Final Jeopardy: World Cinema (1-27-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/27/2023) in the category “World Cinema” was:

The 2007 biopic called “La Môme” in France, meaning “the kid”, was released in the U.S. under this other French title

6x champ Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, FL, has won $214,802 so far. In Game 7, his competitors are: Jake DeArruda, a delivery dispatcher orig. from Ludlow, VT; and Dee Williams, a research associate from Boston, MA.

Round 1 Categories: The State’s Other Senator – A Dash of Fashion – Soil – TV Time – Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales – Differs by a Vowel

Dee found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Differs by a Vowel” under the $1,000 clue on the 16th pick of the round. She was in second place with $200, $3,600 less than Troy and Jack, who were tied for the lead. She bet the $1,000 allowance but drew a blank so she was WRONG.

The pair found in the name of a large Scottish estuary that connects with the North Sea. show

WHAT ARE FIRTH & FORTH?

Jake finished in the lead with $5,800. Troy was next with $5,800 and Dee was in third place with $1,000. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Historic Nicknames – Country Songs – 19th Century Science – Geography – Place Your Bets – I “OU”

Dee found the first Daily Double in “19th Century Science” under the $2,000 clue on the 11th pick. She was in third place with $600 now, $11,200 less than Jake’s lead. Dee bet the $2,000 allowance and she was RIGHT.

An 1813 work called “Elementary Theory of Botany” introduced this field, the classification of organisms. show

WHAT IS TAXONOMY?

Jake got the last Daily Double in “Historic Nicknames” under the $800 clue, with 9 clues left after it. In the lead with $16,600, he had $3,400 more Troy in second place. He bet a big $10,000 and he was RIGHT.

Born 1910: “Saint of the Gutters” show

WHO IS MOTHER TERESA?

Jake finished in the lead with $27,800. Troy was next with $15,600 and Dee was in third place with $6,600. All clues were shown.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “LA VIE EN ROSE”?

In 2007, Marion Cotillard gave an Oscar-winning performance as iconic French singer and songwriter, Edith Piaf, in “La Vie en Rose”, the U.S. title for the film known in France as “La môme”.

Edith Piaf was born Edith Gassion in 1915. As a teen, she sang on the streets of Paris to support herself. At age 20, she became the protegée of nightclub owner Louis Leplée. He dubbed Edith “la môme piaf”. La môme means “kid”, most likely a reference to her diminutive 4’8″ height. “Piaf” means sparrow, an obvious nod to her beautiful voice. Edith later began using Piaf as her surname. In the mid-1940s, Piaf wrote and recorded “La Vie en Rose”. It made her an international star and became her signature song.

Dee came up with “La Fille” (the girl). She didn’t lose a sou, standing pat on $6,600.

Troy took a shot at it with “Hugo” from 2011. He bet and lost it all.

Jake started to write something but scribbled it out. He lost $5,003 and won the game with $22,797. Jake DeArruda is the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from A DASH OF FASHION:

($200) In fashion as boots, loafers or slippers, this big-soled style shares its name with a line of soups

($400) Time to combine fashion with sports! This one-piece, sleeveless dress is also a term for a basketball shot
More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Statues”

Statues honoring this man who was killed in 1779 can be found in Waimea, Kauai & in Whitby, England show

WHO IS CAPTAIN JAMES COOK?

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