FJs for the 3/12/18 week

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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 3/12/18 week?

Poll ended at Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:50 pm

In 1982, when Bess Truman died, she had been enrolled in this government program for about 17 years, longer than anyone else
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67%
The New York Times called this 1,000-page novel by a woman "one of the most influential business books ever written"
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56%
Each state has as many electors as its total of senators & representatives; D.C. has this many, the minimum for any state
107
90%
Of the 10 countries the Danube touches, this one is alphabetically last & is the only one that doesn’t end in “Y” or “A”
33
28%
Hesiod said it fawns on all who enter “with actions of…tail & both ears”, but when people try to exit it “eats them up”
24
20%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I checked all five above.
4
3%
:( :( :( :( :(  I missed all the FJ! clues.
3
3%
THE LAKE SHOW $1600: Every little breeze seems to whisper this Alberta lake, so named to honor the daughter of Queen Victoria
59
50%
STRAIT AWAY $2000: It's the strait dividing Sicily from Italy's toe, or a city on the strait
47
39%
'80s MUSIC $2000: “Paid in Full” was the 1987 platinum debut album of Eric B. and this MC seen here
23
19%
Social Security was my incorrect guess for the Monday FJ! clue.
25
21%
"The Fountainhead" was my incorrect guess for the Tuesday FJ! clue.
16
13%
Switzerland was my incorrect guess for the Thursday FJ! clue.
40
34%
The Minotaur was my incorrect guess for the Friday FJ! clue.
43
36%
The Sphinx was my incorrect guess for the Friday FJ! clue.
18
15%
The airing of NCAA basketball games affected J! airing at the normal time in my market.
21
18%
 
Total votes: 119

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FJs for the 3/12/18 week

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3/12 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FIRST LADY FACTS

3/12 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 1982, when Bess Truman died, she had been enrolled in this government program for about 17 years, longer than anyone else

3/13 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
1950s FICTION

3/13 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
The New York Times called this 1,000-page novel by a woman "one of the most influential business books ever written"

3/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

3/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Each state has as many electors as its total of senators & representatives; D.C. has this many, the minimum for any state

3/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
EUROPEAN RIVERS

3/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Of the 10 countries the Danube touches, this one is alphabetically last & is the only one that doesn’t end in “Y” or “A”

3/16 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
MYTHOLOGICAL BEASTS

3/16 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Hesiod said it fawns on all who enter “with actions of…tail & both ears”, but when people try to exit it “eats them up”

Correct responses in spoiler box:
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Medicare
Atlas Shrugged
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Ukraine
Cerberus
The players were 7/15 (46.67%) with a 2-2-2-1-0 success pattern.

The extra clues have one correct by a player, a triple stumper and a requested clue correct by a player.

THE LAKE SHOW $1600: Every little breeze seems to whisper this Alberta lake, so named to honor the daughter of Queen Victoria

STRAIT AWAY $2000: It's the strait dividing Sicily from Italy's toe, or a city on the strait

'80s MUSIC $2000: “Paid in Full” was the 1987 platinum debut album of Eric B. and this MC seen here:

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Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Louise
Messina
Rakim
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :( :( 
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
The Fountainhead
No run of '80s Music because of no clue on Rakim
No guess on Thursday
Sphinx
Normal airings in San Francisco (And Montgomery)
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:oops: :mrgreen: :(
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You know damn well which boxes I checked.
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TenPoundHammer wrote: Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:07 pm You know damn well which boxes I checked.
Crap, if you don't get one in the next two weeks I lose a $20 bet.
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Seemed like a tough week overall for FJs.
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :mrgreen: :(

Ruled out Social Security but didn't have a backup on Monday, blank on where the eastern end of the Danube went on Thursday, Minotaur on Friday.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :( :(

Switzerland, minotaur (winning the doomed coin flip over sphinx).

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:( :mrgreen: :(

Fri - Minotaur
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :( :(
Invented a new country (Urmenia) on Thursday just to write something down; had Chimera on Friday. Should have gotten the lake clue right; it'll stick now, I think.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :roll: seriously, a rap question?
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :( :mrgreen:

Switzotaur/Minoland.

I think I ran '80s Music.
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DBear wrote: Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:51 pm :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :roll: seriously, a rap question?
Usually I would not do that kind of pop culture question for an extra. In this case it was requested, the contestant got it, my not knowing it cost me a run in a favorable category and Kirk said Rakim was one of the greatest rappers of all time. That made me curious myself to see how it would poll. In the teens seems right to me.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
In good company with Switzerland on Thurs...no clue on the MC.
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DBear wrote: Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:51 pm :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :roll: seriously, a rap question?
Why is a rap question worth an eye roll? The album is considered a classic.
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Watched the taping of the whole week. My vow of chastity silence is over!!!

:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :( :(
:( :( :(

Mon: Picked Secret Service protection, and felt good about it because I remember the kerfuffle of making it lifetime.
Tue: Pavlov'd to the infamous book of the Tea Party.
Wed: 3 electors no problem. Just waiting on Trump's Voter Fraud commission to see if one voted illegally.
Thur: Pretty sure I guessed Switzerland
Fri: No clue at the time or the replay. The descriptions here ring a bell. Too bad some 2000 year old dude's prose was repurposed into negbait for some smart boardies.

It's probably fine that boardies don't want to bother with Rap 101. It is sad that a contestant answered MLK in a clue involving Islam. Excusable mistake under time pressure to just pick the Pavlov for an assassinated black man. Not excusable that the other two didn't rebound to Malcolm X, or even Louis Farrakhan (sp?).
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

:mrgreen: :shock: :mrgreen:


There were 6 FJs??? Anyway, I had all the FJs this week. I’m not too strong in mythology but I think that first Harry Potter movie had a dog guarding some nonsense macguffin thing & it was referred to as Cerberus. Or maybe it was compared to that in a review. I’ve heard of the Minotaur but I’m not sure what it is.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:( :( :mrgreen:

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :mrgreen: :(

Switzerland Thursday, and Sphinx to Friday's dumb clue. I admit Minotaur makes more sense.
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :( :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

No guess Tuesday, Rand didn’t occur to me as I am pretty unfamiliar with her novels. Switzerland as a desperate guess, and a confident Minotaur Friday.
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