Final Jeopardy: European History (2-7-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/7/2025) in the category “European History” was:
At his trial, revolutionaries referred to the deposed Louis XVI with this last name, one used previously for a dynasty
Today in the first final match in the 2025 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. The finalists are: Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana; 9x champ Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, CA; and Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, PA.
The first to win 3 games will be this tournament’s grand prize winner.
Round 1 Categories: The Declaration of Independence – Flights of Fancy – 12-letter Words – Landmarks – Pole – Position
Adriana found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Landmarks” under the $800 clue on the 5th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $1,800, $800 more than Neilesh in second place. Adriana made it a true Daily Double and said Aconcagua. That was WRONG.
Its name is Quechua for “Old Peak” show
Neilesh finished in the lead with $3,800. Adriana was second with $3,400 and Isaac was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Heart Worm-ing Movies – CEOs – Poetry-Pourri – Anagrams of Each Other – Into Africa – 10/10 Winds
Isaac found the first Daily Double in “Into Africa” under the $1,200 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in second place with $6,400, $200 less than Adriana’s lead. Isaac bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
This capital on the Congo River shoreline was the site of Ali & Foreman’s “Rumble in the Jungle” show
Isaac found the last Daily Double in “Anagrams of Each Other” under the $1,600 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $9,400, $2,800 more than Adriana in second place. Isaac doubted his anagram-solving abilities and only bet $2,000. It was easy, he was RIGHT and wished he bet more!
A physical reaction to a substance & a place to hang art show
Isaac finished in the lead with $13,800. Adriana and Neilish were tied for second with $11,400. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS CAPET?
King Louis XVI of France was forced to assume the name Citoyen (Citizen) Louis Capet by the National Convention after France was declared a republic in September 1792. The now former king was put on trial in December 1792, convicted of high treason and sentenced to death. He died on the guillotine on January 21, 1793. The former queen, now Antoinette Capet, was also called the Veuve (Widow) Capet. In October 1793, Marie Antoinette met the same fate as her husband.
The Capetian dynasty was founded in 987 by Hugh Capet, a descendant of Charlemagne. His direct descendants ruled France until 1328, and were succeeded by indirect descendants from the House of Valois and the House of Bourbon. Perhaps the National Convention chose to go all the way back to the surname Capet because a Bourbon was sitting on the throne of Spain.
Neilesh thought it was Valois. He bet and lost his whole $11,400.
Adriana went with Merovingian. That cost her $6,000 and left her with $5,400.
Isaac came up with Bourbon. He lost $9,001 and finished with $4,799. So the first win goes to Adriana.
FINISH LINE: Adriana 1 Isaac 0 Neilesh 0
A triple stumper from each round:
POLE ($1000) This legendary Ukrainian pole vaulter was the first to clear 20 feet
POETRY-POURRI ($1600) Horace’s odes use a poetic style named for this woman
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “EUROPEAN HISTORY”
Until 1806, some German nobles included among their honors the title of “Elector” for their role in selecting this personage show
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And we got a triple stumper to end the week since today’s final was tough.
I didn’t remember the king’s trial but Marie Antoinette as “the widow Capet” was stuck in my brain from long-past lessons in various History classes. Again, thanks VJ for all the useful bits of information you give. They have made me a better Jeopardy player and a smarter human. You ROCK!
Thanks, Sam!
I thought Adriana would get the final clue for sure. She got the clue on the Schönbrunn Palace being the summer home of the Habsburgs and Marie Antoinette was born an Archduchess of that dynasty.
Sigh 😒