Jeopardy thread

[JazzManJim]

it's jean-paul sartre but i'll give it to you anyway

Thanks. I always thought he looked like a "John" anyhow.

A group of Crows is a "murder". What is the term for a group of cats? (There are two possible answers)

 

[RhumbRunner13]

Just too easy........

It is incredible what you can search for and find on the internet! What a tool......no Jazzy, not you!

Rhumb

I'm not giv'n up the answer!

 

[Horny Hippie Girl]

Re: Group of cats

what is a pride?

(you didn't specify what kind of cats)

 

[JazzManJim]

Re: Re: Group of cats

what is a pride?

(you didn't specify what kind of cats)

That's true, but there's a specific term for "cats", like there is for "birds", even though there are specific terms for groups of crows, starlings, etc.

So, nope. It doesn't count.

 

[BustyTheClown]

Re: Re: spectraldragon...

The character in the movie was the gay guy they thought was Leroy. The guy from minnesota, or missouri, one of those. I guess his real name was Winston. Leroy was supposedly the black guy. I changed the sig line to what it is now just after I heard that line. I was going to change it after the movie but if you look in the credits, Leroy was played by James Gandolfin (sp?). So.... I just let it stay as Leroy. *shrugs*

Lol fair enough, but I'm afraid I can't give you the points because you did not state your answer in the form of a question

 

[JazzManJim]

A group of Crows is a "murder". What is the term for a group of cats? (There are two possible answers)

Anyone else?

If there's nothing by midnight, Rhumb's gonna spill it and go withthe next question!

 

[crysede]

Anyone else?

If there's nothing by midnight, Rhumb's gonna spill it and go withthe next question!

What's a Clowder, Cluster or Glaring

(or for wild cats: what's a Destruction)

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

Most students are taught in school that George Washington was the first President of the United States.

Technically, this can be considered true, since Washington was the first President to serve in that office as defined by the Constitution of the United States. However, the U.S. Constitution is considerably younger than the United States itself.

The former American colonies declared independence in 1776, the United States of America was formally created in 1781 following the Revolutionary War, but the U.S. Constitution was not drafted until 1787. Furthermore, a federal government as devised by the Constitution--including the office of President--did not begin operation until 1789.

It shouldn't be a surprise, therefore, that the first man answering to the title "President of the United States" took office in 1781, eight years before George Washington.

WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO HOLD THE TITLE "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?"

 

[kotori]

Samuel Huntington from Connecticut was the first president under the Articles of Confederation.

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

Samuel Huntington from Connecticut was the first president under the Articles of Confederation.

You're on the right track, but the question reads "hold the office of president of the United States"

 

[cutie pie]

John Hanson

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

John Hanson

How did you get that??


While George Washington was the first President elected under the U.S. Constitution, the Constitution was not the first legislative document to create an office known as President of the United States. The Articles of Confederation, which formally created the United States of America, were adopted in 1781--well before the Constitution went into effect in 1789. The Articles called for the election of a President to administer the then-much-weaker U.S. government. John Hanson, a Maryland legislator and member of the Continental Congress, was the first to serve under this office, and thus became the first President of the United States. Some historians point to the eight Presidents of the Continental Congress as predating even Hanson, but their office also predates the formal creation of the United States, so they could not rightly be termed "Presidents of the United States."

 

[cutie pie]

Apparently the same place you did. My searching skills must be improving.

 

[kotori]

Here's the list I'm familiar with:

Presidents of the Continental Congress as The United Colonies of America:

Peyton Randolph September 5, 1774 to October 22, 1774
and May 20 to May 24, 1775

Henry Middleton October 22, 1774 to October 26, 1774

John Hancock October 27, 1775 to July 1, 1776

Presidents of the Continental Congress United States of America

John Hancock July 2, 1776 to October 29, 1777

Henry Laurens November 1, 1777 to December 9, 1778

John Jay December 10, 1778 to September 28, 1779

Samuel Huntington September 28, 1779 to February 28, 1781

Presidents of the United States In Congress Assembled

Samuel Huntington 1st President of the United States in Congress Assembled March 1, 1781 to July 6, 1781

Thomas McKean 2nd President of the United States in Congress Assembled July 10, 1781 to November 5, 1781

John Hanson 3rd President of the United States in Congress Assembled November 5, 1781 to November 4, 1782

Elias Boudinot 4th President of the United States in Congress Assembled November 4, 1782 to November 3, 1783

Thomas Mifflin 5th President of the United States in Congress Assembled November 3, 1783 to June 3, 1784

Richard Henry Lee 6th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled November 30, 1784 to November 23, 1785

John Hancock 7th President of the United States in Congress Assembled November 23, 1785 to June 6, 1786

Nathaniel Gorham 8th President of the United States in Congress Assembled June 1786 - November 13, 1786

Arthur St. Clair 9th President of the United States in Congress Assembled February 2, 1787 to October 29, 1787

Cyrus Griffin 10th President of the United States in Congress Assembled January 22, 1788 to March 4, 1789

Presidents of the United States
United States Constitution
George Washington (F)
John Adams (F)
Etc.
A lot will depend on your reading of those titles.
Edited to add citation, viz.:
http://www.virtualology.com/hallofusa/uspresidents/samuel-huntington.com/

 

[cutie pie]

This is where I found my answer . . .

http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.html

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

Here's the list I'm familiar with:

Presidents of the Continental Congress as The United Colonies of America:

Peyton Randolph September 5, 1774 to October 22, 1774
and May 20 to May 24, 1775

Henry Middleton October 22, 1774 to October 26, 1774

John Hancock October 27, 1775 to July 1, 1776

Presidents of the Continental Congress United States of America

John Hancock July 2, 1776 to October 29, 1777

Henry Laurens November 1, 1777 to December 9, 1778

John Jay December 10, 1778 to September 28, 1779

Samuel Huntington September 28, 1779 to February 28, 1781

Presidents of the United States In Congress Assembled

Samuel Huntington 1st President of the United States in Congress Assembled March 1, 1781 to July 6, 1781

Thomas McKean 2nd President of the United States in Congress Assembled July 10, 1781 to November 5, 1781

John Hanson 3rd President of the United States in Congress Assembled November 5, 1781 to November 4, 1782

Elias Boudinot 4th President of the United States in Congress Assembled November 4, 1782 to November 3, 1783

Thomas Mifflin 5th President of the United States in Congress Assembled November 3, 1783 to June 3, 1784

Richard Henry Lee 6th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled November 30, 1784 to November 23, 1785

John Hancock 7th President of the United States in Congress Assembled November 23, 1785 to June 6, 1786

Nathaniel Gorham 8th President of the United States in Congress Assembled June 1786 - November 13, 1786

Arthur St. Clair 9th President of the United States in Congress Assembled February 2, 1787 to October 29, 1787

Cyrus Griffin 10th President of the United States in Congress Assembled January 22, 1788 to March 4, 1789

Presidents of the United States
United States Constitution
George Washington (F)
John Adams (F)
Etc.
A lot will depend on your reading of those titles.
Edited to add citation, viz.:
http://www.virtualology.com/hallofusa/uspresidents/samuel-huntington.com/

Thankyou for the correct answer!

Just goes to show you, the web can be the land of misinformation!

 

[cutie pie]

Happy Friday!!

This term refers to a mixed-race group of people living in the southern Appalachian mountains. This area includes WV, western VA, eastern KY, TN, parts of NC and SC, and northern GA and AL. One of the most common "definitions" of this group is that they descend from white European, Native American, African American, Turkish and/or Portuguese bloodlines. You would perhaps come across this term if you were researching your Southern genealogy.

 

[kotori]

Does he mean me?

Thankyou for the correct answer!

Just goes to show you, the web can be the land of misinformation!

Does that mean I need to think of a question?

 

[cutie pie]

Re: Does he mean me?

Does that mean I need to think of a question?

Yes, he meant you. . .but I posted a question this morning since this thread seemed to be dying. . .feel free to post another ? if you'd like.

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

Re: Does he mean me?

Does that mean I need to think of a question?

You probably should come up with two. Even though there was no confirmation I think you got the state question right too.

 

[alexandraaah]

well fuck, I've been waiting for over 200 posts for my turn.

This game sucks.

I'm going home.

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

well fuck, I've been waiting for over 200 posts for my turn.

This game sucks.

I'm going home.

show me what you got