Final Jeopardy Clues: 5-16 to 5-20-22

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of May 16 through May 20, 2022.

Click on the dates to see the Jeopardy! recaps for those games.

Mon, May 16 – Correct answers: 2
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: The USA’s smallest national park is a 91-acre site on the Mississippi River, home to this 630-foot landmark show

Tue, May 17 – Correct answers: 1
LITERATURE: A contemporary review of a novel by this man said he “commands attention as a kind of literary James Dean” show

Wed, May 18 – Correct answers: 1 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
OSCAR-WINNING SONGS: Johnny Mercer’s lyrics to this 1961 Oscar-winning song once began, “I’m Holly” show

Thu, May 19 – Correct answers: 1
THE ANCIENT WORLD: New research suggests a device now called the Archimedes screw helped maintain this one of the 7 Wonders of the World show

Fri, May 20 – Correct answers: 1
ON THE MAP: It’s referred to as “the Blue Eye of Siberia” show

This week started out with two correct responses from the panel, and that was as good as it got. Only one player got each clue for the rest of week and the one day that it wasn’t the champ, he had a runaway. I thought Wednesday’s song clue was the easiest and I thought that Thursday’s was the hardest.

Jeopardy! champs, week of May 16, 2022

Ryan Long returned for his second game on Monday with $18,800 in the plus column. By the end of the week, he was a 6-day champ with $131,801. Ryan also won a guaranteed spot in the next Tournament of Champions.

Here is the MOVIE TITLE BEFORE & AFTER category from Tuesday’s game.