Final Jeopardy: Space Shuttles (4-11-24)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/11/2024) in the category “Space Shuttles” was:

2 space shuttles were named for craft commanded by this man who died far from home in 1779

New champ Lee Wilkins, a regulatory affairs coordinator from Auburn, AL, won $2,200 in yesterday. In Game 2, she is up against: Brian Hardziwick, a public radio producer orig. from Flower Mound, TX; and Alison Betts, a writer & creative exec. orig. from San Jose, CA.

Round 1 Categories: The Manhattan Project – “T.P.” – Unreal Estate – Double Letters In The Middle – Abbreviated Television – A Year Ending In 4

Alison found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Manhattan Project” under the $1,000 clue on the 19th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $6,200, $4,000 more than Brian in second place. Alison bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

On July 4th, 1929, Governor FDR dedicated a new building with this name, the infamous headquarters of Manhattan Democrats show

WHAT IS TAMMANY HALL?

Alison finished in the lead with $9,000. Brian was in second place with $2,400. Lee was last with $800. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: The Manhattan Project – Musicians’ Memoirs – Food Talk – Women In Ancient Times – Colorful Geography – Some Timely Words

Alison found the first Daily Double in “Women in Ancient Times” under the $1,600 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. She was in the lead with $9,800, $7,400 more than Brian in second place. Alison bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

Of this lyric poet’s works, almost none have been found complete, one being the 28-line ode to Aphrodite show

WHO IS SAPPHO?

Brian found the last Daily Double in “Colorful Geography” under the $1,600 clue on the 17th pick. He was in second place with $10,000, $2,600 less than Alison’s lead. Brian bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

This Eastern Alabama city was named for a line in Oliver Goldsmith poem about the “loveliest village of the plain” show

WHAT IS AUBURN?

Alison finished in the lead with $14,600. Brian was in second place with $14,000. Lee was last with $3,200. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS JAMES COOK?

Two space shuttles bear the names of ships connected to British explorer James Cook, who was 50 years old when he was killed in Hawaii on St. Valentine’s Day 1779. Cook and Henry Hudson get joint honors for the naming of the space shuttle Discovery as both had ships with that name. Cook alone got the honors for the naming of the space shuttle Endeavour. Although you may occasionally see it spelled “Endeavor”, the proper spelling ends in “our” because James Cook was British.

Study up: You can find a lot more info on the NASA Space Shuttle program on the website OrbitalToday.com, including the significance of all shuttle names, flight info, and where you can see decommissioned shuttles.

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Lee didn’t have a response. She didn’t bet anything either so she finished with $3,200.

Brian got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $28,000.

Alison also got it right. She bet $14,000 and won the game with $28,600. Alison is the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from THE MANHATTAN PROJECT:

($800) Nuclear facilities were built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee & Hanford, Wash. but the main assembly plant was in this New Mexico locale

($2000) A program chief and a friend of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s from Berkeley days, this Nobel Prize winner was played on screen by Josh Hartnett

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Inventions”

Patented in 1955, it did not go over well in the high-end fashion world but the then-new aerospace industry found it very useful show

WHAT IS VELCRO?

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