Final Jeopardy: European History (1-8-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (1/8/2020) in the category “European History” was:

It took the French army until 1995 to declare him innocent, 101 years after he was convicted of treason

New champ Lisa Warne-Magro, a homemaker & community volunteer from Austin, TX. won $14,700 yesterday. In Game 2, she takes on these two players: Rachel Kline, a program associate from Washington, DC; and Shaun Gold, a serial entrepreneur from Boca Raton, FL.

Round 1 Categories: 1995 – Business & Industry – TV Homes & Addresses – “B”easts – Give Us the Imperative Verb! – Udderly Milk–or Not

Shaun found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “TV Homes & Addresses” under the $800 clue, with just one clue left after it. He was in second place with $4,600, $600 less than Lisa’s lead. He bet $400 and he was RIGHT.

A lot of this sitcom took place in Apartment 5A at 129 West 81st Street in Manhattan; the neighbor from 5B was a regular. show

WHAT IS “SEINFELD”?

Lisa finished in the lead with $6,200. Shaun was second with $5,000 and Rachel was last with $3,000.

Round 2 Categories: Quoting Poets – Another Year, Another Dollar – River Islands – A Sparkling Category – Film Composers – Jeopardy! In 2-D

Shaun found the first Daily Double in “River Islands” under the $1,600 clue on the 16th pick. He was in a second place tie with Rachel. They both had $7,000, $400 less than Lisa’s lead. He bet $1,500 but drew a blank so he was WRONG.

This island of more than 1.5 million people is near the confluence of the Ottawa River & St. Lawrence River. show

WHAT IS MONTREAL?

Lisa found the last Daily Double in “Jeopardy! in 2-D” under the $2,000 clue, with 8 clues left after it. In the lead with $8,200, she had $3,200 more than Lisa in second place. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

This ancient priestly class had mostly died out by the 400s because most Celts had become Christians. show

WHAT ARE DRUIDS?

Lisa finished in the lead with a runaway $13,800. Rachel was next with $4,200 and Shaun was in third place with $2,300.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS ALFRED DREYFUS?

In 1995, General Jean-Louis Mourrut, head of the French Army’s history department, declared that Alfred Dreyfus was the victim of a “military conspiracy which led to the conviction and deportation of an innocent man, and partially on the basis of a falsified document.” According to accounts, including one from The Deseret News, this was the first time the French Army acknowledged that Dreyfus was innocent. The article says: “In 1906, the military refused to admit the frame-up and found Dreyfus guilty with ‘extenuating circumstances.’ A few days later, French President Emile Loubet issued a pardon.” However, according to this timeline on the website “Dreyfus Rehabilitated”, that occurred in 1899. In 1906, on July 12, “Dreyfus’s innocence is proclaimed in the Court of Cassation’s decree.”

From 1996: THE 19th CENTURY ($1000) Émile Zola’s letter “J’accuse” helped win a new trial for this Frenchman who’d been convicted of spying

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Shaun got it right. He didn’t bet anything so he stayed at $2,300.

Rachel came up with Arnold. She lost her $401 bet, landing in second place with $3,799.

Lisa wrote down “Who is not Émile Zola?” 🤣 I love it!! 🤣 She lost her $4,000 bet but won the game with the remaining $9,800. Her 2-day total is $24,500.

2 triple stumpers from ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER DOLLAR:

($400) In 1886 this appropriate First Lady’s portrait began appearing on $1 silver certificates

($1600) In 2017 this Cherokee syllabary inventor appeared on the reverse of the $1 coin

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Senators”

The last names of these 2 current Senators, one from Virginia & one from Massachusetts, are anagrams of each other. show

WHAT ARE WARREN & WARNER?

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