Final Jeopardy: Etymology (2-2-16)

The Final Jeopardy question (2/2/2016) in the category “Etymology” was:

This word referring to someone who is not an expert is from the Latin for “love”.

In the second quarter-final match of the 2016 Jeopardy! College Championship, the students are Emily Bingham a senior at Wright State; Kevin Brown, a senior at Louisiana State; and Kate Laubscher, a sophomore at Northeastern University.

Round 1 Categories: The 1800s – Geographic Abbrev. – College Football – The Misspelled Wurd – Non-Potent Potables – I Need the Strong Stuff

Kevin found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The 1800s” under the $600 clue before the first break. He was in the lead with $2,400 when he found it but then he got dinged for $2,000 for a pronunciation error in “Geographic Abbrev.” He said “Bosnia and Herzegovnia” for BH instead of “Herzogovina.” With $400 left, he fell to second place and was now $400 behind Emily’s lead. He bet the $1,000 allowance but one of his picks was WRONG.

1898: Marie & Pierre Curie discover these 2 elements.  show

WHAT ARE RADIUM and POLONIUM? (Kevin said radium and uranium)

Emily finished in the lead with $3,400. Kate was second with $3,200 and Kevin was last with $1,400.

Round 2 Categories: Who Said That? – Band Aid – English Lit – Math Test – Transportation – Let’s “Go”

Emily found the first Daily Double in “English Lit” under the $1,200 clue on the 5th pick of the round. In the lead with $6,200, she had $3,000 more than Kate in second place. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.

This character says, “How sad it is! I shall grown old… but this picture will remain always young.” show

WHO IS DORIAN GRAY?

Emily found the last Daily Double in “Who Said That?” under the $1,600 clue. There were about a dozen clues left after it. She was in the lead with $13,600 now, $3,800 more than Kevin in second place. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

In a late-in-life lecture: “Where id was, there ego shall be.” show

WHO IS SIGMUND FREUD?

Emily finished in the lead with $17,600. Kevin was next with $12,600 and Kate was in third place with $7,200.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS AN AMATEUR?

The Online Etymology Dictionary says that the noun amateur showed up in 1784 to mean “one who has a taste for (something),” and was from the French amateur “lover of,” which was in turn from the Latin amatorem. By 1786, the definition “dabbler” was added and it was used as an adjective by 1838.

Kate doubled her score to $14,400.

Kevin bet $1,400 bringing him up to $14,000.

Emily didn’t bet anything. She became the second semi-finalist with the same $17,600 she finished Double Jeopardy! with. So now we have two semi-finalists, both named Emily, and two possible wild cards from this game. None of the remaining players is an Emily so there is no possibility of a 3-Emily Final.

There were 2 Triple Stumpers in the Let’s “Go” category in Double Jeopardy!
($800) “The life stages of an insect: Larva, pupa & then this adult one.”
($2000) “This Chinese herb is used to improve memory– now if only I could remember to take it”

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “20th Century Women Authors”

Readers’ letters to this author about her 1948 short story asked where the title event was held & if they could go & watch. show

WHO IS SHIRLEY JACKSON?

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