| Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) | |
| Posted by: | WaymanWong 07:45 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| Tonight's Final ''Jeopardy!'' was for its final round of Tournament of Champions; the winner got $250,000. The answer: ''Of the 5 cities mentioned in Shakespeare play titles, it's the only one not found in Europe.'' (If you don't want to know, read no further.) The question: ''What is 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre'?'' (I had to look it up, but Tyre is an ancient Phoenician city in Lebanon.) Funny coincidence. There's a Talkin' Broadway review of this play just posted here about an hour ago. | |
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| re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) | |
| Posted by: | keikekaze 10:50 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) - WaymanWong 07:45 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| I missed that one--which made me even with all the on-air contestants. Venice, Verona, and Windsor were the only ones I had time to think of before the "think music" ran out. | |
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| re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) | |
| Posted by: | AlanScott 08:38 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) - WaymanWong 07:45 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| I got it within a few seconds (probably because I had just read the review here of Pericles), but if I had been there, I might have screwed up. I then started wondering if Tyre was a country, not a city, and if Athens was correct. I tend to think of Greece as not being in Europe, even though it is. | |
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| re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) | |
| Posted by: | aislestorm 11:38 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) - AlanScott 08:38 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| I would have guessed Athens as well because I forget the complete title of "Pericles". | |
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| re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 07:50 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) - WaymanWong 07:45 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| I can only come up with four cities mentioned in Shakespeare play titles: the aforementioned Tyre, The Merchant of Venice, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Timon of Athens. What am I missing? | |
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| re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) | |
| Posted by: | Ann 07:55 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) - MikeR 07:50 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| Merry wives of Windsor | |
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| re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 08:12 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) - Ann 07:55 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| Huh. I wouldn't have considered that a city, but OK. Can't think of anything else that would fit (and a quick perusal of the titles shows that Windsor must be it). | |
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| Othello, the Moor of Venice nmi | |
| Posted by: | Ijest22 08:43 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Final ''Jeopardy!'': Shakespearean Geography (spoiler!) - MikeR 08:12 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| Nmi | |
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| The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice... | |
| Posted by: | garyd 09:21 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | Othello, the Moor of Venice nmi - Ijest22 08:43 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| I think Windsor is considered at least a town, if not a city. | |
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| re: The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice... | |
| Posted by: | Pir8Jenny 03:57 am EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice... - garyd 09:21 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| Wait... what was the exact phrasing of the Final Jeopardy clue? The way it is written above says there's five CITIES (not five PLAYS with cities in the title) -- and if it's five cities, we've already got Venice (Merchant of), so Othello can't give us Venice again. In which case, the fifth has to be Windsor. | |
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| re: The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice... | |
| Posted by: | ryhog 09:31 am EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice... - Pir8Jenny 03:57 am EST 11/23/14 |
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| The 5th is Windsor; Venice gets in twice. I don't think the mention of Othello has any effect. | |
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| re: The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice... | |
| Posted by: | garyd 01:11 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice... - ryhog 09:31 am EST 11/23/14 |
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| True. The way it is phrased, it is referring to 5 distinct cities so Windsor has to be one of them. | |
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| The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark n/m | |
| Posted by: | TimDunleavy 04:45 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice... - garyd 09:21 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| n/m | |
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| Denmark ≠ city nm | |
| Posted by: | ryhog 09:58 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark n/m - TimDunleavy 04:45 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| D'oh! n/m | |
| Posted by: | TimDunleavy 10:00 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | Denmark ≠ city nm - ryhog 09:58 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| n/m | |
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