Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Americans (5-5-16)

The Final Jeopardy question (5/5/2016) in the category “19th Century Americans” was:

In 1855 he wrote, “The public appears disposed to be amused even when they are conscious of being deceived.”

The 2016 Teachers Tournament continues with the 4th match of the quarter-finals. Today’s player are Peter Buchholz from Minneapolis, MN; Tenaya Snider, from Tucson, AZ; and Terrie Treblecock, from Glen Rock, PA.

Round 1 Categories: TV Title Characters – School Subjects in German – A Vice President’s Surname – Eyes On the Prize – A Visit to New York State – 5 Commandments

Peter got the very last clue which was the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “A Vice President’s Surname” ($1,000) He was in the lead with $7,400, $6,200 more than Tenaya in second place. He bet $2,000 and did not have a response so he was WRONG.

To collect, hoard or gather (perhaps votes).  show

WHAT IS GARNER (John Nance Garner – FDR’s 1st VP)?

Peter finished in the lead with $5,400. Tenaya was second with $1,200 and Terrie was last with $1,000.

Round 2 Categories: Teachers – All about Animals – British Authors – Vitamins & Supplements – Independence Days – The Common “Core”

Peter found the first Daily Double in “All About Animals” under the $2,000 clue. 9 clues were left after it. In the lead with $13,400, he had $6,600 more than Tenaya in second place. He bet $2,000 and thought it was a cormorant. That was WRONG.

During their trip around South America, Magellan’s crew saw new creatures including this bird they called a black goose. show

WHAT IS A PENGUIN?

3 clues later, Peter found the last Daily Double in “British Authors” under the $1,600 clue. He was still in the lead ($12,600) and now had $4,000 more than Tenaya in second place. He bet $400 this time and (of course) he was RIGHT.

“A Clockwork Counterpoint” is a 2010 study of this author’s more than 250 musical compositions. show

WHAT IS ANTHONY BURGESS?

Peter finished in the lead with a runaway $17,000. Terrie was next with $7,800 and Tenaya was in third place with $5,600.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS P.T. BARNUM?

The quote comes from Barnum’s autobiography, “The Life of P.T. Barnum (Written by Himself)”, originally published in 1855. It appears in Chapter VII (Struggling – Joice Heth – Vivalla) under the sub-heading “The Death of Joice”. It is also referred to on Dictionary.com under the heading “Early Occupations and Joice”.

The Quote Investigator has a very thorough report on how the “sucker born every minute” quote came to be misattributed to P.T. Barnum.

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Tenaya didn’t have response. She lost her $5,000 bet. She had $600 left.

Terrie thought it was Mark Twain. That cost her $6,500 bet, finishing with $1,300.

Peter got it right, but since he already won the match, he didn’t bet anything. He is the 4th semi-finalist.

Those scores put Terrie and Tenaya on the Wild Card list. At this point, the scores to beat are: $11,000, $5,000, $1,300 and $600, and there’s only one-quarter final match left.

A triple stumper from each round:

EYES ON THE PRIZE ($1000) The 1984 Pulitzer Prize for fiction went to William Kennedy for this “I” book

VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS ($2000) The “Co” in CoQ10, which acts as an antioxidant, is short for this

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “British Thinkers”

His works include ‘The Economic Consequences of the Peace” in 1919 & “The End of Laissez-Faire” from 1926. show

WHO IS JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES?

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