In the category “California Cities”: A park, elementary school and medical pavilion named for Herbert Hoover are found in this 2-word California city.
On YouTube at 16:29 Web Link
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"Palo Alto" the answer on Final Jeopardy round
Original post made by Palo Altan, Palo Alto High School, on Feb 18, 2015
In the category “California Cities”: A park, elementary school and medical pavilion named for Herbert Hoover are found in this 2-word California city.
On YouTube at 16:29 Web Link
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Posted by resident
a resident of Downtown North
on Feb 18, 2015 at 5:06 pm
a resident of Downtown North
on Feb 18, 2015 at 5:06 pm
I live in Palo Alto and I don't know what a "medical pavilion" is.
Posted by Parent
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Feb 18, 2015 at 5:11 pm
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Feb 18, 2015 at 5:11 pm
And a Girl Scout Center that was built by Ms Lou Henry Hoover, but named after her rather than him. Not to mention a big tower on the Stanford campus. Any that we missed?
Posted by Jeopardy
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Feb 18, 2015 at 5:14 pm
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Feb 18, 2015 at 5:14 pm
The guy from Berkeley (on the right) was the only one who had a chance to guess it. I doubt if the others had heard of Palo Alto, although they probably have heard of Stanford, the likelihood is that they don't know what City it is in.
I read a book once where there was a character who was a student at Stanford. The character flew a commercial flight from Palo Alto airport to get home on the East Coast. Even those who should know, often don't.
Although we like to think it, we are not the center of the Universe.
:)
Posted by anonymous
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Feb 18, 2015 at 8:16 pm
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Feb 18, 2015 at 8:16 pm
I saw this episode and got the final one right. I was surprised the guy from Berkeley didn't get it, but perhaps he hasn't been there long.
Posted by Palo Altan
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Feb 18, 2015 at 8:25 pm
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Feb 18, 2015 at 8:25 pm
@Jeopardy: I think Jeopardy writers think we are the center of the universe, not Palo Altans. My point was, who could possibly know this answer? Agree that the Berkeley guy might, but the other contestants are from Iowa and Pennsylvania. So we aren't the center of the universe yet, and many hope we don't get there - non-resident traffic is already horrendous and we are kissing our family town goodbye as we fear cars cutting through our city hit our children as they bike or walk to school.
Posted by Alien
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Feb 18, 2015 at 9:14 pm
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Feb 18, 2015 at 9:14 pm
Well, you don't think that PA is the center of the "universe" but you seem to think the US is.
If everybody on jeopardy knew about PA, this might make PA the center of the US, but hardly the center of the universe.
Posted by anonymous
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Feb 19, 2015 at 9:54 am
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Feb 19, 2015 at 9:54 am
The thought occurs that Stanford may have placed this like a product placement. It's free PR on national tv, of course, to have a mention.
Posted by Kaitlin
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Feb 20, 2015 at 9:25 am
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Feb 20, 2015 at 9:25 am
Ok so I agree that nobody out side of the immediate bay would get that answer...the guy from berkeley had a chance but only if had been to Stanford and seen Hoover tower.
The thing is that wasn't the producers logic...I am a long time jeopardy watcher and can tell you their final question run on the spectrum of 'even a monkey should know this' to 'nobody on the face of earth whose not an expert in that exact field should know this' it's a risk the contestants take before making their final wagers.
For this clue the producer were expecting the contestants to know that Hoover is highly linked to Stanford and that Stanford is 'in' Palo Alto...a big leap I concede but not the hardest clue I have seen presented.
By the way I have been all over the country including going to school in Florida. Most people have in the very least heard of Palo Alto...they may not have intimate knowledge that the clue would require but it is not completely off their radar
Posted by musical
a resident of Palo Verde
on Feb 20, 2015 at 11:31 am
a resident of Palo Verde
on Feb 20, 2015 at 11:31 am
Contestant from Iowa might have known more about the only President born in Iowa.
Hoover birthplace still stands, as does mine (Hoover Pavilion).
