Final Jeopardy: Characters in Children’s Lit (10-18-18)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/18/2018) in the category “Characters in Children’s Lit ” was:

This winged character from an early 20th century work is so named “because she mends the pots and kettles”

4x champ Alan Dunn, a software development manager from Johns Creek, GA., saw his winnings rise to $87,202 yesterday. In Game 5, his challengers are: Jessica Cantrell, a museum development assistant from Adairsville, GA; and Mark Johnson, a pastor & hospice chaplain from Rolla, MO.

Round 1 Categories: AP Biology – The Goal of the Game – Unions Online – They Sing! They Act! – Countries of the World – The L You Don’t Say

Alan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Unions Online” under the $800 clue, with 10 clues to go after it. He was in second place with $3,200 now, $200 less than Jessica’s lead. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

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WHO ARE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES?

Mark finished in the lead with $6,200. Jessica was second with $4,000 and Alan was last with $3,200. Mark was awarded $2,000 before Round 2 began on a reversal (see below). His score rose to $8,200.

Round 2 Categories: A.P. Biography – One-Letter Responses – Americana – Fictional Writers – Traitorous Activity – Mythological Homophones

Jessica found the first Daily Double in “Mythological Homophones” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick. She was in second place with $6,000, $2,200 less than Mark’s lead. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.

A Roman food goddess, or another word for “TV show” show

WHAT IS CERES (series)?

Alan found the last Daily Double in “One-Letter Responses” under the $16,000 clue, with a dozen clues still to go. In second place with $8,800, he had $4,600 less than Jessica’s lead. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

Einstein used it to denote the speed of light. show

WHAT IS “C”?

Jessica finished in the lead with $17,000. Alan was next with $16,800 and Mark was in third place with $9,400.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS TINKERBELL?

Peter Pan says this line in both the 1904 play “Peter Pan” and the 1911 novel “Peter Pan and Wendy” by J.M. Barrie: “”She is quite a common fairy. She is called Tinker Bell because she mends the pots and kettles.” In the novel, it is in Chapter 3, “Come, Come Away!.” You can read or listen to that on Lit2Go.

Good to know: They used this twice: “In an early version of “Peter Pan”, this fairy was called Tippy-Toe.” Once for $200 and once for $1200.

Mark wrote down Holly Hobbit (really Holly Hobbie). He didn’t bet anything so he stayed at $9,400.

Alan got it right. He bet it all, bringing him up to $33,600.

Jessica came up with “fairy godmother.” She lost $16,601 and finished with $399. That put Alan Dunn over the $100K mark. He’s a 5x champ with $120,802 now. Hooray!!

Reversal: THE GOAL OF THE GAME ($1000) Form a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line of a quartet of your own colored discs — Alan’s initially rejected response of “Drop 4” was later ruled correct.

2 triple stumpers from Round 2:

A.P. BIOGRAPHY ($1000) One book examines the “Literary Life” of this 18th century English poet known for his savage wit & satire

ONE-LETTER RESPONSES ($1200) Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time includes 2 by this L.A. punk quartet

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Quotable Notables”

She once said that death “Is no more than passing from one room into another” but “in that other room, I shall be able to see” show

WHO IS HELEN KELLER?

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