Jeopardy Question

[daino149]

This question was on Jeopardy about ten minutes ago. First, what's the answer they are looking for? Second, why's that answer wrong?

[drewation]

the princess bride

i cant remember the name though


" my name is aminto mantoyo you killed my father now prepare to die" :D

[Fuego]

Princess bride, it's already been said.

BUT! His name is spelled with 2 n's- Innigo Montoya.

Oh yeah, and the sword wasn't six fingered.... His hand was.

Wow. two errors in one question. Those people need to get their awesome books straight.

[daino149]

It's true, the answer they were looking for is the Princess Bride. BUT, as far as I know, Inigo was spelled correctly.

Come on, what's the flaw with their question?

[Fuego]

wow... Spyder posted, but now it's not showing up. Both he and I saw the sword thing though.

[spyder]

Originally posted by Fuego
His name is spelled with 2 n's- Innigo Montoya.


Nope, just one, as seen here (http://forsaken-faith.org/inigo/) and here (http://pb.combatwombat.com/Inigo.html).

[spyder]

Originally posted by Fuego
wow... Spyder posted, but now it's not showing up.

Thank goodness for the edit/delete functions! (I saw Fuego had answered, so I deleted my reply.)

[daino149]

Originally posted by spyder
Thank goodness for the edit/delete functions! (I saw Fuego had answered, so I deleted my reply.)

He may have answered, but he answer is WRONG! Come on, someone must know the flaw in the question.

BTW: Spyder, who is that on your avatar? It looks like PM.

[Tim]

Originally posted by daino149
This question was on Jeopardy about ten minutes ago. First, what's the answer they are looking for? Second, why's that answer wrong? Daino where did you get the picture from? It looks like it was taken frome NY/NJ area because of the logo. Unless yous gots the channel on 7 but I dont know if you could have thought to grab the camera that fast.

[spyder]

There must be several channel 7-ABC stations. In London, we get WXYZ (http://www.wxyz.com/) from Detroit.

[spyder]

Originally posted by daino149
BTW: Spyder, who is that on your avatar? It looks like PM.

It's Richard Marcinko (http://www.navysealteams.com/marcinko.htm), the Rogue Warrior. (Who's PM?)

The answer isn't because his hand, not the sword, was six fingered?

[Tim]

Originally posted by spyder
There must be several channel 7-ABC stations. In London, we get WXYZ (http://www.wxyz.com/) from Detroit. Haha I guess they have the same logos. Ok I guess thats it the abc 7s have mostly the same logos then.

[daino149]

Originally posted by spyder
(Who's PM?)

The answer isn't because his hand, not the sword, was six fingered?

That will be my next question. But, no, Inigo's hand did not have six fingers. His sword, however, did.

[tomblackwood]

Originally posted by daino149
But, no, Inigo's hand did not have six fingers. His sword, however, did.
Incorrect, sir. Inigo's sword did not have six fingers, nor does the question imply it does. The six-fingered man's sword--made by Inigo's father--was in fact a "six-fingered sword", in that it was made custom for a man with six fingers, hence had special handle.

Jeopardy rarely botches their questions, and I don't think they botched this one.

[jagur]

Originally posted by tomblackwood


Jeopardy rarely botches their questions, and I don't think they botched this one. agreed, it was a six fingered hilt.

[johnfoss]

I know I know!

ABC and the 7-in-a-circle logo are common. That same 7 is used by many local ABC affiliates. I also grew up with it on WXYZ in Detroit, but I've seen it elsewhere. At least in the Eastern time zone, live TV shows are actually live! They hardly ever are out here on the West coast... :(

So cough it up Daino. Is it a trick question, or were we supposed to think the grammar was wrong?

[daino149]

In the movie (The Princess Bride) Inigo (correct spelling) is trying to kill the six fingered man. I suppose we could assume this man has a six fingered sword (in which case the question is correct), but, the six fingered sword is carried by Inigo. The sword was made for the six fingered man, but he never had it.

[johnfoss]

I thought the six-fingered man took the sword and then killed Inigo's father. Why would he kill the father and not take the custom-made sword?

Guess I'll have to see the movie again...

[tomblackwood]

Originally posted by daino149
but, the six fingered sword is carried by Inigo. The sword was made for the six fingered man, but he never had it.
Smart boy, correct boy. I stand corrected. Bad Jeopardy!

But since we're on TPB, wouldn't you agree that Mark Knopfler is one of the great movie soundtrack composers of our time? Anyone liking TPB should invest in "Music from Cal". Mark, Paul Brady on Tin Whistle, and Liam O'Flynn...the master piper. Simple music, passionately and flawlessly executed.

[tomblackwood]

Originally posted by johnfoss
I thought the six-fingered man took the sword and then killed Inigo's father. Why would he kill the father and not take the custom-made sword?
That's what I thought too, although I forgot I thought it when making my initial respond on this thread. It's a bit of a gap in logic in the story, but Daniel is correct. Inigo has the sword, and he shows it to Westly as he tells the story of his father's death and his lifelong search for the six fingered man.

[steveyo]

"..the six fingered man returned and demanded the sword, but at one tenth the promised price...without a word the six-fingered man stabbed my father thru the heart."

It doesn't say he (the 6-f man) took the sword.

The whole "dedicated my life to sword training" part in the book is FANTASTIC, much more detailed than the movie. Anyone who liked that part of the movie should find the book and read at least that portion.

[Memphis Mud]

Alex wants you to say "What is 'The Princess Bride'?"

I win! Must answer in the form of a question!!!

Inigo Montoya was not looking for the sword. He was looking for the man so he could say "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

What a fine movie.

Mmmmm, buttercup.

Another line I like goes something like: "Ah, but I know someding that you do not know. I am not left handed"

[Catboy]

Originally posted by daino149
In the movie (The Princess Bride) Inigo (correct spelling) is trying to kill the six fingered man. I suppose we could assume this man has a six fingered sword (in which case the question is correct), but, the six fingered sword is carried by Inigo. The sword was made for the six fingered man, but he never had it.

Quite the Vizzini aren't we?

Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I'm not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool; you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me. Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows. And Australia is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me. So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong. So, you could have put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you. So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard which means you must have studied. And in studying, you must have learned that man is mortal so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

/favorite part...

[weeble]

IN THIS FILM
INIGO MONTOYA
SEARCHES FOR
THE MAN WITH THE
6-FINGERED SWORD
WHO KILLED
HIS FATHER


The usually reliable Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/) confirms "INIGO" as the correct spelling.

I don't remember the movie well enough to recall whether the six fingers belonged to the sword or to the man, though a sword having any fingers at all would seem... inconceivable.

The problem most obvious to me is the grammatical ambiguity in the last two lines. Did the man with the 6-fingered sword (or the 6-fingered man if such is indeed the case) kill Montoya's father, or his own?

Fanatical grammarians might also point out that the number 6, being less than 100, should be spelled out as "six."

[drewation]

the six fingers belongs to both :rolleyes: he has six fingers so his sword has little grooves for six fingers. i think thats what they mean. how can a sword have fingers? :confused:

[johnfoss]

Originally posted by drewation
how can a sword have fingers? :confused: The sword doesn't have any fingers. They could be carved into the hilt or handle though. But a "six-fingered" sword is an acceptable description of a sword designed for a user who has six fingers on his sword hand.

[tomblackwood]

God are we really still talking about this?

[drewation]

Originally posted by johnfoss
The sword doesn't have any fingers. They could be carved into the hilt or handle though. But a "six-fingered" sword is an acceptable description of a sword designed for a user who has six fingers on his sword hand.

if you notice in the same post before i said that. i was meaning how could someone think it has six fingers :rolleyes:

[Memphis Mud]

Originally posted by tomblackwood
God are we really still talking about this?
Is it any wonder why "Seinfeld" was such a huge success? (I, a hopeless addict)

[habbywall]

in jeopardy you give the questions, so daino was wrong, that, that he should was the answer not the question

[tomblackwood]

Thanks for staying on top of this one, habby. :rolleyes:

[UniBrier]

Since this thread is up anyway...

Beware the six fingered baby.

[monkeyman]

That pic looks photoshopped/fake..the baby's neck is like..non existant

[johnfoss]

Why would you photoshop the baby's neck if you're just trying to add a finger?

Sorry to dredge this back up but...
I suppose we could assume this man has a six fingered sword (in which case the question is correct), but, the six fingered sword is carried by Inigo. The sword was made for the six fingered man, but he never had it.
What is left unclear in the movie is *what sword was used to kill Inigo's father? Obviously the client is going to hold and "swing around" the merchandise as part of the acceptance process. Surely he had it in his hands during the transaction-gone-wrong. So it's possible the question (answer, in Jeopardy language) could be accurate, though they'd have to be guessing. I think sometimes it's necessary to cram a bit to fit their questions onto those TV screens. The key words have to be in there, but there may not be room for as many as they'd want.

Of course the question implies the six-fingered man *has* the sword, which brings us back to the question of why kill the guy over price, then *not take it?* It could be some kind of "honor thing" where it's okay to kill the guy, but not steal from him? Huh.

OR, we are all assuming there is only one six-fingered sword. Why? Maybe he got another one made later. Maybe he already had one, and that's the one he used to kill Inigo's father. Maybe he has a rack at home filled with custom six-fingered swords? The plot thickens...

[monkeyman]

Why would you photoshop the baby's neck if you're just trying to add a finger?

Because that baby is demonic looking
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[johnfoss]

Because that baby is demonic looking
Now he looks like a bunny or a doggie. Very cute!

[habbywall]

that baby didnt look photo shopped at all, have you ever seen a baby monkeyman?

[monkeyman]

NO, habbywall, in my poor deprived, live, I have NEVER seen a baby

That pic looks weird because the collar is placed/arranged/just there so that the baby's neck looks about two inches wide

Now he looks like a bunny or a doggie. Very cute!
I just saved parents everywhere 30 bucks on a Halloween costume this year
hehe

[JJuggle]

I don't have a screen shot, but I believe Jeopardy did get one wrong this evening.

The answer suggested that he said he wished he had boned up on his latin before a trip to Latin America so he could converse with the locals. The question is Who is Dan Quayle, but it is a well documented fact that this was a joke made by a congresswoman that the press ended up reporting as true.

Perhaps this is an April Fools joke on their part and they'll fess up mañana. (See, I used my latin.)

[Inigo Montoya]

I prefer-a the first question.

[evil-nick]

Of course the question implies the six-fingered man *has* the sword, which brings us back to the question of why kill the guy over price, then *not take it?* It could be some kind of "honor thing" where it's okay to kill the guy, but not steal from him? Huh.

Inigo never goes into detail in the movie, but in the book, when Domingo (Inigo's father) is told that the sword is not worth the price promised, he snatches it back from the 6F man, who then kills Domingo and uses the excuse of being attacked (Domingo is holding the sword) to the villagers who investigate.

Yes, I've read the book many times, it's excellent (but not as good as cough drops ;))