Final Jeopardy: European Tourist Attractions (4-20-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/20/2021) in the category “European Tourist Attractions” was:

Opened in 1843, it was frequented by Hans Christian Andersen & Walt Disney, who both found inspiration there

New champ Mike Nelson, an actor orig. from Chesterton, IN., won $26,600 yesterday. In Game 2, his opponents are: Nina Patel, a marketing manager from Vienna, VA; and Logan Crossley, a law student, orig. from Plano, TX.

Round 1 Categories: Planet Shaming – International Orgs. – Quotation: Mark’s – Relax – Movie to Stage – In the Dictionary

Logan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “International Orgs.” under the $600 with 5 clues left after it. He was in third place with $400, $5,800 less than Mike in the lead. He bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

Bulgaria and Moldova belong to BSEC, the economic cooperation zone named for this body of water. show

WHAT IS THE BLACK SEA?

Mike finished in the lead with $6,400. Nina was second with $4,600 and Logan was last with $400. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: History – Asian Cities – 17-Letter Words – Books for the Weather Channel? – Leading Female TV – Potpour”E”

Logan found the first Daily Double in “History” under the $1,200 clue on the 9th pick. He was in second place with $6,400 now, $1,600 less than Mike’s lead. He bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.

“Marching to Pretoria” was a folk song of this war, and here are British troops doing so in 1900. show

WHAT IS BOER WAR?

Nina got the last Daily Double in “17-Letter Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 15th pick of the round. In third place with $5,800, she had $7,900 less than Logan’s lead. She bet $2,000 and she guessed pointillism. That was WRONG.

Critic Roger Fry coined this term for the late 19th century art style of Seurat and Gauguin. show

WHAT IS POSTIMPRESSIONISM?

Logan finished in the lead with $15,300. Mike was next with $14,000 and Nina was in third place with $8,600. No clues went uncovered.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE TIVOLI GARDENS?

David Nikel wrote about Tivoli Gardens for Forbes in May of 2019, describing how this 19th century theme park has managed to endure despite being located on a mere 20 acres in the heart of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. At the time it opened in 1843, Hans Christian Andersen was 38 years old and already an established children’s writer. Tivoli is said to be one of the inspirations for his 1843 fairy tale “The Nightingale”, (another, his unrequited love for Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale”).

Walt Disney was born in 1901 so his visits took place a lot later. A long-time Tivoli employee told Mr. Nikel that Tivoli did not actually inspire Disney to open his first theme park. Rather, “he had the idea for an amusement park already and traveled to Tivoli a lot because he enjoyed the ambience. He was in love with the special atmosphere and tried to encode the secret and translate it to an American audience….”

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Nina wasn’t able to write a complete answer down in time. She bet and lost it all.

Mike went with “Nausvenstein Castle.” He lost $3,200 which left him with $10,800.

Logan was going for Copenhagen Aquarium when he ran out of time. He lost $12,701 and finished with $2,599. That made Mike Nelson a 2-day champ with total winning of $37,400.

2 triple stumpers from PLANET SHAMING:

($200) Tried to kill visitor Matt Damon in a 2015 movie

($800) Showed no remorse after the MESSENGER probe crashed into it

More clues on Page 2

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

In 2014 this 10,000-square-mile region moved its clocks forward 2 hours to Moscow Standard Time show

WHAT IS CRIMEA?

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