Final Jeopardy: Historic Lists (12-2-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/2/2019) in the category “Historic Lists” was:

“Why does not the Pope…build the basilica of St. Peter with his own money rather than with the money of poor believers?” is one of these

2x champ Alex Damisch, a data scientist from Chicago, IL, has now won $26,200. In Game 3, her opponents are: Joanna LeRoy, an attorney from Boston, MA; and Mohammed Ali, a physician from Bear, DE.

Round 1 Categories: I Won’t Be in Today – TV People – The 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest – Military Jargon & Slang – 5 Clicks – Special “OP”s

Mohammed found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “I Won’t Be in Today” under the $800 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in second place with $400, $3,400 less than Joanna’s lead. He bet the $1,000 and went with Gracie. That was WRONG.

In 1913, from this jr. capitalist: Working from home in my new mansion at 102 feet the tallest house yet built in New York City. show

WHO IS JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR.?

Joanna finished in the lead with $5,200. Alex was second with $3,200 and Mohammed was last with $1,800. A couple of reversals before the next round began changed things (see page 2). Joanna and Alex were tied at $4,800.

Round 2 Categories: Lafayette, It is There – Pop Quiz – Literary Works of the 1820s – What a Disaster! – Linguistics – The Electoral Collage

Alex found the first Daily Double in “Literary Works of the 1820s” under the $1,600 clue on the 18th pick. She was in a second place tie with Joanna. They both had $6,800, $3,000 less than Mohammed’s lead. She bet $4,000 and took a guess with sphinx. That was WRONG.

Jane Webb Loudon wrote the 1st novel about one of these creatures, including the line “‘Weak feeble worm!’ exclaimed Cheops” show

WHAT IS A MUMMY?

Alex found the last Daily Double in “Electoral Collage” under the $1,200 clue on the very next pick. She was in third place with $2,800 now, $7,000 less than Mohammed’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

This electoral change didn’t come to Switzerland until 1971, 51 years after it came to the United States. show

WHAT IS WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE?

Mohammed finished in the lead with $9,800. Joanna was next with $8,400 and Alex was in third place with $5,600.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE 95 THESES -or- MARTIN LUTHER’S THESES?

The pope whom Martin Luther locked horns with over the practice of selling indulgences was Leo X, a member of the fabulously wealthy de’Medici clan and the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Leo X was known for profligate spending of his own money and the church’s money: “When the papal finances began to show the strain of Leo’s extravagant expenses, he unhesitatingly made use of his religious powers for added income. He demanded a fee from all new bishops and cardinals and authorized the selling of indulgences throughout Germany to obtain money for a grand rebuilding of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome’s most important church.” Martin Luther’s strenuous objections to this practice struck a loud chord with many Christians and ultimately led to a split with the Catholic church.

Dr. Gorden A. Jensen has a pdf of the 95 Theses on his Reformation History and Theology site. No. 86 of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses is translated as: “Again, ‘Why does not the pope, whose wealth is today greater than the wealth of the richest Crassus, build this one basilica of St. Peter with his own money rather than with the money of poor believers?'” Martin Luther also mentioned the pope and “his own money” in No. 51.

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Alex got it right. She bet $1,749, bringing her up to $7,349.

Joanna had no response. She lost her $2,801 bet and was left with $5,599.

Mohammed had an incomplete response with “Luther’s list of compl”. He lost $7,001, dropping him down to $2,799. That gave Alex Damisch the game. Her 3-day total is $33,549.

A triple stumper from each round:

5 CLICKS ($800) Heard by the musicians, click tracks use this device to keep tempo in a song

LITERARY WORKS OF THE 1820s ($1200) He published many novels including “The Pirate”, set in the Shetlands & Orkney Islands

More clues on Page 2, including the reversals

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Children’s Books”

For this series of picture books that started in 1987, each crowd scene takes about 8 weeks to illustrate. show

WHAT IS “WHERE’S WALDO?”

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