Season 41 Final Jeopardy Contest

[possibilities]

2/5 for me. 

 

[ProudMary]

Week 2:  4/5 w. * (T, W, Th, F*)

 

I know I'll be going downhill from here but, YTD: 7/10. (70%) Let me have this moment please! My YTD% for last season was 39%, and I should be heading there shortly. 😄

I will bring Pasta e Ceci to the table. I'm Italian American on my Dad's side. When the clue asked for the alternate name for garbanzo beans, I confidently said ceci. I couldn't think of the word chickpeas. They were always ceci at my house. Ceci pasta, as my Dad referred to it, was one of his favorite dishes, although not mine. I like the look of that perfect medium rare steak and mashed potatoes. 😋 

[ams1001]

16 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

I like the look of that perfect medium rare steak and mashed potatoes. 😋 

Sadly, my actual steak was a tad more done than intended (mostly because I lost track of time and 7:00 came while I was cooking, so I was trying to pay attention to both Jeopardy and the stove), but it was still pretty good. 

[Clanstarling]

Week 2 • September 16 – One Asterisk
6.     HISTORY - A 1976 report initiated by Admiral Rickover found it was an internal, not external, explosion that caused the destruction of this (The Maine)
7.     CHARACTERS IN BOOK SERIES - This 12-year-old began his first book saying, "Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood" (Percy [Perseus] Jackson)
8.     THE MOVIES - Hewlett-Packard's first big customer was Walt Disney, who purchased special sound equipment for the making & showing of this film (Fantasia)
9.     NEW YORK MOVIES - Frank Sinatra got upset that a photo of him caught fire in a Brooklyn pizzeria in this film (Do the Right Thing)
10.     *ISLAND CHAINS - Named for a Spanish queen, this Pacific island chain was a starting point for famous explorations of 1960 & 2012 (Mariana Islands)

2/5 no * for me.

[helpmerhonda]

3/5, one *

[shapeshifter]

Week 2: 1/5  (Tues. Fantasia)

Ginger tea made by pouring boiling water over a few ginger medallions per cup:

 

[secnarf]

0/5 this week :(

[Prevailing Wind]

One for me - I did the Right Thing. LOL

[Browncoat]

Oh, in my stupefaction over getting Friday's FJ correct, I forgot it was an asterisk! So my correct score for this week is 4/5 with the asterisk.

[Mindthinkr]

1/5 with the * 

My tomato plant is still producing so I’ll bring a Panzanella salad to the table. 

[30 Helens]

2/5 for me: Fantasia and Do The Right Thing.

It seems only appropriate to bring a big bucket of movie theater popcorn to the table. (With real butter, not that nasty flavored oil.)

[Trey]

1/5 and 1*

I was afraid it was going to be my first 0 of the season but a lucky guess kept me from being skunked.

[zoey1996]

Week 2  1/5, no *

YTD 4/10, no *

[Clanstarling]

7 hours ago, Browncoat said:

Oh, in my stupefaction over getting Friday's FJ correct, I forgot it was an asterisk! So my correct score for this week is 4/5 with the asterisk.

Already there, my friend. You gave me enough info. :)

5 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

1/5 with the * 

My tomato plant is still producing so I’ll bring a Panzanella salad to the table. 

Yum! Mine is too, but they're very small early girls (getting later all the time).

4 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

2/5 for me: Fantasia and Do The Right Thing.

It seems only appropriate to bring a big bucket of movie theater popcorn to the table. (With real butter, not that nasty flavored oil.)

Well, now I just have to go down to the store and get some IRL popcorn...thank you! (not sarcastic)

[illdoc]

Week 2:  2/5  1*  Overall: 4/10 1*

[DXD526]

2/5, both movie questions.

[Good Queen Jane]

1/5, no *.

I’ll show my age by bringing out one of my five fondue pots, none of which have been used for years.

[ams1001]

10 minutes ago, Good Queen Jane said:

1/5, no *.

I’ll show my age by bringing out one of my five fondue pots, none of which have been used for years.

[Phebemarie]

Yikes.  1/5 for me.  

I'll bring some zuchinni bread this week made from the last giant squash in my garden. 

 

 

[30 Helens]

20 hours ago, Trey said:

I was afraid it was going to be my first 0 of the season but a lucky guess kept me from being skunked.

Welcome to my world (most weeks)!

[SoMuchTV]

12 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said:

1/5, no *.

I’ll show my age by bringing out one of my five fondue pots, none of which have been used for years.

 

12 hours ago, ams1001 said:

3/5, including the two movies and a very lucky "*".  Overall, 5/10, 1/3*.

I just gave away my once-used fondue pot on my local Facebook buy-nothing group.  When I pulled it out of the box, I still had the gift receipt from about 12 years ago.  Looks like it found a good home!

[Clanstarling]

22 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

Well, now I just have to go down to the store and get some IRL popcorn...thank you! (not sarcastic)

Shoot! I went to the store this morning trying to remember what it was I wanted to get that wasn't on the regular list. Should have read the forum first - boo, hiss.

[M. Darcy]

2/5

[opus]

Also 2/5

[Bliss]

Sorry to be late to the party. Wasn't in much of a party mood anyhow (2 funerals this weekend; both good friends; both unexpected deaths; sorry for the downer post)

2/5 and *

Anybody like greek chicken wings? (lemon; oregano; seasoned salt -> you might be surprised how yummy they are)

[30 Helens]

2 hours ago, Bliss said:

Sorry to be late to the party. Wasn't in much of a party mood anyhow (2 funerals this weekend; both good friends; both unexpected deaths; sorry for the downer post)

2/5 and *

Anybody like greek chicken wings? (lemon; oregano; seasoned salt -> you might be surprised how yummy they are)

No need to apologize. I’m very sorry for your losses. And I would love to join you for some wings. Good food can be very healing. 

[theartandsound]

WEEK 2 (16 SEPT): 3/5, one *.

I hate Harry Potter, I hate his knockoffs... ugh...... (yes I got that one wrong).

 

Still, my Mets are going strong!!!! LET'S GO METS!!!!!

Edited September 23, 2024 by theartandsound

[ProudMary]

9 hours ago, theartandsound said:

Still, my Mets are going strong!!!! LET'S GO METS!!!!!

Did you know that we have an MLB Thread here on Primetimer? Come join us for the run-up to the postseason and for the playoffs.

https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2463-mlb-thread/

 

[Shrek]

2/5 this week for me with a *

[Grundoon59]

3/5 with no *.  I got the movie questions and somewhere my brain remembered about the Maine.  

[ams1001]

Week 3: 2/5
YTD: 6/15 (40%) with 1*

I'll bring the strawberry daquiris.

[Browncoat]

3/5 this week, no *.

[possibilities]

1/5

[ProudMary]

Week 3:  2/5 w. 1* (T, Th)

[shapeshifter]

Week 3: 1/5

(Tues. Dianne Feinstein, because I lived in Northern California 1978-2001)

[Clanstarling]

Week 3 •  September 23 – Two Asterisks
11.     *19th CENTURY AMERICANS - Among those who attended his 1864 funeral were Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott & Franklin Pierce (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
12.     20th CENTURY AMERICA - In a state of shock, on November 27, 1978, she announced that "both Mayor Moscone & Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot & killed" (Dianne Feinstein)
13.     SHAKESPEARE - "Blood will have blood", says this title character, who is later told, "Be bloody, bold, & resolute" (Macbeth)
14.     *STARS OF THE 20th CENTURY - A 1927 N.Y. Times headline: "Witness testifies" this woman "rewrote play and insisted on the spicy scenes because city liked them" (Mae West)
15.     LANDMARKS - At its dedication, Senator John Sherman said, "Simple in form... it rises into the skies higher than any other work of human art" (Washington Monument)

4/5 and one * for me this week!

[opus]

Best week of the season thus far. 3/5.

[Prevailing Wind]

3 for me, no asterisks.

[Shrek]

2/5 for me & no* this week.

[Trey]

1/5 0* I got The Scottish Play. 

I will bring crispy bread sticks with mild and spicy cheese dips.

[Good Queen Jane]

3/5, 1*.

Since my correct responses were all in the middle of the week, I’ll bring Oreos. The pumpkin spice ones out now are particularly nice.

Also, I will be late in reporting my scores next week as I am going leaf peeping in New England. I hope the colors are good then.

[SoMuchTV]

Woo hoo, the best I've done in a long time.  4/5, 1*

Includes a lucky guess (MacBeth), a VERY lucky guess (Mae West), one I was pretty sure of (Feinstein), and one that seemed a little too obvious - I was convinced they were trying to trick me, but I didn't have a better guess (Washington Monument).

[illdoc]

Week 3:  3/5   0*   Overall:  7/15  1*

[helpmerhonda]

2/5, no*

[zoey1996]

Week 3  2/5, one *

YTD 6/15, one *

[DXD526]

3/5 with a *. A good midweek, book-ended by failure.

[Bliss]

3/5 and 1*

Funeral sandwiches anyone?

[shapeshifter]

1 hour ago, Bliss said:

3/5 and 1*

Funeral sandwiches anyone?

[30 Helens]

3/5 (Feinstein, Macbeth, Washington Monument), which is a very good week for me!

In honor of Washington, I’ll bring the cherries jubilee. Someone grab some matches, ‘cause we’re gonna set this thing on fire!

[Mindthinkr]

3/5 with one * 

I don’t know what to bring to the table, so I’ll just bring some peanut M&M’s for everyone to snack on.