Final Jeopardy: Foreign Newspapers (3-11-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/11/2021) in the category “Foreign Newspapers” was:

Representing its outspoken tone, this newspaper founded in the 19th century has the name of a free-spirited opera character

New champ Lori White, a fiction & part-time science writer, orig. from Grangeville, ID, won $18,801 yesterday. In Game 2, her challengers are: Emily Hogg, a consultant from Washington, DC; and Dave Pai, a field application scientist orig. from Mechanicsburg, PA.

Round 1 Categories: U.S. Landmarks – It’s All Onions – Up in the Air – Neck & Necking – NBA Logos – Not Your Everyday Words

Emily found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “It’s All Onions” under the $800 clue, with 5 clues worth $3,200 still to go after it. She was in the lead with $5,400, $800 more than Dave in second place. She bet $1,000 and thought it was carbon. That was WRONG.

When you chop them, onions make your eyes water because they contain compounds of this element also found in gunpowder. show

WHAT IS SULFUR?

Emily and Dave finished in a tie for the lead at $4,600. Lori was next with $3,200. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: The “Over”/”Under” – Classic Black & White Films – Religious Observances – Flags of Our Feathers – Line, Item – Veto

Lori found the first Daily Double in “Religious Observances” under the $1,200 clue on the 11th pick. She was in third place with $4,400 now, $4,200 less than Dave’s lead. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

Eid-al-Fitr, Arabic for “festival of breaking fast”, marks the end of this holy month. show

WHAT IS RAMADAN?

Two clues later, Dave got the last Daily Double in “The “Over”/”Under” under the $2,000 clue. In the lead with $10,200, he had $3,800 more than Lori in second place. He bet $3,200 and, after some deep thought, he was RIGHT.

One of few words with the letter sequence “rwr”, it means too excited or agitated. show

WHAT IS OVERWROUGHT?

Dave finished in the lead with a runaway $25,800. Lori was next with $11,600 and Emily was in third place with $8,200. No clues went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS LE FIGARO?

Le Figaro is a daily French newspaper, (obviously) named after the title character of Pierre Beaumarchais’ 1778 play “The Marriage of Figaro.” Le Figaro’s motto is: “Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n’est point d’éloge flatteur” which means “Without the freedom to criticise, there is no true praise.” It is from Figaro’s monologue in the last act of this play, that was adapted into an opera by Mozart in 1786.

Beaumarchais was also the author of the earlier play “The Barber of Seville.” That play was adapted into an opera by Rossini in 1816.

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Emily came up with Charlie Hebdo. She lost her $8,000 bet and finished with $200.

Lori went with Punch. She bet and lost it all.

Dave got it right. He bet $2,500 and won the game with $28,300. Dave Pai is the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from IT’S ALL ONIONS:

($200) Botanically, an onion includes this type of thickened, underground plant

($400) Great for making onion rings, this variety from Hawaii is sweet, juicy & comes to market in the spring

More clues on Page 2

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

Before his death in 2018 at age 91, he received 4 Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize & was nominated for 4 Oscars show

WHO IS NEIL SIMON?

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