Final Jeopardy: Kings & Queens (12-13-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/13/2021) in the category “Kings and Queens” was:
Due to legislative action of 1707, she was officially the last monarch of independent Scotland
Today is the first semi-final match of the 2021 Professors Tournament and the players are: Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at The Naval Postgraduate School In Monterey, CA; J.P. Allen, a professor of business; and innovation at The University Of San Francisco; and Katie Reed, an associate professor of musicology at Cal State Fullerton
Round 1 Categories: Professions – 19th Century Lit – Modern Shorthand – Historic Americans – British Humor – Fossil Words
J.P. found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Professions” under the $600 clue on the 6th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $1,800, $600 more than Katie in second place. “I believe the occasion demands a true Daily Double,” he said. He was RIGHT about that and had the correct response, too.
Walter Bagehot, a Victorian who wrote on central banking had this profession & edited the magazine of the same name. show
Sam finished in the lead with $6,600. J.P. was second with $6,200 and Katie was last with $4,600. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Latin American Geography – Chemistry – Sidekicks – Gems & Jewels – Let There Be Enlightenment – Say Something Silly, Professor
J.P. found the first Daily Double in “Latin American Geography” under the $2,000 clue on the 5th pick. He was in the lead with $8,200 now, $800 more than Sam in second place. He bet $5,400 and thought it might be Cuba. That was WRONG.
The 80 mile wide Mona Passage separates the Dominican Republic from this island. show
J.P. got the last Daily Double in “Let There Be Enlightenment” under the $1,200 clue on the 9th pick. After zipping through the rest of the Latin American category, he was now in third place with $5,200, $2,200 less than Sam’s lead. J.P. bet $3,000 and, this time, he was RIGHT.
This concept of an actual or implicit agreement between rulers & the ruled gave a 1762 Rousseau work its title. show
Sam finished in the lead with $19,000. J.P. was next with $13,400 and Katie was in third place with $9,000. No clues went uncovered.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS QUEEN ANNE?
James VI was Scotland’s king after his mother, Mary Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate. When England’s Queen Elizabeth I died without an heir in 1603, James became England’s first King James. Although James ruled under the Union of the Crowns (of England and Scotland), he was unable to officially unite the two countries into a single entity. That did not happen until James II’s daughter Anne came to the throne in the first decade of the 18th century.
Anne was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 3/8/1702 until 5/1/1707, when the Acts of Union transformed England and Scotland into Great Britain. Anne continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1714. Ireland became an official part of Great Britain on 1/1/1801.
Katie went with Mary, Queen of Scots, who was beheaded on 2/8/1587. Katie bet and lost it all.
J.P. also chose the ill-fated Mary. He also bet and lost everything.
Sam got it right. He bet $7,401 and won the game with $26,401. Sam Buttrey is the first semi-finalist. We’ll see him again on Thursday and Friday. J.P. and Katie are going home with $10,000 each.
A triple stumper from each round:
FOSSIL WORDS ($1000) “By” this “of force” derives from when the word meant a blow from a weapon
GEMS & JEWELS ($2000) One of the more prized colors of topaz is named for this fortified Spanish wine
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Vice Presidents”
George H.W. Bush in 1988 was the first sitting vice president to be elected to the top job since this man 152 years before show
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Tonight’s game was a joy to watch. Sam had a perfect game with no incorrect responses. Very impressive. His only glitch was a mathematical error when wagering in fj. Lucky for him J. P. was wrong.
Speaking of J. P. I bet his classes fill up fast.
It’s disheartening that a prof of operations research can show such mathematical ineptitude. I wish JP had got FJ right. The look on Mr. Buttrey’s face would’ve made my day!
I could only come up with Mary Queen of Scotts too, but I knew that she reigned well before that.
Queen Anne was not the daughter of William and Mary. Mary (who is technically Mary II) was the eldest daughter of James II. When James was overthrown in 1688, his daughter Mary and her husband William became joint monarchs. William III and Mary II had no children, and so upon William’s death in 1702 (Mary II had died earlier) the throne went to Mary’s younger sister (and James II’s second daughter) Anne.
Thanks for setting that straight, Frank. 😁 I went a little sideways on that path but it’s fixed now.
Let’s hope tomorrow will have a triple solve in the semi finals. Lately we haven;’t had any during the entire professors tournament. I do remember learning about Queen Anne during grade school history and about the beheading of Mary Queen of Scots. I thought JP had a very strong chance of getting into the finals given how well did last week but oh well that daily double must not have been in his favor today.
Sam miscalculated, and he would have lost, had J.P. gotten it right, but it worked out for him. $19,000 was Sam’s score going into Final Jeopardy!. $26,401 is Sam’s score after Final Jeopardy!.
So that means we’re not going to have an all male or all female final of the Professors Tournament but we will have a female in the final of the Professors Tournament.