Final Jeopardy: The Ancient World (2-24-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (2/24/2023) in the category “The Ancient World” was:
The ancient writer Galen said books on ships arriving to this city’s port were seized, originals kept & copies returned
In the 5th quarterfinal of the 2023 High School Reunion Tournament, the contestants are: Jackson Jones, a junior at Vanderbilt University from Louisville, KY; Ryan Presler, a senior at Brandon Valley High School from Sioux Falls, SD; and Isabella Pagano, a first-year student at Caltech from Libertyville, IL.
Round 1 Categories: Very Artistic – Hits of Then & Now – A Government Office – Homophones – I like to Science! – Get Ready for the “G-R-E”S
Jackson found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “I Like to Science!” under the $600 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in last place with $2,600, $800 less than Isabella’s lead. Jackson made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
In 1957, long before she had her own institute, she met Louis Leakey, who guided her to Gombe Stream to study chimps show
Jackson finished in the lead with $8,800. Ryan was second with $5,400 and Isabella was last with $4,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Literary Reunions – Short, Tiny & Small – Describing the Horror Film Franchise – World Geography – Starts & Ends with the Same Vowel – Black History
Jackson found the first Daily Double in “World Geography” under the $1,600 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $10,800, $4,800 more than Isabella in second place. Jackson bet $3,600 and he was RIGHT.
This desert that’s rich in wildlife covers parts of Botswana, Namibia & South Africa show
3 clues later, Jackson landed on the last Daily Double in “Literary Reunions” under the $1,200 clue. In the lead with $16,600, he had $10,000 more than Ryan in second place. Jackson bet $3,600 and said Emma. That was WRONG.
This title woman finally returns to Rochester, blinded after a fire; but fear not! He regains some sight after they marry show
Jackson finished in the lead with $16,200. Ryan was second with $11,000 and Isabella was last with $10,400. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS ALEXANDRIA?
According to “From Papyrus to Parchment”: “The library at Alexandria in Egypt had been an intellectual power house since it was founded by King Ptolemy I Soter in 295 BCE. Ptolemy set out to collect copies of all the books in the inhabited world…. Foreign ships that sailed into Alexandria were searched for scrolls, which were confiscated and copied. (According to Greek physician, philosopher and author Galen, the seized books were cataloged under a special heading: ‘books of the ships’.)” The website Antiquitatem translates several of Galen’s comments in an article about the “curious way” the Library of Alexandria acquired books.
I first heard the name Galen on a 1965 episode of “Gunsmoke”. It was the first name chosen for Doc Adams by Milburn Stone, the actor who played him. Another interesting trivia item on that episode says that “Galen” was a common nickname for doctors after the American Civil War.
Isabella thought it was Athens. She didn’t bet anything so her score remained $10,400, good buddy.
Ryan got it right. His $9,801 bet brought him up to $20,801.
Jackson got it, too. He bet $5,801 and won the game with $22,001. He is the 5th semifinalist. Because there are no Wild Cards in this tournament, there will be 4 more quarterfinal games next week.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
SHORT, TINY & SMALL ($2000) Lasting a mere 2 months, 17 days in 1483, the fifth king of this name was the shortest-reigning male monarch of England
DESCRIBING THE HORROR FILM FRANCHISE ($2000) A high school plane trip to Europe! What could possibly go wrong?; making death mad… problematic; hi, Mr. Bludworth!
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “World Surnames”
In 2019, for the first time, this nation allowed for non-gendered last names with the suffix -bur show
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I think the players this week, win or lose, have been great at not giving up even when one player was dominating.
As for the $2K clue in Black History today, last Monday on Master Minds, the Ultimate Trivia Question asked for the author of the same poem (“On Being Brought from Africa to America”).
I was trying to recall where I had heard that! Thanks, VJ.
I thought it was a bit more challenging this evening
And, I’ll admit – I got FJ wrong. I said, like the third place participant, Athens. Oh well!
Ryan Presler: Hey, I tried getting my revenge on Avi Gupta. Um, not working. Jackson Jones, you have a chance at getting your revenge, though.
I was very impressed with Isabella’s bet in Final today. That is good for her! She knew that if Ryan bet to cover her and Jackson bet to cover Ryan, she would win the game by one dollar.