Final Jeopardy: World Geography (1-25-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/25/2021) in the category “World Geography” was:

Of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, these 2 on opposite sides of it are the smallest & largest in area

4x champ Brian Chang, an attorney from Chicago, IL, won $88,102 last week. In Game 5, he is up against: Madeline Johnson, a digital marketing manager from Portland, OR; and Elliott Kalan, a writer originally from Millburn, NJ.

Round 1 Categories: Name that Male Author – Letter Perfect Cinema – World Capital Rivers – Do Me a Flavor – New to the OED – Taekwondo

Brian found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Name that Male Author” under the $600 clue on the 15th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,600, $2,600 more than Elliott’s lead. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

“Far off, the lofty jet of the whale might be seen” show

WHO IS HERMAN MELVILLE?

Brian finished in the lead with $9,400. Madeline was second with $2,800 and Elliott was last with $2,600. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Medieval Times – Musical Theater – Nature – Colorful Groups – Philosophy – 4-Letter Before & After

Madeline found the first Daily Double in “Musical Theater” under the $1,600 clue on the second pick. She was in second place with $4,800 now, $2,600 less than Brian’s lead. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.

With its focus on tradition & families, this musical has been one of the most popular in Japan since its 1967 premiere there. show

WHAT IS “FIDDLER ON THE ROOF”?

Elliott got the last Daily Double in “Philosophy” under the $1,200 clue on the 11th pick. In third place with $5,800, he had $5,600 less than Brian’s lead. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

This 5-letter goal of philosophy was defined pretty basically by Aristotle: “To say of what is that it is”. show

WHAT IS TRUTH?

Brian finished in the lead with $20,200. Elliott was next with $14,200 and Madeline was in third place with $9,400. No clues went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT ARE ALGERIA & MONACO?

The “opposite sides” part of the clue suggests looking along the African coastline at Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. Then, look at the European coastline: France, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Spain. It’s obvious that the tiny principality of Monaco is the smallest. Then you’d have to know or decide which country is larger: Libya or Algeria.

Here’s an FJ! clue from 2016 that helped me out.

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Madeline thought it was Libya & Monaco. She lost her $2,801 bet and finished with $6,599.

Elliott had an incomplete response with France & Gr. That cost him $4,601 and left him with $9,599.

Brian got it right. He added $8,201 and won the game with $28,401. His 5-day total is $116,503.

A triple stumper from each round:

DO ME A FLAVOR ($400) 44 years after original Crunchy Cheetos, this flavor that burns your mouth & feels so good was introduced

MEDIEVAL TIMES ($2000) This Muslim leader recaptured Jerusalem from the Christians & held off Richard Lionheart’s attempts to win it back

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NEITHER player left in FJ got this one in “Broadway Musicals”

Premiering in 2005, its story is divided into spring, summer, fall & winter, each narrated by one of the 4 male leads show

WHAT IS “JERSEY BOYS”?

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