Final Jeopardy: World History (11-7-23)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/7/2023) in the category “World History” was:
This African capital renamed an area Mexico Square to honor Mexico’s WWII-era support of its sovereignty during Italian occupation
The Champions Wild Card finals (Diamonds) begin today with these three champs: Emily Sands, a project manager from Chanhassen, MN; Jilana Cotter, a senior data analyst from Dade City, FL; and Aaron Craig, an attorney orig. from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Round 1 Categories: Do You Know the Way to San Jose? – Bands in Other Words – Critters – Death – Taxes – Latin Phrases
Emily found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Death” under the $800 clue on the 10th pick of the round. She was in second place with $1,600, $1,800 less than Jilana’s lead. Emily made it a true Daily Double and, to her surprise, she was RIGHT.
The London Space called this “Green” has a memorial to those, such as Margaret Pole, who were beheaded there show
Jilana finished in the lead with $7,600. Emily was in second place with $6,800. Aaron was last with $1,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Albert Camus – Dude-er-onomy – Mythological Paintings – Government & Politics – You’re Getting Very Sleepy – Starts With…
Emily found the first Daily Double in “Government & Politics” under the $2,000 clue on the 19th pick of the round. She was in second place with $12,000, $400 less than Jilana’s lead. Emily bet $8,000 and she was RIGHT.
Randhawa is the maiden name of this Republican, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations show
Jilana got the last Daily Double in “Albert Camus” under the $2,000 clue on the 15th pick of the round. She was in second place with $14,000, $7,200 less than Emily’s lead. Jilana bet $9,000 but couldn’t come up with it, so she was WRONG.
Camus’ attack on Stalinism in 1951’s “L’Homme révolté” strained his relationship with this other existentialist show
Emily finished in the lead with a runaway at $22,400. Jilana was second with $11,000 and Aaron was last with $7,200. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS ADDIS ABABA?
In 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia and occupied the country for 5 years. Mexico was one of 5 member-states of the League of Nations to support Ethiopia as a sovereign nation and to condemn the Italian invasion. As a result, Ethiopia was able to remain a member of the League.
After WWII, Ethiopia renamed a center square “Mexico Square” in Addis Ababa, its capital city, in recognition of Mexico’s support. Mexico reciprocated with a traffic circle named “Plaza Etiopía”. Learn more on Wikipedia: Ethiopia-Mexico Relations
Aaron got it right. He bet $2,800 and finished with $10,000.
Jilana had Ethiopia, the country instead of the capital. She lost $8,000 and was left with $3,000.
Emily also got it right. She bet $8,000 and won this game with $30,400. These scores will be added to tomorrow’s scores to determine the winner of this tournament. Until then, as game show hosts like to say, it’s anybody’s game!
There were only 2 triple stumpers in the whole game:
DEATH ($1000) A final pose (image) is depicted here by this French painter
MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTINGS ($2000) In a painting by Agnolo Bronzino, Cosimo de’ Medici is portrayed as this poet & lyre player
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Scientists”
Galileo thanked this astronomer “because you were…practically the only one, to have complete faith in my assertions” show
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“Jilana” did the stand and stare after quickly writing her response like Brian did yesterday. I hope she doesn’t do that tomorrow. I wonder why some contestants don’t reread the clue and proofread their response when they finish quickly with plenty of time left before the music stops. It baffles me.
My goodness, Jilana, you are a superb player and quick on the buzzer. How could you not know the one lone existentialist contemporary of Camus? That is just mind-boggling. And then you bungled a cinch FJ. A long way to go to make up a huge deficit tomorrow.
I wonder if she is “showing her stripes” by these mis-steps. Drawing a blank on Sartre, and the FJ, alone with what you described as a “mind-numbing” wager yesterday in Final (to tie? Whaddya, crazy?). I hate to say it, but, makes me think I know why she was a “Second Chance” player. It’s going to get her.