Final Jeopardy: National Anthems (6-30-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/30/2023) in the category “National Anthems” was:

The name of this country’s national anthem translates as “His Majesty’s Reign” & its lyrics come from a 1,000-year-old poem

2x champ Bryan White, a senior regulatory compliance analyst orig. from Santa Maria, CA, won $32,007 this week. In Game 3, his competitors are : Courtney Johnson, an attorney from Denver, CO; and Ilena Di Toro, a public relations specialist from Philadelphia, PA.

Round 1 Categories: Venn Diagram Intersections – Welcome to the Big Urban Area – Business – Numbers in the News – Sports Rookies – Compound Words

Bryan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Big Urban Area” under the $800 clue on the 11th pick of the round. At $3,200, he was the only one with any money. He made it a true Daily Double and thought it was Addis Ababa. That was WRONG and now, no one had any money!.

Due south of Egypt, this capital with about 6 million people began as an Egyptian army camp in 1821. show

WHAT IS KHARTOUM?

Bryan finished in the lead with $2,200. Courtney was next with $1,200 and Ilena was in third place at zero. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Historic Greats – Serenity Now! – Science & Nature – Let’s Get “Down” – Pop Eye – The Sailor Man

Ilena found the first Daily Double in “Historic Greats” under the $1,200 clue on the third pick. She was in last place with $800 now, $1,800 less than Bryan’s lead. She bet the $1,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.

Frederick the Great brought this kingdom into European ascendancy; it’s no longer around, though show

WHAT IS PRUSSIA?

Bryan got the last Daily Double in “The Sailor Man” under the $2,000 clue, with just the $800 clue in the same category left after it. In the lead with $8,200, he had $3,600 more than Ilena in second place. He bet $1,100 and he was RIGHT.

Lord Drinian is captain of this title vessel in a book by C.S. Lewis. show

WHAT IS THE DAWN TREADER?

Bryan finished in the lead with $9,300. Ilena got that last $800 clue and finished with $5,400. Courtney was in third place with $4,000. All clues were shown.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS JAPAN?

From ClassicFM.com: “‘Kimigayo’ is [Japan]’s single-verse national anthem, based on the words of a classical Japanese waka poem written by an unknown author during Japan’s Heian period (794–1185).” They have the Japanese words to the anthem, explaining that the title is usually translated as ‘His Imperial Majesty’s Reign’. The fact that it’s a basically a paean to the Japanese emperor, rather than celebrating the country, has been the source of some controversy.

On 70 National Anthems and some Jeopardy Clues, you can listen to a part of Japan’s national anthem at 1:54 in the video. There are also some more national anthem Jeopardy! clues on page 2 of that post, including but not limted to Japan.

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Courtney thought it was France. She lost $3,810 and finished with $190.

Ilena got it right. She bet $4,100 and finished with $9,500.

Bryan picked Norway. He lost $1,600 and landed in second place with $7,700. That made Ilena Di Toro the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from THE SAILOR MAN:

($400) The skeleton of a sailor named Allardyce is left as a clue in this 1883 pirate tale

($1200) This Sebastian Junger book looks into what might have befallen those aboard the fishing boat the Andrea Gail

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “New York City”

Bright new lighting installed in 1880 on a street that crosses Manhattan diagonally led to this 3-word nickname show

WHAT IS THE GREAT WHITE WAY?

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