Final Jeopardy: The Middle Ages (5-24-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/24/2022) in the category “The Middle Ages” was:

It was the surname of the 2 Scottish brothers who claimed monarchies of 2 different countries in the 13-teens

7x champ Ryan Long, a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, PA, is now up to $145,201. In Game 8, his challengers are: Eric Pérez, an order management specialist from Shadow Lake, Ontario; and Bonnie Kistler, a novelist from Sarasota, FL.

Round 1 Categories: Water Under the Bridge – Sports Shorts – Ripped from the Headlines – Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders – Wartime U.S. Presidents – Xs, Then Os

Ryan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Wartime U.S. Presidents” under the $600 clue with 3 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $5,600, $3,400 more than Eric in second place. Ryan bet $2,000 and went with Nixon. That was WRONG.

In the final days of the Vietnam War, he ordered the airlift of more than 200,000 refugees, most of whom were brought to the USA show

WHO IS GERALD FORD?

Ryan and Bonnie finished in a tie for the lead with $3,600 each. Eric was last with $3,600. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Literature – News Personalities Past & Present – U.S. Geographic History – Med. Abbrev. – We Do Talk about Bruno – Yes, Yes, Yes

Bonnie found the first Daily Double in “Literature” under the $1,200 clue on the 11th pick of the round. She was in second place with $3,200 now, $5,600 less than Ryan’s lead. Bonnie bet $1,200 and she was RIGHT.

This Shakespeare character says, “When I was about thy years, Hal, I was not an eagle’s talon in the waist” show

WHO IS SIR JOHN FALSTAFF?

Ryan got the last Daily Double in “U.S. Geography” under the $1,600 clue with 9 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $12,400, $5,200 more than Bonnie in second place. Ryan bet $2,000 and took a shot at it with Hudson. That was WRONG.

Reflecting the name of Istanbul’s harbor, c. 1846 the strait connecting this U.S. bay to the ocean was dubbed “Chrysopylae” show

WHAT IS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY?

Ryan finished in the lead with $15,200. Bonnie was second with $7,600. Eric was last with $5,800. All clues were shown.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS BRUCE?

Rory Carroll, Ireland correspondent for The Guardian, looked into the enigma of why Robert the Bruce’s younger brother, Edward, gets none of the glory that is accorded to Robert the Bruce. Robert sent Edward to Ireland in 1315, a year after he beat the English at Bannockburn. Edward’s mission was to unite the Irish to revolt against the
English. Edward’s endeavors met with inital success and he was crowned High King of Ireland in 1316. In 1318, he was defeated and killed by Anglo-Irish forces at the Battle of Faughart.

So, while the Scots celebrate Robert the Bruce as the king who freed them from English rule, the Irish don’t see his brother Edward as a hero. Besides his grave at the site of the Battle of Faughart, a pub owned by Michael McCourt Dundalk is known as King Bruce Tavern, and the pub’s wifi password is kingbruce.

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Eric got it right. He bet $5,798 and finished with $11,598.

Bonnie went with Stuart. She bet and lost her whole $7,200.

Ryan had the same wrong response as Bonnie. Ryan bet nary a shilling so he won the game with $15,200. His 8-day total is $160,401.

A triple stumper from each round:

SPORTS SHORTS ($600) This Ram runneth over the Bengals’ secondary to be MVP of Super Bowl LVI

WE DO TALK ABOUT BRUNO ($1600) “Sylvie and Bruno” was a dreamy 1889 children’s book by this Brit who was comfortable with fantasy worlds

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Adventure Novels”

In this novel the surname of a pastor, his wife & 4 sons is not given in the text; the title was meant to evoke a 1719 novel show

WHAT IS “THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON”?

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