Final Jeopardy: World Airports (11-29-24)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/29/2024) in the category “World Airports” was:
This city’s international airport opened in 1942, just in time to be the destination of a flight at the end of a movie
New champ Laurel Day, a project manager orig. from Austin, TX, won $18,801 yesterday. In Game 2, she competes against: Susan Beachy, a news researcher from Queens, NY; and Nick Pietrowicz, a DSS Special Agent from Arlington, VA.
Round 1 Categories: “Land” Ho! – Books for Younger Readers – Antiques & Collectibles – Caught Snacking – The Billboard Hot 100: April 9, 1983 – 8-Letter Words
Nick found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “8-Letter Words” under the $800 clue on the 17th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,800 now, $6,200 more than Laurel in second place. He bet $500 and even though Ken thought Nick was WRONG, the judges decided he was RIGHT.
Latinate noun for the world of teachers & educators show
Nick finished in the lead with $6,900. Laurel was second with $$1,800 and Susan was last with $$1,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: American History – A Couple of Things About Them – Such a “Fox”! – Sheik – Rattle – Role
Laurel found the first Daily Double in “American History” under the $1,200 clue on the 10th pick. She was in a $4,200 tie with Susan. They both had $1,100 less than Nick’s lead. Laurel bet $1,200 and tried the Know Nothing Party. That was WRONG.
The first third party movement in the U.S., it was formed in 1826 to oppose a certain secret order show
Nick got the last Daily Double 3 clues later in “Rattle” under the $1,200 clue. In the lead with $6,900, he had $1,500 more than Susan in second place. Nick bet $1,100 and he was RIGHT.
Also called the Circum-Pacific Belt, it’s home to about 90% of the world’s earthquakes show
Susan finished in the lead with $11,800. Nick was next with $10,800 and Laurel was in third place with $3,800. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS LISBON?
The Oscar-winning film “Casablanca” (1942) takes place during WW2. Paul Henreid and Ingrid Bergman play Victor Laszlo and Ilse Lund. They are married although at one time, when Ilse thought Victor was dead, she took up with Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart). At the end of the film, Rick helps Victor and Ilse escape from Vichy-controlled Casablanca to neutral Lisbon. In the final scene, it says “Lisbonne, Tangiers, Casablanca” on the side of the plane.
The movie was filmed before Lisbon’s airport officially opened in October 1942. Werner Weiss, curator of Yesterland, busts the Casablanca Plane Myth, revealing how and where the final airplane scene was filmed.
Laurel thought it was Casablanca. She bet and lost her whole $3,800.
Nick went with Casablanca, too. That cost him $3,001 and left him with $7,799.
Susan tried Los Angeles. She lost $2,500 but won the game with $9,300. Susan Beachy is the new Jeopardy! champ.
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A triple stumper from each round:
BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS ($800) A kid encounters a bear in the classic picture book called these fruits “for Sal”
SUCH A “FOX”! ($800) This type of bat gets its name from its muzzle & pointed ears
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “WORLD CAPITALS”
Among its nicknames are the “City of Classical Music” &, possibly in honor of a famous resident from 1860 to 1938, the “City of Dreams” show
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We end the week with a triple stumper since today’s final was a tough one due to a geography clue.
This is the Movie Trivia clue that was on Monday’s Spoiler Talk post that helped me and Rhonda get today’s FJ!
($1000) You must remember this, it was Bergman & Henreid’s destination after leaving “Casablanca”