Saturday JEOPARDY

[luckytrim]

Saturday JEOPARDY
Highlight between the brackets to see the "question"........
JEOPARDY- The American Civil War
1. ($400)- This Federal Fort was still under construction when attacked by the
Confederacy on April 12, 1861...
[ what is Ft. Sumter ? ]
2. ($1200)- In July 1863, General George Mead defeated Robert E. Lee at this pivotal
battle...
[what is the battle of Gettysburg ? ]
3. ($2000)- This Rear-Admiral attacked Forts Morgan and Gaines, which guarded the
entrance to Mobile Bay in Alabama...
[ who is David G. Farragut ? ]

Double JEOPARDY- Tough as the Dickens
4.($800)- The Parish Boy's Progress is the subtitle for this 1838 novel...
[what is Oliver Twist ? ]
5. ($2400)- This title character becomes a successful author and marries Dora Spenlow...
[ who is David Copperfield ? ]
6. ($4000)- Nell Trent's grandfather runs the title establishment at the opening of this
novel...
[ what is The Old Curiosity Shop ? ]
Final JEOPARDY- Vocabulary
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Often used to mean "imply", it really means to draw a conclusion from what another has
implied...
[ what is "infer" ? ]

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I missed #'s 1 & 3...you found two of my Achilles's Heels. (Dates and Civil War)

 

[LPBeier]

Okay, The first round doesn't count - I know nothing of the American Civil war for good reason! I got all Dickens however and Final Jeopardy.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

What?!? No gloating that I got something wrong!!!!!!

 

[Whiskadoodle]

I often get somethingS wrong < note the Plural.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I am now banned from answering the Daily Question during mormning meeting at work...

 

[LPBeier]

I didn't gloat this time because I didn't want to give you a complex. However, I will gloat all you want if it makes you feel better!

As for work, I'm not surprised!