Final Jeopardy: The 20th Century (12-29-21)
Here are some more triple stumpers from the 12/29/2021 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
THE HISTORIC WHITE HOUSE ($200) Serving from 1809 to 1817, she set the bar for first ladies & popularized ice cream in the White House
($800) Previously known as the “President’s House” & “Executive Mansion”, the White House got its official name in 1901 from this man
TWENTY QUESTIONS ($200) In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln used this synonym for 20
($1000) The 20th Century Limited was a luxury, overnight train between New York City & this major city, advertising a smooth, water-level route
AMERICAN AUTHORS ($1200) This 3-named author of “Them” & “We Were the Mulvaneys” is a professor of creative writing, emerita at Princeton
COUNTRIES BY DIVISIONS ($1200) Limpopo, Eastern Cape
I AM WOMAN ($2000) In 2021 she became the first female governor of New York State
PLAYING OPPOSITE YOURSELF ($2000) Based on Wally Lamb’s novel, HBO’s “I Know This Much is True” finds this actor playing opposite himself
Old clues related to today’s FJ:
11-08-2017 BOATS & SHIPS $1600: This Cunard liner was en route from New York to Fiume when it rescued 705 people from the Titanic’s lifeboats
05-16-2011 SHIP NAMES $200: The Cunard liner Carpathia arrived 1 hour & 20 minutes after this other ship went down
10-19-1998 SHIPS $500: The arrival of this Cunard liner shortly after the Titanic sank prevented further loss of life
2 Final Jeopardy! clues:
07-26-2019 HISTORIC SHIPS: 215 passengers were rescued when it sank in July 1918, about 500 fewer than it had rescued 6 years earlier
05-03-2002 FAMOUS SHIPS: In 1999 the wreck of this ship known for its historic 1912 rescue effort was discovered 120 miles off England
Sneak Peek clues — CELEBRITY DAUGHTERS & FATHERS
($200) Zoe & Lenny
($400) Carrie & Eddie
($600) Willow & Will
($800) Mira & Paul
($1000) Allison & Brian
ANSWERS: show
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So, a coda: today, the NY governor did an address to the state about COVID and such, but, also, gave Ben a redemption. He was on a video link, the clue went up (and the governor’s spokesperson flubbed reading it), and he got it right. In his defense, though, he said he taped his show months ago, and the governor had just been installed. He said he’s lived in NY for 14 years, but, originally, is from Massachusetts! (And I think I didn’t give up the triple stumper this time!)
Jason, thanks for the information. I’m a NYer and the best I could come up with was Kathy. Couldn’t think of her last name. I haven’t lived in NYC for years but Cuomo was easier to remember because of his father Andrew. Now I have to remember a new Mayor’s name of the city. I guarantee it will pop up on a future Jeopardy as a clue.
Jason, I meant Andrew’s father Mario who also served as Governor. Just a clarification. Happy New Year’s Eve to you & your family.
And to you, and you all here!!
That was an honest mistake. I didn’t even recall that it was a triple stumper, and I didn’t read that specific section of the site review today. Reading is fundamental, after all!
No problem, Jason. It’ll all work out. I truly appreciate your comments about the clues.
btw, I meant to say, I am pretty good at classic lit esp 19th century, so I knew Nathaniel Hawthorne’s presidential buddy — they became friends at Bowdoin College. Longfellow went there too.
I have a few notes and comments.
First, the NY governor! She comes from my hometown. I thought Ken threw a little shade, there, when he said “Your governor!”, apparently to Ben.
Second, hemidemisemiquaver! This is a joke between my wife and I, as she is a choir soloist, and I wouldn’t know a B sharp if it punched me in the face. So, I paused the playback for her to see the clue, and I said, “It’s a 64th note”. Then, I started it again, and that’s what Ken said!
After a perfect first round yesterday, this game seemed, to me, that the challengers were just a notch below. Maybe it was the solar wind that bugged me.
One thing I’ve heard for years is that, for Jeopardy!, you just gotta know US presidents. Granted, I missed Nathaniel Hawthorne’s friend but, still. I don’t know if that was more shade (although it didn’t sound mean, to me) with “Now is the time for Dolly Madison”.
Arrowsmith was easy for me, as I read that in college, after reading The Jungle in high school, and I always had to take a second to remember “Upton Sinclair” and “Sinclair Lewis”!
Just some musings. Lest I sound completely critical, that wasn’t my gestalt.
@Jason, I felt like Ken was echoing Alex Trebek’s style when he did that – “now’s the time for ” on the ice cream clue. Can’t remember it right now, but there was another moment during the game that Ken said something that was trademark Trebek to me.
P.S. regarding the triple stumpers — I ask everyone not put the correct responses in the comments. That way folks who have not seen the game can try to get the answer. (That is why I edited your comment)
Maybe when ken said, “The 20th century. That narrows it down.” Was that reminiscent of Trebek?
Precisely, Albert! See, you don’t have early onset dementia. 😁
I knew it was the Titanic’s rescue ship, but I could not remember the name. I think I may have early onset dementia at 54.
Yes, it was the RMS Carpathia who rushed to the scene of the disaster. Interestingly enough, the Carpathia went down a few years later.
Well even if the daily doubles didn’t help the challengers, I am happy to see that two people know about the carpathia that saved the lives of 800 people from the titanic back in 1912. This was the clue that Jason missed in his sixth game back in 2019 despite the fact he won. Furthermore, the lusitania was during the first world war. Anyway with the 21st win, Amy is continuing her streak to end 2021 on a high note. Seems as though despite she missed at least 3 final jeopardy so far, she could get to matt’s total or maybe James. But 800,000 dollars is a lot of money
I would say “Darn Those Daily Doubles!” to the challengers, but not that it would have mattered though.