jeopardy game

July 24, 2019, 07:09 PM

RichN

jeopardy game

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Originally posted by kkina:
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Originally posted by RichN:
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Originally posted by kkina:
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Who was Andrew Jackson?

Yes! Was my clue helpful?

I'm not sure what clue you mean. I only saw the question, unless it was edited to add more information and I didn't see the original.

Oh, then well done. Yes, I did in fact add a clue to the original post. Check the CATEGORY and see if you can see what I did there.

I see now, $20. I'm actually one of those guys that doesn't pay attention to who is on what bill.

On with the game:

Namesakes

This name is shared by a computer programming language and the inventor of an early mechanical calculator.

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"They who would give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin

"So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause."
- Senator Amidala (Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith)

July 24, 2019, 08:01 PM

.38supersig

What is (an) abacus?

July 24, 2019, 08:17 PM

RichN

No, not Abacus.

July 24, 2019, 09:25 PM

kkina

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Namesakes

This name is shared by a computer programming language and the inventor of an early mechanical calculator.

What is Pascal?

July 25, 2019, 04:50 PM

RichN

Correct.

The Pascal programming language, widely used as a teaching language in colleges in the 1980s, was named after Blaise Pascal, a 17th century French mathematician, physicist and inventor.

July 25, 2019, 07:34 PM

kkina

BOOKS

"It's second only to the Holy Bible as the most published book in the world."

July 25, 2019, 08:33 PM

Vanwall

What is Mein Kampf

July 25, 2019, 08:37 PM

kkina

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Originally posted by Vanwall:
What is Mein Kampf

Sorry, no.

July 25, 2019, 09:11 PM

flashguy

What is "Gone With the Wind"?

July 25, 2019, 09:21 PM

kkina

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Originally posted by flashguy:
What is "Gone With the Wind"?

Frankly, Scarlett, no.

July 26, 2019, 01:44 AM

what is Pilgrim’s Progress?

July 26, 2019, 01:48 AM

kkina

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Originally posted by f2:
what is Pilgrim’s Progress?

That's up there, but no.

July 26, 2019, 02:20 AM

that's 3 X's - new answer?

July 26, 2019, 02:34 AM

kkina

What is Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, aka The Little Red Book?

"It is, according to a new ten-country survey, the most popular color in the world."

July 26, 2019, 03:07 AM

what is blue?

July 26, 2019, 03:08 AM

kkina

You are correct!

July 26, 2019, 03:23 AM

the only insect to migrate across an ocean is called the wandering this .. like an aircraft type - it covers miles without a wing flap.

July 26, 2019, 05:24 AM

kkina

What is "glider"?

July 26, 2019, 07:37 AM

yup - wandering glider (dragonfly) - the first dragonfly that settled on bikini atoll after nuclear tests. board is yours.