JOE'S UPDATE: J! March 25-29 Repost
Joe Capitano
Compiled by Joe Capitano
Don't know what went wrong, but this update got lost on its way out from
*P. Here's the action from last week ... again. (Questions did make it
out - back date to get them)
MON-J!, MARCH 25 (Pre-empted by "Oscar" in some areas) =======
MARIA CANAVAN/Orig. Warwick, NY/1d $7800
| MARTY SADE/Tucson, AZ/Math Teacher
| | Lt. PETER LOMBARDO/Camp Pendleton, CA/Navy Nurse
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[ 300][ 2100][ 1400] First Half of J!
[ 1800][ 2900][ 3300] J!: GEOGRAPHY/SMITHSONIAN TV PROPS/
TRANSPORTATION/CHILDREN'S LIT./
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY/FRUITY PHRASES
[ +600][ ][ ] DD1: BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400
In 1868 this man's company became the
first in the U.S. to make compressed yeast.
[ 3800][ 6500][ 8400] DJ!: HISTORIC PEOPLE/MUSIC APPRECIATION/
U.S. PLACE NAMES/ORGANIZATIONS/
PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS/POTPOURRI
[+1000][ ][ ] DD2: U.S. PLACE NAMES $600
This Arizona city's name, Spanish for
table, refers to its location on flat land.
[ ][ ][+1500] DD3: ORGANIZATIONS $600
Organizations for students include the
FFA, Future Farmers of America, & the
FHA, which stands for this.
[-3000][+6499][-4601] FJ!: THE ELEMENTS
The first inert gas discovered on Earth,
-NEW- its name is Greek for "without work".
[ 800][12999][ 3799] Final
CHAMP
STUMPER: HISTORIC PEOPLE $1000
The answer is...In 1513 this Tudor King led his Army to victory over the
French at the battle of the Spurs.
TUES-J!, MARCH 26 ============================================
MARTY SADE/Tucson, AZ/1d $12,999
| AL BROKOS/Orig. Baltimore, MD/Training Specialist
| | BETTY FERNANDEZ/Washington, DC/Attorney
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[ 1200][ 1200][ 600] First Half of J!
[ 1800][ 2000][ 2100] J!: CHICAGO/4-LETTER WORDS/1980s POP MUSIC/
ROCKS & MINERALS/COOKING/THE SPORT PLAYED
[ ][ -500][ ] DD1: ROCKS & MINERALS $500 (Last Answer)
Deposits near the mouth of the Orange River
have been a rich source of these gemstones.
[ 6800][ 6500][ 2500] DJ!: POLITICAL SCIENCE/PAINTING & SCULPTURE/
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES/16th CENTURY NAMES/
WORLD GEOGRAPHY/LITERATURE
[ ][-1000][ ] DD2: COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $600
This religious group is responsible for founding
Wake Forest & Baylor Universities.
[ ][+1500][ ] DD3: WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1000
The name of this smallest South American country
can be spelled with or without an 'E'.
[+6201][+6499][+2400] FJ!: FOREIGN DIRECTORS
His fascination with clowns & make-believe may
have begun when he ran off with Pierino's
Circus as a child.
[13001][12999][ 4900] Final
[26000] 2-day total
STUMPER: 16th CENTURY NAMES $800 (No takers)
The answer is...The Earl of Bothwell was created Duke 0f Orkney &
Shetland one day before he married this Queen in 1567.
WEDNES-J!, MARCH 27 ==========================================
MARTY SADE/Tucson, AZ/2d $26,000
| DOUG CARTER/Albuquerque, NM/Teacher
| | LORNA VALENTINE/Concord, CA/Teacher
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[ 1900][ 800][ 1400] First Half of J!
[ 2900][ 3400][ 2500] J!: THE UNITED STATES/MOVIE DEBUTS/INVENTORS/
WOMEN/QUOTATIONS/COLLEGE POTPOURRI
[ ][ +700][ ] DD1: QUOTATIONS $500 (Last Answer)
This first lady wrote: "It's misery when you
become addicted".
[ 9700][ 7000][ 5500] DJ!: 1889/HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS/FAMOUS MEXICANS/
FLIGHTLESS BIRDS/MUSEUMS/PHOTOGRAPHERS
(1 left in Highways & Biways)
[+1500][ ][ ] DD2: MUSEUMS $1000
You'll find the International Museum of
Photography in this New York city.
[+2500][ ][ ] DD3: AUTOBIOGRAPHIES $800
Among this late entertainer's biographies are
"The Man in the Straw Hat" and
"I Remember It Well".
[+4301][-7000][+5000] FJ!: TRAVEL & TOURISM
This company established its first village
in 1950 in Alcudia on the island of Majorca.
[14001][ 0][10500] Final
[40001] 3-day total
STUMPER: HIGHWAYS & BIWAYS $1000 (No takers)
The answer is...Government ministry offices line this street that runs
from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square.
THURS-J!, MARCH 28 ===========================================
MARTY SADE/Tucson, AZ/3d $40,001
| JIM HENDERSON/Sacramento, CA/Attorney
| | JUDY ZELLERS/Mountain View, CA/Homemaker
| | |
[ 3600][ -500][ 300] First Half of J! (Marty: 7 of 1st 7, incl. DD)
[ 4000][ -600][ 3400] J!: GENERAL SCIENCE/NURSERY RHYMES/
LIBRARIES/ANCIENT EGYPT/
MONEY PROBLEMS/4-LETTER WORDS
[+1000][ ][ ] DD1: GENERAL SCIENCE $500
(To run the category)
Titan, a moon of this planet, has a
thicker atmosphere than Earth.
[ 2900][ 1400][ 7000] DJ!: EUROPEAN CITIES/MUSIC/
WOMEN IN RELIGION/LITERATURE/
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA/THE MOVIES
[ ][ ][+1200] DD2: PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA $1000
The 3 men served as President between
the terms of the only father & son
presidents.
[-2500][ ][ ] DD3: LLITERATURE $1000
Characters in this Dickens novel include
Mealy Potatoes, Mr. Creakle & Edward
Murdstone.
[ +0][+1300][-1100] FJ!: HISTORIC PEOPLE
Apsley House, the London home of this
historic Duke, boasts an 11'4" nude
-NEW- statue of Napoleon.
[ 2900][ 2700][ 5900] Final
CHAMP
STUMPER: THE MOVIES $200 (Judy misses)
The answer is...Annette Bening wins the heart of the Chief Executive
played by Michael Douglas in this 1995 film.
FRI-J!, MARCH 29 =============================================
JUDY ZELLERS/Mountain View, CA/1d $5900
| SUSAN HOPPE/Orig. Woodbridge, VA/
| | GARY FULCOMER/Vandenburg AFB, CA/USAF Attorney
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[ 2100][ 600][ 300] First Half of J!
[ 2500][ 600][ 2600] J!: OLD TESTAMENT/TV CHARACTERS/LANGUAGES
SCULPTORS/SECTIONS/ODDS & ENDS
[ ][ ][ +300] DD1: LANGUAGES $500
The largest community of Scottish Gaelic
speakers in North America is in this
Canadian province.
[ 5700][ 4400][ 7000] DJ!: 19th CENTURY PERSONALITIES/
WORLD CAPITALS/PLANTS & TREES/NONFICTION/
EDUCATORS/MUSICALS' OPENING NUMBERS
[ ][ ][ +500] DD2: EDUCATORS $600
In 1907 she opened her first childrens' house
in a Rome slum.
[ ][ ][ ] DD3: 19th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $600
Myra Bradwell, founder of the Chicago
Legal News, got this famous woman's
insanity verdict reversed in 1876.
[ 3200][ -100][+4500] FJ!: POETS
In 1942 his collection of verse
-NEW- "Shakespeare In Harlem" appeared.
[ 2500][ 4300][11500] Final
CHAMP
STUMPER: ODDS & ENDS $300 (Gary misses)
The answer is...By a 1912 Executive Order, the diameter of each of these
shall be .0616 the height of the U.S. Flag.
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Special thanks this week to BCTV (nee CHAN-TV) in Vancouver, BC, which
saved my rump by running J! late Monday night. Thank God for those rabbit
ears! Viewers in Seattle only caught DJ! and FJ! on Monday.
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JOE CAPITANO BSN...@prodigy.com Everett, WA