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Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Unless I'm mistaken, Andrew has a shot tomorrow to become the first Canadian superchamp EVER. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's show to see if he can accomplish that.JayK33 wrote:Congrats on win 5, Andrew. Had a couple very lucky close calls in your run but you did it in the end, so good for you. Good luck in being the first superchamp from BC tomorrow. (am I right about that stat?)
Agreed.grindcore wrote:Anybody think it's time for Johnny to stop adding "Canada" to Andrew and other Canadians' introductions? I don't think most people, upon hearing simply "Squamish, British Columbia" or "Memramcook, New Brunswick" would be terribly confused.
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Re: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
And the blank stares when they showed a picture of Gary Cooper recently (it was Gary Cooper, right?).JeopRDFan wrote:Not to mention 'The Verdict' with Paul Newman being same (with 2 wild guesses).Elijah Baley wrote:Witness for the Prosecution is a triple stumper?? A film based on one of the most popular murder mystery authors, directed by one of the greatest directors, cast with some of Hollywood's most iconic actors?
It's odd because older movies seem to be a weak spot for a lot of folks; I think Ken Jennings even drew a blank on a relatively easy FJ in the Tournament of the Decades that asked for Academy Award winners.
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I think that was Gregory Peck.Elijah Baley wrote:And the blank stares when they showed a picture of Gary Cooper recently (it was Gary Cooper, right?).JeopRDFan wrote:Not to mention 'The Verdict' with Paul Newman being same (with 2 wild guesses).Elijah Baley wrote:Witness for the Prosecution is a triple stumper?? A film based on one of the most popular murder mystery authors, directed by one of the greatest directors, cast with some of Hollywood's most iconic actors?
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Seeing two A's and getting sidetracked enough to think "A. A. Milne?!?"This Is Kirk! wrote:Alliteratively named writer born in Dublin in the late 1800s. What more do you need?TenPoundHammer wrote: WLT James Joyce on Alliterati for $400?
Still only kinda sorta vaguely sounds like it. IMO no closer than "Dannebrog", which was supposed to be the only TOM to Denmark on a previous $200 clue.This Is Kirk! wrote:You'd probably get there quicker if you thought Danorum = Dane rather than Denmark.TPH wrote:WLT Hamlet on Jeopardy! Favorites for $200? Was it the word that kinda sorta might have vaguely sounded like Denmark if you looked at it for an hour?
So what led to Munich then? As I said, that was NOT a "go for the obvious".
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Perhaps we should stop making license plates which say "New Mexico, USA".grindcore wrote:Anybody think it's time for Johnny to stop adding "Canada" to Andrew and other Canadians' introductions? I don't think most people, upon hearing simply "Squamish, British Columbia" or "Memramcook, New Brunswick" would be terribly confused.
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It's a well-known fact that Chamberlain went to Munich, attempted to appease Hitler, and came back to London bragging that they had achieved "peace in our time." I don't think it's $200-level common knowledge, but it's certainly not obscure.TenPoundHammer wrote:So what led to Munich then? As I said, that was NOT a "go for the obvious".
I likewise think the Hamlet clue was undervalued at $200. Danorum = Dane = Hamlet is plenty gettable, but it takes some knowledge and work.
FWIW, I got Hamlet but couldn't remember Munich.
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You and I both. It's "Phoenix, Arizona" but "Chatham, Ontario, Canada?" I mean it's never "Memphis, Tennessee, United States", or, worse, "Helena, United States".grindcore wrote:Anybody think it's time for Johnny to stop adding "Canada" to Andrew and other Canadians' introductions? I don't think most people, upon hearing simply "Squamish, British Columbia" or "Memramcook, New Brunswick" would be terribly confused.
I'm sure I've heard contestants be introduced as from just "Red Deer, Alberta", but they seem to be the minority of Canadian contestants, so it may just be what's written on the paperwork. Myself, I do plan on writing just. "Winnipeg, Manitoba", and request a retake of the intro if "Canada" slips in there.
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I think you're right. Who should have been equally recognizable because if one hasn't seen To Kill A Mockingbird or Roman Holiday, they owe it to themselves to rectify that omission.teapot37 wrote:I think that was Gregory Peck.Elijah Baley wrote:And the blank stares when they showed a picture of Gary Cooper recently (it was Gary Cooper, right?).JeopRDFan wrote:Not to mention 'The Verdict' with Paul Newman being same (with 2 wild guesses).Elijah Baley wrote:Witness for the Prosecution is a triple stumper?? A film based on one of the most popular murder mystery authors, directed by one of the greatest directors, cast with some of Hollywood's most iconic actors?
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They were called the Munich Accords for a reason.
I did not get Gregory Peck. Had they shown him as Atticus Finch, I would have.
I did not get Gregory Peck. Had they shown him as Atticus Finch, I would have.
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I'd say a lot of people just don't feel like sitting around and watching old movies. That's the main reason for my lack of knowledge in that area.Elijah Baley wrote:It's odd because older movies seem to be a weak spot for a lot of folks
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No, too many people don't think we're a state.OrangeSAM wrote:Perhaps we should stop making license plates which say "New Mexico, USA".grindcore wrote:Anybody think it's time for Johnny to stop adding "Canada" to Andrew and other Canadians' introductions? I don't think most people, upon hearing simply "Squamish, British Columbia" or "Memramcook, New Brunswick" would be terribly confused.
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Not too long ago, there was a contestant from New Mexico who, I think, worked in tourism or the hotel industry, and said people frequently confuse the state with Mexico, the country.
As far as FJ, I narrowed it down even further to biblical places pertaining to Christ that start with "n", and remembered the phrase, "Jesus of Nazareth."
As far as FJ, I narrowed it down even further to biblical places pertaining to Christ that start with "n", and remembered the phrase, "Jesus of Nazareth."
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"There's a *New* Mexico now?" - Ten Pound Hammer Homer SimpsonElendilPickle wrote:No, too many people don't think we're a state.OrangeSAM wrote:Perhaps we should stop making license plates which say "New Mexico, USA".grindcore wrote:Anybody think it's time for Johnny to stop adding "Canada" to Andrew and other Canadians' introductions? I don't think most people, upon hearing simply "Squamish, British Columbia" or "Memramcook, New Brunswick" would be terribly confused.
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But they sit around to watch new movies, and presumably, people are still sitting around to read old books (even really old books), so is it something about the fact that a movie was made 40 years ago or more that scares people off? (I'm not sure what counts as an old movie but I realize that the earlier stuff released in my lifetime probably qualifies). I'm not one of those who thinks that they're not making good movies today because you name the decade and I'll give you 10 truly great movies that stand (or will stand) the test of time, but it is odd that there does seem to be a thing - for some folks - about old movies.This Is Kirk! wrote:I'd say a lot of people just don't feel like sitting around and watching old movies. That's the main reason for my lack of knowledge in that area.Elijah Baley wrote:It's odd because older movies seem to be a weak spot for a lot of folks
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You forget TPH watches this show.grindcore wrote:Anybody think it's time for Johnny to stop adding "Canada" to Andrew and other Canadians' introductions? I don't think most people, upon hearing simply "Squamish, British Columbia" or "Memramcook, New Brunswick" would be terribly confused.
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Years ago, when 'Dear Abby' was running out of mail, the column would sometimes include letters from people in New Mexico, complaining that people in other states were dopes who thought that N.M. was a foreign country.OrangeSAM wrote:Perhaps we should stop making license plates which say "New Mexico, USA".grindcore wrote:Anybody think it's time for Johnny to stop adding "Canada" to Andrew and other Canadians' introductions? I don't think most people, upon hearing simply "Squamish, British Columbia" or "Memramcook, New Brunswick" would be terribly confused.
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It might be Robert Osborne.Elijah Baley wrote:But they sit around to watch new movies, and presumably, people are still sitting around to read old books (even really old books), so is it something about the fact that a movie was made 40 years ago or more that scares people off? (I'm not sure what counts as an old movie but I realize that the earlier stuff released in my lifetime probably qualifies). I'm not one of those who thinks that they're not making good movies today because you name the decade and I'll give you 10 truly great movies that stand (or will stand) the test of time, but it is odd that there does seem to be a thing - for some folks - about old movies.This Is Kirk! wrote:I'd say a lot of people just don't feel like sitting around and watching old movies. That's the main reason for my lack of knowledge in that area.Elijah Baley wrote:It's odd because older movies seem to be a weak spot for a lot of folks
'Old' movies (as in 40 or more years old) are simply harder to find on TV, unless you're actually looking for them. You can't just channel-surf local stations on weekend afternoons and find 'The Maltese Falcon', like you could before all the cable 'retro' movie channels came along. (Instead, you can find 'The Shawshank Redemption' on TNT pretty much every day, but that one is 'only' 21 years old.)
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Some do, some don't. Personally I don't watch movies of any ilk these days. I do read, but plenty of people don't do that either. I think that makes categories about either movies or books iffy on Jeopardy!. Seems like plenty of triple stumpers in both.Elijah Baley wrote:But they sit around to watch new movies, and presumably, people are still sitting around to read old books (even really old books), so is it something about the fact that a movie was made 40 years ago or more that scares people off?This Is Kirk! wrote:I'd say a lot of people just don't feel like sitting around and watching old movies. That's the main reason for my lack of knowledge in that area.Elijah Baley wrote:It's odd because older movies seem to be a weak spot for a lot of folks