Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Theater (12-27-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (12/27/2021) in the category “20th Century Theater” was:

In 1955 Peter Hall directed the first production of this play in English without having “the foggiest idea what some of it means”

18x champ Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, CA has now won $706,800. In Game 19, she takes on these two players: Ashley Castle , an antiques dealer from West Pawlet, VT; and Donna Lettow, a digital accessibility specialist from Baltimore, MD

Round 1 Categories: Classic Novels – Mix-ology – Business Names – You Stubbed Your Toe on Live TV – Noahs – Arkansas

Amy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Classic Novels” under the $600 clue on the 9th pick. She was in second place with $1,200, half of Donna’s lead. Amy made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

The end of this Twain tale says while Tom Canty lived to be very old, King Edward VI lived to the age of 15. show

WHAT IS “THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER”?

Amy finished in the lead with $10,000. Donna was second with $5,800 and Ashley was last with $800. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: The 4th Century – Geography – Paintings – Wings, but No Fly – Musical 3-Initialers – Before & After

Amy found the first Daily Double in “Geography” under the $2,000 clue on the 14th pick. In first place with $15,200, she had $8,600 more than Donna in second place. Amy bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.

The ruins of the 17th century Fort Ceperou overlook this capital of French Guiana, which shares its name with a type of pepper. show

WHAT IS CAYENNE?

On the very next pick, Amy got the last Daily Double in “The 4th Century” under the $800 clue. In the lead with $19,200, she now had $12,600 more than Donna. Amy bet $6,000 this time and she was RIGHT again.

Seen as Pagan rituals, these contests were outlawed after going strong (& fast & high) for over 1,100 years. show

WHAT ARE THE OLYMPICS?

Amy finished in the lead with $32,400. Donna was second with $12,600 and Ashley was last with $7,600. No clues went uncovered.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “WAITING FOR GODOT”?

Sir Peter Hall CBE (1930-2017) was an English theatre, opera and film director, considered by many to be one of the most important 20th century influences on the arts in Great Britain. Among his many accomplishments, Hall introduced the work of Irish playwright Samuel Beckett to London when he brought “Waiting for Godot” to the Arts Theatre stage in 1955.

Beckett wrote “Godot” in French. After the absurdist play debuted at the Théâtre de Babylone in Paris in 1953, its merits were much debated in Europe. After Beckett translated it into English and it opened at London’s Arts Theatre, Peter Hall got the attention of notable American playwrights such as Tennessee Williams and Harold Pinter. They collaborated with Hall on their own plays.

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Ashley got it right. She bet $7,500 and that brought her up to $15,100.

Donna didn’t have a response. She lost her $12,300 bet and finished with $300.

Amy got it, too. She bet $6,000 and won the game with $38,400. Amy’s 19-day total is $745,200.

2 triple stumpers from PAINTINGS:

($1200) 1964’s “Picture of a Hollywood Swimming Pool” was the first of many pool paintings by this Brit who made a big splash in the USA

($2000) “The Hay Wain” is a famous 1821 painting by this English landscape artist

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “British Authors”

In 2016 the OED celebrated his 100th birthday by adding words connected to his writings, including scrumdiddlyumptious show

WHO IS ROALD DAHL?

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