Final Jeopardy: 10-6-14 to 10-10-14

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of October 6, 2014, with links to the full recaps.

Mon, Oct 6 – Correct answers: 1
John Williams said his music for this event, not a film, tried to capture the spirit of cooperation, of heroic achievement. show

Tue, Oct 7: Correct answers: 0
He received a real obituary in the Albuquerque Journal in 2013 noting his “long battle with lung cancer”. show

Wed, Oct 8 – Correct answers: 1
“His madness being stronger than any other faculty”, he “resolved to have himself dubbed a knight by the first person he met”. show

Thurs, Oct 9 – Correct answers: 0
A 2012 poll by Britain’s National Army Museum voted this man, born in 1732, as the nation’s greatest military enemy. show

Fri, Oct 10 – Correct answers: 2
It became a colony of the U.S. in 1898, a commonwealth in 1935 & an independent country in 1946. show

Just like last week, there were 2 triple stumpers this week. Tuesday’s was on the unfair side. Thursday’s clue was a bit tricky for the players but, on the bright side, they probably will never forget what year the Father of Our Country was born ever again.

Champ round-up for Season 31, Week 4: Shawn Choe, returning champ, Terri Pous, new champ (Mon); Terri Pous (Tues); Emily Herndon (Wed), Rena Morse (Thu), Shane Curtis (Fri)

Check out Terri’s article: 11 things no one tells you about competing on Jeopardy! (We like No. 8 – Go Big or Go Home! — she’s right — her fearlessness on Monday did make for a highly entertaining episode.)