peeayebee March 22, 2015 Share March 22, 2015 I had absolutely no idea. Completely out of my knowledge pool. I thought maybe Jesuits, but that was just a WAG. Link to comment
Etta Place March 22, 2015 Share March 22, 2015 Huguenots is just one of those terms that has stuck with me from high school history classes and will pop out if there is any reference that seems vaguely related. Same thing with the Hanseatic League. If you asked me to produce any information about either, I'd be lost, but in the case of supplying either as an answer for Jeopardy-type or multiple choice questions, I'm golden. 1 Link to comment
purplex15 March 22, 2015 Share March 22, 2015 The woman who won last night (Sat) was so annoying. She stumbled on every category naming, used her entire body to ring the buzzer, and started jumping up and down once she realized she won FJ (which was I think after the 2nd place finishers wager was revealed). I will not be watching again until she is gone. Also, FJ was ridiculously easy. Was there anyone who didn't put it all together to get FCC? Link to comment
Prevailing Wind March 22, 2015 Share March 22, 2015 Aren't the Saturday shows reruns? 2 Link to comment
Trey March 22, 2015 Share March 22, 2015 Aren't the Saturday shows reruns? Yes. The winner was Jennifer, whom I remembered quite well. I think she had a fairly good run and was possibly a poster at TWoP? 1 Link to comment
Abstract March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 (edited) Finally back in this thread after catching up on episodes. I did decently on FJ this week. Got Bach and Handel and the Huguenots, missed the Russian author and Dora. I would have made the "11" mistake had my 4th grade daughter not told me that 1 isn't considered prime, though! Edited March 23, 2015 by Abstract Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 This seemed the best category to ask this question. I was watching the reruns of Sarah McNitt last week on our rerun Jeopardy that comes on before the new one. She was so good, had 5 wins for a total of around 90,000$. If anyone recalls her (worked on tours for students and said that she wasn't "outdoorsy" when she told one of her stories) do you know why she wasn't included in the TOC last time? I remember her -- per Sarah's Facebook page, she was eliminated in the Quarterfinals of the TOC https://www.facebook.com/jeopardysarah Link to comment
proserpina65 March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 (edited) I agree, that was a terrible game. Gina acted bored. I at least am smart enough to know that Bull Run and Bunker Hill weren't fought in the late 1800's in Montana. I was screaming Custer's Last Stand. Off topic - my grandparents are buried at Custer National Cemetery at Little Bighorn Battlefield. I'm hoping my answer of "The Battle of LIttle Bighorn" would've been acceptable. Also, "Custer getting killed", since I followed up my initial answer with that. In the Baltimore market (which is what my satellite gives me) it's on Fox 45 at 7, followed by Wheel at 7:30. Used to be the ABC affiliate but that change a few years ago; Fox is actually better, in that it tends to pre-empt Jeopardy less than the ABC station did. Well, except for Major League Baseball playoffs and the World Series. Edited March 23, 2015 by proserpina65 1 Link to comment
proserpina65 March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 Sometimes, I don't play Jeopardy! but play Hollywood Squares instead - and go for the joke answer. For FJ, I blurted out "Scientologists" since in no freakin way would I have known the correct response. I knew it was Hugenots, but I love your answer anyway. That game was definitely one to play Hollywood Squares with, for sure. 1 Link to comment
proserpina65 March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 Huguenots is just one of those terms that has stuck with me from high school history classes and will pop out if there is any reference that seems vaguely related. Same thing with the Hanseatic League. If you asked me to produce any information about either, I'd be lost, but in the case of supplying either as an answer for Jeopardy-type or multiple choice questions, I'm golden. I know a lot about Huguenots (except, apparently the correct spelling - see my prev. post) and the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, which was the event referenced in the clue, but all I know about the Hanseatic League is the name. But like you, it pops out as an answer now and than, and is usually correct. Ah, the odd tidbits of knowledge that stick in our brains. :-) 2 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 That FJ clue was WAAAAAY too easy -- I can't believe anyone got it wrong, let alone the person in the lead going into FJ. 4 Link to comment
secnarf March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 That was such an incredibly easy DD and he came up with "nurgery?!" 3 Link to comment
HelenBaby March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 That was such an incredibly easy DD and he came up with "nurgery?!" I chalked up to a brain fart. Sometimes the words just will not come. 3 Link to comment
Tunia March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 That FJ clue was WAAAAAY too easy -- I can't believe anyone got it wrong, let alone the person in the lead going into FJ. I came up with San Francisco, but for the wrong reason. As soon as I heard the clue, my mind went to Lombard Street with all its steep hairpin turns...just couldn't reconcile the "slit in the ground" upon which, of course, the cable cars run. Duh... 2 Link to comment
Bastet March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 She played a good game, so it was a shame to see her lose because of FJ, but not coming up with San Francisco was quite surprising. Yet not as much as the neurosurgery brain fart; that must have been embarrassing. 1 Link to comment
opus March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 She played a good game, so it was a shame to see her lose because of FJ, but not coming up with San Francisco was quite surprising. Yet not as much as the neurosurgery brain fart; that must have been embarrassing. I thought he had said neuro but couldn't come up with the ending 1 Link to comment
dcalley March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 As a Parks & Rec fan, I couldn't help but be amused at both "Jerry" and "Garry" being OK. Link to comment
Pallida March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 I brainfarted on neurosurgery because I incorrectly thought the word had to end with surge. Oops! Link to comment
illini1959 March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 (edited) Unless I'm remembering wrong, they got an answer wrong in the "M" category - Malibu has 27 miles of "scenic highway" not 21. Minor, I know :) Edited March 24, 2015 by illini1959 Link to comment
proserpina65 March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 I brainfarted on neurosurgery because I incorrectly thought the word had to end with surge. Oops! I said neurosurgeon - I wonder if they would've accepted that? Link to comment
sugarbaker design March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 The clue was: Its the specialty of operating on the brain and spinal cord. So neurosurgeon wouldn't be accepted, they were looking for the specialty not the specialist. Link to comment
proserpina65 March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 (edited) The clue was: Its the specialty of operating on the brain and spinal cord. So neurosurgeon wouldn't be accepted, they were looking for the specialty not the specialist. Well, that would be my inclination, but given some of the answers they've accepted recently, I probably could make an argument for them accepting it. ("Guthrie" anyone?) Edited March 24, 2015 by proserpina65 2 Link to comment
Fex March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 Could Gautham be any slower? I can't believe he won. Frustrating! Alex, please stop saying "boo hiss" 5 Link to comment
mojoween March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 Ohmygod Gautam please stop jabbering, just pick a freaking clue and don't board hop. Also, the button didn't do anything to you, so please stop murdering it. I feel awful because I most likely would be annoying if I ever made it on the show, but he was driving me bonkers. Naturally, he won, even though he acted like either he knew nothing about any category, or they were all beneath him. Mrs. Obama had on a lot of makeup and some swanky earrings for such causal hair. It took me all the clues to figure out that her hair was in a ponytail and she didn't shave her head. 6 Link to comment
Moose135 March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 It took me all the clues to figure out that her hair was in a ponytail and she didn't shave her head. That was my first thought as well - although I figure that would have gotten a lot of play on Fox News if she had... 4 Link to comment
alias1 March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I hope that guy settles down tomorrow. Between the jumping around and the jabbering, I found him hard to watch. 4 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 Wow, can't stand the new champ. What a weird affect and attitude he has. I was Googling during the show to see when Michelle Obama shaved her head. How could you guys tell her hair was just pulled back? I wild assed guessed Michelangelo for FJ. Just lucky that I was right since I had no clue. 1 Link to comment
mojoween March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I couldn't even listen to the clues she was reading, I was just focused on her head. At one point I could see the top part of the ponytail that would come out from the hair tie. The quote Michelangelo said sounded kind of modern to me so I was wracking my brain trying to think of some recent sculptor and came up with nothing. Link to comment
Kitkat52 March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 My husband said why would I think she shaved her head "she's not Bill Cosby's wife" 2 Link to comment
chessiegal March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I've never seen Michelle wear her hair like that, but I quickly realized she had it pulled back. I saw Michelangelo's Pieta at the World's Fair in 1964 - it left quite an impression so I was confident in FJ. 2 Link to comment
secnarf March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I was way too preoccupied by Michelle obama's hair to pay any attention to her clues lol. Gautham alternated between irritating me beyond belief, and reminding me of one of my favourite profs from when I was in school. By the end he was much more on the irritating end of the scale so I was hoping he wouldn't win. And the girl in the middle (Christy?) kept giving so many dumb answers that I didn't think she deserved to win either. FJ was easy if you're familiar with the Pieta. I thought the "chaste mother" part gave it away. 3 Link to comment
M. Darcy March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 And, the Pieta was the only mother/son statue I could think of. 2 Link to comment
opus March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 The quote Michelangelo said sounded kind of modern to me so I was wracking my brain trying to think of some recent sculptor and came up with nothing. Boo hiss 4 Link to comment
Bastet March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 A dog star category without Asta is just wrong. Gautum didn't bother me; I didn't really notice anything about him other than that awkward laugh after the b-school answer. Cindy had a number of rather dumb answers in the first round, so nice comeback in the second. I was surprised no one got beta carotene. And I found the McCarthy clue too easy for a DD. 2 Link to comment
peeayebee March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 The quote Michelangelo said sounded kind of modern to me so I was wracking my brain trying to think of some recent sculptor and came up with nothing. I started out thinking that too, but then I figured it was just the translation. I figured it was the Pieta in the clue, but I didn't know about Mary looking young. The thing I had heard about it is that Mary is so much bigger than Jesus, the proportions are off, but it works. I questioned the photo of the A-line skirt. I always thought A-lines were stiffer, I guess, not loose like the one depicted. 1 Link to comment
chessiegal March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 (edited) I questioned the photo of the A-line skirt. I always thought A-lines were stiffer, I guess, not loose like the one depicted. As someone who grew up wearing A-line skirts - absolutely - they were straight line, not with a loose flair. Sorry judges - wrong! ETA: Not judges wrong, clue writers wrong. Edited March 25, 2015 by chessiegal Link to comment
Abstract March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I hate it when other people read the clues. They don't have a good rhythm or something, so it takes longer than when Alex reads them. I blanked out on Michelangelo even though I knew Pieta. 1 Link to comment
Ailianna March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 This final was a case of knowing too much about the subject because there are literally hundreds of pietas. It's a term for art showing the Madonna and Child, and not really any specific work. That's why you'll hear references to Michelangelo's Pieta, and so on, designated by the artist. So I was wracking my brain to figure out which Pieta they were talking about. I did an art tour of Italy a while back, and saw more pietas than I could even name. So I had nothing when the time ran out. The new champ annoyed me with his chatter as well as his category hopping and editorials. Yes, when you jump into the middle of a category, you may not know what it's about and get the DD. Geesh! Hopefully he'll calm down and be less of a nervous nelly going forward. 2 Link to comment
GreekGeek March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 (edited) This final was a case of knowing too much about the subject because there are literally hundreds of pietas. It's a term for art showing the Madonna and Child, and not really any specific work. I thought Pieta referred specifically to Mary holding the body of the dead Jesus, not Madonna and Child in general, since the latter is generally Jesus as an infant. I actually don't mind the new champ, although I hope the contestant coordinator says something to him between games about not offering commentary. Did they say what he was a professor of? It seems odd if they omitted it. I also thought Michelle Obama had a shaved head. My husband said why would I think she shaved her head "she's not Bill Cosby's wife" I don't get this, but I haven't been following every detail of the Bill Cosby allegations. I agree about the guest readers. They always seem to read too slowly. The slowest I remember, in addition to Sandra Day O'Connor, were Bill Clinton and Oprah. Oprah in particular has that "everything I say is important so I'll take my time to make sure you get it" tone. Edited March 25, 2015 by GreekGeek Link to comment
Prevailing Wind March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I assumed FLOTUS had her hair pulled back, but I was wondering about its color. Looked awfully blonde to me. But I paid attention to her clues & ran the category! Whoo hooooo! (You'd think I'd eat better, in that case, instead of living on noodles.) 5 Link to comment
TaraS1 March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 Is there some hilarious inside joke about "B school" that we all missed? LOL. That laughter was just bizarre and out of nowhere. Also, was it really that hard for him to figure out what a category with the word "reef" in it was going to be about? 8 Link to comment
proserpina65 March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I thought Pieta referred specifically to Mary holding the body of the dead Jesus, not Madonna and Child in general, since the latter is generally Jesus as an infant. You are correct. And Michelangelo's is the most famous one, especially after some nutjob attacked it with a hammer (I believe) a few years ago. His Mary does look younger than Jesus, but I atttribute that to Jesus being dead after having been crucified. 1 Link to comment
peeayebee March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 The new champ annoyed me with his chatter as well as his category hopping and editorials. Yes, when you jump into the middle of a category, you may not know what it's about and get the DD. Geesh! Yeah, I nearly said out loud, "That's what you get for jumping around the board!" Is there some hilarious inside joke about "B school" that we all missed? LOL. That laughter was just bizarre and out of nowhere. I didn't get it either. Bee-school? I got nothin'. 4 Link to comment
teebax March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 The game started out painfully slowly with a lot of missed answers and then the new champ got on a roll and proceeded to annoy the hell out of me. I don't like rooting against contestants, but I was rooting hard against him. Maybe it was nerves, but his editorializing and then pointing out that he jumped to a new category, hit the DD, and didn't know what the category about had me yelling at my TV. I will probably have to read the board tonight before I decide if I can watch it. If he loses or calms down, then I'll watch. 2 Link to comment
Browncoat March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I didn't get to see last night's episode, but I did record it. Now I'm almost afraid to watch! 1 Link to comment
ChicagoCita March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 Apparently Michelle Obama's hair, or lack thereof, was a big enough story to get on the local news here in Chicago. (Or else it was a very slow news day.) The comment about Bill Cosby's wife, I believe, has nothing to do with the current scandal, and much to do with Camille Cosby's style. 2 Link to comment
alias1 March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I assumed FLOTUS had her hair pulled back, but I was wondering about its color. Looked awfully blonde to me. But I paid attention to her clues & ran the category! Whoo hooooo! (You'd think I'd eat better, in that case, instead of living on noodles.) I thought it looked gray, unfortunately. I love our first lady, but that was not a flattering look, in my opinion. I love how she read the clues, though, and really admire her efforts to get us all to eat better. I'm in the same boat, Prevailing Wind, lol. I have nothing to say about the new champ, or the game last night, that hasn't already been said. I just hope we have a great challenger coming up! 3 Link to comment
cinsays March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I agree that Michelle's hairdo was very unflattering and I don't know why she would not have seen how bad it looked and demanded a reshoot. And, actually, the hairdo she has had pretty much every other time she's been on Jeopardy reading clues is also bad. I'd find a picture of it if I knew how. I don't understand why she just didn't wear it the way she usually has it. I think the producers don't like her. As for the new champ, he is a little strange and a little too talkative, but I think it may be nerves, And, after his comment about not knowing what the category meant when he selected the high dollar clue, he will probably stop jumping around as much. Link to comment
Pallida March 25, 2015 Share March 25, 2015 I found the reason he laughed at "b-school": http://www.hbs.edu/news/articles/Pages/gautam-jeopardy.aspx 4 Link to comment
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