FJs for the 1/13/20 week

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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 1/13/20 week?

Poll ended at Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:50 pm

This book of the Bible ends with "fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys"
81
89%
About the size of West Virginia, Devon Island is the largest uninhabited island in the world & a possession of this country
45
49%
Einstein's theory of relativity & Max Planck's quantum theory inspired this book that won a 1963 Newbery Medal    
48
53%
It’s the easternmost capital city in Central America
65
71%
In 1993 remains of the Russian Royal Family killed in 1918 were confirmed by comparing their DNA to this member of the British Royal Family
46
51%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I checked all five above.
11
12%
:( :( :( :( :(  I missed all the FJ! clues.
2
2%
COLONIAL AMERICA $2000: In 1612 this future husband of Pocahontas introduced a new tobacco into the colonies using seeds from the West Indies
53
58%
LITERARY MASHUPS $200: "The Prince of Santini" [Name the two different works by the same author]
47
52%
PARK CITY $2000: The San Diego Zoo is just part of this vast park named for a conquistador
55
60%
LET'S GET MARRIED $800: In England this rhyme about wedding attire ends with "and a silver sixpence in your shoe" - I was correct with Something old, something new.
50
55%
LET'S GET MARRIED $800: In England this rhyme about wedding attire ends with "and a silver sixpence in your shoe" - I was correct with Something borrowed, something blue.  
51
56%
The Little Prince was my incorrect guess for the Wednesday FJ! clue.
8
9%
I have read and/or seen A Wrinkle in Time.
34
37%
Belmopan was my incorrect guess for the Thursday FJ! clue.
4
4%
Tegucigalpa was my incorrect guess for the Thursday FJ! clue.
4
4%
 
Total votes: 91

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FJs for the 1/13/20 week

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1/13 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
THE BIBLE

1/13 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
This book of the Bible ends with "fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys"

1/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
WORLD GEOGRAPHY

1/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
About the size of West Virginia, Devon Island is the largest uninhabited island in the world & a possession of this country

1/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE    

1/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Einstein's theory of relativity & Max Planck's quantum theory inspired this book that won a 1963 Newbery Medal    

1/16 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY

1/16 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
It’s the easternmost capital city in Central America

1/17 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
DNA MAKES NEWS

1/17 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 1993 remains of the Russian Royal Family killed in 1918 were confirmed by comparing their DNA to this member of the British Royal Family

Correct responses in spoiler box:
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Exodus
Canada
A Wrinkle in Time
Panama City
Prince Philip
The players were 8/14 (57.14%) with a 2-2-2-1-1 success pattern.

The extra clues have one correct by the players, a requested triple stumper and another triple stumper.

COLONIAL AMERICA $2000: In 1612 this future husband of Pocahontas introduced a new tobacco into the colonies using seeds from the West Indies

LITERARY MASHUPS $200: "The Prince of Santini" [Name the two different works by the same author]

PARK CITY $2000: The San Diego Zoo is just part of this vast park named for a conquistador

Correct responses in spoiler box:
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John Rolfe
The Prince of Tides & The Great Santini
Balboa Park
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:mrgreen: :( :( :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

United Kingdom
Where the Wild Things Are
Belmopan

My response was the full wedding rhyme.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Checked both rhyme boxes having said all four bits as well
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Guessed Denmark on Tuesday, thinking perhaps an island around Greenland. Sigh.
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
Had Australia & Queen Mum.
:mrgreen: :| :| blue
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Post by TenPoundHammer »

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

I said both "old/new" AND "borrowed/blue" so I checked both boxes.

I read A Wrinkle in Time in 4th grade but recall nothing from it.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :( :mrgreen:

Correct with old/new.

Read AWiT in fifth grade (I think).
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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Clammed on the wedding rhyme.
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:( :( :( :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

Acts of the Apostles, UK, Where the WIld Things Are, San Jose

If you'd told me a clue about the British Royal Family would save me from the Box of Shame...

I said "What is 'Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue'?" so I clicked both boxes.

Have not seen/read A Wrinkle in Time.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

I'm 5/5 if I actually think "easternmost." I was probably influenced by the first ToC's last FJ, which sought the westernmost national capital in the Americas.

I might have imaginarily rung in with Cortez, I don't recall. I was just beginning to realize that I've heard of a "Balboa Park" in San Diego when time was up.

I have certainly attempted to read A Wrinkle in Time at least once; I can't recall whether I ever was successful, so I didn't check the box.

I also checked both "something" boxes.
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Yes, ya'll know the drill checking boxes as relevant to your performance so nice to see the total for the "something" boxes above the voters total as that clue lent itself to those of us having both parts.
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :? :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :?

I had Belmopan for the Central American capital, no clue for the San Diego park.
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cthulhu wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:12 pmContrary to the poll, and similar to Starship Troopers, there is no movie of A Wrinkle in Time; whatever might purport to be so is some other thing entirely :?
Ha! I remember when the movie Starship Troopers came out. The suggested blurb was "Based on the back cover of a book by Robert Heinlein". But at least with Starship Troopers it was possible in theory to make a good movie from the material. With A Wrinkle in Time I just can't imagine any film adaptation turning out well. Some works of art translate well to other media. Some should be left alone. (And of course Starship Troopers isn't even a work of art. That can help immensely when translating something from book to screen.)
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: ( :mrgreen: + :mrgreen: )

Not a good week, for a variety of silly reasons. Did OK with Exodus and A Wrinkle in Time (read the book when it was still on the bestseller list).

Went WAY afield with Devon Island -- even though I spent two consecutive summers working on northern Canadian islands many moons ago. Spent summer of '86 at Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island, and summer of '87 at Cape Dyer on Baffin Island.

Focused on WESTern hemisphere in the category, and spaced out EASTernmost capital - and still missed it with Tegucigalpa. Which was still wrong even for the way I read it, since there are three capitals further west. And we were in Panama City less than a year ago. Oy.

Like many, forgot or didn't know about the Phillip/Romanov connection, and went with Charles, thinking QEII may not have wanted to submit a DNA sample.

Had to check two boxes for the rhyme -- said all four of the preceding items out loud.
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Not surprising that I missed the 2 map-based clues of the week. Can I swap out the 2 GOAT FJs of the week for these??... ;) - remembering Phillip should have been easier...
I always mix up Rolfe and Smith...
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(

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I didn't imagine anyone else said "The Little Prince" instead of "A Wrinkle in Time." I feel (slightly) less stupid now.
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:( :( :( :mrgreen: :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

Said England on Tuesday, because somewhere in the back of my mind said there was a place called Devon in England. Said Zathura on Wednesday.

Said Belmopan initially, then at the very last second of the music realized it said easternmost and not westernmost.
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