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CTyankee

(63,903 posts) Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:04 PM Jun 2014

I won't tell, but I FINALLY figured out the Jeopardy clue of the day (daily in the NYT)...

Category : Capital City Wordplay

Ending in the same 2 letters, these 2 are capitals of a nation that covers a continent and of a nation reaching onto 2 continents.

It took me about 20 minutes persistently "researching" on Google, and mistakenly guessing on the first part but finally getting back on track and kicking myself for being so stubborn about it. Can't wait to see who gets it tonight...hubby claims he got it earlier...he "says" that a lot...

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I won't tell, but I FINALLY figured out the Jeopardy clue of the day (daily in the NYT)... (Original Post) CTyankee Jun 2014 OP

If anyone on DU could, we knew it would be you. Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #1

Don't put any bets on me...I got one of the capital cities completely wrong and didn't check it out CTyankee Jun 2014 #6

SPOILER. Aristus Jun 2014 #2

Your second answer would have taken me sufrommich Jun 2014 #4

I knew the second because I tutor ESOL students from that country and my habit is to open a world CTyankee Jun 2014 #8

I was stuck on Cairo Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #5

Well,the first one is obvious since only one country sufrommich Jun 2014 #3

Yes, it is but that assumes that you actually are SURE of its capital (without being wrong as I was CTyankee Jun 2014 #7

I got it without research. Jenoch Jun 2014 #9

All I've got to say is, damn you! What an addictive website! Shrike47 Jun 2014 #11

This is hard even if you cheat, IMO. Shrike47 Jun 2014 #10

I found the question itself to be hard to figure out... CTyankee Jun 2014 #12

That was kind of obvious Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #13

On the first question, yes. But on the second, no...whichis why I got sidetracked on those other CTyankee Jun 2014 #14

Just watched the segment. NOBODY got it! CTyankee Jun 2014 #15

None of them even got one capital correct. Jenoch Jun 2014 #17

I don't feel so stupid now...man, that was tough... CTyankee Jun 2014 #18

I think I got it... SidDithers Jun 2014 #16

Baitball Blogger

(46,700 posts)

1. If anyone on DU could, we knew it would be you.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:05 PM

Jun 2014

CTyankee

(63,903 posts)

6. Don't put any bets on me...I got one of the capital cities completely wrong and didn't check it out

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:11 PM

Jun 2014

online, like an idiot. When I couldn't get that right I kept Googling the second part...finally going back and checking my first answer...wrongo, bongo...

Aristus

(66,316 posts)

2. SPOILER.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:07 PM

Jun 2014

Canberra, Australia.
Ankara, Turkey.

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)

4. Your second answer would have taken me

Reply to Aristus (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:08 PM

Jun 2014

a long time to figure out.

CTyankee

(63,903 posts)

8. I knew the second because I tutor ESOL students from that country and my habit is to open a world

Reply to sufrommich (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:15 PM

Jun 2014

atlas and ask the students what part they are from. I like to locate their place in the world and have a discussion with them about it (I tutor Intermediate and Advanced ESOL students). Before that experience, I didn't know...

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

5. I was stuck on Cairo

Reply to Aristus (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:10 PM

Jun 2014

I thought Egypt was the only country in two continents

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)

3. Well,the first one is obvious since only one country

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:07 PM

Jun 2014

covers a continent. Still working on the second one.

CTyankee

(63,903 posts)

7. Yes, it is but that assumes that you actually are SURE of its capital (without being wrong as I was

Reply to sufrommich (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:13 PM

Jun 2014

until I checked -- it cost me some real time for being so stubborn...)

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)

9. I got it without research.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:31 PM

Jun 2014

I happen to remember world capitols because of this time waster...

http://freerice.com/#/world-capitals/13674

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

11. All I've got to say is, damn you! What an addictive website!

Reply to Jenoch (Reply #9)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:10 PM

Jun 2014

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

10. This is hard even if you cheat, IMO.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:09 PM

Jun 2014

CTyankee

(63,903 posts)

12. I found the question itself to be hard to figure out...

Reply to Shrike47 (Reply #10)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:19 PM

Jun 2014

I spent some time on Azerbaijan, Kazakstan and Georgia...

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)

13. That was kind of obvious

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:22 PM

Jun 2014

"Nation that covers a continent" can't be anything but Australia, and "reaching into 2 continents" can't be anything but Russia or Turkey (and it's Turkey because Canberra, Ankara).

CTyankee

(63,903 posts)

14. On the first question, yes. But on the second, no...whichis why I got sidetracked on those other

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #13)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:44 PM

Jun 2014

countries, see my #12 post. I DID know about Turkey and I did not its capital, but I was laboring under the misconception that Sydney was the capital of Australia...silly me...I screwed up on the easiest of the two parts to this clue...oy...