Final Jeopardy: Composers (8-22-25)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: The 5th quarterfinal in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament that originally aired on 2/21/2025.

The Final Jeopardy question in the category “Composers” was:

Yale takes credit for starting a commencement tradition when it gave this composer an honorary doctorate in 1905

The players are: 2023 HS Reunion 2nd runner-up Maya Wright, a grad student from Atlanta, GA; 2011 ToC winner Roger Craig, an applied scientist from Arlington, VA; and 4x champ John Focht, a baseball software team lead orig. from El Paso, TX.

Round 1 Categories: Sayeth the Bible Book – A.P. History – Hobbies & Pastimes – Are You Into Astrology? – It’s Country Music, Y’all – Idioms

Roger found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Are You Into Astrology?” under the $400 clue with 7 clues left after it. He was in last place with $800, $7,000 less than John’s lead. Roger bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

Think of the 4-letter acronym describing Muhammad Ali & it makes sense this was his sign show

WHAT IS CAPRICORN?

John finished in the lead with $7,800. Maya and Roger were tied in second with $2,200. All clues were shown.

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Here are the triple stumpers:

A.P. HISTORY ($1000) Alexander Pushkin dramatized Russian history in this play about a 17th century czar

ARE YOU INTO ASTROLOGY? ($200) People of this sign tend to be chatty, like early June babies Anderson Cooper & Amy Schumer, who make their living talking

($600) Fans of Malibu beaches & TV’s “The Cisco Kid” know this first name of actor Carrillo, matching his sign

MOVING WORDS ($2000) More foreign travel than any other Sec Def got William Perry this punning adjective from his name & a word for moving a lot

FLOWERS ($400) A climbing rose with numerous flowers is called this, like a person who talks on & on & on at length

($1200) Ironically, the pollen of this flower seen here is toxic to cats

($1600) In “You’ve Got Mail”, Meg Ryan says, “Don’t you think that” these “are the friendliest flower?”

($2000) These flowers named for the shape of their snout are a favorite in gardens