Pallida August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 We learned Kozik (teacher's name) Plays Chess On Fridays Getting Stoned. I will never forget that one. 1 Link to comment
Scott August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 I learned it Kings Play Chess On Fine Grain Sand. Clearly I should have taken Mr/Ms Kozik for science instead. Link to comment
Prevailing Wind August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 Every Good Boy... & FACE are the treble; bass is All Cows Eat Grass or All Cars Eat Gas. (mnemonic made up before hybrids. LOL) I always wanted a sentence to go with ROY G. BIV, like Ruthless Orangutans Yank Grapes, Blatantly Injuring Vines. 2 Link to comment
proserpina65 August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 FJ was pretty easy ... once again. Not for me. I've never heard the song, and the whole six degrees aspect completely escaped me. (And this from someone who can connect Kevin Bacon to D. W. Griffith!) I will now go hang my head in shame. 3 Link to comment
proserpina65 August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 (edited) I was surprised that Patton was a TS. Anyone who's seen the movie would know it was big deal when he slapped the soldier. That surprised me too. That was my dad's favorite movie, so I'll probably remember that scene long after I've forgotten my own name. Edited to note that I must've gone to the most boring school ever, because we didn't have any songs for mnemonics. Edited August 3, 2015 by proserpina65 2 Link to comment
Trey August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 Every Good Boy... & FACE are the treble; bass is All Cows Eat Grass or All Cars Eat Gas. (mnemonic made up before hybrids. LOL) I always wanted a sentence to go with ROY G. BIV, like Ruthless Orangutans Yank Grapes, Blatantly Injuring Vines. I just found this sentence on Google: Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain I could probably remember that one very easily but it doesn't evoke the interesting image of ruthless orangutans yanking grapes. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 (edited) "ROY G. BIV" -- colors of the rainbow I could remember the actual colors themselves easier than ROY G. BIV. Who the heck can remember ROY G. BIV? Edited August 3, 2015 by saber5055 5 Link to comment
Browncoat August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 I once had a car that was a Chevrolet Spectrum. I named it Roy because Roy G Biv. 9 Link to comment
Sandiscot August 3, 2015 Share August 3, 2015 I always wanted a sentence to go with ROY G. BIV, I'd never heard that. I was taught to Read Out Your Green Book In Verse. 1 Link to comment
GreekGeek August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 Here are a few more mnemonics I picked up along the way: No Plan Like Yours To Study History Wisely for the royal houses of England--Northumber, Plantagenet, Lancaster, York, Tudor, Stewart, Hanover, Windsor. Can Queen Victoria Eat Cold Apple Pie for the seven hills of Rome--Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, Aventine, Palatine. Please My Dear Aunt Sally for order of operations in math--parentheses, multiply, divide, add, subtract. There's also "Good Boys Do Fine Always" (in addition to "Every Good Boy...") in music, but I don't remember what it's for. Great way to end the season! Link to comment
M. Darcy August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 Who the heck can remember ROY G. BIV Me! Its one of the few things I remember from science class. It is amazing how bad I am at FJ questions when watching repeats of tournaments. I obviously know the answer because I heard it the first time but I always forget it on the repeat. Link to comment
secnarf August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 There's also "Good Boys Do Fine Always" (in addition to "Every Good Boy...") in music, but I don't remember what it's for. It's for the lines in the bass clef, whereas "every good boy..." is for the lines in treble clef. I learned "Every good boy deserves fudge" and "Good boys deserve fudge always", but I think there are many variations. Also, I know I learned a different one for the order of operations in math, but I can't remember it right now :( Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 George Elliott's Old Grandmother Rode A Pig Home Yesterday - geography. 2 Link to comment
The Wild Sow August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 HOMES for the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. Not in order, but easy to remember. Try Super Man Helps Every One! In order from west to east (left to right.) I learned it Kings Play Chess On Fine Grain Sand. I heard that as Kings Play Chess On Fine Glass Surfaces. But the Good Sex one is more memorable! Bones of the wrist are Never Lower Tillie's Pants, Mother May Come Home. (Navicular, Lunate, Triquetrium, Pisiform, (Greater) Multangular, (Lesser) Multangular, Capitate, Hamate.) 1 Link to comment
6 MeowMeowBeenz August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 HOMES for the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. Not in order, but easy to remember. 4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan, it does make them much easier to remember for us in the Magical Mitten. Although there are T-shirts here that refer to Erie as only "pretty good". And Ontario is "that one that doesn't touch Michigan" 2 Link to comment
PaulaO August 6, 2015 Share August 6, 2015 My brother taught me to spell arithmetic A Rat In The House May Eat The Ice Cream. Link to comment
M. Darcy August 11, 2015 Share August 11, 2015 It was nice having Julia back on Jeopardy last night. I'm trying to figure out if I got Wellington on my own or just remembered the answer from the original showing. 1 Link to comment
Trey August 11, 2015 Share August 11, 2015 I know I didn't get Wellington the last time and I couldn't remember it last night either - just knew it was a city in NZ or Australia. Yes, it was nice to see Julia back and I enjoyed seeing Terry again too. 1 Link to comment
M. Darcy August 11, 2015 Share August 11, 2015 And, so far I can't remember who won the tournament so it will be a nice surprise on Friday. 2 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 August 11, 2015 Share August 11, 2015 I didn't see the original airing of this tournament so it's been enjoyable to watch. Remember, a few pages back, where I said I was moving to a place on Carson Strret? I was urged to buy it and use the Jeopardy! approved name of Kit Carson Street. Well, that place didn't work out, but I found a much better place on Harvard Ave. to buy. I figure I'll be instantly smarter living at that address, no? 7 Link to comment
M. Darcy August 12, 2015 Share August 12, 2015 I honestly was going to give Arthur another chance yesterday and then he picked his first question and yep, hatred was back. I will give him props for being the only one to get FJ yesterday. I probably said this when it originally aired but honestly, if you make it to the semifinals of the TOC, you should know Proust. Or at least the one line that everyone knows from Proust. 1 Link to comment
Jesse August 12, 2015 Share August 12, 2015 Yeah, I hope the other two just couldn't pull the name of the book, not that they actually thought those answers were right. 1 Link to comment
Ailianna August 12, 2015 Share August 12, 2015 Is it wrong that even though I knew Arthur made it through to the finals, that I was still disappointed Mark Japinga didn't win? I really liked him, and I think he's a young man who is going to do very well with his life. I would definitely like to see more of him on Jeopardy! or any other venue where he gets to show off his knowledge and what strikes me as a very classy personality. 1 Link to comment
Trey August 12, 2015 Share August 12, 2015 I didn't see that episode first time around but I remember the discussion of FJ and Arthur's answer - however, I didn't remember it last night so I said Babette's Feast - I don't know if that's even a book. Proust and French Literature in general are not in my wheelhouse. 1 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind August 12, 2015 Share August 12, 2015 - that quote yesterday was only part of a paragraph that went on for a hundredd pages (I exaggerate). You exaggerate...but not by much. 1 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 August 12, 2015 Share August 12, 2015 I honestly was going to give Arthur another chance yesterday and then he picked his first question and yep, hatred was back. It made me mad that Arthur gave the arty-farty title instead of the title everyone knows from reading it or studying it in college. Yep, it didn't take long for the Chu hate to return. Last week's first round wasn't so bad, but last night he was back to being a smug, insufferable jerk. 2 Link to comment
Jesse August 13, 2015 Share August 13, 2015 Where my Boston-area people at? I can't believe we're starting Patriots pre-emption already! And why can't they just run Jeopardy on channel 38, like they'll do with Big Brother at 8? Some of us have routines!! 2 Link to comment
alias1 August 13, 2015 Share August 13, 2015 Sorry, people, I'm an Arthur fan. He's very smart and I don't see any negative "ticks" from him. I know he starts all over the place but so do a lot of contestants. 3 Link to comment
Jesse August 13, 2015 Share August 13, 2015 Yeah, the board hopping is the only thing I don't like about Arthur. Especially since I've been reading his writing! (But this is what I meant when I hated that champ last month and realized how other people feel about other contestants! Everything he did made me hate him more and more.) Link to comment
cinsays August 13, 2015 Share August 13, 2015 I just don't understand all the Arthur hatred. Lots of contestants jump around the board and that is ok, but he does it and he's an awful arrogant devil. He's smart and I find him very interesting and with a good sense of humor. Actually, compared to that sour and smug Andrew Moore, Arthur is downright charming. 1 Link to comment
M. Darcy August 13, 2015 Share August 13, 2015 I hate everyone who jumps around the board. 8 Link to comment
Browncoat August 13, 2015 Share August 13, 2015 I also hate everyone who jumps around the board. 3 Link to comment
Hope829 August 13, 2015 Share August 13, 2015 I opened an account because I needed to say this.....wouldn't 1960 have been a correct answer for tonight's final jeopardy as well? (Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Cabot)? Link to comment
rereader2 August 14, 2015 Share August 14, 2015 (edited) I opened an account because I needed to say this.....wouldn't 1960 have been a correct answer for tonight's final jeopardy as well? (Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Cabot)? No, because Nixon was the incumbent Vice President, and the question was, "In this year, there were no Presidents or Vice Presidents running, but 3 of the 4 men on the 2 major party ballots would become President." (To be fair, I had to look it up. :) ) Edited August 14, 2015 by rereader2 3 Link to comment
alias1 August 14, 2015 Share August 14, 2015 Arthur looked really nervous tonight. Probably because he was next to Julia, who is everyone's favorite. But his FJ wager was dumb. I remember when this was on the first time, I was rooting for Ben (to minimize all the love/hate that I presumed would be the outcome if either Julia or Arthur won. Link to comment
divinorum August 14, 2015 Share August 14, 2015 No, because Nixon was the incumbent Vice President, and the question was, "In this year, there were no Presidents or Vice Presidents running, but 3 of the 4 men on the 2 major party ballots would become President." (To be fair, I had to look it up. :) ) Since I looked it up too, wouldn't 1920 also be technically incorrect? One of the men running in the Republican primary was a President (of Columbia University, but still a President). Or did they add the qualifications of President of the United States and running in the general election? Link to comment
rereader2 August 14, 2015 Share August 14, 2015 Since I looked it up too, wouldn't 1920 also be technically incorrect? One of the men running in the Republican primary was a President (of Columbia University, but still a President). Or did they add the qualifications of President of the United States and running in the general election? I think that would be stretching things a leetle too far... 4 Link to comment
Trey August 14, 2015 Share August 14, 2015 I just don't understand all the Arthur hatred. Lots of contestants jump around the board and that is ok, but he does it and he's an awful arrogant devil. He's smart and I find him very interesting and with a good sense of humor. Actually, compared to that sour and smug Andrew Moore, Arthur is downright charming. The board hopping was annoying but I believe it was his self promotion and claiming to have invented the board hopping technique that really brought on the Arthur hatred. 4 Link to comment
secnarf August 14, 2015 Share August 14, 2015 Since I looked it up too, wouldn't 1920 also be technically incorrect? One of the men running in the Republican primary was a President (of Columbia University, but still a President). Or did they add the qualifications of President of the United States and running in the general election? I don't recall the exact wording, but they did mention that there were 4 men on the ballot, which seems to make it pretty clear that they meant the general election and a guy running in the primaries who didn't actually end up on the ballot wouldn't count. And it seemed pretty clear that they meant POTUS, not president of anything. 2 Link to comment
pandora spocks August 14, 2015 Share August 14, 2015 Today I played the home version of Jeopardy on my Kindle motivated out of Jeopardy withdrawal. One of the categories was "Females, Women, and Ladies." The writers probably wrote it this way as to eliminate any doubts about the gender of the answers. Let's be thankful it wasn't titled "Dames, Broads, and Skirts!" 4 Link to comment
saber5055 August 14, 2015 Share August 14, 2015 I think the problem so many have with board jumping is that the answers (are suppose to) get progressively harder as the money value increases, plus staying in one category keeps a viewer's brain in the same "slot" to make it easier to come up with the answer. Which is probably the reason players jump around, to throw the competition off their games. What do they care if viewers get snarky about it since the player jumping is the one who is (hopefully) going home with the big bucks. I'll cut board jumpers slack if they call out one word from a multi-word category, and leave "dollars" and "please" off of their request. Short cutters are my favorite contestants! 2 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver August 14, 2015 Share August 14, 2015 Can anyone explain what was going on in the 1920 election that no incumbants were running? I am so lost with any history questions. Good on Ben for figuring it out... Wikipedia is your best friend -- long story short, Woodrow Wilson's failing health and lack of party support didn't even formally get him on the ballot at the Democratic National convention, and the same went for his VP Thomas Marshall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Democratic_National_Convention Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 August 15, 2015 Share August 15, 2015 So glad Ben won. He was very gracious, thanking his competitors and giving them applause. I think Julia would have done a lot better if she hadn't been a bit under the weather. The icing on the cake was the Smug Blogger not winning. 3 Link to comment
saber5055 August 15, 2015 Share August 15, 2015 So glad Ben won. He was very gracious, thanking his competitors and giving them applause. Yes to this. He demonstrated grace and good sportsmanship. I hope he would have been as gracious if he had lost! In any case, he was a good role model with his win. Arthur didn't (or, doesn't) bother me. I missed his long run on the show, don't have a clue how many games he won, dollar amount, anything about him. So I watched him without prejudice. And since I watched this series with only one eye while I continued to work, I still don't have any complaints about him. I know: Color me unique! Link to comment
alias1 August 15, 2015 Share August 15, 2015 Yes to this. He demonstrated grace and good sportsmanship. I hope he would have been as gracious if he had lost! In any case, he was a good role model with his win. Arthur didn't (or, doesn't) bother me. I missed his long run on the show, don't have a clue how many games he won, dollar amount, anything about him. So I watched him without prejudice. And since I watched this series with only one eye while I continued to work, I still don't have any complaints about him. I know: Color me unique! Arthur just strikes me as a very serious young man. He moves along quickly and I liked him. I might agree that he has no charisma, but I never saw the arrogance people talked about. And I saw him clap plenty of times for other contestants (not something that's important to me, anyway, it's all show). He won 11 games in his original run. I don't remember how much money he won, though. 2 Link to comment
biakbiak August 16, 2015 Share August 16, 2015 Arthur also immediately turned to Ben to congratulate him though Ben was already walking toward Alex as they are taught to do. But than again board hopping doesn't bother me in the least. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 August 16, 2015 Share August 16, 2015 Arthur also immediately turned to Ben to congratulate him though Ben was already walking toward Alex as they are taught to do. That's right! I did see that, but time didn't allow for it, Ben was already being prompted "Get to Alex" for the closing. Didn't Arthur and Julia win $$ for their second and third place finishes? I don't get the Arthur dislike, but then again, I'm a big fan of Alex Jacob and am looking forward to when he gets to compete on Tournament. He board hops too! 1 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver August 16, 2015 Share August 16, 2015 (edited) Didn't Arthur and Julia win $$ for their second and third place finishes? Arthur got $100K and Julia got $50K -- not a bad payday for 4 games. Edited August 16, 2015 by ottoDbusdriver 1 Link to comment
saber5055 August 16, 2015 Share August 16, 2015 I remember Eliza's episode. Here is her account: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a44297/what-its-like-to-be-on-jeopardy/ 1 Link to comment
Trey August 16, 2015 Share August 16, 2015 I remember Eliza's episode. Here is her account: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a44297/what-its-like-to-be-on-jeopardy/ It wasn't all that long ago - I remember the Rommel answer. Maybe we should cut contestants a little more slack when they don't do well - apparently they have feelings.:) 4 Link to comment
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