Final Jeopardy: 18th Century History (2-16-22)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (2/16/2022) in the category “18th Century History” was:
The stated aim of this period was using violence to achieve political goals; its success aided in its demise in under a year
3x champ Dave Rapp, a writer from Valley Village, CA has won $69,200 so far. In Game 4, he is up against: Charles Fogleman, a geographer from Champaign, IL; and Emily Budd, a customer service rep from Rochester, NY.
Round 1 Categories: Flick Pics – Naval Conflict – Greek Letters, Roman Numerals – Kid Lit – 6-Letter Adverbs – The Lyin’ in Winter
Charles found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Naval Conflict” under the $800 clue with one clue left after it. Charles was in the lead with $5,200, $800 more than Dave in second place. Charles bet $1,200 and he was RIGHT.
On August 2, 1964 North Vietnamese torpedo boats fired on the Maddox, a U.S. destroyer, in this body of water show
Charles finished in the lead with $6,400. Dave was second with $4,400 and Emily was last with $3,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Countries on the Equator – Planetary Talk – Our Avian Friends – TV Moms – Lost – 4 Words
Charles found the first Daily Double in “4 Words” under the $800 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,000, $2,000 more than Dave in second place. Charles bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.
This 4-word phrase occurs 8 times in a landmark 1963 speech show
Emily got the last Daily Double in “Lost” under the $1,600 clue with 5 clues left after it. She was in third place with $9,200 now, $7,300 less than Charles’ lead. Emily bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.
John Dos Passos & Archibald MacLeish were among the 1920s writers now collectively as this show
Charles finished in the lead with $18,500. Emily was second with $13,200 and Dave was last with $9,200. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THE REIGN OF TERROR?
The Reign of Terror took place during the French Revolution over a period of approximately 10 months, beginning in September 1793 and ending in July 1794. Radical Jacobin leader Maximilien Robespierre was the driving force behind this period of exceptional violence that claimed many thousands lives. The Reign of Terror ended when Robespierre and his allies lost their own heads on the guillotine. See a timeline on PBS.com
Dave thought it was anarchism. He lost his $800 bet and finished with $8,400.
Emily was going for the French Revolution but only got as far as “French.” She lost her $9,999 bet and was left with $3,201.
Charles went with the French Revolution, all spelled out. He lost $8,000 but won the game with the $10,500 he had left. Charles Fogleman is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
NAVAL CONFLICT ($1000) Octavian cut the communications of this fellow second triumvirate member & handed him a big L at the Battle of Actium’
LOST ($1200) Before he lost his head, this Elizabethan poet & adventurer founded the Lost Colony of Roanoke in North Carolina
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “20th Century European Leaders”
In a 1930s broadcast, this man spoke of “a quarrel in a faraway country between people of whom we know nothing” show
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One or more people always comment here “No one knows anything about geography.” It took a geographer to put that to rest, at least for one night.
FJ was very gettable, but stumped me too. At least I knew all 3 DDs.
Dave definitely had the right stuff to be a long-term champ, but sometimes it’s just not your day.
I’d have to go back and check, but didn’t Amy S come close to losing her very first game? Someone in this community probably has the quick answer.
Howard, I don’t think Amy came closing to losing her first game — she was the only one that got FJ! right. The thing was she was not in the lead at the end of Double Jeopardy! So she won because Andrew He did not get the final clue.
Regarding FJ, I came up with the Napoleonic Era. Actually, I was hoping that it was close enough, but I suppose “The Reign of Terror” was fair game.
the three game curse has affected David too including lawrence. Maybe those two can come back for the second chance tournament.
Another tough final as we got another triple stumper. As always, nobody knows about history.
How disappointing, maybe Dave for second chance version, was hoping to see him get at least 5. I loved his composure, knowledge and of course hair.