LL81: LearnedLeague
Moderators: alietr, trainman, econgator, dhkendall
- This Is Kirk!
- Jeopardy! Champion
- Posts: 6562
- Joined: Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:35 am
- Location: Seattle
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
I managed a rare 6(3)-6(5) tie, but could have won if I'd known the Shakespeare quote like seemingly everyone else did (I put Juliet, beau). Also missed "7th Heaven" and perro.
- Woof
- Swimming in the Jeopardy! Pool
- Posts: 5125
- Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:53 pm
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
I almost put beau down, too, but then recalled that Shakespeare's rhymes were often a bit forced (at least for a 20th C American ear) so went with Romeo.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:58 am I managed a rare 6(3)-6(5) tie, but could have won if I'd known the Shakespeare quote like seemingly everyone else did (I put Juliet, beau). Also missed "7th Heaven" and perro.
- morbeedo
- Loyal Jeopardista
- Posts: 3065
- Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:58 pm
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
MR. BILL PLAYS THE BARD (start at 00:45)This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:58 am I managed a rare 6(3)-6(5) tie, but could have won if I'd known the Shakespeare quote like seemingly everyone else did (I put Juliet, beau). Also missed "7th Heaven" and perro.
- Troydozzy
- Loyal Jeopardista
- Posts: 170
- Joined: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:22 am
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
I lost the coin toss between hurling and Gaelic Football.
I also overthought the Shakespeare question and wrote Kate and Petruccio.
I also overthought the Shakespeare question and wrote Kate and Petruccio.
- Woof
- Swimming in the Jeopardy! Pool
- Posts: 5125
- Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:53 pm
- This Is Kirk!
- Jeopardy! Champion
- Posts: 6562
- Joined: Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:35 am
- Location: Seattle
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
There is individual hurling, but most of don't consider it a sport.
-
- Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
- Posts: 355
- Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:30 am
-
- Thrice Unplucked from the Jeopardy! Pool
- Posts: 844
- Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:51 am
- Location: Seattle
- Contact:
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
I got a Dolly too, though not my first--that came in my second match ever, LL50 MD2 vs. soroban (CraigR).1stlvlthinker wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:11 am My first Dolly. I guess my Language score is higher than I realized, so I was assigned 0 for the cane/perro question. Unfortunately I didn't know it.
Took umpteen years of French but no Spanish. How is it I know gato cold but had never heard perro before? 7th Heaven was a stab that landed well, but my happiest get was Gopher, which I pulled from the depths by thinking of Midwestern university (mostly Big 10... or 14 or whatever) mascots.
So something like:mrparadise wrote:I went with Cordelia and her father, and I like that choice better than the Bard's.
For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Cordelia and her Daddy-o
In and out of the pool four times
-
- Loyal Jeopardista
- Posts: 205
- Joined: Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:34 am
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
I could remember Dawson's Creek, Felicity, and some other 90s shows I never bothered to watch, but not 7th Heaven. But I did pull Blues Clues after a bit of thought.
- twelvefootboy
- Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
- Posts: 2702
- Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:18 pm
- Location: Tornado Alley / Southwest Missouri
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
+ 1 for the Juliet, beau. I felt so silly on the reveal - why didn't I at least test Romeo as I was comfortable that it was R&J - anything else would be too hard. I didn't expect any company on this one.Woof wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:34 pmI almost put beau down, too, but then recalled that Shakespeare's rhymes were often a bit forced (at least for a 20th C American ear) so went with Romeo.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:58 am I managed a rare 6(3)-6(5) tie, but could have won if I'd known the Shakespeare quote like seemingly everyone else did (I put Juliet, beau). Also missed "7th Heaven" and perro.
Disclaimer - repeated exposure to author's musings may cause befuddlement.
- StevenH
- Not J! Contestant Material
- Posts: 2524
- Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:24 pm
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
That was a brutal set yesterday, but 2 correct is enough to win when your opponent forfeits.
I got prison on a complete guess. It was the first thing that came to mind for the title facility of a TV show.
I might have gotten Reichstag if I had RTFQ, but for some reason I only thought of U.S. buildings. I seem to remember that bit being either a 500K or 1m question on WWTBAM back when Regis hosted it.
I got prison on a complete guess. It was the first thing that came to mind for the title facility of a TV show.
I might have gotten Reichstag if I had RTFQ, but for some reason I only thought of U.S. buildings. I seem to remember that bit being either a 500K or 1m question on WWTBAM back when Regis hosted it.
- alietr
- Site Admin
- Posts: 8980
- Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:20 pm
- Location: Bethesda, MD
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
One of these things is not like the others ... just a weirdly lucky season for me despite a meager DE and my worst (projected) TCA in 17 seasons. And it continues to amaze me how similar Josh and I are.
- alietr
- Site Admin
- Posts: 8980
- Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:20 pm
- Location: Bethesda, MD
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
I will add that I think this is the first time I've ever seen it where none of the people I track nor their opponents got six right. That was (yet another) tough set.
- econgator
- Let's Go Mets!
- Posts: 10673
- Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:32 am
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
No clue about why the Reichstag was covered. I went with the Murrah Bldg. I do find it humorous that 8% of people think you'd need 25 acres of material to cover the Statue of Liberty (is that even a building?). I suspect 0.25 acres would be closer.
- morbeedo
- Loyal Jeopardista
- Posts: 3065
- Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:58 pm
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
Couldn’t come up with another word for shield. I guess I’ve heard of escutcheon but wasn’t getting there
Reading The Pursuit of Power: 1815-1914. Ypsilantis is mentioned exactly once in 700 pages - on page 54. I’m currently on page 47
Reading The Pursuit of Power: 1815-1914. Ypsilantis is mentioned exactly once in 700 pages - on page 54. I’m currently on page 47
Last edited by morbeedo on Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:31 am, edited 1 time in total.
- alietr
- Site Admin
- Posts: 8980
- Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:20 pm
- Location: Bethesda, MD
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
Speaking of the Statue of Liberty ... I learned recently that a typical train locomotive weighs about the same as the statue ... about 200-225 tons. I can't wrap my head around that one.
- Woof
- Swimming in the Jeopardy! Pool
- Posts: 5125
- Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:53 pm
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
With a league wide get rate of 8% I wouldn’t worry too much about missing scutage. I wonder if Ypsilanti has a Midwest bias in the responses. For my part, I just went through all the E Michigan cities I could think of until a likely name appeared. Detroit, Dearborn, Flint all no. I even considered Lansing and Ann Arbor though I doubted they’d be called Eastern
-
- Newbie
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2019 12:31 pm
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
Ypsilanti borders AA. The clue was the italics on Eastern Michigan as EMU is there.
I wonder if Ypsilanti has a Midwest bias in the responses. For my part, I just went through all the E Michigan cities I could think of until a likely name appeared. Detroit, Dearborn, Flint all no. I even considered Lansing and Ann Arbor though I doubted they’d be called Eastern
- morbeedo
- Loyal Jeopardista
- Posts: 3065
- Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:58 pm
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
Gave my opponent 1 point for Ypsilanti because he's from Indiana. He got it right.Woof wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:00 amWith a league wide get rate of 8% I wouldn’t worry too much about missing scutage. I wonder if Ypsilanti has a Midwest bias in the responses. For my part, I just went through all the E Michigan cities I could think of until a likely name appeared. Detroit, Dearborn, Flint all no. I even considered Lansing and Ann Arbor though I doubted they’d be called Eastern
Noticed the italics but that hint was no help at all
-
- Undefeated in Reruns
- Posts: 8941
- Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:31 am
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
I WAGged "prison" based on the word "gritty." Without that, I would have lost 0(1)-1(1) (we both got ratatouille but I defended it incorrectly).