Final Jeopardy: Italian Inventors (11-13-19)

10 more clues from the 11-13-2019 Jeopardy! match, the last Semi-Final in the 2019 Tournament of Champions

The players got all the clues in EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE, except for the $800 one (*):

($200) If you are forced out of the company, a golden this clause will make sure you are well taken care of
($400) For a good military “retreat”, book an executive one at this service academy’s Thayer Hotel in the Hudson Valley
($600) It’s the anatomical nickname for executive search consultants
*($800) The Toyota Century is the limousine of choice for the person with this title (a new one took over in 2019)
($1000) This brand became synonymous with a private jet after it debuted in 1963–Bombardier makes them now

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The players got all the clues in SOCIOLOGY:

($400) Marked by things like expensive cars or homes, this type of “symbol” of social rank comes from the Latin for “to stand”
($800) It’s the term for the conversion of a society from an agricultural economy to one based on manufacturing
($1200) In 2017, Jim Brown and Kareem helped launch San Jose State’s Institute for the Study of this, Society and Social Change
($1600) In the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, this ability of humans shapes how we view reality
($2000) William Sumner, a pioneer in sociology, advocated social this -ism, where the poorly adapted die out

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5 Responses

  1. Elan Xu says:

    My prediction of the finalists from last Friday has worked.

  2. Richard Corliss says:

    This is not gonna be an easy rematch. Francois, James, & Emma? They’ve outsmarted everyone.

  3. Lou says:

    A great game so far by all the players. It is time for the ultimate showdown. Vj how much do you know about Avogadro’s numbers? Furthermore once I return, we shall see if Andrew can build on his win

    • VJ says:

      I don’t know anything about Avogadro’s numbers, Lou.

      Tough break for Lindsey on that Round 2 DD. She was really tearing it up otherwise. Props for the valiant try and congrats to Francois.

      LINK 10 more clues from the game

  4. Richard Corliss says:

    And then there were 3.