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The College semi-finalists all got it wrong - way too easy.
Question - In August 2015 3 retired Marines helped raise the U.S. flag in this city where theyd hauled it down 54 years earlier
Takket
(21,697 posts)Jeopardy was per-empted here for the Detroit mayor State of the City address. THE NERVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
irisblue
(33,048 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)That said, I get super excited when I answer final Jeopardy correctly.
Brother Buzz
(36,494 posts)I get it right about 4-5% of the time.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)She was in true awe.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Truly is. I haven't come close to that on normal Jeopardy. My best showing was missing eight to ten. Right around that mark.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)malaise
(269,269 posts)How can you score too high?
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)academic specialization -- especially the Shakespeare questions.
malaise
(269,269 posts)right. I have run a few categories and the Florida nephews and their friends were impressed.
malaise
(269,269 posts)back in 2015 - way too easy for those of us who love politics
malaise
(269,269 posts)because some folks haven't seen it yet
In August 2015 3 retired Marines helped raise the U.S. flag in this city where theyd hauled it down 54 years earlier
Hehehehehhehe
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Cuba...Havana.
Brother Buzz
(36,494 posts)I'll have two and a half hours to give it some thought.
malaise
(269,269 posts)In August 2015 3 retired Marines helped raise the U.S. flag in this city where theyd hauled it down 54 years earlier
Brother Buzz
(36,494 posts)Just the category. Please, in the future, just the category. Thanks
malaise
(269,269 posts)I should have known from our previous threads
Brother Buzz
(36,494 posts)I got definite bragging rights playing it, and my percentages goes up when the category is American literature or Broadway plays.
Now that this one is out of the bag, how many of them went for Iwo Jima?
malaise
(269,269 posts)tnlurker
(1,020 posts)It is in your world neighborhood. Right? A little to the north I bet.
malaise
(269,269 posts)What is Havana?
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,675 posts)dragonlady
(3,577 posts)within the time the music allowed, at least at our house.
malaise
(269,269 posts)because I watched it happen live
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)however despite my poor memory.
Information overload doesn't help
Renew Deal
(81,896 posts)I got it right.
phylny
(8,393 posts)mountain grammy
(26,665 posts)but got it.
tavernier
(12,413 posts)I is so smart!
malaise
(269,269 posts)I was today
tavernier
(12,413 posts)when they did it, and therefore televised every ten minutes for days... it was pretty easy. I am quite surprised that the students blew it, though.
malaise
(269,269 posts)pay attention
panader0
(25,816 posts)malaise
(269,269 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)DrDan
(20,411 posts)malaise
(269,269 posts)Not one of them
DrDan
(20,411 posts)that helps