Final Jeopardy: 7-4-16 to 7-8-16

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of July 4 through July 8, 2016.

Mon, July 4 – Correct answers: 2
This attraction was originally built for the New York World’s Fair in 1964, with proceeds going to UNICEF. show

Tue, July 5 – Correct answers: 0
In 1902, 25 years after his death, a N.Y. Times article about a family reunion listed his direct descendants at more than 1,000. show

Wed, July 6 – Correct answers: 2
Brought to our attention by a 1984 film, this Italian had success with the 1780s operas “Tarare” & “Les Danaides”. show

Thurs, July 7 – Correct answers: 1
In an 1887 novel this narrator’s old wartime injury is in his shoulder; in an 1890 novel by the same author, it’s in his leg. show

Fri, July 8 – Correct answers: 2
The Trans-Siberian Railway, one of the world’s longest, spans 5,770 miles from Moscow to this port city on the Sea of Japan. show

If you missed any of the games, click on the date for the recap with the Daily Doubles and a triple stumper or two. Two categories from the week are on the clue watch tag.

There was only one Final Jeopardy this week that the players all missed. Every other day, 1 or 2 got it right. On the bright side, everyone made it to the final round and 3 champs went well over the $25 mark.

Last week, we had 4 champs. This week we had a new champ every day. Zach Klitzman returned for the Independence Day match after a big win on July 1st, but Liz Hedreen took him down. TJ Bateman won on Tuesday and Matt Hoffer-Hawlik won on Wednesday. On Thursday, Bonnie Megel became the champ. She lost to Pam Platt on Friday.