Final Jeopardy: The Catholic Church (11-10-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/10/2023) in the category “The Catholic Church” was:
The 1456 posthumous annulment of this woman’s sentence by the church was witnessed by her mother Isabelle
The Champions Wild Card quarter-finals continue today with these three champs: Alan Johnson, an analytics engineer from Metuchen, NJ; Dennis Chase, a biotech project manager from Palm Springs, CA; and Kate Lazo, an educational consultant from Palm Springs, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Where’s That? – Multiply by the Clue’s Value – Designers – Internal Rhymes – Golf – Greens
Dennis found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Greens” under the $1,000 clue just before the break. He was in the lead with $2,800, $400 more than Kate in second place. Dennis bet $1,500 and said fluorine. That was WRONG.
The name of this element comes from the Greek for “light green” show
Dennis finished in the lead with $4,900. Alan was in second place with $3,400. Kate was last with $2,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Ships – Sound the Trumpet – Those Darn Etruscans – Typing Test – Literary E-Mail Addresses – Drop a Letter
Kate found the first Daily Double in “Ships” under the $1,600 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. She was in last place with $2,600, $1,500 less than Dennis’s lead. Kate made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.
On July 24, 1969 the USS Hornet was in the Pacific waiting for this group of men show
Alan got the last Daily Double in “Those Darn Etruscans” under the $1,200 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in last place with $2,200, $3,400 less than Kate’s lead. Alan made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
The wolf in the Capitoline Wolf’s statue may be Estrucan; these two babies she’s suckling were added later. show
Alan finished in the lead with $13,200. Dennis was in second place with $12,500. Kate was last with $9,600. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS JOAN OF ARC?
After her 1431 trial on bogus charges of heresy and witchcraft, the English burned 19-year-old Joan of Arc at the stake in Rouen. In the 1440s, her mother and two brothers petitioned Pope Nicholas V to clear Joan’s name. However, nothing could be done until 1449, when French King Charles VII recaptured Rouen, after 30 years of English occupation. Charles VII now lent his support to an investigation of Joan’s trial. That went on for years. Pope Nicholas V died in April 1455 and his successor, Callixtus III, took up the case. After a retrial, Joan of Arc was officially exonerated of all charges on July 7, 1456. In the 1920s, Joan became a Catholic saint, and an official patron saint of France. Her feast day is May 30, the anniversary of her execution. Find out what happened to Joan’s body.
In 1456, shortly after the rehabilitation trial, the first known Joan of Arc monument was erected in Orléans, France.
Kate got it right. She bet $9,500 and finished with $19,100.
Dennis got it right, too. He bet $10,500 and finished with $23,000.
Alan wrote down Joanna. That was not acceptable. Ken said they would have taken Joan or Jeanne, “but unfortunately, Joanna is not correct.” (I would think, but I’m not sure, that “of Arc” had to be included.) Alan lost $11,801 and finished with $1,399. Alors, Dennis Chase moves on to the semi-finals.
A triple stumper from each round:
GOLF ($800) A rare old gold coin, or an even rarer 3 under par on a single hole
THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS($2000) In the 400s B.C. this scholar of Halicarnassus opined that the Etruscans originally migrated to Italy from Lydia in Asia minor
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Toys”
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The unseen truth about Friday’s FJ:
Joan of Freaking Arc by Alan Johnson
When I saw the FJ category, I thought I’d have to channel my late wife, a practicing Catholic. But seriously, who else could it have been from the 1400s? She was Jeanne d’Arc way back when we studied French in school. And I agree that “of Arc” should have been a required part of the response.
I probably should know this, but I don’t think the host has the final say on right or wrong on the clues, especially FJ. There are judges/writers sitting on the set, and they are the ones who make reversals after the fact. Also, the host reviews all the day’s clues with the staff the morning of the tapings, and it’s there that they may discuss what to accept and what not to.
As an addicted but horrible golfer, I knew the 3-under-par clue, but nowadays it’s referred to as an albatross. And water is called a “hazard,” and a sand trap a “bunker.”
No one knew the name of the protagonist from “Cuckoo’s Nest?” Wow.
Dennis got him mixed up with McMurtry, Howard
I caught that. Larry McMurtry is spinning in his grave.
The FJ was rather obvious as it could only have been Joan of Arc.
Happy Veterans Day weekend to all military personnel who served, or are still serving, our country. Thank you for your service.
“Joanna” would actually be a valid translation of Joan of Arc’s medieval French name “Jehanne”, whose Latin equivalent was “Johanna”. In fact you could argue that “Joanna” is a better translation than ‘Joan”.
I agree, the Catholic church calls her Joanna, so based on the clue his answer was actually superior, but Ken doesn’t know everything and he tends to rule based on his religions view
From wikipedia: “In the bull of her canonization, Divina Disponente of 16 May 1920, Pope Benedict XV consistently gave her name in Latin as “Ioanna de Arc”, “Ioanna” being the feminine nominative singular form of Ioannes.”
Continued on Wikipedia: Name of Joan of Arc#In Latin
@RocC, I shortened the part of your comment directly taken from Wikipedia because it’s that whole section and it’s just too long. Anyone who wants to read the whole thing can continue with the link.
Most European countries use the French Jeanne d’Arc, but here are a few exceptions:
Romanian: Ioana d’Arc.
Italian: Giovanna d’Arco
Portuguese: Joana d’Arc
and most, if not all of these names, can be translated to Jane, Jean, Joan and Joanna. BUT, back to my original point, I don’t think it’s acceptable without “of Arc” or “d’Arc.”
fwiw, I’d accept Maid of Orleans or La Pucelle, but never just a first name or just St. Joan (because she’s not the only Catholic saint named Joan).
No, unfortunately ‘Joanna’ wasn’t specific enough. If he would have written down ‘Joanna d’Arc’, I’m sure that Ken would have accepted it.
Alas, Dennis Chase moves on to the Semi-Finals.
FYI, William, I intentionally used “alors” in the “so” sense of that French expression
I don’t think Alan was incorrectly translating Jeanne d’Arc’s name. I think Alan was thinking of Juana I of Castile aka Joanna I aka Mad Joan. Queen Isabella was her mom. And that’s why I think that “just Joan” should not be enough.
As for Jeanne, there was also Joan or Joanna of Navarre (Jeanne de Navarre).
It’s just my opinion, but I think Ken adds half-assed commentary after some of the clues. Trebek used to be criticized for saying the answer two times when someone was wrong but that was better (again — imo)