Oops, *I* was missing something obvious with the 1940s.
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Oops, *I* was missing something obvious with the 1940s.
If you want to get all technical about it,
Jan 20, 1983 - Jan 19, 1993. 10 years.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:58 pm A decade is 10 years.
1. 1983
2. 1984
3. 1985
4. 1986
5. 1987
6. 1988
7. 1989
8. 1990
9. 1991
10. 1992
10 years.
That not the time period I was referring to, though.mas3cf wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:59 pmJan 20, 1983 - Jan 19, 1993. 10 years.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:58 pm A decade is 10 years.
1. 1983
2. 1984
3. 1985
4. 1986
5. 1987
6. 1988
7. 1989
8. 1990
9. 1991
10. 1992
10 years.
For the uninitiated like myself, could you help connect the dots here?MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:04 pmThat not the time period I was referring to, though.mas3cf wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:59 pmJan 20, 1983 - Jan 19, 1993. 10 years.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:58 pm A decade is 10 years.
1. 1983
2. 1984
3. 1985
4. 1986
5. 1987
6. 1988
7. 1989
8. 1990
9. 1991
10. 1992
10 years.
In case anyone doesn't catch the reference, this is the game with the FInal Jeopardy clue I am referring to.
http://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=913
Paul Newman is a correct response if you define "decade" to mean "any period of 10 calendar years" (as I am doing here) instead of "10 calendar years starting with the same digit in the tens spot, such as the 1960s or 1970s". Brian and Holly were both brought back later.mas3cf wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:17 pmFor the uninitiated like myself, could you help connect the dots here?MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:04 pmThat not the time period I was referring to, though.mas3cf wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:59 pmJan 20, 1983 - Jan 19, 1993. 10 years.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:58 pm A decade is 10 years.
1. 1983
2. 1984
3. 1985
4. 1986
5. 1987
6. 1988
7. 1989
8. 1990
9. 1991
10. 1992
10 years.
In case anyone doesn't catch the reference, this is the game with the FInal Jeopardy clue I am referring to.
http://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=913
Ah, okay, thanks. Perhaps the term "decade" is best avoided. In the common vernacular, if someone asked me which decade I was born in, I'd say the 1980s... not "1978-1987." Same goes for the term "year" which is commonly taken to refer to a block of time starting on January 1 and ending on December 31. The answer to "What year were you born?" would essentially never be something like "March 13, 1983 - March 12, 1984."MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:28 pmPaul Newman is a correct response if you define "decade" to mean "any period of 10 calendar years" (as I am doing here) instead of "10 calendar years starting with the same digit in the tens spot, such as the 1960s or 1970s". Brian and Holly were both brought back later.mas3cf wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:17 pmFor the uninitiated like myself, could you help connect the dots here?MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:04 pmThat not the time period I was referring to, though.mas3cf wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:59 pmJan 20, 1983 - Jan 19, 1993. 10 years.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:58 pm A decade is 10 years.
1. 1983
2. 1984
3. 1985
4. 1986
5. 1987
6. 1988
7. 1989
8. 1990
9. 1991
10. 1992
10 years.
In case anyone doesn't catch the reference, this is the game with the FInal Jeopardy clue I am referring to.
http://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=913
Then you weren't referring to the most recent decade.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:04 pmThat not the time period I was referring to, though.
It's not strictly that "decade" can mean any arbitrary period of ten years which made Paul Newman potentially correct in that case; it's that "the last 5 consecutive decades" can mean "each of the five consecutive ten-year periods extending back from the present moment." If the same FJ clue had been given in 2008 or 2009 and a contestant or contestants responded with Paul Newman, J! would not need to bring them back, because he was not nominated for his acting during the period 30-40 years prior.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:28 pmPaul Newman is a correct response if you define "decade" to mean "any period of 10 calendar years" (as I am doing here) instead of "10 calendar years starting with the same digit in the tens spot, such as the 1960s or 1970s". Brian and Holly were both brought back later.mas3cf wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:17 pmFor the uninitiated like myself, could you help connect the dots here?MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:04 pmThat not the time period I was referring to, though.mas3cf wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:59 pmJan 20, 1983 - Jan 19, 1993. 10 years.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:58 pm A decade is 10 years.
1. 1983
2. 1984
3. 1985
4. 1986
5. 1987
6. 1988
7. 1989
8. 1990
9. 1991
10. 1992
10 years.
In case anyone doesn't catch the reference, this is the game with the FInal Jeopardy clue I am referring to.
http://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=913
LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:30 am CANADIAN PRIME MINISTERS
Travis McGee can tell you that this man was Canada's first Prime Minister.
Spoiler
Who is John A. MacDonald?
There's a significant ambiguity here.LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:33 pm 20th CENTURY FEMALE AUTHORS
Change one letter in an establishment founded by Jane Addams and you get an establishment created by this author.
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Who is Shirley Jackson?(Hull House to Hill House.)
Except for "female" in the category. (But I think it's a bad clue all the same.)pinkfreud wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:42 pmThere's a significant ambiguity here.LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:33 pm 20th CENTURY FEMALE AUTHORS
Change one letter in an establishment founded by Jane Addams and you get an establishment created by this author.
Spoiler
Who is Shirley Jackson?(Hull House to Hill House.)This is just as valid, IMHO.Spoiler
Richard Matheson (Hell House)
He was a good fellaBigdogstalfos wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 3:28 pm Category: Nicknames
The defense of the crest of Henry Hill on July 21, 1861 gave this man his famous nickname.
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Answer: Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
D'oh! Sometimes I am category-blind. I blame this on my age, and on the inevitable "hardening of the smarteries."seaborgium wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 3:06 pmExcept for "female" in the category. (But I think it's a bad clue all the same.)pinkfreud wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:42 pmThere's a significant ambiguity here.LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:33 pm 20th CENTURY FEMALE AUTHORS
Change one letter in an establishment founded by Jane Addams and you get an establishment created by this author.
Spoiler
Who is Shirley Jackson?(Hull House to Hill House.)This is just as valid, IMHO.Spoiler
Richard Matheson (Hell House)
That's a clever turn of phrase. I like it.pinkfreud wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:43 pmD'oh! Sometimes I am category-blind. I blame this on my age, and on the inevitable "hardening of the smarteries."seaborgium wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 3:06 pmExcept for "female" in the category. (But I think it's a bad clue all the same.)pinkfreud wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:42 pmThere's a significant ambiguity here.LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:33 pm 20th CENTURY FEMALE AUTHORS
Change one letter in an establishment founded by Jane Addams and you get an establishment created by this author.
Spoiler
Who is Shirley Jackson?(Hull House to Hill House.)This is just as valid, IMHO.Spoiler
Richard Matheson (Hell House)