Final Jeopardy: Constitutions of the World (5-12-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/12/2022) in the category “Constitutions of the World” was:

Amendments to its 1901 Constitution require approval of at least 4 states before receiving Royal Assent

New champ Daniel Nguyen, a high school math teacher from San Jose, CA., won $7,199 yesterday. In Game 2, his opponents are: Matt Petroff, a management consultant from Toronto, Ontario; and Charly Kuecks, a writer and test prep expert from Salt Lake City, UT.

Round 1 Categories: In the National Park – The Billboard Music Awards – Native American Women – Beverages – Subtitled Nonfiction – Occupational Homonyms

Daniel found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “In the National Park” under the $400 clue on the 5th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $1,400, $200 more than Matt in second place. Daniel made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

The McKinley Station show

WHAT IS DENALI?

Daniel finished in the lead with $4,000. Matt was second with $2,600. Charly was last with $800. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: All Apologies – Musicals by Lyrics – 4-Syllable Words – The 1960s – Auntie – Establishment

Daniel found the first Daily Double in “1960s” under the $1,600 clue on the 19th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $17,600, $14,000 more than Charly in second place. Daniel bet $3,000 and tried Berlin. That was WRONG.

On the medal podium in this city, John Carlos & Tommie Smith raised fists & also wore no shoes to highlight poverty in America show

WHAT IS MEXICO CITY?

Daniel got the last Daily Double in “All Apologies” under the $1,200 clue on the very last clue of the round. He was in the lead with $18,200, $10,600 more than Charly in second place. Daniel bet $200 and guessed Mather. That was WRONG.

This English statesman published an “apology” defending Catholicism in 1533; 2 years later he was headless show

WHO IS SIR THOMAS MORE?

Daniel finished in the lead with a runaway $18,000. Charly was second with $7,600. Matt was last with $200. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS AUSTRALIA?

According to Australia’s Parliamentary Education Office, their Constitution became effective on January 1, 1901, a year after Australia became independent from the United Kingdom. Australian colonies became states and the Australian Parliament was born. As far as I can figure out, Royal Assent was a necessity at that time but, if it is needed nowadays, the Governor-General takes care of it on behalf of the Crown. Looking it up now, Royal Assent is not even mentioned: “The Australian Constitution can only be changed with the support of the majority of Australian voters and a majority of voters in at least four states.” That is called a double majority.

Did you know? The USA did not formally recognize Australia’s independence until 1940. Learn more

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Matt got it right. He doubled his score to $400.

Charly went with Spain. She lost $4.799 and landed in second place with $2,801.

Daniel also got it right. He didn’t bet anything and won the game with the $18,000 he already had. His 2-day total is $25,199.

A triple stumper from each round:

SUBTITLED NONFICTION ($800) “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” is subtitled “The Zero Tolerance Approach to” this part of writing

ESTABLISHMENT ($1600) The Ayyubid Dynasty, created by this famed hero, ruled Egypt in the 12th & 13th centuries

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Influential Writing”

Its second line is “All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope & Czar, Metternich & Guizot…” show

WHAT IS “THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO”?

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