Final Jeopardy: Canadian Cities (6-7-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/7/2019) in the category “Canadian Cities” was:

City Hall in this western provincial capital is on Victoria Avenue near the corner of Albert Street

New champ Brendan Roach, a policy researcher advisor from Cambridge, MA, won $38,200 in his debut. In Game 2, his challengers are: Allison Steger, a librarian from Austin, TX; and Steven Silverman, a software engineer from Arlington, VA.

Round 1 Categories: Artifacts – It’s Harbor Day! – Literary Characters – Foreign Relations – Reality & Game Show Catchphrases – Order in the Food Court

Brendan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Foreign Relations” under the $600 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $5,800, $4,600 more than Steven in second place. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

In Swedish a brorsdotter is this. show

WHAT IS A NIECE?

Brendan finished in the lead with $10,600. Allison was second with $3,600 and Steven was last with $2,000.

Round 2 Categories: Arty Facts – Around the Body – Rise to the Occasion – Tough Little Crossword Clues – American History – If They Married…

Brendan found the first Daily Double in “American History” under the $1,200 clue on the 6th pick. He was in the lead with $11,800 now, $5,400 more than Allison in second place. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

Ratified in 1913, the 17th Amendment gave the selection of these to voters. show

WHAT ARE U.S. SENATORS?

Steven found the last Daily Double in “Around the Body” under the $1,600 clue on the 11th pick. In third place with $2,000, he had $16,600 less than Brendan’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

This long bone between the acetabulum & the patella can resist a force of 2,500 pounds. show

WHAT IS THE FEMUR?

Brendan finished in the lead with a runaway $25,000. Allison was next with $10,000 and Steven was in third place with $6,800.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS REGINA?

According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, Princess Louise, the 4th daughter of Britain’s royal couple, Victoria and Albert, renamed the Canadian city Pile O- Bones in her mother’s honor, “Regina” being Latin for “queen.” At the time (1882, it seems), Princess Louise was married to the 4th Governor General of Canada, John Campbell, and held the title vice-regal consort.

Good to know: The province of Alberta was named in honor of Princess Louise, as was Lake Louise and Mount Alberta

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Steven thought it was Edmondton (Alberta). He lost his $4,133 bet and finished with $2,667.

Allison got it right. She doubled her score to $20,000.

Brendan went with Victoria (British Columbia). He lost $4,500 and won the game with $20,500. His 2-day total is $58,700.

A triple stumper from each round:

ARTIFACTS ($400) What’s called the this of Ashurbanipal in what was Nineveh has yielded thousands of clay tablets written in cuneiform

AMERICAN HISTORY ($800) Around 1849 stagecoach mail delivery began on this trail between Missouri & New Mexico

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Constellations”

The brightest star in Scorpius is named this, meaning “rival” of the god equivalent to Mars. show

WHAT IS ANTARES?

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