Final Jeopardy Clues: 11-6-23 to 11-10-23

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of November 6 through November 10, 2023.

Mon, November 6 – Correct answers: 1
MUSIC & LITERATURE: John Steinbeck called this “one of the great songs of the world” & wanted the music & lyrics printed in one of his novels show

Tue, November 7 – Correct answers: 2
WORLD HISTORY: This African capital renamed an area Mexico Square to honor Mexico’s WWII-era support of its sovereignty during Italian occupation show

Wed, November 8 – Correct answers: 0 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
EXPLORERS: Perhaps inspiring a line 2 centuries later, in 1774 he wrote that he was headed “farther than any other man has been before me” show

Thu, November 9 – Correct answers: 2
AMERICAN AUTHORS: In 1950 the Swedish Academy said this Nobel Prize winner “is a regional writer” but called “his regionalism universal” show

Fri, November 10 – Correct answers: 2
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: The 1456 posthumous annulment of this woman’s sentence by the Church was witnessed by her mother Isabelle show

Various mishaps prevented better results in Final Jeopardy! this week. On Monday, an otherwise correct response was missing a letter. On Tuesday, one player misunderstood the clue, and on Wednesday, only two players made it to the last round. I’m calling the Explorers clue the hardest. For some people, just the 1774 date was enough and that percentage may increase in the future. But the other clues had better hints. The World History clue was the easiest. For future reference, that capital city is third on an alphabetical list of African capitals. Nigeria’s is first and Ghana’s is second.

The second Champions Wildcard Tournament (Diamond) came to an end on Wednesday after Emily Sands, Jilana Cotter and Aaron Craig crossed swords in a 2-day battle. Although it is not always the case, Emily’s big lead in the first final match proved insurmountable and she was the winner. Then the third Champions Wildcard (Clubs) quarterfinals began. Two semi-finalists emerged: Jen Jazwinski and Dennis Chase. They need 9 semi-finalists altogether, so we’re gonna be looking at 7 more quarterfinals before we see Jen and Dennis again!

There was no primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! this week. The next match will be on 11/15/23. In the meantime, here is the hilarious “Horse, Hog or Dog” category from the 11/1/23 Celebrity Jeopardy! game.