Final Jeopardy: Getting a ‘D’ in College (2-14-14)

The Final Jeopardy question (2/14/2014), in the category “Getting a ‘D’ in College” was:

The USA’s oldest endowed chair is a Harvard chair of this subject, given in 1721 when that was largely what Harvard taught.

Today’s final scores will determine who gets last spot in the 2014 College Championship semi-finals and who gets the Wild Card spots. The last three quarter-final contestants are: Alex Sventeckis, a senior (Ball State) from Fischers, IN; Erika Sloan, a sophomore (Middlebury) from Simsbury, CT; and Maria Khrakovsky, a senior (Ohio State) from Columbus, OH.

Maria found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Stage” under the $800 clue, the second from last clue to go. She was in the lead with $6,400, $1,800 more than Alex in second place. She bet $2,000 and guessed Paris. That was WRONG.

‘Cabaret’ is set in this European city. show

WHAT IS BERLIN?

Alex finished in the lead with $4,600. Maria was second with $4,400 and Erika was last with $1,200.

Alex found the first Daily Double in “Languages” under the $800 clue. He was in the lead with $5,000, $600 more than Maria in second place. He bet $1,200 and guessed Navajo. That was WRONG.

This language with a unique syllabary is now spoken by more than 10,000 Native Americans in North Carolina & Oklahoma. show

WHAT IS CHEROKEE?

Erika found the last Daily Double in “Where Were You & When” under the $1,600 clue. In second place with $5,200, she had $4,800 less than Maria’s lead. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.

This German military man, Sept. 17, 1916: high above Cambrai, France. show

WHO IS THE RED BARON (MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN)?

Maria finished in the lead with $12,800. Erika was next with $11,400 and Alex was in third place with $3,800.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS DIVINITY?

“The origins of Harvard Divinity School and of the study of theology at Harvard can be traced back to the very beginning of Harvard College…. The first named professorship in the College, and the oldest in the country, was the Hollis Professorship of Divinity. Endowed in 1721, it continues to the present.” (Harvard Divinity School)

Alex got it and picked up another $3,000. He finished with $6,800.

Erika also got it. Her $3,600 bet brought her up to $15,000.

Maria wrote down dentistry, then crossed that out in favor of diplomacy. That cost her $9,000 (and a Wild Card spot if she had stood pat). She finished with $3,800.

The semi-finalists in order of scores:
Terry O’Shea $17,400
Ben Juster $16,400
Erika Sloan $15,000
Eric Turner $14,001
Whitney Thompson $10,000

Final Wild Cards:
Kevin Shen – $15,401
Julia Clark – $13,599
Laurie Beckoff – $13,400
Tucker Pope – $11,370

Jeopardy Calendar Clue of the Day: Billboard Hot 100 History

Besides Frank and Nancy Sinatra, they’re the only other father and daughter who each had No. 1 solo hits. show

WHO ARE PAT AND DEBBY BOONE?

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