FJs for the 9/14/20 week

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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 9/14/20 week?

Poll ended at Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:50 pm

This Rome building with a name from the Greek was described by Michelangelo as coming from "angelic and not human design"
43
48%
In 2019, at a 60th anniversary event in Detroit, this producer announced his retirement saying he had "come full circle"
51
57%
Obituaries called this man who died in 1820 a celebrated colonel, the first settler in Kentucky & a man who delighted in perils & battle
63
71%
"Los Tres Grandes" were José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros & him
43
48%
An 1816 poem by him says, "That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air, That sunny dome!"
48
54%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I checked all five above.
8
9%
:( :( :( :( :( I missed all the FJ! clues.
4
4%
CROSS EXAMINATION $1000: Egyptians used the crux ansata, a cross with a loop on top, better known by this 4-letter name
75
84%
VOLCANOES $2000: In 1883 an explosive eruption of this volcano in the Sunda Strait could be heard nearly 3,000 miles away
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87%
THE 18th CENTURY $1200: In 1732 James Oglethorpe secured a royal charter to establish what became this colony
69
78%
I wrote "Barry" or would have written "Barry" as part of my response for the Monday FJ! clue.
10
11%
Davy Crockett was my incorrect guess for the Wednesday FJ! clue.
12
13%
Picasso was my incorrect guess for the Thursday FJ! clue.
29
33%
Dali was my incorrect guess for the Thursday FJ! clue.
6
7%
For the Friday FJ! clue I made a Kubla Khan and/or Xanadu connection, yet did not know the poet.
8
9%
At least one of Pantheon, Berry Gordy, Daniel Boone, Diego Rivera or Coleridge was a name unfamiliar to me prior to the relevant FJ! clue.
13
15%
 
Total votes: 89

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FJs for the 9/14/20 week

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9/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FAMOUS BUILDINGS

9/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
This Rome building with a name from the Greek was described by Michelangelo as coming from "angelic and not human design"

9/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
THE MUSIC BIZ

9/15 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 2019, at a 60th anniversary event in Detroit, this producer announced his retirement saying he had "come full circle"

9/16 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
19th CENTURY AMERICANS

9/16 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Obituaries called this man who died in 1820 a celebrated colonel, the first settler in Kentucky & a man who delighted in perils & battle

9/17 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
20th CENTURY ARTISTS

9/17 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
"Los Tres Grandes" were José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros & him

9/18 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
ENGLISH POETS

9/18 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
An 1816 poem by him says, "That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air, That sunny dome!"

Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
the Pantheon
Berry Gordy
Daniel Boone
Diego Rivera
Coleridge
The players were 5/14 (35.71%) with a 1-0-1-2-1 success pattern.

The extra clues have a triple stumper sandwiched by two the players had correct.

CROSS EXAMINATION $1000: Egyptians used the crux ansata, a cross with a loop on top, better known by this 4-letter name

VOLCANOES $2000: In 1883 an explosive eruption of this volcano in the Sunda Strait could be heard nearly 3,000 miles away

THE 18th CENTURY $1200: In 1732 James Oglethorpe secured a royal charter to establish what became this colony

Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
ankh
Krakatoa
Georgia
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Re: FJs for the 9/14/20 week

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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
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I got spoiled on the Barry ruling, and hence on the FJ; I've decided not to count it as a get since a 5/5 week doesn't hinge on it, and I'm not so sure I would have come up with him. If I had, I'd be giving myself the benefit of the doubt that I would have spelled his name correctly or gone last name only, since I stopped writing FJ responses after my J! career ended.

I said Picasso, only really wondering whether I ought to go earlier (until I reminded myself of the category).
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
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Parthenon, Picasso
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
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Got Bærry Gordy pretty quickly, but having picked up his name off a flashcard recently, I wasn't super sure. Spent the next 20 seconds making sure I didn't have it wrong; if I were writing a response, I would have jotted down "Gordy" in the last few seconds. Would have gone with "Barry" if I were forced to write the first name, though.

Thursday's FJ was just nondescript Spanish names to me. In hindsight, not sure how I could have connected it without having seen those names before. Got the other four FJs with little difficulty.
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Wrote Berry. As a Northeasterner, it is not pronounced like Barry.
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Tue - Quincy Jones. The reveal had me go, "Who?..."
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:( :( :( :( :(
:mrgreen: :( :(

First week back to new episodes did not go well for me. Knew they were talking about Motown but couldn't remember Mr. Gordy, and even more frustratingly drew a blank of Rivera, I knew it was Frida Khalo's on-and-off husband, but the name just wouldn't come to me, no matter how many times I encountered it as a kid playing Carmen San Diego. Probably should have gotten Friday's clue and avoided being skunked, but my mind went to Ozymandias, which I knew wasn't right, but couldn't get off it, so I guessed Shelly.

Averaged $21,520 for the week, a bit low for me but respectable, especially considering how bad I felt I was doing this week (Wedensday's episode was my third lowest score on record, though to be fair I haven't been keeping records very long). Lots of answers I thought I knew, so lots of deductions.
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:( :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

More or less mixed up Panthe- and Parthen-. Should have focused on Detroit to solve Tuesday, but I still might have blanked on the name, whatever the spelling...
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :( Went with the popular distracters on the two misses.
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
OK, I couldn't pull Rivera or Coleridge, but I have heard of them. :geek:
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :( :(
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I think I had the best wrong answer three times with Quincy Jones, and Picasso and Byron. Gordy just didn't come to me, but I picked the other two over Rivera and Coleridge. Both times, it was just a matter of not knowing enough.

Rivera/Picasso. Told my wife if its Mexico, its Rivera, if its Spain, its Picasso, never thought of Dali. I wish I had, I didn't recognize the other two in the clue, but had I thought of Dali, I would have thought he should be on the list as one "tres grandes" in Spain, it would have pushed me to Rivera. Ever see it again, you know its about muralism as well.

Based on precall and when they gave me 1816. I had Bryon, Coleridge, Shelly and Wordsworth in about 5 seconds. I know a couple of the titles for each, but I really don't know the poems. Its not my thing.

Rough week. Did pick up 14/15 on daily doubles.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
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Completely unfamiliar with the first line of "Kubla Khan", that is until now. Guessed with Shelley.

I wrote down "Berry Gordy".
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:( :( :mrgreen: :( :(
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

That's a good start to the season.

Forget what I said Monday; I couldn't talk myself into remembering there was a building called the Pantheon.
No response Tuesday. I wouldn't say I'd never heard of Berry Gordy, but I'd never have come up with him either. No idea how I would have spelled it, but Barry Gordy should have counted.
Wednesday... I never remotely considered Crockett. No, Kentucky and colonel were leading me in a different direction I'm glad I talked myself out of.
Picasso Thursday.
Friday I immediately cottoned onto the poem, but talked myself into Tennyson instead of Coleridge.
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I'd be happy if the show didn't regard "Berry" and "Barry" as homophones. My memory, though, is that it does, so, bad ruling.

I was pretty confident about Rivera, though I didn't know either of the other two names. I just had to remember that Diego Garcia was a remote island in the Indian Ocean (I considered spoilering the latter name so as not to pollute anyone's brain, but it does make a few appearances in the archive).
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Knew what an ankh was, but drew a blank.
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:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :x :(
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

The this is the first time I did worse than 3/5 in a week of new shows since February 17-21 of this year; missed a 50/50/90 on Thursday, saying Picasso instead :x

Stats for this week:
Average coryat = $26,160
Average correct: 32.6
Average incorrect: 4.6
DDs: 12/15
FJ!: 2/5
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Shaquebanisa wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:59 am :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Knew what an ankh was, but drew a blank.
Should have drawn the Egyptian symbol of life instead.
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:mrgreen: :( :( :( :mrgreen:
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Though I disagree vehemently with the judges' ruling, I counted my response of "Barry Gordy" incorrect as it would have been on the show.

Both Daniel Boone and Diego Rivera were pretty obvious in retrospect, but didn't occur to me in time.
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