Huh! I thought FJ today was ridiculously easy.
I said I got it right! 
But I have never read any Hemingway novel, just his short stories.
“1926” and “Spain” were dead giveaways.
They were dead giveaways to me as to the author. But since I don’t know anything about his novels other than recognizing their titles as being his, they weren’t an indication to me as to which was which, but I had a (correct) hunch that one was the right title.
It starts out in Paris, then moves to Spain. The other H novel mentioned is set in Italy and Switzerland. The third novel (by FSF) takes place in the US. So yeah, it does pay to know the geography.
I’m not really a big fan of either author’s novels, but I did read a number of them when I was teaching English, just because I thought I ought to.
Good try! This one might be easier:
Which US president was never elected to an Executive Branch post?
(Excluding Mr Atchinson noted above, since scholars do not agree on his status.)
Excluding Mr Atchinson, since his status is disputed.
What is, I don’t know. Not only do I not know, but I don’t even understand the question. US politics and US presidents are the reason, I believe, why there are few multiple day champions from Canada.
I should add, most of what I learned lately of US politics I’ve gleaned from the Pit. Probably not ideal for my Jeopardy! career.
Easy-Peasy! Gerald Ford.
Ford was a Representative from Michigan when Nixon appointed him Vice President to replace Spiro Agnew, who had resigned in disgrace. Then when Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment, Ford ascended to the Presidency without ever running for an Executive Branch office.
I was not familiar with YouTubeTV. I’ll look for it. I appreciate learning something new.
Pony up $10 for a one month subscription (there might even be a free trial). Make one of your choices the local network affiliate that carries Jeopardy. Besides the current episode (which you don’t have to watch in real time), you immediately have a sizable backlog of recent episodes. I don’t know (or remember) how far back the “library” extends; certainly a few weeks worth.
You don’t have to have recorded them yourself- YouTubeTV doesn’t actually record anything in your personal devices. Instead your membership gives you “on demand” access to YT’s huge vault of programs, movies, etc.
It’s a pretty good system. We used it for a few months before discontinuing it in favor of keeping DirecTv (long uninteresting story involving differing preferences within family). Had it been up to me we would’ve kept YTTV and dumped DTV.
Correct. Congressional Representatives are members of the Legislative Branch of government. He was elected by the voters of Michigan, but that’s all.
The latest winner reminds me of Marty’s raccoon hat-wearing brother, when they’re watching Jackie Gleason during dinner.
And by only a small part of Michigan, at that (representatives are elected by districts of less than a million people).
But David Rice Atchinson’s status isn’t in dispute at all. He was never President. One might conceivably dispute the reason why he was never President, but however you slice it, he was never President.
To be fair, Ford was very high in the House GOP leadership, and he amazingly almost beat Carter in '76 (after beating off a strong primary challenge from Reagan), but it’s true: he never actually won a race to represent more than <1 million people in one part of Michigan.
Personally, I find it amazing that anyone would vote for Carter under any circumstances. But that’s just me.
On the Jeopardy! episode first aired on 4/26 [2020], there was another case of incorrect information.
In the Jeopardy! Round, in the category Chicago, the $200 clue was: “Not chilly gusts off Lake Michigan, but bombastic politicians may be the source of this Chicago nickname.” The correct response is, of course, “The Windy City.”
However, that story is not true.
That nickname, based on the weather, first appeared in print in 1860. It frequently appeared in newspapers in the 1870s and 1880s. The newspaper article that some people put forth as the origin would have dated around 1890.
According to WordOrigins.com:
The legend has it that the nickname was coined by Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun in the early 1890s. At the time, Chicago and New York were competing to host the 1893 Columbian Exposition, in honor of the 400th anniversary of Columbus discovering America. Dana allegedly used the term to describe the overblown claims of Chicago.
The editor wouldn’t let me make that:
The correct response is, of course, “What is ‘The Windy City?’”
It’s not just you. Ford was the only Republican I ever voted for.
There is some dispute as to whether Tyler (Harrison’s VP) ever received the title of “President” - although he called himself that and performed the duties of one. (scroll down to “History”):