Final Jeopardy: The 1950s (1-5-22)
Here are some more triple stumpers from the 1/5/2022 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.
WHICH CABINET DEPARTMENT? ($600) The Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau
HAND-Y RESPONSES ($1000) An investment fund with a portfolio that tracks a group of stocks such as the S&P 500 companies
YOUR PARADE ($1000) This Philadelphia New Year’s parade is named for its costumed entertainers, a tradition dating to Ancient Egypt
There’s some more information about today’s FJ! answer in these old clues:
04-13-1999 U.S. U.N. REPS $200: 5 years after Eisenhower defeated him a second time, he packed his bags & headed to the U.N.
06-28-1989 GOVERNMENT & POLITICS ($400) After losing the 1952 election with John Sparkman as his running mate, he tried again in 1956 with Estes Kefauver
10-04-1985 THE ’50s ($600) John & Stewart Alsop revived the word “egghead” to describe this candidate’s supporters
04-25-1985 GOVERNORS ($200) Until the 1st of his 2 unsuccessful tries for the White House, he was governor of Illinois
Sneak Peek clues — REAL PEOPLE ON FILM
($400) The film named for this type of early 20th century feminist featured Meryl Street as Emmeline Pankhurst
($800) Joseph Fiennes played the bard as a young playwright struggling to establish himself in this 1998 film
($1200) In this film Gary Oldman played the punk rock bassist for the Sex Pistols, who lived fast & died young
($1600) This actor played Wladyslaw Szpilman in “The Pianist”, a film about a Jewish musician struggling to survive in the Warsaw ghetto
($2000) Leo DiCaprio took to the skies as Howard Hughes in “The Aviator” with this actress playing Katharine Hepburn
ANSWERS: show
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I think Jeopardy helped Amy out tonight with the correction that resulted in a $3,200 (!) dollar swing in her favor. “Ambivalent” is a human feeling/emotion. It is not something that carries a meaning. Mike’s answer, “Ambiguous” was the correct one.
They are 2 words with different meanings!
And it definitely changed the tenor of the game, Mike thinks he is gaining on Amy, and then $3,200 lands in her lap out of nowhere..
There is always a suspicion that the show likes long winning streaks for ratings purposes. This is the kind of thing that adds to the suspicion.
I agree, Rich. I found that reversal dubious myself. I’m glad you brought it up because I forgot about it after the game. Now I find that this has been addressed on Merriam Webster before
Ambiguous vs. Ambivalent
but, if you’ll forgive me, I’m finding their article “ambiguous” as to whether these two words are synonymous. I checked Thesaurus com for synonyms and saw nothing to support that decision. Perhaps Jeopardy! will reveal the basis for the reversal on J!Buzz.
I agree completely with both of you, ambiguous and ambivalent have 2 different meanings, and I was quite surprised at the reversal myself. I meant to bring it up, thanks so much for bringing it up, it really irked me.
It should have been a no brainer that the person was none other than Adlai Stevenson, and who also served as the UN ambassador under the Kennedy Administration.
This was a simple Final. People studying for Jeopardy should know about Presidential politics of the 1950s. I understand missing Words Derived from Greek, but 2 players missing Stevenson blows my mind.
Amy is very close to that million dollar mark so I really hope she gets it. This has been a historic season so far with ultra champs.
I really hope she gets that million here this week, what a historic season!