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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsLet's just say I "beat" Matt Amodio tonight on Jeopardy...no spoilers
don't worry, I won't reveal anything...
I was more than a little surprised about getting it right. But it sure did feel good!
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Let's just say I "beat" Matt Amodio tonight on Jeopardy...no spoilers (Original Post)
CTyankee
Oct 2021
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CurtEastPoint
(18,643 posts)1. I had NO IDEA what the answer was!
rsdsharp
(9,170 posts)2. What was the question?
CurtEastPoint
(18,643 posts)3. Question:
Heres todays Final Jeopardy (in the category Historic Calendars) for Wednesday, October 6, 2021 (Season 38, Game 18):
Following Messidor, this summer month in the 18th-century French Revolutionary calendar had a name meaning heat gift
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Correct response: What is Thermidor?
rsdsharp
(9,170 posts)4. Thank you.
panader0
(25,816 posts)5. I've gotten a few answers that he didn't know, but he knows just about everything it seems.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)6. I remember reading about a fancy French dish called "Lobster Thermador" and pieced that together
with what I knew about France's revolutionary new calendar.