Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Names (11-14-18)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/14/2018) in the category “19th Century Names” was:

In the 1870s he wrote that “man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits”

In the first Semi-Final match of the 2018 Teen Tournament, the players are: Tim Cho, a senior from Champaign, IL; Autumn Shelton, a junior from Lamar, MO; and Clair Sattler, a senior from Bonita Springs, FL.

Round 1 Categories: The Deep South – Me Want Cookie! – Medieval Times – Alliteration – Sibling – Rivalry

Tim found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Medieval Times” under the $600 clue on the second pick of the round. With $400 from the first clue, he was the only one with any dough. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.

He was born in Mecca around 570 & is still changing history. show

WHO IS MUHAMMAD?

Tim finished in the lead with $7,000. Autumn and Claire were tied in second place with $3,800 each.

Round 2 Categories: Young People in Books – Understanding Money – Bodies of Water – On Vinyl – Notable African Americans – “Chain” Reaction

Claire found the first Daily Double in “Bodies of Water” under the $1,200 clue, with 10 clues left after it. She was in second place with $11,000 at this point, $800 less than Tim’s lead. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.

2 giant rocks called the Pillars of Hercules mark the entrance to this strait. show

WHAT IS GIBRALTAR?

Autumn found the last Daily Double in “Understanding Money” under the $1,600 clue. There were only 3 clues still to go, worth $3,200. In third place with $9,400, she had $4,000 less than Tim’s lead. She bet $1,600 and she was RIGHT.

A 6-horse stagecoach is the symbol of this giant bank. show

WHAT IS WELLS FARGO?

Claire finished in the lead with $13,600. Tim was next with $13,400 and Autumn was in third place with $11,800.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS CHARLES DARWIN?

From This Day in Quotes: “The publication of Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species in 1859 helped launch the modern science of evolution. It also created a firestorm of controversy, by suggesting that all species — including homo sapiens — evolved from ‘lower’ life forms. However, Darwin did not explicitly state that humans evolved from ape and monkey-like precursors in On the Origin of Species. He saved that bombshell for his next major work, The Descent of Man, which was first published in London on February 24, 1871.”

A 2008 clue: SCIENCE GUYS ($400) His grandfather Erasmus argued in favor of evolution 60 years before he took up the cause himself

Autumn bet $11,399. That brought her up to $23,199.

Tim bet it all and finished with $26,800.

Claire, you may remember, was in the lead in her quarter-final but didn’t bet enough to win. That wasn’t happening this time. She bet $13,201 and won the first finalist spot with $26,801.

A triple stumper from each round:

YOUNG PEOPLE IN BOOKS ($1200) Orlando teen Finn & his friends are the heroes of this Ridley Pearson series that ends with “The Insider”

NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS ($1200) In 2018 a Pres. pardon was given to Jack Johnson, a champion in this sport whose 1913 conviction had racial overtones

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Fictional Characters’ Last Words”

In a British novel this young character’s last words are, “Which is better– to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?” show

WHO IS PIGGY?

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