Final Jeopardy: 5-19-14 to 5-23-14

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of May 19, 2014, featuring the return of the regular games and long-running champ, Julia Collins, with links to the full recaps.

Mon, May 19 – Correct answers: 1
In the classic version of Monopoly, the only two improvable properties without Avenue or Place in their names. show

Tue, May 20: Correct answers: 0
Stephen King borrowed the name of his fictional town Castle Rock from this 1950s novel that greatly influenced him. show

Wed, May 21 – Correct answers: 0
The full name of this scholarly group founded after a lecture in 1660 includes “of London for Improving Natural Knowledge.” show

Thurs, May 22 – Correct answers: 3
When Apple sued for iPad patent infringement, Samsung cited this 1968 movie as the originator of the design. show

Fri, May 23 – Correct answers: 1
In his last speech, he mentioned local newsmakers of the day, including his friend Cesar Chavez and Don Drysdale. show

In Friday’s game, only 2 of the players were competing on the last question, and it was another week with only one triple solve in Final Jeopardy!

This category, “Simon Says”, is from Thursday’s game, when Julia Collins won her 14th game. Alex Trebek was so amused by the first clue, that he blurted out “Oh Simon” after reading it. He wasn’t really giving anything away though, since Simon is a given in every answer.