Final Jeopardy: Names in History (1-30-24)
Here are some more clues from the 1/30/2024 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES ($200) In Houston the “Bob” is the marching owl band of this university
($1000) The name of this Omaha university honors a man who built the transcontinental telegraph
CHAINS ($200) In professional wrestling today, steel cage matches usually take place in a ring surrounded by this barrier
HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS ($200) Robin Roberts: “The 369th Infantry Regiment has its origins as the 15th New York Infantry Regiment of this reserve section of the Army; before the U.S. entered World War I, they trained in a second floor dance studio in Harlem”
FIRST NAME’S THE SAME ($000) Harlem Renaissance writer McKay & French anthropologist Levi-Strauss
ENGINEERING ($400) Charles Kao got a Nobel by applying to telephony the “old, old idea” of transmitting light through this material
AROUND THE WORLD ($800) Explore the cobblestone streets of this historic city on the Tagus River & visit the El Greco museum
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Sneak Peek clues — 4-LETTER INTERJECTIONS:
($200) It sounds like you are clearing your throat to get my attention
($400) This interjection is the first thing Lil Jon says on Usher’s hit of the same title
($600) This hyphenated term is paired with Spaghettios in an ad
($800) This mild oath was a favorite of Napoleon Dynamite
($1000) The fictional dimwitted English gentleman Bertie Wooster uses this interjection, an alteration of “Oh God!”
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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Pretty good game, thanks to that daring DD wager. Final had me stumped, so I guessed Cook. Re the first DD, I knew Calhoun was from South, not North, Carolina, but was not sure if they wanted original ACC member U of SC, or maybe Clemson.
Knew the Owls school.
Juveria rocks. So smart, so poised. I look forward to seeing her again.
Juveria did well for herself. I got FJ easily, because I lived in St Vincent, in the Caribbean, and one of the descendant plants of Capt Bligh’s breadfruit original is in the arboretum there!
I didn’t even notice when Robbi rang in the first time. As for Capt Cook, he was killed in Hawai’i in the 1770s.
The correct answer to the first daily double is Clemson, not the University of South Carolina. Ken got it right on the show.
Thank you, David. We misunderstood that but it’s fixed now
Good. I also want to thank you, VJ, for the excellent work you do with this site. I come here regularly for reference and for more insight into final jeopardy clues and answers.
I’m glad to know that, David. Much appreciated.
I did well in the game, and the FJ was a cinch.
Problem is with the first daily double is…the University of South Carolina isn’t in the ACC it’s in the SEC.
Well, just looked it up and U of SC used to be in and helped found the ACC.
That’s hugely misleading. I went with Clemson being that they are in Calhoun’s home state and an ACC powerhouse. SC hasn’t been in the ACC in over 50 years. A major faux pas on allowing that question into the game.
Juveria becomes the first player after winning Second Chance to advance to the finals since Jilana Cotter did in the Champions Wildcard Seasons 37 and 38.
I hope Juveria wins again.