Final Jeopardy: U.S. Historic Sites (4-19-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/19/2018) in the category “U.S. Historic Sites” was:
Its official seal includes the year 1864 for when it was established, a folded flag & a scroll inscribed “Our Most Sacred Shrine”
The 2 final games of the 2018 College Championship begin today. Tufts Univ. freshman William Scott, Univ. of Central Florida sophomore Hannah Sage; and Brown Univ. freshman Dhruv Gaur will be with us for both of them.
During the chat, Alex Trebek called attention to the finalists being 2 freshmen and a sophomore, asking Hannah if kids are getting smarter at a younger age. “It’s entirely possible,” she replied.
Round 1 Categories: You Kids & Your Music These Days – Myth-pourri – Killer Apps – Snippets From My Commencement Address – Getting Historical – Unbeatable Words
Dhruv found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Getting Historical” under the $1,000 clue, with 6 clues left after it. He was in third place with $2,800, $2,200 less than William’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
On September 25, 1950 U.S. Marines retook this Asian capital city. show
Dhruv finished in the lead with $7,800. William was second with $5,000 and Hannah was last with $3,600.
Round 2 Categories: Fictional Students – Famous Pairs’ Other Names – World Plays – Straight “A”s in Science – Going Underground – Alliteration
Dhruv found the first Daily Double in “Straight ‘A’s in Science” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick. He was leading with $9,900 at this point, $4,000 more than William in second place. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
Immunoglobulins, which attack foreign substances inside you, are aka these. show
William found the last Daily Double in “World Plays” under the $1,600 clue on the 12th pick. In third place with $7,800, he had $2,200 less than Dhruv’s lead. He bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
This 5-letter Greek tragedy from Euripides is not a good choice for Mother’s Day. show
Dhruv finished in the lead with $18,000. William was next with $16,600 and Hannah was in third place with $15,600.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Arlington National Cemetery traces its beginnings to the 5/13/1864 burial of Union soldier, Pvt. William Christman (67th Pennsylvania Infantry) on the grounds of Arlington House, home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and his wife Mary Anna Custis Lee, great-granddaughter of the nation’s first First Lady. The Union Army seized control of Arlington House and its grounds on 5/24/1861. In June 1864, Union Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs went on a mission to appropriate the land surrounding Arlington Mansion for use as a National Military Cemetery. Apparently motivated by a deep hatred of Robert E. Lee, Meigs set about making sure graves were placed as near to the mansion as possible so the Lees could never again live at Arlington House.
It’s a fascinating story how the U.S. Government acquired title to the estate in 1864 and how the transaction was declared invalid by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1882, resulting in the Government paying the Lees’ son, Custis, $150,000 for the property. Read about it in Robert M. Poole’s article: How Arlington National Cemetery Came To Be. Also, see the Official Seal here.
Hannah picked the Lincoln Memorial. She lost her $8,000 bet, leaving her with $7,600.
William wrote down Gettysburg Memorial. He bet and lost it all.
Dhruv also had Gettysburg, but crossed it out to go for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and could not complete it. He lost half his score, leaving him with $9,000.
These scores carry over to tomorrow’s match so, as Alex would say, William has some catching up to do.
A triple stumper from each round:
SNIPPETS FROM MY COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS ($1000) I leave you with the 1653 words of this British statesman: “You have sat too long here… in the name of God, go!”
FICTIONAL STUDENTS ($400) The “Me” of this novel title is “A senior at Benson highschool in lovely inner-city Pittsburgh”
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “City Name Origins”
This city that’s home to an NFL team is named for an 18th century British prime minister. show
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Don’t be too hard on the college kids. I, too, thought it was the Gettysburg Battlefield.
Wow, I did not expect this. I thought these guys knew Arlington cemetery since the tomb of the unknown soldier is buried there. I was hoping for a triple solve here for the finalists. In fact I visited this place in my younger years with my family.
Yes, Lou, I was hoping for a triple solve myself. Tough break for William there but he can recover tomorrow if he doesn’t get rattled.
LINK: 10 more clues from the match
Yeah, VJ, a real bummer for William but you’re right, it’s not all lost for him—tomorrow is another day.
I’m rooting for your boy Dhruv, though. For no special reason; just because you said, from the beginning, that he was going to win. But then again, Hannah could be a real ‘Sage’ tomorrow.
Ha ha, Cece. Hannah is a “Sage” indeed. I am hoping Dhruv wins but I won’t be upset at all if Hannah or William takes it. I’m tellin’ ya, Dhruv was giving me anxiety attacks in that semi-final when he took some guesses on $2K clues that lost him the $4K he just won in a DD.
Before this match, I was thinking the strategy was to get and hold the lead because the FJ’s have all been so easy. Tomorrow might be a real nail-biter!
I know, right! And the FJ strategy for me before this match, was to read the clue and come up with the correct answer in 5 seconds flat—yeah, they were that easy. Tonight, I followed Dhruv down the ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’ maze and couldn’t find my way out.
That semi-final you mentioned, I got anxious too —thought Dhruv was done.
Btw, just the “folded flag” should have been a 100 % giveaway .
I did not expect this. When I started reading the clue, I knew the solution, I did not have to finish it. This hurts not only in one way. Though I was born in a foreign country I decided to make the USA my home. When you are born here, it’s a coincidence. You could have been born in Russia, China, Spain, wherever. But when you pick a country as your home country there is a reason for that. So this hurts double for me.
And now, I’m worried about William Scott, but it is possible for him to do what Buzzy Cohen did in the Tournament Of Champions.