Final Jeopardy: Contemporary Authors (8-23-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8/23/2023) in the category “Contemporary Authors” was:

A trip to El Paso with his young son & wondering what the city might look like years in the future inspired a novel by this author

In the first semifinal match of the 2022 Tournament of Champions, the players are: Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, CA; Maureen O’Neil, an executive assistant from Cambridge, MA; and Tyler Rhode, a director at a start-up from New York, NY.

TODAY’S RERUN: 2022 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, SEMIFINAL NO. 1. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GAME RECAP AND TRIPLE STUMPERS.

This GEOLOGY category is from Double Jeopardy!

$400: It’s the point on Earth’s surface directly above the internal point where an earthquake rupture begins
$800: Chalk & tufa are varieties of this sedimentary rock that’s mostly calcium carbonate
$1200: Used in the Stone Age for spear points & arrowheads, this form of quartz later found a use in firearms
$1600: A horseshoe lake is also called this kind, from a type of collar worn by a different draft animal
$2000: From Greek for “fire”, this “flow” is super-hot rock & gas emitted by a volcanic eruption

Answers: show

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