Scotty Euclid: The Blog

 Hi friends! Let's take a look at Jeopardy! First Edition Game #7. As before, my goal is to share what I've learned about the clues in this game. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find  here . Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: Asia, Five Senses, Presidents, Heroes, Hollywood Romance, X's and O'x Presidents ($300):  Lyndon B. Johnson was married to Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson. Their two daughters: Lynda Bird Johnson and Luci Baines Johnson. LBJ was born, raised, and died at LBJ Ranch, now Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. I can't find a reliable reference to his dog having the initials LBJ (Can you? Let me know in the comments.) Apparently, he had two beagles named Him and Her and another dog named Edgar. X's and O's ($100): The film, listed as "Oh, God!", was released in 1977. Heroes ($300): I had no...

Hi friends! Let's take a look at Jeopardy! First Edition Game #6. As before, my goal is to share what I've learned about the clues in this game. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find  here . Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: French Art, Starts with "S", '70's Rock, Mars, Where's The Beef?, Horsin' Around Starts with "S" ($400):  Per Wikipedia, "an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function". I suppose that's why skin qualifies. Mars ($200):  The names of Mars's moons are Phobos and Deimos. Mars ($300):  "Holst" refers to Gustav Holst, an English composer from the early 20th century. The Mars movement is the first of seven in his The Planets . You can here the full eight-plus minute Mars movement on Wikipedia . Where's the Beef ($300):  Stroga...

 Hi friends! As part of the MS-DOS Jeopardy! series, I hope to write a post-game review of the clues. The goal is to highlight any clues that may be out-of-date and to provide some additional trivia about some of the more interesting clues. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find  here . Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: Reference Books, Political Slogans, Sports, Movie Classic, Fabrics, "Can" Do Reference Books ($100):  What an age we live in! Both volumes of the original 1828 version of Webster's Dictionary can be found on the Internet Archive: Volume 1 and Volume 2 . Since both volumes are in the public domain, there's no need to sign in to view these. Reference Books ($300):  The Internet Archive also has access to the original 1955 version of the Guinness Book of Records. (Since it's in the public domain, you do need to log in and che...

 Hi friends! As part of the MS-DOS Jeopardy! series, I hope to write a post-game review of the clues. The goal is to highlight any clues that may be out-of-date and to provide some additional trivia about some of the more interesting clues. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find  here . Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: Explorers, Sports, Tools, Foreign Phrases, Wet or Dry, Triple Threat Tools ($200):  The monkey  in monkey wrench  comes from a nautical word meaning "a small light ...piece of equipment contrived to suit an immediate purpose". Foreign Phrases ($300):  Cinzano is a brand of vermouth. Triple Threat ($100):   Three's a Crowd  didn't last long at all, just a single season during ABC's 1984-1985 series. John Ritter was the only full-time cast member of Three's Company  to be a full-time cast member on Three'...

 Hi friends! As part of the MS-DOS Jeopardy! series, I hope to write a post-game review of the clues. The goal is to highlight any clues that may be out-of-date and to provide some additional trivia about some of the more interesting clues. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find here . Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: State Capital, Photography, Number Please, The 70's, College Sports, and Teacher on T.V. College Sports ($100):  I wasn't able to verify the accuracy of this clue. Can anyone in our community provide evidence? Interestingly, women's college rowing is an NCAA sport, but men's  college rowing is outside the scope of the NCAA. College Sports ($200):  According to Wikipedia, Bryant's "Bear" nickname "stemmed from his having agreed to wrestle a captive bear during a carnival promotion when he was 13". 1920's ...

Hi friends! As part of the MS-DOS Jeopardy! series, I hope to write a post-game review of the clues after every game. The goal is to highlight any clues that may be out-of-date and to provide some additional trivia about some of the more interesting clues. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find here . Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: The Bible, Famous Pairs, Number Please, All the Ologys, Songs of the '60s, and Art Museum Number Please ($400):  I was correct about the game show reference. Three on a Match  was a game show hosted by Bill Bullen and airing from 1971-1974. The superstition "three on a match" dates back to either the Crimean War or World War I--the idea being that a soldier lighting a match for a cigarette would be spotted by the enemy in the dark; the second lighting would allow the enemy to aim; and the third lighting would allow th...

Hi friends! As part of the MS-DOS Jeopardy! series , I hope to write a post-game review of the clues. The goal is to highlight any clues that may be out-of-date and to provide some additional trivia about some of the more interesting clues. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find here. Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: Geography, Take a Gamble, Animal, Pattern, Abbreviations, and Say Cheese Take a Gamble ($300)  Spit in the Ocean is not an official variation in the World Series of Poker, but it is a real variation of poker. Four cards are dealt to each player, and a fifth card is dealt face up as both a community card and as a wild card. Players can change their cards, like in draw poker. Take a Gamble ($400):   Chemin de fer  is a variation of baccarat. Take a Gamble ($500):  As I guessed in the video, Macao was transferred to China, along wit...