Final Jeopardy: 1-22 to 1-26-18

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of January 22 through January 26, 2018.

Mon, January 22 – Correct answers: 3
WORLD CITY NAMES: Novosibirsk, the 3rd-largest city in Russia, translates as this “City”: the 1st word for its more recent founding, the 2nd for its location. show

Tue, January 23 – Correct answers: 0
LITERARY BROTHERS: This character first appeared in “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter”, an 1893 story in London’s Strand Magazine. show

Wed, January 24 – Correct answers: 1
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: This company’s first mailers in 1953 offered 20 different magazine subscriptions– prizes came 14 years later. show

Thu, January 25 – Correct answers: 0
19TH CENTURY EUROPEANS: In an 1889 letter to his brother, he wrote, “I wouldn’t exactly have chosen madness if there had been a choice” show

Fri, January 26 – Correct answers: 1
CHILDREN’S LIT: Introduced in 1945, she claimed to have the middle names Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim’s Daughter. 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. More clues from this week’s games are on Fikkle Fame’s archive.

We started the week out with a softball FJ and it went downhill from there. Out of the remaining four, the two literature clues were the toughest because you needed a little more than surface knowledge. On Friday’s, the “Ephraim’s Daughter” part was a big nudge toward Scandinavia, so we judged the “Literary Brothers” clue tougher.

Rachel Lindgren returned on Monday with one game under her belt and she won four more, adding another 5x champ to the ToC. Jennifer Tomassi defeated Rachel on Friday, also nailing the biggest payday of the week.

Here is a video from Jeopardy! honoring Rachel’s 5-game streak:

January 26, 2018