Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Literature (11-29-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/29/2021) in the category “19th Century Literature” was:

Its first line says, “The good people of Paris were awakened by a grand peal from all the bells in the three districts of the city”

8x champ Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, CA has now won $295,200. In Game 9, she takes on these two players: Nishanth Iyengar, a resident physician from Ronkonkoma, NY; and Andrea Asuaje, a podcast producer from Allston, MA.

Round 1 Categories: 19something – Play Characters – Knead to Know – Helping the Planet – He Had a Hat – In Other Words…Run!

Amy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Play Characters” under the $400 clue on the 8th pick of the round. She was in first place with $2,200, $800 more than Nishanth in second place. Amy made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

She says, “‘Tis brief, my lord”, to which Hamlet replies, “as woman’s love.” show

WHO IS OPHELIA?

Amy finished in the lead with $12,400. Andrea was second with $4,200 and Nishanth was last with $800. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Jesus & Nero – Travel & Tourism – The Animal Kingdom – Words & Phrases – We’ve Got that Band’s Number – Who’s Your “C-O”?

Amy found the first Daily Double in “Travels & Tourism” under the $1,200 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. She was in first place with $14,000, $9,800 more than Andrea in second place. Amy bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.

To visit the vineyards of Chianti Classico, visit this one of Italy’s 20 regioni, or regions. show

WHAT IS TUSCANY?

Amy got the last Daily Double in “We’ve Got That Band’s Number” under the $1,600 clue on the 6th pick. In the lead with $19,200, she had $13,800 more than Andrea in second place. Amy bet $4,000 and guessed 1945. That was WRONG.

Matty Healy, lead singer of these Brit rockers, was born 14 years after the year in their name. show

WHAT IS 1975?

Amy finished in the lead with a runaway $30,000. Andrea was second with $5,800 and Nishanth was last with $5,200. No clues went uncovered.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME”?

Victor Hugo’s novel “Notre-Dame de Paris” was first published in 1831. Frederic Shoberl published the first English translation under the title “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” two years later. The novel opens in 1482. It was the 6th day of January, the Epiphany and the Feast of Fools, and the bells were ringing to remind Parisians of the bonfire that would take place on the Place de Grève, a maypole at the Chapelle de Braque, and a mystery at the Palais de Justice. Of course, the opening line in the clue is meant to “ring a bell” and make you think of the world’s most famous bell-ringer and hunchback, Quasimodo. However, he does not show up until Chapter V. That’s not a mystery because Victor Hugo intended the book to be about much more than Quasimodo’s story.

Hugo was disturbed at the prospect of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame falling into ruin and the novel was meant to make the public aware of such an unthinkable prospect. Hugo wanted to encourage the preservation of the cathedral as a sacred work of art. See “How Victor Hugo Saved Notre-Dame de Paris

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Nishanth got it right. He didn’t bet a sou so his score remained at $5,200.

Andrea thought it was “Les Miserables”. (Its first sentence introduces the Bishop of Digne.) That cost her $3,200 and left her with $2,600.

Amy also got it right. She bet $17,000 and won the game with $47,000. Amy’s 9-day total is $342,200.

A triple stumper from each round:

PLAY CHARACTERS ($600) In a classic American play, his first line is bellowing, “Hey, there! Stella, baby!” (Note: the character’s name, not the actor)

JESUS & NERO ($800) Nero blamed Rome’s Christians for this 64 A.D. disaster & used it as an excuse to persecute them

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Business 2019”

The NYSE allowed jeans on the trading floor for the initial public offering of the stock with this 4-letter symbol show

WHAT IS LEVI?

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