Final Jeopardy: Literary Movie Roles (10-27-21)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (10/27/2021) in the category “Literary Movie Roles” was:
Among the actresses who have portrayed her are Greta Garbo twice, Vivien Leigh, Tatiana Samoilova & Keira Knightley
New champ Nancy Donehower, a retired college admissions counselor from Portland, OR won $19,400 yesterday. In Game 2, she is up against: Tyler Rhode, a healthcare data specialist from New York, NY; and Jennifer Mosher, a data specialist from Sacramento, CA.
Round 1 Categories: The British Royal Family – Handy Andy – State Your Headquarters – Give Me a Break Synonym – Plot Point Rewrites – The Gift of Grab
Nancy got the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The British Royal Family” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick. Nancy was the only one on the board with $1,200. She bet $600 and she was RIGHT.
She was born in 2015 as fourth in line to the throne & stayed in that spot even after she had a baby brother. show
Jennifer finished in the lead with $5,400. Tyler was in second with $4,600. Nancy was last with $3,600. No clues went uncovered.
Round 2 Categories: Artistic 19th Century Women – 4-Syllable Words – The Forest for the Trees – Television – International Disputes – “F”oods
Jennifer landed on the first Daily Double in “Artistic 19th Century Women” under the $800 clue with 13 clues left after it. Jennifer was in second place with $5,400 now, $7,200 less than Tyler’s lead. She bet $4,000 and came up with Bello. That was WRONG.
Married last name of opera art director Cosima (image), two of her children were named Siegfried and Isolde. show
With 2 clues left, Nancy picked the last Daily Double in “International Disputes” under the $1,200 clue. In second place with $10,000, she had $2,600 less than Tyler’s lead. She bet $4,000 and thought it was Russia. That was WRONG.
Though usually friends, China & this country dispute ownership of islands in the Yalu River. show
Tyler finished in the lead with a runaway $12,600. Nancy was in second with $6,000. Jennifer was last with $3,000. No clues went uncovered.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
“Anna Karenina” is Leo Tolstoy’s 1877 novel about marital infidelity and the tragic consequences it can sometimes have. The book has been adapted many times in various media, including film, television, the theatre, in ballet and opera.
Of the four actresses named in the clue, Keira Knightley’s 2012 portrayal of Anna in a British film was the most recent. Vivien Leigh’s 1948 Anna was also produced in the U.K. Tatiana Samoilova was Anna in a 1967 Russian version. Greta Garbo’s two American films were the silent film “Love” (1927), and “Anna Karenina” (1935), considered the best.
Coincidentally, Garbo also played another Anna twice — the title character in “Anna Christie”, Eugene O’Neill’s 1922 Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Jennifer thought it was Elizabeth Bennet from “Pride and Prejudice”. She bet and lost it all.
Nancy went with Blanche Dubois (“A Streetcar Named Desire”), famously portrayed by Vivien Leigh. She lost half of her $6,000 and finished with $3,000.
Tyler also went with Elizabeth Bennett. He only lost $100 and won the game with the remaining $12,500. Tyler Rhode is the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from TELEVISION:
($1200) Inmate Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on “Orange is the New Black”, in 2021 she handed out therapy on “In Treatment”
($2000) On this EPIX series Forest Whitaker is out of prison & taking on the mob to regain his former New York City turf
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “1930s Novel Characters”
Prior to a murder in a 1934 book, he says he hasn’t been a detective since 1927 & that his wife inherited a lumber mill show
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The range of actresses from Garbo to Knightley clearly indicated it was an old-time classic. Once I saw the Russian name in the bunch, the answer came to me quickly.
A LOT of stumpers tonight. I was able to get a few: the “I Shot” person; Aetna’s home state; the Stones song; the type of complex; and the Bulge forest.
One more thing: Nancy made a near-fatal error on that last DD. With only 2 clues left, both of which turned out to be stumpers, she bet $4K instead of $3K. Either amount would have given her the lead had she been correct. The $4K turned out to give Tyler a runaway. Ultimately, it didn’t matter how much she wagered, but it certainly could have, had she bet $3K and missed but also bet the farm and nail the Final.
I do have the 1935 film ‘Anna Karenina’ starring Greta Garbo. Unfortunately, I didn’t select it in tonight’s game.
Sorry nancy, but it wasn’t your day today. But still though this triple stumper wasn’t that tough because as a movie buff myself, I have seen Anna Karenenina previously since the Movie trivia mentioned this question before. Nice play today by tyler so I hope he gets another win or so. No one here is a fan of historical movies sad to say except me. Let’s hope tomorrow will make things easier for tyler if he can string together 4 wins. By the way VJ wasn’t there another final jeopardy response about Vivien Leigh previously?
You said that the final was an easy one? I was just asking.
I can’t figure out why you keep asking me questions like that, Lou? I mean, your comment indicates that you think you’re the only one here who is a fan of historical movies. I could be mistaken but I think that means you’re the one person on here most likely to know what time period films Vivien Leigh starred in. In any event, there have been plenty of clues about her most famous role.
Tough final as we got a triple stumper. As usual nobody knows about movies.