Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Plays (9-25-18)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/25/2018) in the category “20th Century Plays” was:

From its preface: “It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate…him”

New champ Nancy Schoppa, a retired high school teacher from St. Jo, TX, won $3,600 yesterday. In Game 2, she takes on these two players: Vincent Valenzuela, an internal customer service manager from Wheaton, IL; and Courtney Llewellyn, an assistant editor from New Orleans.

Vincent was invited back after a snafu in the July 13, 2017 game cost him the win.

Round 1 Categories: Queen Consort – Letter Perfect – Complete the 21st Century Bestseller – Hats – Fun With Team Names – The Unseen

Vincent found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Queen Consort” under the $1,000 clue, with just one category to go after it. He was in second place with $4,000, $800 less than Nancy’s lead. He bet $1,000 and guessed “Mary.” That was WRONG.

Cities in North Carolina, Virginia & Prince Edward Island are named for this consort of George III. show

WHO IS QUEEN CHARLOTTE?

Nancy finished in the lead with $5,600. Courtney was second with $5,000 and Vincent was last with $3,000.

Round 2 Categories: Queen’s Concert – Mythological Origin Stories – Come Up to the Lab – Ocean Liners – Other Rather Grand Canyons – “ALA” Cart

Vincent found the first Daily Double in “Mythological Origin Stories” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick. He was in third place with $4,200 now, $1,400 behind Nancy’s lead. He bet $1,200 and thought it was a ray of light. That was WRONG.

While delivering messages, Iris was said to travel along one of these. show

WHAT IS A RAINBOW?

Vincent found the last Daily Double in “Ocean Liners” under the $800 clue on the 17th pick. In the lead with $11,400, he had $1,000 more than Nancy in second place. He bet $2,000, and he was RIGHT.

In 1982 the QE2 was requisitioned to transport troops to these islands. show

WHAT ARE THE FALKLANDS?

Nancy finished in the lead with $16,400. Vincent was next with $14,200 and Courtney was in third place with $8,200.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “PYGMALION”?

“A Professor of Phonetics”, the entire preface to George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play, can be read on Bartleby.com. The only words they left out of the quote are “or despise”. Shaw also laments how the English do not teach their children to speak properly. Parts of the preface, along with parts of the latter part of Act One, are reflected in the song “Why Can’t the English” in the 1956 Broadway stage musical “My Fair Lady” (Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews). (The video clip of the song is from the 1964 “My Fair Lady” film with Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn).

Here’s another Final Jeopardy! from 2008 where the preface showed up: EARLY 20th CENTURY PLAYS: Its preface says, “The English have no respect for their language, & will not teach their children to speak it”

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Courtney wrote down “Waiting for Godot.” She lost $1,600 and finished with $7,000.

Vincent got it right. He bet it all, bringing him up to $28,400.

Nancy got it right, too. She bet $15,000 and won the game with $31,400, and that certainly makes up for yesterday! Her 2-day total is $35,000.

A triple stumper from each round:

COMPLETE THE 21ST CENTURY BESTSELLER ($1000) Sue Monk Kidd: “The Invention of ____”

OTHER RATHER GRAND CANYONS ($1600) On Idaho’s border & deeper than the Grand one, this “infernal” canyon’s greatest depth is 7,900 feet

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “21st Century Music”

The title of a Frida Kahlo painting inspired the 3-word name of this 2008 No. 1 hit by a British group. show

WHAT IS “VIVA LA VIDA”?

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