Final Jeopardy: Literary Characters (11-8-19)
Steven ran SETTING THE SCENE IN SHAKESPEARE:
($200) Act IV, scene i: “A cavern and in the midst a boiling cauldron”
($400) Act III, scene i: “Before the Senate House; senators in session seen through open doors”
($600) Act I, scene ii: “The island. The entrance of a cave”
($800) Act II, scene i: “Portia’s house at Belmont”
($1000) A tragedy, Act I, scene ii: “The Earl of Gloucester’s castle”
ANSWERS: show
The answers for the Sneak Peek clues: NEWER WORDS & PHRASES:
($200) Portmanteau word for a close friendship between men; the movie “I Love You, Man” portrayed one
($400) This phrase comes from the color used on TV maps to show the areas Al Gore won in the 2000 presidential election
($600) Having a dish of zoodles? That’s strips of this, cut to resemble pasta
($800) This phrase refers to a statement cautioning students that class material may be disturbing or upsetting
($1000) This phrase refers to the tendency to seek out information that supports your existing beliefs while avoiding facts that contradict
ANSWERS: show
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I predict the finalists will be James Holzhauer, Francois Barcomb, and Emma Boettcher.
Either on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, Emma, Dhruv, & Kyle will be up against each other.
To me, it seemed like the 1st Round, Fridays, and Ryan Fenster have never been good friends, and as of today, things haven’t changed.
I’m still trying to figure out what made Ryan say Jim Bridger on that Daily Double. Okay, let’s say you don’t know the Battle of the Alamo happened in 1836. Still, I think frontiersman would make most people think it was between Daniel Boone and Crockett. Then let’s say you do know when the Battle of the Alamo happened and who died there. Then you would have to decide between Crockett and Jim Bowie.
As for Jim Bridger, he lived a long life in the 19th century and is generally referred to as a “mountain man.” There’s a song named “Jim Bridger” and in one part it says he “spoke to General Custer” (before the Battle of Little Bighorn)
Ryan changed because he grew a beard and mustache.
You notice Francois Barcomb scored higher than James Holzhauer this week.
Congratulations to all the semi finalists and the contestants today on getting final right. Shere Khan is one of my favorite villains of all time aside from Cruella de Vil. Francois dominated the whole game today
My all-time favorite Disney villains are Stromboli from Pinocchio and Ursula from The Little Mermaid (that “Poor Unfortunate Souls” song was the stuff!).
My daughter says her favorite are Hades (from Hercules), Shere Khan and Kaa, and Ursula and the one she hated the most was Scar in The Lion King.
Wow! Francois really went to town in that last round. Looks like the 3 players they will definitely put in different semi-finals are Francois, James and Emma.
The title of a chapter in “The Jungle Book” was the topic of FJ! in the first Wild Card match last February.
LINK: 2 categories from the game
We’ll see if that happens in the next 3 games.
And then there were 9.
The standings after Quarter Final No. 5 (11-8-19) are:
Semifinalists:
Francois Barcomb: $34,300
James Holzhauer: $30,635
Emma Boettcher: $23,800
Dhruv Gaur: $20,001
Gilbert Collins: $16,801
Wild Cards:
Steven Grade: $18,400
Kyle Jones: $16,800
Lindsey Shultz: $14,000
Rachel Lindgren: $13,601
$5,000 Winners:
Josh Hill: $10,597
Eric R. Backes: $8,000 ($13,000)
Ryan Fenster: $8,000 ($4,000)
Anneke Garcia: $4,799
Rob Worman: $799
Alan Dunn: $1
thanks Richard, your list is much appreciated , every day this week
You’re welcome.