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Bamaman wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:24 pm I think it would have been a fine FJ for Sports Jeopardy.
Worded that way? Everyone in the sports world agrees that the word "home" never refers to the state in the team's name and only and always refers to the physical location where they play? I'm not a big sports follower, but that just doesn't seem like the way the word gets consistently used. In fact, I'd say the trick of the clue relies on the fact that the word ISN'T consistently used that way.
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opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:40 pm
Bamaman wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:24 pm I think it would have been a fine FJ for Sports Jeopardy.
Worded that way? Everyone in the sports world agrees that the word "home" never refers to the state in the team's name and only and always refers to the physical location where they play? I'm not a big sports follower, but that just doesn't seem like the way the word gets consistently used. In fact, I'd say the trick of the clue relies on the fact that the word ISN'T consistently used that way.
Serious sports trivia players have heard variations on the NY/NJ thing many times and aren’t fooled. It would never be asked in a serious contest.

There are an infinite number of good, challenging, and interesting trivia questions to ask and answer. There’s no reason to ask questions in any topic that are ambiguous and/or flat out incorrect.
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Golf wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:02 pm
opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:40 pm
Bamaman wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:24 pm I think it would have been a fine FJ for Sports Jeopardy.
Worded that way? Everyone in the sports world agrees that the word "home" never refers to the state in the team's name and only and always refers to the physical location where they play? I'm not a big sports follower, but that just doesn't seem like the way the word gets consistently used. In fact, I'd say the trick of the clue relies on the fact that the word ISN'T consistently used that way.
Serious sports trivia players have heard variations on the NY/NJ thing many times and aren’t fooled. It would never be asked in a serious contest.

There are an infinite number of good, challenging, and interesting trivia questions to ask and answer. There’s no reason to ask questions in any topic that are ambiguous and/or flat out incorrect.
Is there a non-wordy way of rewriting this clue to make one response unambiguously correct? I like the idea of it, though it might be a little tough for regular J!. I take it Sports J! is just a fond memory at this point. The basic knowledge being requested in the clue does seem like a good fit there.
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opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:10 pm Is there a non-wordy way of rewriting this clue to make one response unambiguously correct? I like the idea of it, though it might be a little tough for regular J!. I take it Sports J! is just a fond memory at this point. The basic knowledge being requested in the clue does seem like a good fit there.
How about, "The most populous state with only 1 NFL stadium within its borders"?
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econgator wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:32 pm
opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:10 pm Is there a non-wordy way of rewriting this clue to make one response unambiguously correct? I like the idea of it, though it might be a little tough for regular J!. I take it Sports J! is just a fond memory at this point. The basic knowledge being requested in the clue does seem like a good fit there.
How about, "The most populous state with only 1 NFL stadium within its borders"?
I like it!
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opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:39 pm
econgator wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:32 pm
opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:10 pm Is there a non-wordy way of rewriting this clue to make one response unambiguously correct? I like the idea of it, though it might be a little tough for regular J!. I take it Sports J! is just a fond memory at this point. The basic knowledge being requested in the clue does seem like a good fit there.
How about, "The most populous state with only 1 NFL stadium within its borders"?
I like it!
CURRENT NFL stadium would be needed.

IMO, the clue doesn't fit either regular or Sports Jeopardy. <10% of Jeopardy contestants will get it, >90% of Sports Jeopardy contestants will get it.

I also tend to think there's issue with Jeopardy contestants working through this clue in <30 seconds.

There's a fine art to writing good FJ clues, I think this thread is a good indicator of just how difficult it can be.
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Golf wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:35 pm IMO, the clue doesn't fit either regular or Sports Jeopardy. <10% of Jeopardy contestants will get it, >90% of Sports Jeopardy contestants will get it.
Interesting. I wonder if it would work as a DD on Sports Jeopardy. Either that or a TOC+ FJ on regular.
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Golf wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:35 pm CURRENT NFL stadium would be needed.
Why? NY has only one current or former NFL stadium within its borders (War Memorial Stadium, Old Yankee Stadium, and Shea Stadium have all been demolished), so the clue is fine as written.
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AMERICAN AUTHORS

This author commonly associated with a southern state was born in St. Louis, and she happened to die there while visiting the 1904 World's Fair
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Category: The Olympics

This first city to have an Olympic games cancelled became the last city to host an Olympic games prior to the next cancellation of the games.
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triviawayne wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:12 pm Category: The Olympics

This first city to have an Olympic games cancelled became the last city to host an Olympic games prior to the next cancellation of the games.
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I got a little dizzy with the first/last Olympic games cancellation verbiage but managed to sort it out and guess the right one. Good idea for a clue!
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mas3cf wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:02 pm
triviawayne wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:12 pm Category: The Olympics

This first city to have an Olympic games cancelled became the last city to host an Olympic games prior to the next cancellation of the games.
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Berlin
I got a little dizzy with the first/last Olympic games cancellation verbiage but managed to sort it out and guess the right one. Good idea for a clue!

Thank you. I got the idea when I noticed that happened while researching questions for something else.

If someone has an approach for better wording, I’m open to it.
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triviawayne wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:58 pm
mas3cf wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:02 pm
triviawayne wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:12 pm Category: The Olympics

This first city to have an Olympic games cancelled became the last city to host an Olympic games prior to the next cancellation of the games.
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Berlin
I got a little dizzy with the first/last Olympic games cancellation verbiage but managed to sort it out and guess the right one. Good idea for a clue!

Thank you. I got the idea when I noticed that happened while researching questions for something else.

If someone has an approach for better wording, I’m open to it.
I'll take a stab at it:

This city had been planned to host the first cancelled modern Olympiad, and hosted the last games prior to the next cancelled Olympiad.
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US PRESIDENTS

Two of the three decades between the 1730s and the 1960s in which no US presidents were born
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The only three presidents to be born in the same calendar year.
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mas3cf wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:28 pm US PRESIDENTS

Two of the three decades between the 1730s and the 1960s in which no US presidents were born
I don't see how that would be solvable in 30 seconds.
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econgator wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:31 pm
mas3cf wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:28 pm US PRESIDENTS

Two of the three decades between the 1730s and the 1960s in which no US presidents were born
I don't see how that would be solvable in 30 seconds.
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50s: Nobody! That's one. 40s: A few. 30s.... hmm, Bush and Carter were born in the 20s, so 30s must be it. Done!
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STATE CAPITALS

Other than salt, lake, and city, it's the only 4-letter English common noun that is a word in the name of a US state capital
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DIFFERENT SPORTS

Nickname shared by a one-time Grand Slam winner and a 25-time grand slam hitter
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The Super Bowl

It is the only city with two different stadiums to have hosted five or more Super Bowls.
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mas3cf wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:10 pm STATE CAPITALS

Other than salt, lake, and city, it's the only 4-letter English common noun that appears in the name of a US state capital
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I think you've got to be a little more specific in your wording.
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Sacramento, Hartford, Hartford, Honolulu, Springfield, Frankfort, Frankfort, Augusta, Jackson, Carson City, Concord, Trenton, Salem, Pierre.
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