Final Jeopardy: History & The Movies (11-1-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/1/2024) in the category “History & The Movies” was:
This 1935 Best Picture Oscar winner tells of a 1789 event near the isolated Pacific volcano of Tofua
New champ Greg Jolin, a system specialist & accountant from Raymond, NH, won $24,001 yesterday. In Game 2, he competes against: Julie Phillips, an attorney from Alexandria, VA; and Sam Cameron, finance manager from Fargo, ND.
Round 1 Categories: That’s So 19th Century – Also a Cooking Verb – Only Murders in Buildings – Logos – Styling Hair – Resting in Forest Lawn Cemetery
Greg found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Also a Cooking Verb” under the $1,000 with 9 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $6,000, $3,200 more than Sam in second place. Greg bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
To become pale or white with fear show
Greg finished in the lead with $7,800. Sam was second with $4,400 and Julie was last with $3,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: On the Map – Reptiles – Classical Musicians – Among the Top British Baby Names – Prime Numbers on TV – 6-letter Synonym Pairs
Sam found the first Daily Double in “Prime Numbers on TV” under the $1,200 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,400, $600 more than Greg in second place. Sam bet $5,000 and guessed Seven. That was WRONG.
Her real name turns out to be Jane Ives, & she developed powers due to involvement in the government’s MK-Ultra program show
Greg found the last Daily Double in “On the Map” under the $1,600 clue with 9 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $12,200, $1,200 more than Sam in second place. Greg bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
This country at the southwest tip of the Arabian Peninsula borders Saudi Arabia & Oman show
Greg finished in the lead with $23,000. Sam was second with $13,000 and Julie was last with $6,600. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY”?
“Mutiny on the Bounty” won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1935 at the 7th Academy Awards ceremony. The film told the story of the 1789 mutiny on the HMS Bounty led by Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable). The ship’s captain, William Bligh (Charles Laughton) was set adrift with 18 others about 30 miles south of Tofua. Bligh set sail for Tofua in search of provisions. That part of the story is on Pitcairn Islands Study Center
Fikkle Fame has a post dedicated to the 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty film with additional info, including more clues on other 1935 films and more clues connected to the Bounty.
Julie thought it was “How Green Was My Valley”, 1941’s Best Picture. (She had “Is My Valley” but that didn’t matter.) Julie lost $6,598 and finished with $2.00.
Sam had the same movie as Julie. That cost him $10,001 and left him with $2,999.
Greg got it right. He bet $3,001, winning the game with $26,001 and breaking the 1-day champ streak. Greg’s 2-day total is $50,002.
2 triple stumpers from the last round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)
REPTILES ($400) The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher has these animals at the north end of their natural range, including a popular albino one
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS ($2000) L.A.’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion opened in 1964 with a performance by this Lithuanian-born violinist & longtime USC teacher
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “WORLD CITIES”
The name of this city may come from “dur”, meaning water, a reference to the Helvetian people’s settlement on a lake show
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