Final Jeopardy: A Bit of Britain (11-29-23)

The Final Jeopardy question (11/29/2023) in the category “A Bit of Britain” was:

In disarray, it was sold at auction in 1915 to a local Wiltshire man, who would donate it to the British govt. 3 years later

The Champions Wild Card (Hearts) quarter-finals begin today with these three champs: Rhone Talsma, a product support specialist from Chicago, IL; Nell Klugman, a museum educator from Brooklyn, NY; and Henry Baer, a software engineer from San Francisco, CA.

Round 1 Categories: Here Comes the Neighborhood – Discographies – A, B or C – Luck of the Draw – Reading Rainbow – A Contradiction in Terms

Henry found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Reading Rainbow” under the $800 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,400, $200 more than Rhone in second place. Henry bet it all and gave it a shot with Treasure Island as time ran out. That was WRONG.

In a children’s classic by Scott O’Dell, San Nicolas Island is better known as this title place show

WHAT IS THE ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS?

Rhone finished in the lead with $7,800. Nell was in second place with $2,400. Henry was last with $1,800. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Making Waves – Farewell to the Chief – Metricky Problems – Barre Tenders – Ben Franklin’s Drinker’s Dictionary – Let’s Have a “Ball”

Henry found the first Daily Double in “Farewell to the Chief” under the $1,600 clue on the 1st pick of the round. He was in last place with $1,800, $6,000 less than Rhone’s lead. Henry bet it all again and, this time, he was RIGHT.

August 2, 1923 in San Francisco, California show

WHO IS WARREN G. HARDING?

Nell got the last Daily Double in “Let’s Have a Ball” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick of the round. She was in second place with $5,600, $200 less than Rhone’s lead. Nell bet it all and she was RIGHT.

To prevent someone from joining a group by voting against him show

WHAT IS BLACKBALL?

Nell finished in the lead with $12,400. Rhone was in second place with $10,600. Henry was last with $8,000. All clues were shown.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS STONEHENGE?

According to Ripley’s Believe It or Not: “After being seized from an Abby during the reign of Henry VIII, Stonehenge had passed from private owner to private owner. In 1914, the owner was killed in the early days of World War I” and his estate went on the auction block. A wealthy Englishman named Cecil Chubb who lived in Wiltshire, the same county where the prehistoric monument is located, put in the top bid of £6,600 (over half a mil in today’s dollars).

Chubb donated Stonehenge to the British government in 1918. In return, he was made a baronet by the British crown. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II’s father, often visited the Chubb estate thereafter.

Related Trivia: In the 1960s, the Brits auctioned off London Bridge and sold and shipped it to Arizona. Jeopardy! has covered that in various clues, including this one: BRIDGES ($200) Rededicated in Arizona in 1971, Guinness calls it “the largest antique ever sold”. Learn why London Bridge was declared an antique by U.S. Customs.

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Henry thought it was the Stone of Scone. He lost $2,601 and finished with $5,399.

Rhone went with the Magna Carta. That cost him $5,401 and left him with $5,199.

Nell also had the Stone of Scone. She lost $8,801 and finished with $3,599. That made Henry Baer today’s winner and the first semifinalist in this tournament.

A triple stumper from each round:

DISCOGRAPHIES ($400) “Houses Of The Holy”–these rockers (image)

FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF ($2000) On July 23, 1885 just days after completing his memoirs, he died of cancer at his New York home

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Awards & Honors”

First awarded in 1731 to electricity pioneer Stephen Gray, the Copley Medal is awarded annually by this organization show

WHAT IS THE ROYAL SOCIETY?

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