FJs for the 3/7/22 week

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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 3/7/22 week?

Poll ended at Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:50 pm

A small river connects these 2 lakes that combined form close to 10% of their country's area
50
63%
Characters Mark, Roger & Maureen in this musical were inspired by Marcello, Rodolfo & Musetta in another work
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68%
Her epitaph, from a 1925 poem by her, ends, "She knows that her dust is very pretty"; "dust" was in another she wrote for herself
14
18%
On her acquittal in 1893, a reporter cited nearby events 2 centuries earlier, saying the days of witch trials are over
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85%
This U.S. politician asked for a multicolored pennant for a parade; demand increased after his death in 1978
67
85%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:  I checked all five above.
8
10%
:( :( :( :( :(  I missed all the FJ! clues.
2
3%
MOUNTAINS $1000: Referring to its shape, this peak on which Brazil's Christ the Redeemer Statue stands has a name meaning "hunchback"
13
16%
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE $2000: Sir Isaac Newton had a famous dispute with this German philosopher & mathematician over who invented calculus first
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62%
SUBURBS OF CHICAGO $1000: In the 1970s the Supreme Court refused to stop a demonstration by Nazis in this Chicago suburb
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42%
For the Monday FJ! clue I had Lake Nicaragua but not Lake Managua.
12
15%
For the Monday FJ! clue I had Lake Manague but not Lake Nicaragua.
1
1%
I have seen a stage production of Rent.
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14%
I have seen a movie and/or TV version of Rent..
11
14%
Emily Dickinson was my incorrect guess for the Wednesday FJ! clue.
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29%
Slyvia Plath was my incorrect guess for the Wednesday FJ! clue.
7
9%
Edna St. Vincent Millay was my incorrect guess for the Wednesday FJ! clue.
7
9%
I live or have lived in San Francisco and still missed the Friday FJ! clue.
1
1%
 
Total votes: 79

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FJs for the 3/7/22 week

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3/7 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
CENTRAL AMERICA

3/7 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
A small river connects these 2 lakes that combined form close to 10% of their country's area

3/8 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
BROADWAY MUSICALS

3/8 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Characters Mark, Roger & Maureen in this musical were inspired by Marcello, Rodolfo & Musetta in another work

3/9 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
EPITAPHS

3/9 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Her epitaph, from a 1925 poem by her, ends, "She knows that her dust is very pretty"; "dust" was in another she wrote for herself

3/10 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FAMOUS TRIALS

3/10 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
On her acquittal in 1893, a reporter cited nearby events 2 centuries earlier, saying the days of witch trials are over

3/11 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
SYMBOLS

3/11 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
This U.S. politician asked for a multicolored pennant for a parade; demand increased after his death in 1978

Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Lake Nicaragua & Lake Managua
Rent
Dorothy Parker
Lizzie Borden
Harvey Milk
The players were 5/13 (38.46%) with a 0-2-1-1-1 success pattern.

The extra clues have two triple stumpers followed by one a player got correct.

MOUNTAINS $1000: Referring to its shape, this peak on which Brazil's Christ the Redeemer Statue stands has a name meaning "hunchback"

PEOPLE IN SCIENCE $2000: Sir Isaac Newton had a famous dispute with this German philosopher & mathematician over who invented calculus first

SUBURBS OF CHICAGO $1000: In the 1970s the Supreme Court refused to stop a demonstration by Nazis in this Chicago suburb

Correct responses in spoiler box:
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Corcovado
(Gottfried) Liebniz
Skokie
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

Dickinson
No guess on Friday even with home field advantage

No way I was going to recall Skokie

“Seasons of Love” part of a Broadway Sunday church service closest I’ve been to Rent
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:( :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :(

No guess (didn't even try); Plath (didn't like the years but nothing else was clicking).

I've seen both a touring production of Rent and the 2005 movie.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:| :mrgreen: :|

Wed - Dickinson, after discounting Woolf

Gonna be a while before I get to Rent; it's 201st on my queue
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :(

Plath
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( (Dickenson) :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:| :oops: (Linnaeus for Liebnitz) :mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Some folks wanted to change the Fri clue. I would change Wed (the one with the crashing get rate so far) to category Twentieth Century Epitaphs and take the year out of the clue. Then I might have gotten it. Or maybe not. At least E. St. V. Millay is a 20th C. Poet.
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :( :mrgreen:
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Corcovado and Skokie both seemed awfully obscure to me.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :(

I think I knew Monday's thanks to a prior FJ clue asking for the country whose two largest lakes were named for it and its capital. I had Kiss Me, Kate at first on Tuesday, figuring the names all looked Italian enough and that the writers must be avoiding the too-obvious main characters (particularly the one whose name contains 40% of the musical title). Then I came up with La Bohème and realized Rodolfo rang a bell for that, and it was a simple step to Rent from there. Parker was an instaget, Borden was a precall. I think I've heard the story of Milk and the rainbow flag before.
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These were gettable, I just couldn't put them together.

Only got Skokie.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

No guess on the poet
Have never seen Rent, but familiar with the link to La Boheme
Used to live near Skokie, not missing that one
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
----:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:----

Mimi is the only "La Boheme" name I'm sure I knew, but those other three together had a combined effect. I never have seen either the opera or the musical.

I have seen Dorothy Parker's tombstone. I guess it edges this clue for the nearest FJ to me geographically (I lived in a different Bronk at that time).

I also felt Skokie seemed kind of obscure, but I'm such a genius that I knew it anyway. It helped that we lived not so far away at the time, and in fact a couple of former neighbors lived and even were murdered there. So it goes.
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Skokie is certainly not obscure if you're old enough. There was even a celebrated TV movie about the case in 1981 called Skokie. I still remember that it featured Danny Kaye's last film appearance. (I suppose he's obscure these days too.)
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davey wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:46 am Skokie is certainly not obscure if you're old enough. There was even a celebrated TV movie about the case in 1981 called Skokie. I still remember that it featured Danny Kaye's last film appearance. (I suppose he's obscure these days too.)
Yeah, it made national news at the time (and got a passing reference in the Blues Brothers movie). I recall a good deal of outrage at the ACLU for defending the Nazis’ right to free speech and demonstration in court.
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[BOX OF CLAM]
:cry: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I wasn't ambushed by this weeks box of shame. Technically I didn't miss any since I had no guesses except for half of the Monday clue (lake Nicaragua). Is there a box of clam option? My forecast of 45% for the Harvey Milk clue is only off by half. The boardies here never cease to amaze.

I always pronounced Leibniz with a long "I" (Libe - niz) sound but KJ used the long "E" (Leeb - niz). (btw, the name misspelled as Liebniz in the spoiler). I will go with Ken from now on. I before e be damned.

I knew Skokie from the national news hype. I had forgotten about the ACLU stepping up to defend the early pre-natal MAGA rally. Good for them. And they didn't have to organize a convoy of trucks :roll: .
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twelvefootboy wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:50 pm

I always pronounced Leibniz with a long "I" (Libe - niz) sound but KJ used the long "E" (Leeb - niz). (btw, the name misspelled as Liebniz in the spoiler). I will go with Ken from now on. I before e be damned.
Jennings is wrong - correct pronunciation is "Libe-niz" (or Libe-nitz).
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Woof wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:11 am
davey wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:46 am Skokie is certainly not obscure if you're old enough. There was even a celebrated TV movie about the case in 1981 called Skokie. I still remember that it featured Danny Kaye's last film appearance. (I suppose he's obscure these days too.)
Yeah, it made national news at the time (and got a passing reference in the Blues Brothers movie). I recall a good deal of outrage at the ACLU for defending the Nazis’ right to free speech and demonstration in court.
It's pretty old at this point, though. Looks like the movie came out in 1981 (and the Blue Brothers in 1980). I remember a scene with Nazis in the Blues Brothers, but didn't recall that Skokie was the city. Assuming it wouldn't really register with most people under high school age you've got to be at least in your 55+ to have recollection of the event first hand.
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leszekp wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 2:13 pm
twelvefootboy wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:50 pm

I always pronounced Leibniz with a long "I" (Libe - niz) sound but KJ used the long "E" (Leeb - niz). (btw, the name misspelled as Liebniz in the spoiler). I will go with Ken from now on. I before e be damned.
Jennings is wrong - correct pronunciation is "Libe-niz" (or Libe-nitz).
I just listened to this again. I deleted my copy, but the ep is easy to find. Jennings pronounced it correctly. It's twelvefootboy who is wrong.
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