friday’s FJ. Or maybe they don’t teach Ohio History any more. Anyway, some buckeyes in honor of a president born in Ohio.

[Trey]

1/5 (Vonnegut) 0*

[Bliss]

2/5

Since it's tax filing time here in Canada, I'll be bringing paper cold cuts and hand wringing rolls. byob!

[Shrek]

Back to normal service with 1/5 this week.

[opus]

0/5

[shapeshifter]

18 hours ago, ams1001 said:

In honor of my parents' 55th anniversary today I will bring a groovy 70s-themed wedding cake and some champagne. 🥂🍾

Ooo. I hope you got a real one delivered to them too?

 

16 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

159.     FICTIONAL CHARACTERS - This character's efforts in Africa to end an epidemic killing monkeys inspired Jane Goodall to do something similar (Doctor Doolittle)

Week 32: 1/5
(Thu: Dr. Doolittle)

A cake for the 1's and every1:

Recipe for "Healthy Smash Cake": 
eatingbirdfood.com/smash-cake/#healthy-smash-cake-recipe

[ams1001]

22 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Ooo. I hope you got a real one delivered to them too?

No, but my brother and I are planning a small dinner party for them next weekend. I also went over while they were out for lunch and left a card (I always get them a restaurant gift card - $1 for each year. My dad had to do something in the evening so they went out earlier.

[illdoc]

Week 32:  1/5 0*   Overall: 68/160 11*. In honor of my 1 correct (Vonnegut) I will bring Wheaties (Breakfast of Champions)

[DXD526]

Only 1/5, but with the * for Wed. A wild guess that paid off!

[secnarf]

Another 0/5 for me this week. I did know Rome, but couldnt come up with Eternal City in time.

[possibilities]

One for me. Doolittle, of course.

 

[Mindthinkr]

1/5 Vonnegut 

Congratulation's on your parents anniversary @ams1001 🍾🥂

 

[M. Darcy]

2/5

[possibilities]

I never met a cake I couldn't smash.

Seriously, I had never heard of smash cake. So I looked it up. It's a small cake for the birthday of a 1 year old, that they can easily smash with their fingers. 

Genuine question and not being snarky: can 1 year olds not smash cupcakes?

 

I do think that smash cake looks delicious, though, either way. And now I want one. 

[ProudMary]

2 minutes ago, possibilities said:

Genuine question and not being snarky: can 1 year olds not smash cupcakes?

It was way back in the '90s but my two sons sure could! IMO, if one year olds can't smash a standard cupcake, we've failed as a species!

[Clanstarling]

1 hour ago, possibilities said:

Genuine question and not being snarky: can 1 year olds not smash cupcakes?

When I was reading your description I thought "otherwise known as a cupcake??"

1 hour ago, ProudMary said:

It was way back in the '90s but my two sons sure could! IMO, if one year olds can't smash a standard cupcake, we've failed as a species!

Ours did too (way back in 80's and early 90's) 

[Bliss]

Re smash cakes/cupcakes/steakbones... my 1 yr olds smashed everything! I have evidence (photos) of many literal faceplants into whatever I'd created (I guess their tiny fingers weren't fast enough). Chocolate was always a good look for pictures. LOL

I continued the tradition with the grandkids ;-) Again, some of my favourite pics.

You've inspired me to make something... how about some 'real' cheesecake with my famous whipped cream/sliced cotton candy green grapes/strawberies topping?

[ams1001]

10 hours ago, possibilities said:

Genuine question and not being snarky: can 1 year olds not smash cupcakes?

They're usually bigger than a cupcake. My cousin's wife made one for their daughter and it was probably big enough to have at least four decent-sized slices. I think it was also sugar-free or low-sugar...not that they're actually meant to be eaten (other than what baby manages to get into their mouth...).

That cousin's brother's wife just gave their son a (standard cupcake-size) muffin with a candle in it; a healthy recipe that she made for him often because he liked them. (The real cake was a rich fudgy chocolate cake that I certainly wouldn't have wasted on having a baby smash it. Kid's about 10 now and I still remember that cake.)

[possibilities]

It didn't occur to me until this minute that none of us even thought to question whether having something to smash was a good idea in the first place.

[Prevailing Wind]

8 hours ago, possibilities said:

It didn't occur to me until this minute that none of us even thought to question whether having something to smash was a good idea in the first place.

I stayed out of the conversation for that reason. I truly abhor pictures/videos of babies smeared with food.

[shapeshifter]

5 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I stayed out of the conversation for that reason. I truly abhor pictures/videos of babies smeared with food.

Even though I posted the picture and recipe above, I had no idea what the "smash" part meant. It just looked like a yummy, healthy cake with a "1" for those of us who got 1/5 (and others who wanted a virtual slice). 
Food waste is troubling to me. I have to hold my tongue when I'm visiting the grandkids. 
I apologize for not googling a word usage I did not know. I try to never do that.

Oh. Well. 
Here's hoping🤞 "Smash cake" will be a Jeopardy! clue or response — maybe even a FJ!

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with no *. I couldn't get my brain to come up with Vonnegut in time and it took me too long to place Stax records in the right city or I might have gotten to the Lorraine Motel. If you ever are in Memphis, do visit the National Civil Rights Museum in the Lorraine Motel - very well presented and an excellent example of preserving the existing space.  

[30 Helens]

1/5 (Vonnegut). I clearly neglected to eat my Breakfast of Champions last week.

I forgot to post, so I missed the whole conversation about smash cake. I’ve seen pictures of babies with cake all over their face, but I never knew it had a name. I just thought it was messy babies being messy. (And I don’t think it’s cute, either. It just makes me want to grab a washcloth and start wiping.)

So instead of a smash cake, how about a tasty smashburger? It’s designed to go into faces, not all over them.

[ams1001]

13 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

So instead of a smash cake, how about a tasty smashburger? It’s designed to go into faces, not all over them.

Yes, please!

[theartandsound]

PROFOUND APOLOGIES!!!!!!

I had to have my computer repaired and it took a long time to back up my files and then the computer had to be repaired. The scores are as follows:

WEEK 30 (31 MAR): 4/5, one *.

WEEK 31 (7 APR): 4/5, no *.

WEEK 32 (14 APR): 4/5, one *.

[Clanstarling]

9 hours ago, theartandsound said:

PROFOUND APOLOGIES!!!!!!

I had to have my computer repaired and it took a long time to back up my files and then the computer had to be repaired. The scores are as follows:

WEEK 30 (31 MAR): 4/5, one *.

WEEK 31 (7 APR): 4/5, no *.

WEEK 32 (14 APR): 4/5, one *.

Getting files back is a nightmare! Been through it myself.

Pretty easy to fill in the spreadsheet, with those scores. :) Well done!

[zoey1996]

Week 31 1/5, no*

Week 32 1/5, one*

YTD 50/160, eight*

I think that's right. Got back from England yesterday. Still a bit jet-lagged. My DD and GD made a lovely Victoria sponge for Easter, with strawberry instead of raspberry filling.

[illdoc]

Week 33: 1/5 (for the 5th week in a row)  0*   Overall:  69/165  11*

[Browncoat]

2/5 this week, with the asterisk for Friday.

[ams1001]

Week 33: 0/5  😕
YTD: 69/165 (42%) with 9*
 

I'm eating Annie's shells & cheese...they're kinda round and I'm willing to share if anyone needs comfort food at the 0 table.

[Clanstarling]

Week 33 – April 21 – Two Asterisks
161.     THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE - This country has 2 capitals, is bounded by 5 other countries & has 37 official languages (Bolivia)
162.     IMAGES OF 2024 - Item in common to a January 1889 self-portrait & several of those attending the 2024 Republican National Convention (an ear bandage)
163.     *20th CENTURY HISTORY - A 1919 Punch cartoon titled "The Gap in the Bridge" showed Uncle Sam sleeping on the missing keystone of this (The League of Nations)
164.     HISTORIC NAMES - He was riding back from the conquest of Granada when he was summoned to a royal meeting that would change history (Christopher Columbus)
165.     *1990s BESTSELLERS - In this 1995 book, Pilgrim is taken to Tom, whose job it is to utter secrets "softly into pricked and troubled ears" (The Horse Whisperer)
 

2/5 and one * for  me this week.

UPDATED thank you @Prevailing Wind and @Browncoat for pointing it out, and the rest of you who included it in your scores w/o a hitch. 

Edited 16 hours ago by Clanstarling

[shapeshifter]

1 minute ago, Clanstarling said:

164.     HISTORIC NAMES - He was riding back from the conquest of Granada when he was summoned to a royal meeting that would change history (Christopher Columbus)

Week 33: 1/5
Thu: Columbus

It should've been a 0/5 week for me:

23 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

And I made a WerAG for FJ based on the Granada in Central America.𓊝 𓊝 𓊝  

[possibilities]

1 for me, again.

 

[ProudMary]

Week 33:  1/5 (Th)

YTD:  75/165, 13* (45%)

I'll bring some Grissini breadsticks to the table.

 

[secnarf]

2/5 for me this week.