Final Jeopardy: 20th Century History (3-12-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/12/2019) in the category “20th Century History” was:

Constructed in the 1930s, it extended from La Ferté to the Rhine River, though it also had sections along the Italian frontier

New champ Elaine Wilson, a layout artist from Manassas, VA, won $15,100 yesterday. In Game 2, she takes on these two players: Evan Sroka, a business executive from Santa Monica, CA; and Barton Wong, a senior trading associate from Toronto, Ontario.

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Round 1 Categories: Exit Through the Gift Shop – Colorful Bands – That Was The Year That Was – Fruit Salad – CIA World Factbook No. 1s – Feelings

Barton found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “That Was The Year That Was” under the $600 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in third place with $200, $1,200 less than Evan’s lead. He bet the $1,000 allowance and guessed 1603. That was WRONG.

It’s carved on Plymouth Rock. show

WHAT IS 1620?

Elaine finished in the lead with $4,600. Evan was second with $4,200 and Barton was last with $3,600.

Round 2 Categories: From the Mermaid’s Locker – Friend of the Court – TV Role, Movie Role – Women Authors – A Hole in the Ground – The Right to Remain Silent “P”

Evan found the first Daily Double in “Friend of the Court” under the $1,200 clue on the 14th pick. He was in second place with $5,000 at this point, $3,600 less than Elaine’s lead. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

P.J. O’Rourke weighed in on a case about whether an Ohio law criminalizing false statements violated this amendment. show

WHAT IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT?

5 clues later, Barton landed on the last Daily Double in “Women Authors” under the $2,000 clue. In third place with $6,400, he had $2,200 less than Elaine’s lead. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

Born in Paris in 1804, she’s known for her novels, her lovers & writing under a masculine name. show

WHO IS GEORGE SAND?

Elaine finished in the lead with $13,800. Evan was next with $12,400 and Barton was in third place with $11,600.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE MAGINOT LINE?

France’s minister of war (from 1922-24) Andre Maginot came up with the idea of building a heavily fortified defensive line along the French frontier to deter German invasions after France was shattered in WWI. The idea was “that the Line would impede any German attack long enough to fully mobilise the French army, fighting would be restricted to line … and the Ardennes would act as a natural extension of the Line,” according to History Hit’s article, with 3 graphics to help explain the Maginot Line.

From 2014: MY DINNER WITH ANDRE ($1200) We drew the “line” at a dinner with this French minister of war whose ideas didn’t fly in WWII vs. Germany

Barton got it right. He bet it all and doubled his score to $23,200.

Evan came up with “deutsche bahn.” He lost $11,000 leaving him with $1,400.

Elaine was on the bahn wavelength, too, with autobahn. She only lost $1,000, dropping her score down to $12,800. That made Barton Wong the new Jeopardy! champ.

A triple stumper from each round:

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP ($1000) The Eric Carle Museum has temporary tattoos of some of the animals in Carle’s first book, the ones who ask this creature “What do you see?”

WOMEN AUTHORS ($1600) Delia Owens used the marshes of North Carolina as the setting for her bestseller “Where” these, aka crayfish “Sing”

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Capital Cities”

This is the most populous city on the world’s most populous island; both begin with the same letter. show

WHAT IS JAKARTA?

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