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Today I learned that Angel Falls were named after a person. Isn't learning fun?

As a New Yorker, even though I'm skipping the Oz episodes, I am booing my TV at this FJ outcome.

Never heard of Luigi Galvani, had no chance on this one, but now I can learn some new stuff so that's a win!

It's probably easier to remember and lean on one phrase for that situation, even if you're comfortable in front of the camera.

Did anyone else miss the Babe Ruth clue because it seemed too easy for a $1k? I felt like a big dummy as I tried to think of anyone else it might be BESIDES Ruth.

Is it just in Michigan, or is sports betting everywhere all of a sudden? I swear I see at least one ad for it in every single commercial break anymore. Not just you, laws loosened on it recently and teams/league are leaning way in. As a sports fan with zero interest in betting it annoys me. I am on...

This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:24 pm

The entire notion that that FJ was "easy" is preposterous. I thought the clues were quite terrible overall.

Yes. "It's easy if you've read this particular book" isn't the same thing.

I've never heard of Carrara in my life. Don't even feel bad for missing it.

I am genuinely shocked that people found Brookline that hard. I thought it was pretty well known. East Coast Bias I guess.

Ran the category without particular difficulty. I figured Kinderhook would be the hard one, shows what I know.

Ran it. This is cake for most baseball fans, but particularly Yankees fans with Mr. November.

I have seen Randy Johnson (during his Yankee years, unfortunately) and Jeter play in person.

People who are good at Jeopardy often get clues right where they don't actually know the answer because they can follow hints/guideposts in the clue. Or they're familiar with the general answer range that Jeopardy asks about. Very rarely could the answer be "literally anything." If that were the ca...

I have a feeling that FJ clue was pretty easy for those of us in the over 50 demo. Avon was a bigger deal 40 years ago. Would younger people even know Avon exists? I'm 34 and I got it, but probably because I watched Edward Scissorhands and remember "Avon calling!" I have a feeling that FJ clue was ...

For 212 pages we've been beating the same dead horses: People who are good at Jeopardy often get clues right where they don't actually know the answer because they can follow hints/guideposts in the clue. Or they're familiar with the general answer range that Jeopardy asks about. Very rarely could t...

I still don't see why "first World's Fair" is "zomg super-easy baby's first trivia fact that literally everyone except the dumbass named TenPoundHammer knows" level though. Nobody said this. In fact, several people agreed that it's a bit harder than a top row clue usually is. But that doesn't mean ...

kablamfan11 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:01 pm

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It seems disrespectful to speculate publicly. We have no idea and the obit doesn't say anything.

Opus I would never accuse you of being a scold. You're more of a crank. Wear that badge with pride. And font has been used in that way in word processors for decades, time to suck it up.

The question in today's game about The Revenant couldn't be "literally any animal." The movie came out relatively recently. It won several awards; it's not obscure. Leo fighting a bear was a very notable thing about it. There were jokes about it. It was discussed extensively on TV and in print. It w...

I've really enjoyed Ken's banter/teasing with the contestants. I think he's really good at relaxing them in a way that was tough with Alex.

I had no clue on FJ but my wife got it immediately which is just brutal. Demerits for me.

Bamaman wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:41 am

zakharov wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:06 pm

It's unfortunate that a Jeopardy clue used a word that's widely seen these days as a slur.

What clue was this?

The one about flamenco.