Final Jeopardy: Historic Objects (11-14-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/14/2023) in the category “Historic Objects” was:
The inscription on this, made in 1753, concludes, “unto all the inhabitants thereof”
The Champions Wild Card quarter-finals continue today with these three champs: Nick Cascone, an orthopedic physician assistant orig. from Queens, NY; Brandon Deutsch, a law student from Long Beach, CA; and Emily White, a marketing manager from Wilmington, DE.
Round 1 Categories: Ancient Times – Cannes Palme D’or Winners – Insects – Also a Beverage – A World of Crafts, No War – Talk Cleanly to Me
Nick found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Talk Cleanly to Me” under the $600 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,600, $600 less than Brandon’s lead. Nick made it a true Daily Double and had no idea. That was WRONG.
From the Latin for “clean”, it’s a 6-letter adjective for virgin, hey! Still not touched for the very first time show
Brandon finished in the lead with $5,800. Nick was in second place with $3,200. Emily was last with $2,200. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: ’90s Music – Quick Cities – Baby Books – Carl Sagan – Billions & Billions – Of “Star”s
Emily found the first Daily Double in “Quick Cities” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. She was in last place with $2,200, $3,600 less than Brandon’s lead. Emily bet it all and tried Seattle as time ran out. That was WRONG.
Nicknamed “Hollywood North” it’s about 1,100 miles north of the real thing show
Nick got the last Daily Double in “Carl Sagan” under the $2,000 clue with 8 clues left after it. He was in second place with $9,600, $2,200 less than Brandon’s lead. Nick bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
Sagan co-authored a 1983 scientific paper that predicted that this climate condition would follow atomic war show
Nick finished in the lead with $18,200. Brandon was in second place with $12,200. Emily was last with $5,600. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE LIBERTY BELL?
GOOD TO KNOW: The National Constitution Center has a blog post with 10 fascinating facts about the Liberty Bell, as well as attempting to clarify some issues. No. 2 covers the Bell’s inscription straight out of the Bible: “Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” (Leviticus 25:10). Per No. 6, the original name of the bell was the State House Bell. “In the late 1830s, it acquired the name of the Liberty Bell when it became a symbol of the anti-slavery movement.”
BETWEEN THE CRACKS: I also liked No. 5: “The Liberty Bell rang often during its functional lifetime. Between 1753 and 1846, the Bell tolled for many people and occasions. It rang to mark the signing of the Constitution, and the deaths of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson.”
Emily got it right. She bet it all and doubled her score to $5,600.
Brandon had no response and just offered his thanks. He only lost $199. Nick finished with $12,001.
Nick got it right too. He bet $6,201 and won the game with $24,401, and it’s Nick Cascone’s day to advance to the semi-finals.
A triple stumper from each round:
A WORLD OF CRAFTS, NO WAR ($800) From the French for “to cut out”, it’s the craft of decorating a surface with paper shapes
’90S MUSIC ($800) This country superstar’s “Friends In Low Places” was named CMA Single of the Year in 1991
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “1970s Songs”
In 1976 “Bohemian Rhapsody” was replaced at No. 1 on the U.K. Charts by this Europop song whose title is heard in Queen’s lyrics show
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I don’t understand why a category in Double Jeopardy was labeled “Quick Cities”. The clues didn’t have anything to do with speed. I expected the questions would be something like: “What is Grand Rapids, Michigan?”, or “Where is Speedway, Indiana?” What gives?
What did I learn from watching Jeopardy tonight? None of the contestants are Garth Brooks fans.
If I counted correctly, tonight’s show had the 3rd Emily in the past week.
This one made a strong comeback from oblivion until that unfortunate Jefferson Starship boo-boo.
Strong group of past winners tonight. Had to be happy for Nick from my hometown of Queens.
I went with Liberty Bell but honestly thought 1753 was too early for it.
Shocked that no one knew the guy with friends in low places. Horrors!
Ten years of French class many decades ago led me to the decorative craft.
“Hollywood North” is a very well-known location for shooting movies and TV shows. Obviously cheaper than filming in California. But I’d have thought that it’s more than 1100 miles north of LA. Air miles, I guess.
The elf-fairy beverage was tricky but I thought of it.
I couldn’t watch the show tonight as I was entertaining a guest. Anyways, my first thought was the Liberty Bell, but I dismissed it as I figured that it was made sometime later. For lack of something better, I went for Plymouth Rock, but I knew that wasn’t going to fly. While we’re on the same subject, perhaps it would be high time to forge a new Liberty Bell, and one that won’t crack this time around. I mean, how hard can that be? In that way, the bell can be something that is useful for all time.
I went to Plymouth Rock many years ago. It has “1620” engraved on it.
Yes,, I’m fully aware of that.. As I had previously stated, ‘I knew that Plymouth Rock’ wouldn’t fly.
It would if they built a big enough catapult.