Final Jeopardy! Clues
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Before this one gets too badly spoiled...
CATEGORY: Asia
ANSWER: Two of the three nations that border both Russia and China.
CATEGORY: Asia
ANSWER: Two of the three nations that border both Russia and China.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Magna wrote:Before this one gets too badly spoiled...
CATEGORY: Asia
ANSWER: Two of the three nations that border both Russia and China.
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Kazakhstan and Mongolia
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
A 4th Best Actress Oscar Winner, LIza Minnelli, was nearly in that retweeted photo, except she was standing in the back of the group and too short to be seen by the camera. She was behind Julia Roberts.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Part of her hand might be visible at the back.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
ACTORS & OSCARS
He was nominated for Oscars in 6 consecutive decades; the last nod was for his 2002 role as a mob boss
He was nominated for Oscars in 6 consecutive decades; the last nod was for his 2002 role as a mob boss
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Who is Paul Newman?
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
cheezguyty wrote:ACTORS & OSCARS
He was nominated for Oscars in 6 consecutive decades; the last nod was for his 2002 role as a mob boss
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Who is Paul Newman?
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He wasn't nominated for an Oscar in the 70s. I know because he was my guess for Friday's FJ.
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And even if you slice the decades to be ten-year periods besides ***0-***9, you can only make it five consecutive decades.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
NUMBER ONE SONGS
A picture of George Brett in uniform helped inspire this song, even though its singer/cowriter was born after Brett retired.
LITERARY OCCUPATIONS
It's the title occupation of Yasha Mazur (Half-Jewish Pole), Andrew Ketterley (Digory Kirke's uncle), and Cipolla (killed by Mario).
A picture of George Brett in uniform helped inspire this song, even though its singer/cowriter was born after Brett retired.
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Royals (by Lorde)
It's the title occupation of Yasha Mazur (Half-Jewish Pole), Andrew Ketterley (Digory Kirke's uncle), and Cipolla (killed by Mario).
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Magician (Yasha Mazur from The Magician of Lublin by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Andrew Ketterley from The Magician's Nephew in the Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, and Cipolla from Mario and the Magician by Thomas Mann)
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
nserven wrote:cheezguyty wrote:ACTORS & OSCARS
He was nominated for Oscars in 6 consecutive decades; the last nod was for his 2002 role as a mob boss
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Who is Paul Newman?Spoiler
He wasn't nominated for an Oscar in the 70s. I know because he was my guess for Friday's FJ.
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And even if you slice the decades to be ten-year periods besides ***0-***9, you can only make it five consecutive decades.
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1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
That's correct. The third isihavejeoprosy wrote:Magna wrote:Before this one gets too badly spoiled...
CATEGORY: Asia
ANSWER: Two of the three nations that border both Russia and China.Spoiler
Kazakhstan and Mongolia
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North Korea
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
This is a great dumping ground for not-ready-for-family-hour FJ clues (and thanks to a sporcle quiz for this one).
COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Of all familiarly-single-word-name countries, it has the highest point value in Scrabble.
COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Of all familiarly-single-word-name countries, it has the highest point value in Scrabble.
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Mozambique
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
I thought with the Sporcle reference it'd beLefty wrote:This is a great dumping ground for not-ready-for-family-hour FJ clues (and thanks to a sporcle quiz for this one).
COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Of all familiarly-single-word-name countries, it has the highest point value in Scrabble.
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Mozambique
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Kyrgyzstan
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
My guess wasdhkendall wrote:I thought with the Sporcle reference it'd beLefty wrote:This is a great dumping ground for not-ready-for-family-hour FJ clues (and thanks to a sporcle quiz for this one).
COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Of all familiarly-single-word-name countries, it has the highest point value in Scrabble.
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Mozambique, but it seems it loses 31-34.Spoiler
Kyrgyzstan
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Kazakhstan, but that loses by a few points too.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Nope, none of those is worth anything in Scrabble, because they're proper nouns. Turkey is obviously the correct response.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Zaire beats it by one dollar.seaborgium wrote:Nope, none of those is worth anything in Scrabble, because they're proper nouns. Turkey is obviously the correct response.
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Brazil beats it by four [points].legendneverdies wrote:Zaire beats it by one dollar.seaborgium wrote:Nope, none of those is worth anything in Scrabble, because they're proper nouns. Turkey is obviously the correct response.
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Am I missing something, or do you both not get Sg's point?cheezguyty wrote:Brazil beats it by four [points].legendneverdies wrote:Zaire beats it by one dollar.seaborgium wrote:Nope, none of those is worth anything in Scrabble, because they're proper nouns. Turkey is obviously the correct response.
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"zaire" and "brazil" are both valid Scrabble words.bpmod wrote:Am I missing something, or do you both not get Sg's point?cheezguyty wrote:Brazil beats it by four [points].legendneverdies wrote:Zaire beats it by one dollar.seaborgium wrote:Nope, none of those is worth anything in Scrabble, because they're proper nouns. Turkey is obviously the correct response.
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"zaire": a monetary unit of Zaire
"brazil": a dyewood
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
Ditto "japan." (14 points.)lieph82 wrote:"zaire" and "brazil" are both valid Scrabble words.bpmod wrote:Am I missing something, or do you both not get Sg's point?cheezguyty wrote:Brazil beats it by four [points].legendneverdies wrote:Zaire beats it by one dollar.seaborgium wrote:Nope, none of those is worth anything in Scrabble, because they're proper nouns. Turkey is obviously the correct response.
Brian
"zaire": a monetary unit of Zaire
"brazil": a dyewood
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Yep! That's what I missed.lieph82 wrote:"zaire" and "brazil" are both valid Scrabble words.bpmod wrote:Am I missing something, or do you both not get Sg's point?
Brian
"zaire": a monetary unit of Zaire
"brazil": a dyewood
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...but the senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity.
If I had 50 cents for every math question I got right, I'd have $6.30 by now.
If I had 50 cents for every math question I got right, I'd have $6.30 by now.