Final Jeopardy: 1970s Songs (11-9-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/9/2021) in the category “1970s Songs” was:

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

New champ Dane Reighard, an editor from Los Angeles, CA won $28,000 yesterday. In Game 2, his opponents are: Greg Zona, a principal from West Grove, PA; and Hilary Sebeny, a historian from Honolulu, HI.

Round 1 Categories: The Beginning – Movie Rewards – Potpourri – Another One Bites the Crust – Crossword Clues “H” – The End

Hillary found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Beginning” under the $1,000 clue on the 9th pick of the round. She was in second place with $1,800, $400 less than Dane’s lead. She bet $1,200 and went with Constantinople. That was WRONG.

Around 650 B.C. Greek colonists founded a city on the Bosporus that they called this; it would later be the capital of empires. show

WHAT IS BYZANTIUM?

Hillary and Dane finished in a tie for the lead with $5,600. Greg was next with $1,200. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Some Creatures Great & Small – Art Critics – Let’s Talk Business – First Names with Character – World Cities – 2-Word Palindromes

Dane landed on the first Daily Double in “Art Critics” under the $1,200 clue on the 6th pick. Dane was tied in first place with Hillary at $9,200. They had $8,000 more than Greg in second place. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

Lawrence Alloway is credited with this 2-word term for work that uses comic strips, soup cans & the like as subject matter. show

WHAT IS POP ART?

Hillary selected the last Daily Double in “Let’s Talk Business” under the $1,200 clue with 4 clues left after it. Hillary was in second place with $12,800; she had $3,800 less than Dane’s lead. She bet $4,000 and, after a bit of a fumble, she was RIGHT.

It’s the horticultural term for a largely unregulated private partnership group using speculative investment strategy. show

WHAT IS A HEDGE FUND?
Hillary said hedge farm at first, but corrected herself to fund in time

Hillary finished in the lead with $16,800. Dane was second with $16,600. Greg was last with $4,800. No clues went uncovered.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “MAMMA MIA”?

“Bohemian Rhapsody” first hit No. 1 on the UK singles chart in November of 1975. It held that No.1 spot for last five weeks of that year and the first four weeks of 1976, when ABBA’s “Mamma Mia” went to No. 1. The “Mamma mia” lyric in the famously long Bohemian Rhapsody is at about 3:54 in this video with the song’s lyrics

This rare coincidence appears on many Bohemian Rhapsody trivia articles. It’s mentioned in No. 1 on this list of 20 Things about Bohemian Rhapsody

Greg didn’t have a response. He didn’t bet anything either so his score remained at $4,800.

Dane had the right group but the wrong song with “Waterloo”. He lost his $9.801 bet and finished with $6,799.

Hillary chose the lyric “carry on”. (Close to “Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas from Nov. 1976). She lost $16,601 and was left with $199. That made Dane a 2-day champ with winnings of $34,799.

A triple stumper from each round:

MOVIE REWARDS ($800) In “Never Say Never Again”, this Bond actor settles for a dance with Kim Basinger after winning a game vs. the villainous Largo

SOME CREATURES GREAT & SMALL ($2000) This duck seen here sounds like it’s named for a Russian place

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “The 50 States”

In 1840 this New England state was home to 24 of the 100 most populous U.S. urban places; now, its capital is its only one in the top 100 show

WHAT IS MASSACHUSETTS?

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