Final Jeopardy: World Geography (2-25-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/25/2025) in the category “World Geography” was:
Located on an island, in 2016 this world capital began following 2 different time zones
13x champ Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario; 2000 ToC winner Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Atlanta, GA; and 16x champ Ryan Long, a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, PA.
Round 1 Categories: Cities on the Lake – 2 Words, 4 Syllables – Oh, “I.C.” – Transportation Information – Nonfiction TV – Something to Read
Robin found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Transportation Information” under the $1,000 clue with 5 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $3,600, $400 more than Ryan in second place. Robin bet $1,200 and she was RIGHT.
In 1942 rails in Utah were removed as war scrap & this commemorative item (ok, a replica) was pulled up after 73 years show
Robin finished in the lead with $5,200. Ryan was second with $3,400 and Ray was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Fascism – Getting Possessive – Olden Language – You Say You Want an Evolution – Film Composers – World Religion
Ray found the first Daily Double in “Fascism” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in second place with $4,000, $1,200 less than Robin’s lead. Ray made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
George Soros survived the rule of the Arrow Cross fascist party in this country late in World War II show
Ray found the last Daily Double in “Getting Possessive” under the $1,600 clue on the 20th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,400, $2,400 more than Robin in second place. Ray bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
Named for a 5th C. Greek philosopher, they’re logical conundrums springing from flawed assumptions about what we know show
Ray finished in the lead with $17,000. Ryan was second with $9,800 and Robin was last with $9,200. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS NICOSIA?
Cyprus is the 3rd largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1974, over a decade after it gained independence from Great Britain, Turkey took over about 36% of the northern part of the country as Northern Cyprus. Its residents are known as Turkish Cypriots. The residents of the Republic of Cyprus are called Greek Cypriots. Nicosia, the capital city, is likewise divided. In 2016, after Turkey announced it would stay on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) all year, Northern Cyprus followed suit, making Nicosia the only world capital with 2 time zones.
According to timeanddate.com, after a deadly school bus accident led to protests from Turkish Cypriot teachers. Those of us in the USA who were around in 1974 will remember the backlash about kids going to school in the dark when we tried the same thing.
Robin tried Paris, a city spread across 2 islands. She lost $601 and finished with $8,599.
Ryan chose Bangkok, not on an island. That cost him $9,700 and left him with $100.
Ray went with Copenhagen, another capital spread across 2 islands. He lost $2,601 but won the game with the $14,399 he still had. So it’s on to the semifinals for Ray Lalonde.
A triple stumper from each round:
NONFICTION TV ($800) Casa Amor puts new couples to the test on this franchise, in that Casa Amor really messes with some new couples on this franchise
YOU SAY YOU WANT AN EVOLUTION ($2000) In Florida over 15 years, the green this lizard developed larger toe pads to stay in higher branches and avoid the brown type below
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “NAMES OF MYTH”
Her brothers, Castor & Pollux, saved her after Theseus stole her away as a kid; a larger force would seek her later in life show
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And we got another triple stumper this week as today’s final was also tough due to that pesky geography clue. Besides, the contestants don’t know about geography.