WWII on Jeopardy

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  1. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    I've not watched that one yet.
    Did they answer it correctly?
     
  2. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Yes. It wasn't a Final and the guy that picked it got it right.
     
  3. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    I know it is not WWII, but I was astounded. 20220602_113158.jpg They all three answered "Waterloo."

    And the woman in the center was an expat Limey.
     
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  4. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    The category was:
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    The answers were:
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  5. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Final category was "Before They Were Authors"

    While working for British intelligence during World War II, he was codenamed 17F.

    All three answered correcty
     
  6. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    Not WWII, but certainly worth posting.

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  7. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

  8. Wg Cdr Luddite

    Wg Cdr Luddite Well-Known Member

    A hair colour in between blonde and ginger.
     
  9. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

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    Two said the Andrea Doria, which was obviously incorrect, given the dates provided.

    The current champion's answer was correct and he earned $53,600 for his troubles.
     
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  10. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    It was an inside joke to Slipdigit about the Auburn vs Alabama football rivalry. I've lived in the southeast US for over 30 years and still have only an inkling of the passion that exists about it.

    Iron Bowl - Wikipedia
     
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  11. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    You weren't born into it. That makes a difference.
     
  12. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Final Jeopardy catogory was 20th Century Leaders

    "In a Sept. 3, 1939, speech, he said, “Everything that I have worked for…has crashed into ruins”
     
  13. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    And all three got it correct.

    I was surprised.
     
  14. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    I was a little suprised the college student got it but that returning champ is very good. I think his streak is going to go on for months.
     
  15. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Final Jeopardy category was "Names the same"

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    All three contestants missed it. All three guessed "Martini". I didn't know the answer either.

    The Manhattan Project
     
  16. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    Final Jeopardy
    Two out of three got it correct.
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  17. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Category: 20th century eponyms


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    None of the players knew the answer.

    I didn't either because I didn't know what an eponym is.

    Answer - Maginot Line
     
  18. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Category was Novel Locales

    "This place from a 1933 novel lies in the Valley of Blue Moon, below a peak called Karakal"

    Correct response: Shangri-La

    WWII connection is that FDR told reporters that the Doolittle raid came from Shangri-La :)
     
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  19. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Final category was World History

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    Two of the three contestants knew the answer.
     
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  20. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Well I think there are only two possibilities... but I was wrong. (I would not have gotten this correct.)
     
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