Final Jeopardy: 18th Century Arts (1-22-26)

The Final Jeopardy question (1/22/2026) in the category “18th Century Arts” was:

A “word book” for the London premiere of this work began with the quote Majora Canamus, “Let us sing of greater things”

Quarterfinal 4 of the 2026 Tournament of Champions features: 4x champ, Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, TX; Celebrity Jeopardy! champ, W. Kamau Bell, a comedian, author and producer; and 4x champ, Alex DeFrank, an inventory specialist from Brooklyn, NY.

Round 1 Categories: Love Island: Ancient Greek Myth – Double Double-Letter Words – Only Brands – Around the Americas – Days I Won’t Be at Work – Broadway Musicals by Opening Number

Alex found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Around the Americas” under the $1,000 clue just before the break. He was in the lead with $4,600, $3,400 more than Ashley in second place. Alex made it a true Daily Double and guessed Toronto. That was WRONG.

This Ontario city with a stormy name uses the slogan “Superior by Nature” show

WHAT IS THUNDER BAY?

Alex finished in the lead with $5,000. Ashley and Kamau were tied in second place with negative $200. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Foreign Leader Firsts – Classic TV – Chemistry – Nonfiction to Film – 5-Syllable Words – A Silver Jubilee

Alex found the first Daily Double in “5-Syllable-Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 20th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $11,800, $6,400 more than Ashley in second place. Alex bet $3,000 and guessed Unitarian. That was WRONG.

This adjective describes something worldwide in extent, or means representing every church show

WHAT IS ECUMENICAL?

On the very next pick, Alex got the last Daily Double in “Chemistry” under the $1,200 clue. His lead shrank some but he still led with $3,400 more than Ashley in second place. Alex bet $2,000 and tried valences. That was WRONG.

s, p, d, & f are used to designate the shapes of these, the regions around an atom’s nucleus where its electrons tend to be found show

WHAT ARE THE ORBITALS?

Alex finished in the lead with $6,400. Ashley was in second place with $5,400 and Kamau was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.

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NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “MESSIAH”?

According to Esther Crookshank in her essay “The Scriptures in Handel’s Messiah: An Overview”, Handel’s librettist, Charles Jennens, chose the quotations that appeared on the Messiah word book.

The first one is the quote in today’s clue, which comes from Virgil (Eclogues IV, 1). “By quoting Virgil on his title page Jennens was stating emphatically: ‘We are about to sing of something infinitely higher and greater than all this world’s wisdom and enlightened human reason can offer.'”

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Kamau was going for the Cliff Clavin ‘kitchen’ joke. He stood pat on his $2,000.

Ashley’s reply was “I was glad.” She lost $1,002 and finished with $4,398.

Alex had “Water Music”. He lost $4,401 and finished with $1,999. So, with a higher total than Alex, Ashley won the game and advanced to the semifinals, and she really had something to be glad about! (It’s an extra 5 grand even if you don’t make the finals.)

2 triple stumpers from FOREIGN LEADER FIRSTS:

($400) He’s the first French president to have been born after the death of Charles de Gaulle

($2000) As the first black head of state in the Americas, he made Haiti the first country to permanently abolish slavery

More clues on Page 2

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

An intended sequel to this 1869 work centered on the Decembrists, a group of veterans who largely served in the Napoleonic Wars show

WHAT IS “WAR AND PEACE”?

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