Final Jeopardy: American Composers (8-10-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8/10/2023) in the category “American Composers” was:

He turned to opera with the 1903 work “Guest of Honor”, likely inspired by Booker T. Washington’s dinner at the White House

In the first final match of the 2022 Second Chance Tournament (Week 2), the contestants are: Rowan Ward, a chart caller, writer, and editor from Chicago, IL; Jack Weller, a law student orig. from San Diego, CA; and Sadie Goldberger, an interpreter from Columbia, MD. (The links go to each player’s semi-final.)

TODAY’S RERUN: WEEK 2: 2022 SECOND CHANCE TOURNAMENT FINAL GAME NO. 1. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GAME RECAP AND TRIPLE STUMPERS.

Here is the LEARNED LEAGUES category from Double Jeopardy!

(400) “Gift of Fire” is the official publication of the very high IQ society named for this fire-stealing Greek god
(800) A national honor society for college seniors is named for this cap seen here
(1200) Taking this “Preliminary” test is one step on the road to becoming a National Merit scholar
(1600) Contestants in LearnedLeague, a web-based trivia game, are called these South American animals
(2000) A signature gold key represents this philosophical society founded on Dec. 5, 1776

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Here is the highlights video from the game, which includes the Final Jeopardy! round