Final Jeopardy: Historic Groups (4-2-24)

The Final Jeopardy question (4/2/2024) in the category “Historic Groups” was:

The Kipchak Khanate is another name for this group that was eventually defeated by Tamerlane in 1395

Today is the first semifinal in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament. The first three contestants are: Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, CA; Jennifer Quail, a wine-tasting consultant from Dowagiac, MI; and David Madden, a academic competition director from Ridgewood, NJ.

Round 1 Categories: U.S. History – Fiction – Bus. Abbrev. – Named for a Place – Song Similes – “J-I-T” Words

Jennifer found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Named of a Place” under the $800 clue on the 20th pick of the round. She was in second place with $3,000, $3,200 less than Amy’s lead. Jennifer bet all of it and tried saunter. That was WRONG.

This word meaning to ramble comes from the name of a winding river in Turkey show

WHAT IS MEANDER?

Amy finished in the lead with $8,400. Jennifer was in second place with $1,200. David was last with $400. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Mountain High, Valley Low – Philosophy – Astronomy – An Invitation to the Dance – Movies & Myth – 3 Tough Little Letters

David found the first Daily Double in “Mountain High, Valley Low” under the $1,600 clue on the first pick of the round. He was in last place with $400, $8,000 less than Amy’s lead. David bet the $2,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

Most of what was once the Nubian Valley is now this lake show

WHAT IS LAKE NASSER?

David found the last Daily Double in “Astronomy” under the $800 clue on the 9th pick of the round. He was in second place with $6,800 now, $3,200 less than Amy’s lead. David bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.

The “E” in NASA’s T.E.S.S. satellite stands for these that it’s actively looking for, whether they can support life or not show

WHAT ARE EXOPLANETS?

Amy finished in the lead with $17,600. David was in second place with $17,400. Jennifer was last with $7,200. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE GOLDEN HORDE?

From Timewise Traveller: “Tamerlane (or Timur), a Turkoman Mongol, having taken control of his native Transoxania (now Uzbekistan) by 1370, then launched upon a massive and brutal campaign of conquest…. His fighting included a running battle with the Golden Horde. He eventually caught up with the Mongol army in 1395 and defeated it on the Kur River. It never recovered.”

According to the New World Encyclopedia, the Golden Horde’s name “is believed to have come from the steppe color system for the cardinal directions: black = north, blue = east, red = south, white = west, and yellow (or gold) = center. Another theory that is now considered apocryphal claimed a magnificent golden tent erected by Batu Khan on the Volga River inspired the name. Prior to the 17th century, written docuuments allude to the Golden Horde as Ulus of Jochi. The Golden Horde was also referred to as Kipchak Khanate or Qipchaq Khanate in medieval documents.

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Jennifer went with the Mongol Empire. She bet and lost her whole $7,200.

David got it right. He added $209 and finished with $17,609.

Amy also got it right. She bet $17,500 and won the game with $35,100. Amy advances to the finals. Jennifer and David each won $10,000

A triple stumper from each round:

FICTION ($400) Scientist Elizabeth Zott ends up hosting a cooking show called “Supper at Six” in this 1960s-set novel

PHILOSOPHY ($800) Skye Cleary’s book on Simone de Beauvoir is titled “How to Be” this synonym of genuine

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Sports History”

Taking the mound for Cleveland in 1948, he was the first African American to pitch in a World Series show

WHO IS SATCHEL PAIGE?

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