“JEOPARDY!” 12/4/23

Kristen Thomas-McGill ($22,801 as 1d champiene)
Finn ($39,602 as 2d champ)
Julia Markham Cameron ($26,250 as 2d champiene)

JR:
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
BRITISH BANDS
I THINK WE LEFT SOMEONE OUT
A GREEN THUMB
GIVE THE “DEVIL”
HI ‘DO

600 “Devil”:

Ecclesiastical changes in 1983 elim. the job of this adversarial examiner 1st appointed in 1587.

Finn: “What is the devil’s advocate?”

800 British Band:

Bananarama had a hit w/ this song, appropriately enough, in the mean hot days of Aug. ’84.

TS: “Cruel Summer” (not the Taylor Swift song)

1K British Band:

The Clash had its biggest hit w/ this song that said “the sheik he drove his Cadillac”.

Finn: “What is ‘Rock the Casbah’?” (1600)

800 Hi ‘Do:

In the ’90s Kid of Kid Play rocked a high top this hairstyle that’s shaved on the bottom & long on top.

Julia: “What is an afro?”
Kristen: “What is a fade?”

1K Children’s Literature:

David McKee’s stories of this patchwork elephant subtly conveyed the message it’s OK to be different.

TS: Elmer

800 Children’s Literature:

As well as kids’ books this 19th c. author wrote Examples in Arithmetic & other math textbooks.

Kristen: “Who is (Lewis) Carroll?” (1600)

600 Children’s Literature:

Answer: TDD.

An out-of-control dog met his match in John Grogan’s him and the Kittens.

She misses Marley.

600 Green Thumb:

As their name implies schizocarps are fruits that do this when they become ripe.

Kristen: “What is part?”

800 Green Thumb:

These flowers w/ a name partly from Greek for “water” can be blue or pink depending on the acidity of the soil.

Kristen: “What are hydrangeas?” (1400)

1K Green Thumb:

The RHS, it sponsors the famous Chelsea Flower Show.

Kristen: “What is the Royal Horticultural Society?” (2400)

400 Green Thumb:

This exotic flower can be cultivated in a backyard hothouse.

Julia: “What is an orchid?” (-400)

800 “Devil”:

To make these mesh up the yolks w/ seasonings & return ’em to the white part.

Kristen: “What are deviled eggs?” (3200)

1K “Devil”:

Jabez Stone enlisted the aid of a statesman to help save his soul in this story by Stephen Vincent Benet.

Julia: “What is The Devil and Daniel Webster?” (600)

1K Hi ‘Do:

In the lost Leonardo work “Salvator Mundi” Jesus had the long spiraling curls called these.

TS: Ringlets

800 I Think We Left Someone Out:

The 4 men who served as 5-star generals during WWII were Arnold, MacArthur, Marshall &…

Kristen: “Who was Patton?” (2400)
Finn: “Who is Eisenhower?” (2400)

HS:
Julia: 600/Finn & Kristen: 2400 EACH

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: 1K (I Think We Left Someone Out)
UNATTEMPTED LT: 2800
TOTAL LT: 3800

CS:
Julia: 3K/Finn: 3600/Kristen: 1800

DJ!:
MATH
WORDS IN U.S. CAPITALS
MOVIE DIRECTORS
MASSAGE IN A BOTTLE
A BIRD IN THE HAND
2 IN THE BUSH

1200 Words In U.S. Capitals:

The answer is: DD #1– Kristen makes it a trubie like the 1st time.

This noodle in California’s.

“What is ramen?”- yes, in Sacramento; she’s tied for 1st.

1600 Words In U.S. Capitals:

This tree in Tennessee’s.

Finn: “What is ash?” (5200)

1200 Movie Director:

You’ll find illustrations from Ed Wood & Sweeney Todd among the 1K+ in the book The Art of this director.

Finn: “Who is Tim Burton?” (6400)

2K Movie Director:

Long before “SPIDER-MAN” he 1st made his name w/ “The Evil Dead” when he was just 22.

Finn: “Who is Sam Raimi?” (8400)

1600 Movie Director:

This director of the miniseries “Small Axe” & the film “12 Years a Slave” is not the same guy as the movie star who married Ali McGraw.

Julia: “Who is Steve McQueen?” (4600)

800 Movie Director:

In the ’80s this sitcom actress made a successful move to directing w/ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” & “BIG”.

TS: Penny Marshall

1200 Massage:

Many massage oils have the scent of this purplish plant “the herb of love” that’s a member of the mint family.

Finn: “What is lavender?” (9600)

2K Words In U.S. Capitals:

This Roman poet in Rhode Island’s.

Kristen: “Who is Ovid?” (5600)

1200 Bird:

It’s perhaps the most fitting bird to hold the symbol of peace in its beak.

Kristen: “What is a dove?” (6800)

1600 Bird:

On its leg the bird’s undergoing this zoological process, also called ringing.

TS: Banding

2K Bird:

Kristen found all 3 DDs in this game- 3K’s her wager here.

The type of hawk seen here’s found in the name of this olden occupation of the guy holding it.

“What is falcon? What is a peregrine falcon?”- unacceptable; the occupation was falconer.

ATTEMPTED LT: 2800 (2nd & 5th Math clues)
UNATTEMPTED LT: 2800
TOTAL DJ! LT: 5600

Pre-Final S:
Julia: 12,600/Finn: 10,400/Kristen: 8600
KRISTEN’S CORYAT: 12,600

FJ!: 20th CENTURY NOVELS

The Atlanta History Center says this novel was “both beloved & condemned from almost the moment of its publication” in 1936.

KRISTEN: “What is Gone with the Wind?” (DOUBLE) = 17,200
FINN: NOTHING (said hi to parents)(1800) = 8600
JULIA: AGREEMENT W/ KRISTEN (7K) = 19,600