Saturday JEOPARDY

[luckytrim]

Saturday JEOPARDY

JEOPARDY- Military History
1. ($400)- In this war, helicopters first brought large numbers of troops into combat...
2. ($1200)- In 1917, the British battled this nation's army in the three battles of Gaza...
3. ($2000)- In August 1864, this naval officer went "full speed ahead" and was victorious at Mobile Bay...

Double JEOPARDY- Sports
4.($800)- In baseball, you don't want to do this "in the clutch", but it's okay to do it "up on the bat"...
5. ($2400)- Delivering a ball to a batsman in cricket isn't called "pitching"; it's called this...
6. ($4000)- Cross-country skiing falls under this discipline of skiing whose name refers to the people or culture of Scandanavia...
Final JEOPARDY- OPERA
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The libretto for William Tell was in this language, the native tongue
of neither the composer,Rossini, nor the subject....
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1. what is the Vietnam war ?
2. What is Turkey (Acceptable: the Ottoman Empire) ?
3. who is David Farragut ?
4. what is choke ?
5. what is bowling ?
6. what is Nordic skiing ?
7. what is French ?

 

[quicksilver]

Well, well, nothing new here, lt.

Just got #s 1 & 4, correct.

Thanks! Have a good weekend!

 

[luckytrim]

Hey, girlfriend!

how can it NOT be a great w/e ? I'm in the process of producing eight quarts of CHILI !

 

[quicksilver]

Love the new Avatar!!!

Methane gas is an increasing polutant to our environment - and they blame it on the bovine! HA!

 

[Alix]

OK totally blew the first three but made it up on Double Jeopardy. LT, my hubby wants me to tell you something about your new avatar but I'm laughing so hard I can't type it...I'll PM you.

 

[luckytrim]

..........I'm hearing the first eight bars in my head as I type........... how about you ??

 

[quicksilver]

8 quarts...8 notes.... what does it all mean???????????????

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